What if you could see out to the edge of the observable universe? You would see galaxies, galaxies, galaxies, and then, well, quasars, which are the bright centers of distant galaxies. To expand understanding of the very largest scales that humanity can see, a map of the galaxies and quasars found by the Sloan Digital […]
AM Showers today! With a high of 23C and a low of 23C. 86 Humidity. 17 C currently. 18 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
“To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.” – Edmund Burke
“The work of art is a scream of freedom.” – Christo
It seemed like the sky exploded. The original idea was to photograph an aurora over a waterfall. After waiting for hours under opaque clouds, though, hope was running out. Others left. Then, unexpectedly, the clouds moved away. Suddenly, particles from a large solar magnetic storm were visible impacting the Earth’s upper atmosphere with full effect. […]
PM Showers today! With a high of 23C and a low of 23C. 84 Humidity. 16 C currently. 13 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
A full moon was visible behind the Artemis I SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2022. The first in an increasingly complex series of missions, Artemis I tested SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights […]
“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.” – Pablo Picasso
Why is Venus so different from Earth? To help find out, Japan launched the robotic Akatsuki spacecraft which entered orbit around Venus late in 2015 after an unplanned five-year adventure around the inner Solar System. Even though Akatsuki was past its original planned lifetime, the spacecraft and instruments were operating so well that much of […]
Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 22C and a low of 22C. 63 Humidity. 17 C currently. 14 Km/h Wind from Southwest.