“From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.” – Guru Nanak

“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” – William Blake

What’s that in the center? Like a butterfly, a white dwarf star begins its life by casting off a cocoon of gas that enclosed its former self. In this analogy, however, the Sun would be a caterpillar and the ejected shell of gas would become the prettiest cocoon of all. In the featured cocoon, the […]

Rain/Wind today! With a high of 8C and a low of 8C. 82 Humidity. 8 C currently. 32 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 24, 2023: A composition of four photos of a halogen floodlight far away as seen through heavy rain hammering on and pouring down a double-glazed window. Gåseberg, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is a well-known line from an editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church titled “Is There a Santa Claus?”, which appeared in the New York newspaper The Sun on September 21, 1897. Written […]

“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.” – Pablo Picasso

Colours of a serene evening sky are captured in this 8 minute exposure, made near this December’s solstice from New Zealand, southern hemisphere, planet Earth. Looking south, star trails form the short concentric arcs around the rotating planet’s south celestial pole positioned just off the top of the frame. At top and left of center […]

PM Light Rain today! With a high of 8C and a low of 8C. 86 Humidity. 7 C currently. 27 Km/h Wind from Southwest.