“My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly.” – Raoul Dufy

What does this aurora look like to you? While braving the cold to watch the skies above northern Canada early one morning in 2013, a most unusual aurora appeared. The aurora definitely appeared to be shaped like something, but what? Two ghostly possibilities recorded by the astrophotographer were “witch” and “goddess of dawn”, but please […]

Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 14C and a low of 14C. 74 Humidity. 10 C currently. 16 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Wikipedia article of the day is Second Battle of Independence. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Second Battle of Independence was fought on October 22, 1864, near Independence, Missouri, as part of Price’s Missouri Expedition (map pictured) during the American Civil War. In late 1864, Major General Sterling Price led a Confederate force of cavalry […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 22, 2023: Demirci Rocks. Demirci Yayla Sanctuary, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. More Info

“Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.” – Hosea Ballou

“In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Half way between New Moon and Full Moon is the Moon’s first quarter phase. That’s a quarter of the way around its moonthly orbit. At the first quarter phase, half the Moon’s visible side is illuminated by sunlight. For the Moon’s third quarter phase, half way between Full Moon and New Moon, sunlight illuminates the […]

Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 16C and a low of 16C. 74 Humidity. 14 C currently. 23 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 21, 2023: Tomorrow begins the annual MassKara Festival in the Philippines, one of the most important celebrations in the country since 1980. More Info