Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. About five light-years “tall,” the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is visible only because its obscuring […]
Showers today! With a high of 12C and a low of 12C. 75 Humidity. 11 C currently. 21 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 20, 2023: Children playing amongst drying colored cloth More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Quine–Putnam indispensability argument. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Quine–Putnam indispensability argument reasons that we should believe in abstract mathematical objects such as numbers and sets because mathematics is indispensable to science. One of the most important ideas in the philosophy of mathematics, it is credited to W. V. Quine […]
“Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!” – Lord Byron
“Art depends on luck and talent.” – Francis Ford Coppola
That’s no sunspot. It’s the International Space Station (ISS) caught passing in front of the Sun. Sunspots, individually, have a dark central umbra, a lighter surrounding penumbra, and no Dragon capsules attached. By contrast, the ISS is a complex and multi-spired mechanism, one of the largest and most complicated spacecraft ever created by humanity. Also, […]
Showers today! With a high of 13C and a low of 13C. 93 Humidity. 11 C currently. 24 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 19, 2023: Representation of King Ramesses II on his chariot during the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittite Empire (13th century BC). Bas-relief of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is To Be Loved (Adele song). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: “To Be Loved” is a song by English singer Adele (pictured) from her fourth studio album, 30 (2021). Adele wrote the song with Tobias Jesso Jr., who produced it with Shawn Everett. It was released by Columbia Records as the […]