This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a richness of spiral galaxies: the large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side of the image is NGC 1356; the two apparently smaller spiral galaxies flanking it are LEDA 467699 (above it) and LEDA 95415 (very close at its left) respectively; and finally, IC 1947 […]

“I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.” – Georgia O’Keeffe

“The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.” – Carl Sagan

Venus goes through phases. Just like our Moon, Venus can appear as a full circular disk, a thin crescent, or anything in between. Venus, frequently the brightest object in the post-sunset or pre-sunrise sky, appears so small, however, that it usually requires binoculars or a small telescope to clearly see its current phase. The featured […]

Cloudy today! With a high of 0C and a low of 0C. 72 Humidity. -2 C currently. 18 Km/h Wind from Northeast.

Wikipedia article of the day is Shostakovich v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Shostakovich v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. is a landmark 1948 New York Supreme Court decision. It was the first case in the United States dealing with moral rights in authorship. The Soviet composers Dmitri Shostakovich (pictured), Aram Khachaturian, […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on January 8, 2024: An African common toad swimming in Lake Sibhayi, South Africa More Info

“If you know somethin’ well, you can always paint it but people would be better off buyin’ chickens.” – Grandma Moses

“The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.” – Blaise Pascal

To some it looks like a cat’s eye. To others, perhaps like a giant cosmic conch shell. It is actually one of the brightest and most highly detailed planetary nebula known, composed of gas expelled in the brief yet glorious phase near the end of life of a Sun-like star. This nebula’s dying central star […]