Magci Lindsey Stirling is a talented American musician and dancer. She is best known for her unique style of blending classical violin music with electronic music and dance. Lindsey Stirling gained popularity through her YouTube channel, where she started to upload her music videos in 2007. Born on September 21, 1986, in Santa Ana, California, Lindsey showed a passion for music from a young age. She began learning classical violin at the age of five and quickly became an accomplished violinist. However, Lindsey's dream was not to pursue a traditional path as a classical musician.
A dense cluster of twigs, in medieval times, the mysterious "witches' broom" an unexplainable occurrences was often blamed on witchcraft. Brooms during this time were made of bundles of twigs and called a besom. The term witches' broom comes from the German word Hexenbesen, which means to bewitch (hex) a bundle of twigs (besom).
Witches brooms occur on many different woody plant species, including deciduous trees such as hackberry, maple, and willow, and conifers such as pine and spruce. These brooms are also used in handfasting ceremonies where the couple will jump the broom as a symbol of entering a new stage of life and leaving behind the old.
However, Lindsey's dream was not to pursue a traditional path as a classical musician. She wanted to combine her love for violin with other genres and create a new and innovative sound. In 2010, Lindsey appeared on the reality show "America's Got Talent," where she stunned the judges and audience with her breathtaking performances.
A Celestial Witch’s Broom?
The Pencil Nebula is pictured in a new image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This peculiar cloud of glowing gas is part of a huge ring of wreckage left over after a supernova explosion that took place about 11 000 years ago. This detailed view was produced by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope.
Despite the tranquil and apparently unchanging beauty of a starry night, the Universe is far from being a quiet place. Stars are being born and dying in an endless cycle, and sometimes the death of a star can create a vista of unequalled beauty as material is blasted out into space to form strange structures in the sky.
This new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the Pencil Nebula [1] against a rich starry background. This oddly shaped cloud, which is also known as NGC 2736, is a small part of a supernova remnant [2] in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sails). These glowing filaments were created by the violent death of a star that took place about 11 000 years ago. The brightest part resembles a pencil; hence the name, but the whole structure looks rather more like a traditional witch’s broom.
The Vela supernova remnant is an expanding shell of gas that originated from the supernova explosion. Initially the shock wave was moving at millions of kilometres per hour, but as it expanded through space it ploughed through the gas between the stars, which has slowed it considerably and created strangely shaped folds of nebulosity. The Pencil Nebula is the brightest part of this huge shell.
This new image shows large, wispy filamentary structures, smaller bright knots of gas and patches of diffuse gas. The nebula's luminous appearance comes from dense gas regions that have been struck by the supernova shock wave. As the shock wave travels through space, it rams into the interstellar material. At first, the gas was heated to millions of degrees, but it then subsequently cooled down and is still giving off the faint glow that was captured in the new image.
By looking at the different colours of the nebula, astronomers have been able to map the temperature of the gas. Some regions are still so hot that the emission is dominated by ionised oxygen atoms, which glow blue in the picture. Other cooler regions are seen glowing red, due to emission from hydrogen.
The Pencil Nebula measures about 0.75 light-years across and is moving through the interstellar medium at about 650 000 kilometres per hour. Remarkably, even at its distance of approximately 800 light-years from Earth, this means that it will noticeably change its position relative to the background stars within a human lifetime. Even after 11 000 years the supernova explosion is still changing the face of the night sky.
Notes
[1] The Pencil Nebula, also known as NGC 2736 and sometimes nicknamed Herschel’s Ray, was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel back in 1835 while he was in South Africa. He described it as “an extraordinary long narrow ray of excessively feeble light”.
[2] A supernova is a violent stellar explosion, resulting from the death of either a high-mass star or a white dwarf in a close double star system. The structure resulting from the explosion is called the supernova remnant. This consists of ejected material expanding at supersonic velocities into the surrounding interstellar medium. Supernovae are the main source of the heavier chemical elements in the interstellar medium, which in turn leads to the chemical enrichment of a new generation of stars and planets.
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The year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). ESO is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world’s most productive ground-based astronomical observatory by far. It is supported by 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. ESO carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities enabling astronomers to make important scientific discoveries. ESO also plays a leading role in promoting and organising cooperation in astronomical research. ESO operates three unique world-class observing sites in Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor. At Paranal, ESO operates the Very Large Telescope, the world’s most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory and two survey telescopes. VISTA works in the infrared and is the world’s largest survey telescope and the VLT Survey Telescope is the largest telescope designed to exclusively survey the skies in visible light. ESO is the European partner of a revolutionary astronomical telescope ALMA, the largest astronomical project in existence. ESO is currently planning the 39-metre European Extremely Large optical/near-infrared Telescope, the E-ELT, which will become “the world’s biggest eye on the sky”.
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- Photos of the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
- Other photos taken with the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
- Photos of La Silla
Contacts
Richard Hook
ESO, La Silla, Paranal, E-ELT & Survey Telescopes Press Officer
Garching bei München, Germany
Tel: +49 89 3200 6655
Cell: +49 151 1537 3591
Email: [email protected]
The broom that Broom Hilda is riding, is a rare find and was harvested right here in the Catskill Mountains.
Despite not winning the competition, Lindsey's time on the show gave her a platform to gain recognition and a large following. She decided to continue pursuing her musical career independently. Lindsey Stirling released her self-titled debut album in 2012, which showcased her unique style and became a commercial success. The album featured a mix of original compositions and covers of popular songs. Lindsey's music videos, often showcasing her exceptional dancing skills, garnered millions of views on YouTube, further increasing her popularity. Over the years, Lindsey has released several successful albums, including "Shatter Me" (2014), "Brave Enough" (2016), and "Artemis" (2019). Her music is known for its uplifting and energetic vibe, with influences from various genres, such as dubstep, pop, and rock. Lindsey's skillful violin playing combined with her captivating performances has earned her a dedicated fan base around the world. In addition to her music career, Lindsey Stirling has also been involved in philanthropic efforts. She has supported various charities and organizations, including the American Red Cross and the Sheet Music Plus Charity. Lindsey Stirling's success and unique musical style have made her one of the most influential and recognizable figures in the modern music industry. Her ability to blend classical violin music with contemporary electronic sounds and dance has captured the hearts of millions of fans worldwide. Her passion, creativity, and relentless pursuit of her dreams continue to inspire aspiring musicians and dancers across the globe..
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