Alphabet Blue Moons – Mug

Design:
The Tarantula Nebula is a vast web that stretches out into space, the largest and brightest star-forming region in the Local Group of galaxies. A swirling mass of luminescent tendrils in a silken web. Moons take on the shapes of the letters of the alphabet. Each letter blends with the stars, creating a timeless cosmic script.

Rich, serene cerulean blue evokes the vast depths of the cosmic ocean. In this blue sky, tiny points of light shimmer like fireflies. Each one a glowing testament to the beauty and mystery of the universe. They are connected by the thinnest lines of ethereal clouds, like gossamer celestial threads. The plumes of gas and dust of the nebula create a dynamic interplay of light and shadow.

Product information:
Ceramic mugs with colour inside and on the handles.

Cosmic Stuff classic 11oz capacity straight sided ceramic mugs have a full image printed with crisp, vibrant colours. They are also protected by a polished ceramic glaze finish. Choose from a range of appealing bright colours, or all white, when you order. Our high quality mugs are beautiful yet durable, scratch and chip resistant, and have been tested to 100+ dishwasher cycles. They are microwave and dishwasher safe.

They make lovely gifts, and go well with our cushions, tote bags, greetings cards or other products. Order singles, multiples of two different colours to make a more unusual set, a set of mugs all the same, or have each one a different colour.

Narrative behind the art:
The region resembles a burrowing tarantula’s home, lined with its silk.

In addition to young stars, Webb reveals distant background galaxies, as well as the detailed structure and composition of the nebula’s gas and dust.

At only 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, the Tarantula Nebula is the largest and brightest star-forming region in the Local Group, the galaxies nearest our Milky Way. It is home to the hottest, most massive stars known.

Within the stellar nursery clouds, points of light indicate embedded protostars, still gaining mass. While shorter wavelengths of light are absorbed or scattered by dust grains in the nebula, and therefore never reach Webb to be detected, longer mid-infrared wavelengths penetrate that dust, ultimately revealing a previously unseen cosmic environment.

Star-forming regions in our Milky Way galaxy are not producing stars at the same furious rate as the Tarantula Nebula, and have a different chemical composition. This makes the Tarantula the closest (i.e., easiest to see in detail) example of what was happening in the universe as it reached its brilliant high noon.

Product care information:
Our coloured ceramic mugs are microwave safe and tested to 100 dishwasher cycles.