“We have the capacity to receive messages from the stars and the songs of the night winds.” – Ruth St. Denis

Immersed in an eerie greenish light, this rugged little planet appears to be home to stunning water falls and an impossibly tall mountain. It’s planet Earth of course. On the night of November 9 the nadir-centered 360 degree mosaic was captured by digital camera from the Kirkjufell mountain area of western Iceland. Curtains of shimmering […]

Rain/Snow Showers today! With a high of 4C and a low of 4C. 86 Humidity. 2 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Wikipedia article of the day is Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty is a non-fiction book about micronations and their legal status within international law. It is written by the Australian lawyers and legal academics Harry Hobbs (pictured) and George Williams, both of whom […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 25, 2023: Maribor, Slovenia, center of town, alley to river Drau More Info

A disk of hot gas swirls around a black hole in this illustration from Dec. 20, 2022. A long stream of hot gas on the right, coming from a star that was pulled apart by the black hole, feeds into the disk. via NASA https://ift.tt/6CHtnEQ

“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

“A bee is never as busy as it seems; it’s just that it can’t buzz any slower.” – Kin Hubbard

Jupiter looks sharp in these two rooftop telescope images. Both were captured on November 17 from Singapore, planet Earth, about two weeks after Jupiter’s 2023 opposition. Climbing high in midnight skies the giant planet was a mere 33.4 light-minutes from Singapore. That’s about 4 astronomical units away. Jupiter’s planet girdling dark belts and light zones […]

Rain today! With a high of 8C and a low of 8C. 91 Humidity. 7 C currently. 23 Km/h Wind from Southwest.