“Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

Sprawling emission nebulae IC 1396 and Sh2-129 mix glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds in this nearly 12 degree wide field of view toward the northern constellation Cepheus the King. Energized by its central star IC 1396 (left), is hundreds of light-years across and some 3,000 light-years distant. The nebula’s intriguing dark shapes include […]

Strong Storms today! With a high of 28C and a low of 28C. 92 Humidity. 17 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from East.

Two ospreys perch in their nest atop a marshalling area sign in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo from June 7, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/d7Iej9a

“Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne

“What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his?” – Emil Cioran

Locked in a cosmic embrace, two large galaxies are merging at the center of this sharp telescopic field of view. The interacting system cataloged as Arp 93 is some 200 million light-years distant toward the constellation Aquarius in planet Earth’s sky. Individually the galaxies are identified as NGC 7285 (right) and NGC 7284. Their bright […]

Strong Storms today! With a high of 27C and a low of 27C. 92 Humidity. 18 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from East.

On August 8, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of dense plumes of smoke streaming from dozens of large fires in the Northwest Territories. via NASA https://ift.tt/Z4qawYn

“Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.” – Miguel de Unamuno