“I love not man the less, but Nature more.” – Lord Byron

What created this unusual space ribbon? The answer: one of the most violent explosions ever witnessed by ancient humans. Back in the year 1006 AD, light reached Earth from a stellar explosion in the constellation of the Wolf (Lupus), creating a “guest star” in the sky that appeared brighter than Venus and lasted for over […]

Rain today! With a high of 14C and a low of 14C. 90 Humidity. 13 C currently. 18 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

“When I have a terrible need of – shall I say the word – religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.” – Vincent Van Gogh

“A great artist is always before his time or behind it.” – George Edward Moore

This pretty nebula lies some 1,500 light-years away, its shape and color in this telescopic view reminiscent of a robin’s egg. The cosmic cloud spans about 3 light-years, nestled securely within the boundaries of the southern constellation Fornax. Recognized as a planetary nebula, egg-shaped NGC 1360 doesn’t represent a beginning though. Instead it corresponds to […]

PM Showers today! With a high of 22C and a low of 22C. 98 Humidity. 12 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

The glittering, glitzy contents of the globular cluster NGC 6652 sparkle in this star-studded image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. via NASA https://ift.tt/GrZbnIQ

“To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.” – E. M. Forster

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” – Henry David Thoreau