The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), located 210,000 light-years away, is one of the most dynamic and intricately detailed star-forming regions in space. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ysLYLI
“There is no forgiveness in nature.” – Ugo Betti
What’s happening to this cloud? Ice crystals in a distant cirrus cloud are acting like little floating prisms. Known informally as a fire rainbow for its flame-like appearance, a circumhorizon arc appears parallel to the horizon. For a circumhorizontal arc to be visible, the Sun must be at least 58 degrees high in a sky […]
Showers today! With a high of 18C and a low of 18C. 96 Humidity. 14 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia article of the day is Mary Shelley. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Mary Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein (1818), an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley, who drowned in […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 30, 2021: Autumn morning in the outskirts of Rakhiv. Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine. More Info
“Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
Rain today! With a high of 14C and a low of 14C. 93 Humidity. 13 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Are asteroids dangerous? Some are, but the likelihood of a dangerous asteroid striking the Earth during any given year is low. Because some past mass extinction events have been linked to asteroid impacts, however, humanity has made it a priority to find and catalog those asteroids that may one day affect life on Earth. Pictured […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 29, 2021: Flower of one Rudbeckia fulgida. An indestructible plant for a sunny spot in the garden. More Info