Wikipedia picture of the day on December 18, 2023: Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil More Info

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” – Hal Borland

“Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.” – George Jean Nathan

Where are all of these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer is the constellation of Gemini. That is why the major meteor shower in December is known as the Geminids — because shower meteors all appear to come from a radiant toward Gemini. Three dimensionally, however, sand-sized debris […]

Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 6C and a low of 6C. 89 Humidity. 0 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from South.

Wikipedia article of the day is Oppenheimer security hearing. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Oppenheimer security hearing, conducted by the US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in 1954, explored the background, actions and associations of J. Robert Oppenheimer (pictured). He had headed the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, playing a key part in the Manhattan […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 17, 2023: A husband and wife sit in front of their house in Nubia. Nubia is characterized by its small houses of bright colors More Info

“Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.” – Jack Levine

“Colors are the smiles of nature.” – Leigh Hunt

Peering from the shadows, the Saturn-facing hemisphere of tantalizing inner moon Enceladus poses in this Cassini spacecraft image. North is up in the dramatic scene captured during November 2016 as Cassini’s camera was pointed in a nearly sunward direction about 130,000 kilometers from the moon’s bright crescent. In fact, the distant world reflects over 90 […]