Darkness is part of the measurement
A near-black field lets ionized edges register without noise or spectacle.
Field note / M16-04
Where new stars begin
Gold reveals the densest matter
Warm cores hold their form while the surrounding gas disperses into the field.
Color marks energy, not decoration
Green fluorescence and cyan rims trace where radiation meets material.
Scale makes the unknown legible
Vertical forms give an immense process a clear direction: upward, inward, alive.