Winding down this work in progress. It celebrates one of the brightest human-seen supernovae. Over a few months, it brightened until brighter than Venus, then slowly faded. It is now known as the Crab Nebula, Messier 1. Orion is the human figure. I’ve also illustrated Lepus, the hare (Orion’s prey, illustrated as a plurality); Eridanus, the river; Monoceros, the Unicorn, Taurus, and the Bull. The Horsehead, Flame and Great Orion Nebulae are shown, as is Barnard’s Loop, part of the enormous star-forming Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, and some surprises.
