NASA’s InSight Mars lander took this final selfie on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/30BwncH

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” – Henry Ward Beecher

“There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.” – Charles Eastman

The plan was to capture a picturesque part of the sky that was hosting an unusual guest. The result included a bonus — an additional and unexpected guest. The beautiful background features part of the central band of our Milky Way galaxy on the far left, and the colorful clouds of Rho Ophiuchi in the […]

AM Rain today! With a high of 18C and a low of 18C. 88 Humidity. 14 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from South.

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a section of the spiral galaxy nicknamed the Needle’s Eye. via NASA https://ift.tt/f8b4gO2

“Nature uses as little as possible of anything.” – Johannes Kepler

“The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This picture of Andromeda shows not only where stars are now, but where stars will soon be. Of course, the big, beautiful Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is a spiral galaxy — and a mere 2.5 million light-years away. Both space-based and ground-based observatories have been here combined to produce this intriguing composite image of Andromeda, at […]

Thunderstorms today! With a high of 26C and a low of 26C. 64 Humidity. 17 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Southeast.