Wikipedia article of the day is Raiders of the Lost Ark. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It stars Harrison Ford (pictured), Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, […]
“Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.” – William Cowper
Taken on mission sol 180 (August 22) this sharp image from a Hazard Camera on the Perseverance rover looks out across a rock strewn floor of Jezero crater on Mars. At 52.5 centimeters (21 inches) in diameter, one of the rover’s steerable front wheels is at lower left in the frame. Near center is a […]
Light Rain today! With a high of 16C and a low of 16C. 88 Humidity. 14 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from West.
Wikipedia article of the day is William Lyon Mackenzie. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and aligned with Reformers. Dundee-born, Mackenzie emigrated to York, […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 28, 2021: Cracked skin of a Aesculus. More Info
Contamination control engineers in a clean room at the Goddard Space Flight Center evaluate a propellant tank before it is installed in our Europa Clipper spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/3BjwBXK
“Nature was my kindergarten.” – William Christopher Handy
Showers today! With a high of 18C and a low of 18C. 90 Humidity. 13 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from West.
Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Also known as vdB 142, seen on the left the cosmic elephant’s trunk is over 20 light-years long. Removed by digital […]