“Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.” – Robert Delaunay

Where are all of these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer is the constellation of Gemini. That is why the major meteor shower in December is known as the Geminids — because shower meteors all appear to come from a radiant toward Gemini. Three dimensionally, however, sand-sized debris […]

Cloudy today! With a high of 7C and a low of 7C. 83 Humidity. 6 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from South.

What happening above that volcano? Something very unusual — a volcanic light pillar. More typically, light pillars are caused by sunlight and so appear as a bright column that extends upward above a rising or setting Sun. Alternatively, other light pillars — some quite colorful — have been recorded above street and house lights. This […]

Mostly Cloudy today! With a high of 7C and a low of 7C. 82 Humidity. 8 C currently. 14 Km/h Wind from Northeast.

What is that light in the sky? Perhaps one of humanity’s more common questions, an answer may result from a few quick observations. For example — is it moving or blinking? If so, and if you live near a city, the answer is typically an airplane, since planes are so numerous and so few stars […]

Cloudy today! With a high of 10C and a low of 10C. 95 Humidity. 8 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from East.

“Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.” – Jean Rostand

Returning along its 6.4 year orbit, periodic comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) is caught in this telescopic frame from November 7. Sweeping past background stars in the constellation Gemini the comet’s dusty tail stretches toward the upper right to Upsilon Geminorum. Also known as Pollux, Beta Geminorum, Gemini’s brightest star, shines just off the upper left edge […]

Rain today! With a high of 8C and a low of 8C. 88 Humidity. 4 C currently. 13 Km/h Wind from Southwest.