#dragonsegg — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #dragonsegg, aggregated by home.social.
-
Dragons of Ara Widefield https://photo.m-j-s.net/blog/2026/08/dragons-of-ara-widefield/
NGC 6188 - Firebird Nebula in Ara - OSC v1
A well-known target revisited with the Epsilon-130D widefield astrograph. NGC 6188 - the Firebird Nebula or the Fighting Dragons of Ara - en...
#ara #astrofotografie #astronomie #astronomy #astrophotography #DragonsEgg #EmissionNebula #EN #FightingDragons #FirebirdNebula #hakos #ias #NGC6164 #NGC6165 #NGC6188 #NGC6193 #photoblog #remote #StarCluster
-
Dragons of Ara Widefield https://photo.m-j-s.net/blog/2026/08/dragons-of-ara-widefield/
NGC 6188 - Firebird Nebula in Ara - OSC v1
A well-known target revisited with the Epsilon-130D widefield astrograph. NGC 6188 - the Firebird Nebula or the Fighting Dragons of Ara - en...
#ara #astrofotografie #astronomie #astronomy #astrophotography #DragonsEgg #EmissionNebula #EN #FightingDragons #FirebirdNebula #hakos #ias #NGC6164 #NGC6165 #NGC6188 #NGC6193 #photoblog #remote #StarCluster
-
Dragons of Ara Widefield https://photo.m-j-s.net/blog/2026/08/dragons-of-ara-widefield/
NGC 6188 - Firebird Nebula in Ara - OSC v1
A well-known target revisited with the Epsilon-130D widefield astrograph. NGC 6188 - the Firebird Nebula or the Fighting Dragons of Ara - en...
#ara #astrofotografie #astronomie #astronomy #astrophotography #DragonsEgg #EmissionNebula #EN #FightingDragons #FirebirdNebula #hakos #ias #NGC6164 #NGC6165 #NGC6188 #NGC6193 #photoblog #remote #StarCluster
-
‘Dragon’s Egg’ Takes Science to 11
Dragon’s Egg (1980) by Robert L. Forward is a story full of high concepts and amazing ideas. It’s also a story of first contact and cultural awakening. Forward tells a story of conflict that is often dangerous and rarely smooth. Dragon’s Egg is hard science fiction at its hardest.
When a neutron star is discovered travelling throught the solar system the chance to study it up close is too great to pass up. A mission launches to reach the wandering star. The brightest scientists on Earth will be the ones to study the Dragon’s Egg.
The Dragon’s Egg is only twenty kilometres in diameter but the gravity is sixty-seven billion times greater than Earth’s. With only a week to spend in orbit around the star the scientists expect to make amazing discoveries. However, there is one discovery they didn’t expect to make. There is life on the Dragon’s Egg. Intelligent life.
Evolving in the intense gravity of Dragon’s Egg the cheela live lives at a rate one million times faster than those of humans. The scientist watch in awe as the cheela adapt and evolve before their very eyes. The cheela become more that the scientists ever expect.
Dragon’s Egg is openly and unabashedly rooted in real science. From the first pages Forward stakes the story on his ability to make science interesting and thrilling. Fortunately for the reader he succeeds.
Dragon’s Egg is a story that takes place over a thousand generations in a single day. The story starts out with the excitement of a dangerous human space mission. Then Forward changes the focus to the cheela on Dragon’s Egg.
Forward, a physicist, makes a remarkable case for life on a neutron star and what it’s like. The process of life in such extreme conditions looks very different to what we understand about life. The cheela are an interesting and unique alien species which all down to Forward’s creativity.
The plot switches between the humans and the cheela but the bulk of the story focuses on the cheela. This makes sense because the main thrust of the story is the evolution of the cheela. This evolution is partly physical but mostly social and cultural.
Witnessing the cheela grow and change is interesting, however, it’s also very familiar. Forward models the cheela progress on humanity’s history. There are periods of tribalism, city-states, a medieval period, a rennaisannce, and then a technological explosion. There is even a religious element explored.
Forward explores science and ideas behind them in interesting ways. Forward incorporates elements of intrigue and danger surrounding their development which helps to drive the story forward. However, he fails to take any significant risk with the cheela as culture. The motives and drives of the cheela are very human despite their exotic origins.
Robert L. Forward (1932-2002)One of the biggest problems with Dragon’s Egg, though, is character development. The cheela character lives are very condensed and so the point of view changes often. This helps the reader get a feel for life on a neutron star it also hinders any real emotional depth to the story.
Dragon’s Egg is also a story of first contact. However, it is contact on wildly different scales. The cheela live on a timescale so small that it makes human-cheela interaction almost impossible. Yet, Forward does make that interaction possible and extremely engaging.
Despite its lack of emotional depth, Dragon’s Egg is an excellent story with multiple layers that overlap nicely. Forward’s ideas about science and its development are a treat for fans of hard SF. If you like stories such as Carl Sagan’s Contact (1985) or Peter Watt’s (2006) Blindsight, Dragon’s Egg will be right up your street.
-
‘Dragon’s Egg’ Takes Science to 11
Dragon’s Egg (1980) by Robert L. Forward is a story full of high concepts and amazing ideas. It’s also a story of first contact and cultural awakening. Forward tells a story of conflict that is often dangerous and rarely smooth. Dragon’s Egg is hard science fiction at its hardest.
When a neutron star is discovered travelling throught the solar system the chance to study it up close is too great to pass up. A mission launches to reach the wandering star. The brightest scientists on Earth will be the ones to study the Dragon’s Egg.
