On Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at 2:12 ET a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite is slated to lift off on a mission to observe Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/3EOwaXQ
“God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals, and thinks in man.” – Arthur Young
Here is one of the most famous pictures from the Moon — but digitally reversed. Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969 and soon thereafter many pictures were taken, including an iconic picture of Buzz Aldrin taken by Neil Armstrong. The original image captured not only the magnificent desolation of an unfamiliar world, but […]
Cloudy today! With a high of 19C and a low of 19C. 84 Humidity. 16 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from South.
Wikipedia picture of the day on September 27, 2021: View of Hohenbeilstein castle (on top) and of the Unteres Schloss (below) in Beilstein, Germany. The Unteres Schloss is a listed villa built from 1906 to 1908 in historicist style. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Transandinomys. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Transandinomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae—a grouping of medium-sized, soft-furred rice rats. It includes two species—T. bolivaris and T. talamancae—found in forests from Honduras in Central America to southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela in South America. The […]
“Happiness is the natural flower of duty.” – Phillips Brooks
How did a round star create this square nebula? No one is quite sure. The round star, known as MWC 922 and possibly part of a multiple star system, appears at the center of the Red Square Nebula. The featured image combines infrared exposures from the Hale Telescope on Mt. Palomar in California, and the […]
Heavy Thunderstorms today! With a high of 21C and a low of 21C. 81 Humidity. 17 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southeast.
Wikipedia picture of the day on September 26, 2021: A JR East 205-600 series 4-car EMU on the Nikko Line. More Info