Halloween’s origin is ancient and astronomical. Since the fifth century BC, Halloween has been celebrated as a cross-quarter day, a day halfway between an equinox (equal day / equal night) and a solstice (minimum day / maximum night in the northern hemisphere). With a modern calendar however, even though Halloween occurs today, the real cross-quarter […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Five Nights at Freddy’s (video game). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Five Nights at Freddy’s is a 2014 survival horror game developed by Scott Cawthon. The player takes the role of Mike Schmidt, a night security guard at a family pizzeria. Schmidt must complete his shifts without being caught […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 31, 2023: Jubilee and Munin, two of the ravens of the Tower of London. Born in 2012, Jubilee (male) was offered to Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee. Munin (female), born in 1995, is the oldest raven of the Tower. More Info
This image, taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station, shows the reddish-brown waters of the Betsiboka River Delta in Madagascar. The color is caused by the transport of iron-rich sediment. via NASA https://ift.tt/oGnHxp4
“An art book is a museum without walls.” – Andre Malraux
“The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.” – Zora Neale Hurston
Rain today! With a high of 18C and a low of 18C. 98 Humidity. 11 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southeast.
Do any shapes seem to jump out at you from this interstellar field of stars and dust? The jeweled expanse, filled with faint, starlight-reflecting clouds, drifts through the night in the royal constellation of Cepheus. Far from your own neighborhood on planet Earth, these ghostly apparitions lurk along the plane of the Milky Way at […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 30, 2023: Twilight over Mykonos, Greece More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Velociraptor. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Velociraptor is a genus of small dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch. It was about 1.5 to 2.07 m (4.9 to 6.8 ft) long with a body mass around 14.1 to 19.7 kg (31 to 43 lb). Velociraptor was a bipedal carnivore with […]