“An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will.” – Willem de Kooning

“An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will.” – Willem de Kooning

“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” – H. P. Lovecraft

“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” – H. P. Lovecraft

“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” – H. P. Lovecraft

It’s easy to get lost following the intricate, looping, twisting filaments in this detailed image of supernova remnant Simeis 147. Also cataloged as Sharpless 2-240 it goes by the popular nickname, the Spaghetti Nebula. Seen toward the boundary of the constellations Taurus and Auriga, it covers nearly 3 degrees or 6 full moons on the […]

Sunny today! With a high of 6C and a low of 6C. 92 Humidity. -3 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from Northeast.

Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174. via NASA https://ift.tt/3fhevfX

“All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.” – Iris Murdoch

What does Comet Leonard look like up close? Although we can’t go there, imaging the comet’s coma and inner tails through a small telescope gives us a good idea. As the name implies, the ion tail is made of ionized gas — gas energized by ultraviolet light from the Sun and pushed outward by the […]