“If Botticelli were alive today he’d be working for Vogue.” – Peter Ustinov

“Tears are the summer showers to the soul.” – Alfred Austin

Sometimes falling ice crystals make the atmosphere into a giant lens causing arcs and halos to appear around the Sun or Moon. One Saturday night in 2012 was just such a time near Madrid, Spain, where a winter sky displayed not only a bright Moon but four rare lunar halos. The brightest object, near the […]

Cloudy today! With a high of 12C and a low of 12C. 67 Humidity. 9 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from South.

“It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.” – Abu Bakr

“Art is anything people do with distinction.” – Louis Dudek

Every Full Moon of 2021 shines in this year-spanning astrophoto project, a composite portrait of the familiar lunar nearside at each brightest lunar phase. Arranged by moonth, the year progresses in stripes beginning at the top. Taken with the same camera and lens the stripes are from Full Moon images all combined at the same […]

Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 13C and a low of 13C. 81 Humidity. 9 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from South.

“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.” – Henry Ward Beecher

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” – Francis Bacon