“My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.” – Agnes Martin

“Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.” – E. F. Schumacher

During polar day, in Arctic and Antarctic summer, the Sun stays above the horizon for periods of 24 hours or more. Recorded on December 4, this fisheye timelapse image tracks the Sun in multiple frames as it completes a circle in the summer sky above Union Glacier, Antarctica. Of course on that date, Union Glacier’s […]

Rain/Snow today! With a high of 3C and a low of 3C. 73 Humidity. 1 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from Southeast.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft onboard from Launch Complex 39A, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/30bclKR

“Vegetation is the basic instrument the creator uses to set all of nature in motion.” – Antoine Lavoisier

“One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.” – Georgia O’Keeffe

Few were able to stand in the Moon’s shadow and watch the December 4 total eclipse of the Sun. Determined by celestial mechanics and not geographical boundaries, the narrow path of totality tracked across planet Earth’s relatively inaccessible southernmost continent. Still, some enthusiastic and well-insulated eclipse chasers were rewarded with the dazzling spectacle in Antarctica’s […]

PM Rain/Snow today! With a high of 4C and a low of 4C. 90 Humidity. 3 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

This stunning image captures a small region on the edge of the inky Coalsack Nebula, or Caldwell 99. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Z4XbCU