The Dragon’s Egg is only twenty kilometres in diameter but the gravity is sixty-seven billion times greater than Earth’s. With only a week to spend in orbit around the star the scientists expect to make amazing discoveries. However, there is one discovery they didn’t expect to make. There is life on the Dragon’s Egg. Intelligent life.
Evolving in the intense gravity of Dragon’s Egg the cheela live lives at a rate one million times faster than those of humans. The scientist watch in awe as the cheela adapt and evolve before their very eyes. The cheela become more that the scientists ever expect.
Dragon’s Egg is openly and unabashedly rooted in real science. From the first pages Forward stakes the story on his ability to make science interesting and thrilling. Fortunately for the reader he succeeds.
Dragon’s Egg is a story that takes place over a thousand generations in a single day. The story starts out with the excitement of a dangerous human space mission. Then Forward changes the focus to the cheela on Dragon’s Egg.
Forward, a physicist, makes a remarkable case for life on a neutron star and what it’s like. The process of life in such extreme conditions looks very different to what we understand about life. The cheela are an interesting and unique alien species which all down to Forward’s creativity.
The plot switches between the humans and the cheela but the bulk of the story focuses on the cheela. This makes sense because the main thrust of the story is the evolution of the cheela. This evolution is partly physical but mostly social and cultural.
Witnessing the cheela grow and change is interesting, however, it’s also very familiar. Forward models the cheela progress on humanity’s history. There are periods of tribalism, city-states, a medieval period, a rennaisannce, and then a technological explosion. There is even a religious element explored.
Forward explores science and ideas behind them in interesting ways. Forward incorporates elements of intrigue and danger surrounding their development which helps to drive the story forward. However, he fails to take any significant risk with the cheela as culture. The motives and drives of the cheela are very human despite their exotic origins.
Robert L. Forward (1932-2002)One of the biggest problems with Dragon’s Egg, though, is character development. The cheela character lives are very condensed and so the point of view changes often. This helps the reader get a feel for life on a neutron star it also hinders any real emotional depth to the story.
Dragon’s Egg is also a story of first contact. However, it is contact on wildly different scales. The cheela live on a timescale so small that it makes human-cheela interaction almost impossible. Yet, Forward does make that interaction possible and extremely engaging.
Despite its lack of emotional depth, Dragon’s Egg is an excellent story with multiple layers that overlap nicely. Forward’s ideas about science and its development are a treat for fans of hard SF. If you like stories such as Carl Sagan’s Contact (1985) or Peter Watt’s (2006) Blindsight, Dragon’s Egg will be right up your street.
-
‘Dragon’s Egg’ Takes Science to 11
Dragon’s Egg (1980) by Robert L. Forward is a story full of high concepts and amazing ideas. It’s also a story of first contact and cultural awakening. Forward tells a story of conflict that is often dangerous and rarely smooth. Dragon’s Egg is hard science fiction at its hardest.
When a neutron star is discovered travelling throught the solar system the chance to study it up close is too great to pass up. A mission launches to reach the wandering star. The brightest scientists on Earth will be the ones to study the Dragon’s Egg.
The Dragon’s Egg is only twenty kilometres in diameter but the gravity is sixty-seven billion times greater than Earth’s. With only a week to spend in orbit around the star the scientists expect to make amazing discoveries. However, there is one discovery they didn’t expect to make. There is life on the Dragon’s Egg. Intelligent life.
Evolving in the intense gravity of Dragon’s Egg the cheela live lives at a rate one million times faster than those of humans. The scientist watch in awe as the cheela adapt and evolve before their very eyes. The cheela become more that the scientists ever expect.
Dragon’s Egg is openly and unabashedly rooted in real science. From the first pages Forward stakes the story on his ability to make science interesting and thrilling. Fortunately for the reader he succeeds.
Dragon’s Egg is a story that takes place over a thousand generations in a single day. The story starts out with the excitement of a dangerous human space mission. Then Forward changes the focus to the cheela on Dragon’s Egg.
Forward, a physicist, makes a remarkable case for life on a neutron star and what it’s like. The process of life in such extreme conditions looks very different to what we understand about life. The cheela are an interesting and unique alien species which all down to Forward’s creativity.
The plot switches between the humans and the cheela but the bulk of the story focuses on the cheela. This makes sense because the main thrust of the story is the evolution of the cheela. This evolution is partly physical but mostly social and cultural.
Witnessing the cheela grow and change is interesting, however, it’s also very familiar. Forward models the cheela progress on humanity’s history. There are periods of tribalism, city-states, a medieval period, a rennaisannce, and then a technological explosion. There is even a religious element explored.
Forward explores science and ideas behind them in interesting ways. Forward incorporates elements of intrigue and danger surrounding their development which helps to drive the story forward. However, he fails to take any significant risk with the cheela as culture. The motives and drives of the cheela are very human despite their exotic origins.
Robert L. Forward (1932-2002)One of the biggest problems with Dragon’s Egg, though, is character development. The cheela character lives are very condensed and so the point of view changes often. This helps the reader get a feel for life on a neutron star it also hinders any real emotional depth to the story.
Dragon’s Egg is also a story of first contact. However, it is contact on wildly different scales. The cheela live on a timescale so small that it makes human-cheela interaction almost impossible. Yet, Forward does make that interaction possible and extremely engaging.
Despite its lack of emotional depth, Dragon’s Egg is an excellent story with multiple layers that overlap nicely. Forward’s ideas about science and its development are a treat for fans of hard SF. If you like stories such as Carl Sagan’s Contact (1985) or Peter Watt’s (2006) Blindsight, Dragon’s Egg will be right up your street.
