“If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.” – Hal Borland

The Gum Nebula is so large and close it is actually hard to see. This interstellar expanse of glowing hydrogen gas frequently evades notice because it spans 35 degrees — over 70 full Moons — while much of it is quite dim. This featured spectacular 90-degree wide mosaic, however, was designed to be both wide […]

Rain today! With a high of 21C and a low of 21C. 96 Humidity. 16 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from South.

“Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.” – William Shakespeare

“I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.” – Barbara Hepworth

What caused this outburst of V838 Mon? For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon’s outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became one of the brighter stars in the Milky Way Galaxy in early 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it shrunk and faded. A stellar flash like this had never been seen before […]

Scattered Thunderstorms today! With a high of 27C and a low of 27C. 90 Humidity. 16 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

“And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro’ nature, moulding men.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

“A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.” – Joshua Reynolds

Simultaneous images from four cameras were combined to construct this atmospheric predawn skyscape. The cooperative astro-panorama captures all the planets of the Solar System, just before sunrise on June 24. That foggy morning found innermost planet Mercury close to the horizon but just visible against the twilight, below and left of brilliant Venus. Along with […]