“The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.” – Walt Whitman

From this vantage point about three quarters of a mile from planet Earth’s geographic South Pole, the December 4 eclipse of the Sun was seen as a partial eclipse. At maximum eclipse the New Moon blocked 90 percent of the solar disk. Of course, crews at the South Pole Telescope (left) and BICEP telescope (right) […]

Snow Showers today! With a high of 2C and a low of 2C. 92 Humidity. 2 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from West.

Snoopy, the Zero G Indicator for the Artemis I mission, was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 2 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3lPro4n

“My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.” – Agnes Martin

“Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.” – E. F. Schumacher

During polar day, in Arctic and Antarctic summer, the Sun stays above the horizon for periods of 24 hours or more. Recorded on December 4, this fisheye timelapse image tracks the Sun in multiple frames as it completes a circle in the summer sky above Union Glacier, Antarctica. Of course on that date, Union Glacier’s […]

Rain/Snow today! With a high of 3C and a low of 3C. 73 Humidity. 1 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from Southeast.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft onboard from Launch Complex 39A, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/30bclKR

“Vegetation is the basic instrument the creator uses to set all of nature in motion.” – Antoine Lavoisier