“Mission control, do you read me? The nebula is burning at a greater intensity than previous recordings, just concerned the hubble is drifting since yesterday’s calibration.”
“Mission control here, Captain- news just in suggests the increased luminosity coincides with a terrestrial event in the Southern Hemisphere of Planet Earth at roughly 03:00 GMT, little boy blowing out his birthday candle, a lunch time celebration in his local time.”
The astronaut breathed a sigh of relief, first mission nerves had made her question her judgements, but it seemed it was the instrument’s range that required adjustment in this instance- the kid is a force to be reckoned with.
Happy 2nd birthday to my little boy – my constant source of love and inspiration, combined here with image prompt from Sonya’s Three Line Tales Week 19. Fittingly, the NASA image is an anniversary pic celebrating the Hubble Telescope’s 26th year in orbit. The fiery object is a Bubble Nebula, cloud and hot gases released by the brilliant star at its core. Other pics capture the birthday boy and the moment that threw NASA’s measurements off, and his observation of a sound/light/bubble installation in Melbourne, taken yesterday by Richard Baxter, also known as Daddy.
Work in Progress 
Two lovely pictures
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Thanks Derrick, I’ll pass your message on to the head photographer 😊
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Your lines are absolutely fantastic and, of course, the connection with your birthday boy is just precious! Love his investigating that really cool bubble, which is a great source of inspiration for a young, curious mind!
Frank
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Thanks so much Frank. I liked how this week’s 3LT pic fit in with my celebratory post. The bubble was really cool. He took a while to warm to it, but once he had, he was mesmerised by it. He’s been talking about the bubble light and all the other wonderous things he saw yesterday. 😊
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It’s so intriguing how the young mind works, which I’m sure you enjoy every moment of the day!
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Yes- watching it all unfold and understanding the connections he makes is amazing. He saw a boom gate the other day and the following day referred to it as a yellow line 😊
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Oh goodness Mek! He’s such a cutie!!! Happy Birthday to the two year-old! And great writing and photo collab to the parents 😉
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Thanks Kathy 💕
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This was heartwarming! 😊
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Thanks 😊 glad to have warmed your heart 😊
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Happy Birthday to your sweet child! Always exciting to see your children grow and change 🙂
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Thanks, and yes – it’s a lovely thing to see and be a part of 😊
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