“I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.” – Georg Trakl

“Through a painting we can see the whole world.” – Hans Hofmann

Tracking along a narrow path, the shadow of a new moon will race across North, Central, and South America, on October 14. When viewed from the shadow path the apparent size of the lunar disk will not quite completely cover the Sun though. Instead, the moon in silhouette will appear during the minutes of totality […]

Cloudy today! With a high of 17C and a low of 17C. 89 Humidity. 8 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from South.

Wikipedia article of the day is Ministerial by-election. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Prior to 1926, a successful ministerial by-election was required for members of the British House of Commons (pictured) to regain their seats after being made ministers. This requirement originated from 17th-century ideas of parliamentary independence from the Crown, which appoints the ministers; […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 5, 2023: Fields and meadows at the western slope of the Mittelberg mountain, near Neckarkatzenbach, Neunkirchen, Germany. The photo was taken shortly before sunset at an evening in October. More Info

iss066e083715 (Nov. 26, 2021) — NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Raja Chari is ready for taco night as he shows off a taco made with fresh chile peppers harvested from inside the International Space Station’s Advanced Plant Habitat. via NASA

“The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer

“The bluebird carries the sky on his back.” – Henry David Thoreau

Does this nebula look like the head of a witch? The nebula is known popularly as the Witch Head Nebula because, it is said, the nebula’s shape resembles a Halloween-style caricature of a witch’s head. Exactly how, though, can be a topic of imaginative speculation. What is clear is that IC 2118 is about 50 […]