We don’t see the beautiful spiral arms of galaxy NGC 5907 in this Hubble image because we are viewing it edge-on, like looking at the rim of a plate. It is for this reason that NGC 5907 is also known as the Knife Edge galaxy. via wordpress https://wp.me/p4wJUi-6Vy
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 28, 2020: Panoramic view of Reykjavik and the Atlantic Ocean during sunset seen from the Shore Walk, Capital Region, Iceland. The city concentrates, with 123,300 inhabitants, 35% of the country population and was founded in around AD 870 by Norwegian settlers. https://ift.tt/31nVgf2
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 27, 2020: Adult purple heron (Ardea purpurea) capturing a zander (Sander lucioperca) fry. https://ift.tt/384aneQ
“You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.” – Pierre Bonnard
Wikipedia article of the day is Baby Driver. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2uxiGuF Summary: Baby Driver is an action film written and directed by Edgar Wright. First released on June 28, 2017, it tells the story of a young Atlanta-based getaway driver, played by Ansel Elgort (pictured), who is on a quest for freedom from a life […]
“Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don’t know in your own soul.” – Emily Carr
Wikipedia article of the day is The Goldfinch (painting). Check it out: https://ift.tt/1P3VnOK Summary: The Goldfinch is a painting of a chained goldfinch by Carel Fabritius, a Dutch Golden Age artist. Signed and dated 1654, it is now in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands. The work is a trompe-l’œil oil on […]
Want to watch a solar eclipse safely? Try looking down instead of up, though you might discover you have a plethora of images to choose from. For example, during the June 21st solar eclipse this confusing display appeared under a shady bamboo grove in Pune, India. Small gaps between close knit leaves on the tall […]
This composite image, made from six frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of five onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun. via wordpress https://wp.me/p4wJUi-6UW
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