“Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.” – Dennis Franz

“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.” – Igor Stravinsky

Distant galaxies abound in this one degree wide field of view toward the southern constellation Grus (The Crane). But the three spiral galaxies at the lower right are quite striking. In fact, all three galaxies are grouped about 70 million light years away and sometimes known as the Grus Triplet. They share the pretty telescopic […]

Rain/Wind today! With a high of 8C and a low of 8C. 87 Humidity. 6 C currently. 32 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 21, 2023: Interior of the cupola of the St. Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest, Hungary. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Sun in fiction. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Sun has appeared in fiction since classical antiquity, but for a long time it rarely received attention. Many of the early depictions viewed the Sun as essentially Earth-like and potentially habitable—a once-common belief about celestial objects in general known as […]

At the start of October 2023, green conifers and golden aspen covered the slopes of Monroe Mountain in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. Then, starting on October 9, these forests turned black as fire worked its way across the mountain. Flames and smoke were visible for miles. via NASA https://ift.tt/dGTZuQX

“The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.” – Joan Miro

“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burroughs

What’s causing those unusual sky arcs? Ice crystals. While crossing a field of fresh snow near Füssen, Bavaria, Germany, earlier this month, the photographer noticed that he had entered an ice fog. For suspended water to freeze into an ice fog requires quite cold temperatures, and indeed the air temperature on this day was measured […]