“The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error.” – Voltaire

In this snapshot from November 18, the Full Moon was not far from Earth’s shadow. In skies over Sicily the brightest lunar phase was eclipsed by passing clouds though. The full moonlight was dimmed and momentarily diffracted by small but similar sized water droplets near the edges of the high thin clouds. The resulting iridescence […]

Rain today! With a high of 9C and a low of 9C. 89 Humidity. 7 C currently. 23 Km/h Wind from South.

Christopher Kraft, flight director during Project Mercury, works at his console inside the Flight Control area at Mercury Mission Control. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ruqi1P

“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.” – William Wordsworth

“Good design doesn’t date.” – Harry Seidler

Sweeping through northern predawn skies, on November 24 Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) was caught between two galaxies in this composite telescopic image. Sporting a greenish coma the comet’s dusty tail seems to harpoon the heart of NGC 4631 (top) also known as the Whale Galaxy. Of course NGC 4631 and NGC 4656 (bottom, aka the […]

Mostly Cloudy today! With a high of 2C and a low of 2C. 84 Humidity. 0 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas of this scene at two times of day on Nov. 16, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/31kC305

“One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe