The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, M33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel Galaxy or just the Triangulum Galaxy. M33 is over 50,000 light-years in diameter, third largest in the Local Group of galaxies after the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), and our own Milky Way. About 3 million light-years from the […]
AM Clouds/PM Sun today! With a high of 6C and a low of 6C. 100 Humidity. 2 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from East.
“The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.” – Orson Welles
“Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut, that held its ground.” – David Icke
NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by interstellar dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud. This telescopic close-up spans about two full moons on the sky or […]
Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 8C and a low of 8C. 81 Humidity. 2 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southeast.
During its 36th low pass over Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of striking cloud bands and swirls in the giant planet’s mid-southern latitudes. via NASA https://ift.tt/31Td4B7
During its 36th low pass over Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of striking cloud bands and swirls in the giant planet’s mid-southern latitudes. via NASA https://ift.tt/31Td4B7
“America forms the longest and straightest bone in the earth’s skeleton.” – Ellsworth Huntington
Many think it is just a myth. Others think it is true but its cause isn’t known. Adventurers pride themselves on having seen it. It’s a green flash from the Sun. The truth is the green flash does exist and its cause is well understood. Just as the setting Sun disappears completely from view, a […]