NEBULA N79

Inspired by an image from the James Webb Space Telescope, this painting features an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. This nebula, known as N79, is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that has been ionized, captured here by Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument.

One of the most striking aspects of the image is the “starburst” pattern surrounding the bright heart of N79.

Upon seeing the image, it is not hard to imagine the heavens, creating a feeling of closeness to the source—and ultimately, home. The artist strove to recreate the complex cloud structures and wispy rays of light that transported her to another world, where heaven is captured in light and translated onto the canvas.

CELESTIAL REVERIE Acrylic on Canvas 36 x 36 x 1.5 in (91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm) $4,200.00

Discovered within the constellation Dorado, this stellar nursery is a cosmic laboratory for studying detailed views of star formation, raw material, and ultimately early galaxy formation.

Shock front: A high-pressure wave moving at supersonic speeds. When a jet of gas from a young star plows into dense material, a shock front is created.

Herbig-Haro objects: Small, bright nebulae that form when narrow jets of gas ejected by newly born stars plow through clouds of gas and dust.

Galatic Location: Dorado Constellation

Celestial Phenomenon: N 97

Collection: 88 Constellations