Near the horizon the full moon often seems to loom large, swollen in appearance by the famous Moon illusion. But time-lapse image sequences demonstrate that the Moon’s angular size doesn’t really change as it rises or sets. Its color does, though. Recording a frame about every 60 seconds, this image also shows how red the […]

Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 26C and a low of 26C. 70 Humidity. 17 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from North.

“Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature’s teachings.” – William Cullen Bryant

“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.” – Pablo Picasso

This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose names are derived from the Greek for Fear and Panic. These martian moons may well be captured asteroids originating in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter or perhaps from even […]

Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 29C and a low of 29C. 73 Humidity. 16 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from South.

“A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.” – Alexander Pope

“Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.” – Benjamin Disraeli

For the northern hemisphere June 21 was the summer solstice, the Sun reaching its northernmost declination for the year. That would put it at the top of each of these three figure-8 curves, or analemmas, as it passed through the daytime sky over the village of Proboszczow, Poland. No sequence of digital exposures was used […]

Sunny today! With a high of 27C and a low of 27C. 83 Humidity. 11 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from East.