“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.” – Winston Churchill

Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the northern springtime constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth’s sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur imagers in favor of other Leo spiral galaxies, like M66 and M65. It’s hard to overlook in this […]

Showers today! With a high of 16C and a low of 16C. 87 Humidity. 11 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Black holes are hard to find. They have such strong gravity that light can’t escape them, so scientists must rely on clues from their surroundings to find them. via NASA https://ift.tt/8AHMPVy

“The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.” – Hannah Arendt

“When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration.” – Edward Steichen

The early morning planet parade continues. Visible the world over, the planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn have been lining up in the pre-dawn sky since mid-April. In the featured image taken last month, these planets were captured over the Step Pyramid of Djoser, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the Saqqara necropolis of […]

Thunderstorms today! With a high of 18C and a low of 18C. 80 Humidity. 9 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from Southeast.

May 2-6, 2022, is Teacher Appreciation Week! At NASA, we know the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. via NASA https://ift.tt/WNhYUT5

“Art is nature speeded up and God slowed down.” – Malcolm de Chazal