“God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals, and thinks in man.” – Arthur Young

“Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.” – Friedrich Schiller

Not every road ends in a STEVE. A week ago, a sky enthusiast’s journey began with a goal: to photograph an aurora over Lake Huron. Driving through rural Ontario, Canada, the forecasted sky show started unexpectedly early, causing the photographer to stop before arriving at the scenic Great Lake. Aurora images were taken toward the […]

Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 24C and a low of 24C. 86 Humidity. 11 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southeast.

Wikipedia picture of the day on September 27, 2023: Aerial view of Mount Rainier, Washington, USA, taken from the west. At 14,417 ft (4,394 m), this active volcano is the highest mountain in Washington State and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States. It is considered one of the most dangerous […]

Wikipedia article of the day is Army of Sambre and Meuse. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Army of Sambre and Meuse was one of the armies of the French Revolution. It was formed on 29 June 1794 by combining the Army of the Ardennes, the left wing of the Army of the Moselle and […]

A turtle moves through a waterway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 4, 2017. via NASA https://ift.tt/u4yDgzv

“Happiness is the natural flower of duty.” – Phillips Brooks

“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.” – Frida Kahlo

Do you see the horse’s head? What you are seeing is not the famous Horsehead nebula toward Orion, but rather a fainter nebula that only takes on a familiar form with deeper imaging. The main part of the here-imaged molecular cloud complex is reflection nebula IC 4592. Reflection nebulas are made up of very fine […]