Art Quote of the Day
“Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour.” – Giotto di Bondone
“Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour.” – Giotto di Bondone
“This sunlight linked me through the ages to that past consciousness.” – Richard Jefferies
This eagle ray glides across a cosmic sea. Officially cataloged as SH2-63 and LBN 86, the dark nebula is composed of gas and dust that just happens to appear shaped like a common ocean fish. The interstellar dust nebula appears light brown as it blocks and reddens visible light emitted behind it. Dark nebulas glow […]
Rain/Snow today! With a high of 4C and a low of 4C. 86 Humidity. 2 C currently. 13 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 27, 2023: Top view of Kantanagar Temple. The Kantanagar Temple is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is a religious edifice belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Art Deco architecture of New York City. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Art Deco architecture in New York City flourished during the 1920s and 1930s, and is found in governmental, residential, and commercial buildings, from towering skyscrapers to modest middle-class housing and municipal buildings, across all five boroughs. The […]
“The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn.” – Joyce Maynard
“The ocean moans over dead men’s bones.” – Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Where do comet tails come from? There are no obvious places on the nuclei of comets from which the jets that create comet tails emanate. In 2016, though, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft not only imaged a jet emerging from Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, but flew right through it. Featured is a telling picture showing a bright plume emerging […]
Light Snow today! With a high of 3C and a low of 3C. 93 Humidity. 2 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.