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Metamorphosis - NGC6302 (MJ SpaceRace Challenge)

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story: wings of chaos, wings of beauty. h.g. wells awakens from cyber-sleep in the “Chrysalis”. the steam-driven moth-ship is now traveling slowly across an immense nebula. the engine’s motoric rhythm generates the soundtrack to the view from his window. he is enraptured by the beauty of this explosion, frozen in time. it is a transition from a star to a cloud. a transition from a caterpillar to a butterfly. a transition from synthesizer to orchestra. It is a transition from ic42 to Drakonis. Click here to read more about the conclusion and metamorphosis of the ‘ic42 experiment’.

reality: The recent image of the Butterfly nebula (taken by the Hubble telescope) inspired this. I awakened one recent morning, opened the web-browser space portal, and saw this through the window, in all its intensely chaotic beauty. Below is the actual link to the larger image, and NASA’s text on it.

Thank you to everyone who participated in and listened/commented on the amazing entries in the “Macjams Space Race Challenge”. It has been a blast putting this together and seeing all the creativity swirl!

ttfn,
ic42, aka hakucho, aka Drakonis

The original NASA image that inspired this, and the story, is here: NGC 6302 - Butterfly Emerges from Stellar Demise in Planetary Nebula NGC 6302 (click here for original image)

Guest said

this is some incredible uplifting ambient/Electronic music that penetrates deep into my soul!

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Hydrographica said

Awesome track. You sir, are awesome.

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Richard Hardrick said

WOW!!! this is a real space journey

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Gareth Grant said

Very talented individual. Great track. Where the universe ends, music begins.

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ghst said

a true journey. amazing how my background is currently NGC6302. it made this more than surreal. your imagination is awesome.

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kirklynch said

What a wonderful trip- thank you!

Guest said

I love pictures of nebulae. One of my favorites is the Eagle Nebula. I love your work. As always...stimulating and inspiring.

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glu said

WOW. This is a masterpiece! Awesome!

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Drakonis!

Guest said

I needed this journey today. a karmatic thanks to you.

Guest said

Actually. This is better than that. This is magical. I love the conclusion especially. You have mixed scifi with orchestra. Amazing. Faved!

Guest said

Incredibly inventive...just excellent! I love your crazy fictitious world - I want to climb aboard!

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