NGC 7000

An animated companion piece to my photo "CYGNUS". "Every atom in your body was forged in the hearts of ancient stars. But where do stars come from? Behold the Cygnus Wall, a vast crucible in which new stars are forged. Watch the universe churn in the eternal struggle between gravity and energy. Forever crushed and hurled apart. Meanwhile, the blue Earth spins for now, and the apes prosper. And stars drift like motes of dust against the endless darkness beyond."