SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a large reflecting telescope into the stratosphere. The ability of the airborne facility to climb above about 99 percent of Earth’s infrared-blocking atmosphere has allowed researchers to observe from almost anywhere over the planet. On a science mission flying deep […]
Mostly Cloudy today! With a high of 28C and a low of 28C. 74 Humidity. 17 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from South.
As NASA’s Juno mission completed its 43rd close flyby of Jupiter on July 5, 2022, its JunoCam instrument captured this striking view of vortices — hurricane-like spiral wind patterns — near the planet’s north pole. via NASA https://ift.tt/Y9fk1Ty
“Time will pass and seasons will come and go.” – Roy Bean
“Art is too serious to be taken seriously.” – Ad Reinhardt
An ancient tree seems to reach out and touch Earth’s North Celestial Pole in this well-planned night skyscape. Consecutive exposures for the timelapse composition were recorded with a camera fixed to a tripod in the Yiwu Desert Poplar Forests in northwest Xinjiang, China. The graceful star trail arcs reflect Earth’s daily rotation around its axis. […]
Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 28C and a low of 28C. 56 Humidity. 17 C currently. 13 Km/h Wind from Northeast.
“Every song is like a painting.” – Dick Dale
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” – Anton Chekhov
This moon made quite an entrance. Typically, a moonrise is quiet and serene. Taking a few minutes to fully peek above the horizon, Earth’s largest orbital companion can remain relatively obscure until it rises high in the nighttime sky. About a week ago, however, and despite being only half lit by the Sun, this rising […]