“The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.” – Nikolai Gogol

Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. Colorful auroras erupted unexpectedly a few years ago, with green aurora appearing near the horizon and brilliant bands of red aurora blooming high overhead. A bright Moon lit the foreground of this picturesque scene, while familiar stars could be seen far in the distance. With planning, the careful astrophotographer […]

Showers today! With a high of 8C and a low of 8C. 67 Humidity. 9 C currently. 18 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

“I am an artist… I am here to live out loud.” – Emile Zola

“For the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature’s finest balm.” – Edwin Way Teale

The spiky stars in the foreground of this backyard telescopic frame are well within our own Milky Way Galaxy. But the two eye-catching galaxies lie far beyond the Milky Way, at a distance of over 300 million light-years. Their distorted appearance is due to gravitational tides as the pair engage in close encounters. Cataloged as […]

Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 8C and a low of 8C. 60 Humidity. 5 C currently. 23 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021, and took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on Sept. 10, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/m0Tkxh7

“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.” – Winston Churchill

“Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers – and never succeeding.” – Gian Carlo Menotti