Advent waiting day five. It is dark. 5:37 a.m. Waiting. Waiting is extended in the night. Light seems to speed the wait along but dark slows it, gives us time to ponder it, builds our hope, and intensifies our longing. But dark does need a light and Advent comes with its own special light, a star, made specifically for the occasion. Every night my wife and I light the candle read the Advent devotional and then go to the Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar to view their cosmic addition to this most Holy season. Last night it was The Cosmic Shroud, a newly formed star they have name S106 IR, which looks remarkably like an angel. A new star for Advent! I wonder where the original Star is? One thing is sure, the people at Hubble need to hire a new “star namer”, S106 IR sounds more like a lawnmower part. Peanut, Emeraldia, or Wowsy come to mind. I would love to have that job, Star Namer, but Someone already does and has named the first one and the Hubble new one.
“Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name.”
Angeliloveu is my name for this New Advent Star—His is probably better.
Hubble Space Advent Calendar Sight
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| S106 IR or Angeliloveu |
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