On August 25 Sun and Moon could both be seen in planet Earth’s daytime skies. And so could the International Space Station. The ISS crossed the disk of the waning crescent Moon as seen from Shunyi district, Beijing, China at about 11:02 am local time. Some 40 kilometers to the southwest, in Fengtai district, the […]
Thunderstorms today! With a high of 22C and a low of 22C. 76 Humidity. 17 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from South.
Three impact craters are displayed in this three-dimensional perspective view of the surface of Venus taken NASA’s Magellan, the first deep space probe launched by a space shuttle. via NASA https://ift.tt/K6aIdtF
“Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.” – Wallace Stevens
“Never buy four C-plus paintings when you can buy one A.” – Walter Annenberg
Find the Big Dipper and follow the handle away from the dipper’s bowl until you get to the last bright star. Then, just slide your telescope a little south and west and you’ll come upon this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the 51st entry in Charles Messier’s famous catalog. Perhaps the original spiral nebula, the […]
Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 24C and a low of 24C. 68 Humidity. 15 C currently. 14 Km/h Wind from East.
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” – Henry David Thoreau
“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” – Ansel Adams
Framing a bright emission region, this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula, the reddish glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust is also found in the 1959 catalog by astronomer Stewart Sharpless as Sh2-101. Nearly 70 […]