“Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life.” – Michael Korda

It is difficult to hide a galaxy behind a cluster of galaxies. The closer cluster’s gravity will act like a huge lens, pulling images of the distant galaxy around the sides and greatly distorting them. This is just the case observed in the featured image recently re-processed image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The cluster […]

Sunny today! With a high of 25C and a low of 25C. 78 Humidity. 13 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from South.

“The work of art is a scream of freedom.” – Christo

“To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.” – Edmund Burke

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 […]