“Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.” – Walter Scott

The sprite and tree could hardly be more different. To start, the red sprite is an unusual form of lightning, while the tree is a common plant. The sprite is far away — high in Earth’s atmosphere, while the tree is nearby — only about a football field away. The sprite is fast — electrons […]

Rain today! With a high of 21C and a low of 21C. 81 Humidity. 19 C currently. 18 Km/h Wind from South.

“The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.” – Francis Bacon

“In art, the obvious is a sin.” – Edward Dmytryk

What are those dark streaks in this composite image of a solar eclipse? They are reversed shadows of mountains at the edge of the Moon. The center image, captured from Xiamen, China, has the Moon’s center directly in front of the Sun’s center. The Moon, though, was too far from the Earth to completely block […]

Mostly Cloudy today! With a high of 28C and a low of 28C. 80 Humidity. 17 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from South.

“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” – e. e. cummings

“Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.” – Charles Eames

On September 12, from a location just south of the Arctic Circle, stones of Iceland’s modern Arctic Henge point skyward in this startling scene. Entertaining an intrepid group of aurora hunters during a geomagnetic storm, alluring northern lights dance across the darkened sky when a stunning fireball meteor explodes. Awestruck, the camera-equipped skygazers captured video […]