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 […]
PM Showers today! With a high of 7C and a low of 7C. 93 Humidity. 5 C currently. 14 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 20, 2023: Europe as seen from the International Space Station. Five years ago today, ISS Expedition 57 ended. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Tolui. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Tolui (c. 1191 – 1232) was a prominent general and prince of the early Mongol Empire. The fourth son of Genghis Khan and his first wife Börte, Tolui came to prominence in 1221 during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire—contemporary chroniclers claimed that his […]
This composite image shows the Christmas Tree Cluster. The blue and white lights (which blink in the animated version of this image) are young stars that give off X-rays detected by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Optical data from the National Science Foundation’s WIYN 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak shows gas in the nebula in green, […]
“And finally Winter, with its bitin’, whinin’ wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow.” – Roy Bean
“Painting completed my life.” – Frida Kahlo
Could Queen Calafia’s mythical island exist in space? Perhaps not, but by chance the outline of this molecular space cloud echoes the outline of the state of California, USA. Our Sun has its home within the Milky Way’s Orion Arm, only about 1,000 light-years from the California Nebula. Also known as NGC 1499, the classic […]
Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 4C and a low of 4C. 81 Humidity. -1 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 19, 2023: Winter in ‘It Wikelslân. Location, Nationaal Park De Oude Venen in Friesland. Footpath between marshes and bog holes. More Info