Comet dust rained down on planet Earth last week, streaking through dark skies in the annual Perseid meteor shower. The featured picture is a composite of many images taken from the same location over the peak night of the Perseids. The umbrella was not needed as a shield from meteors, since they almost entirely evaporate […]
PM Thunderstorms today! With a high of 29C and a low of 29C. 84 Humidity. 20 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Northeast.
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 15, 2021: Polish Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29A Fulcrum at ILA Berlin Air Show 2016. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Shaw and Crompton. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Shaw and Crompton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, containing the town of Shaw. Formerly known as Crompton, the parish lies at the edge of the South Pennines, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Manchester. There […]
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Stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy are scattered through this eye-catching field of view. From the early hours after midnight on August 13, the 30 second exposure of the night sky over Busko-Zdroj, Poland records the colorful and bright trail of a Perseid meteor. Seen near the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower […]
Sunny today! With a high of 29C and a low of 29C. 76 Humidity. 19 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from Southeast.
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 14, 2021: View of three volcanoes (Avachinsky, Koryaksky, and Kozelsky) on Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Ring ouzel. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a medium-sized thrush, breeding mainly in Europe. Males are mostly black with a white crescent across the breast, females are browner and duller than males, and young birds may lack chest markings. A high-altitude bird, it […]