“A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.” – Henry Moore

“We live in the world when we love it.” – Rabindranath Tagore

What excites the Heart Nebula? First, the large emission nebula on the left, catalogued as IC 1805, looks somewhat like a human heart. The nebula glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element, hydrogen, but this long-exposure image was also blended with light emitted by silicon (yellow) and oxygen (blue). In the […]

Rain today! With a high of 9C and a low of 9C. 90 Humidity. 8 C currently. 14 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 13, 2023: Gas and dust condense, beginning the process of creating new stars in this image of Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Half sovereign. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The half sovereign is a British gold coin denominated at one-half of a pound sterling. It was first struck in 1544, but was discontinued after 1604. In 1817, as part of the Great Recoinage, half sovereigns and sovereigns were reintroduced. Until the […]

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s new view of Cassiopeia A (Cas A) in near-infrared light is giving astronomers hints at the dynamical processes occurring within the supernova remnant. Tiny clumps represented in bright pink and orange make up the supernova’s inner shell, and are comprised of sulfur, oxygen, argon, and neon from the star itself. […]

“I think about my work every minute of the day.” – Jeff Koons

“When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.” – Joseph Joubert

What are these two giant arches across the sky? Perhaps the more familiar one, on the left, is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. This grand disk of stars and nebulas here appears to encircle much of the southern sky. Visible below the stellar arch is the rusty-orange planet Mars and the extended […]