Apollo 17 Astronauts Capture Iconic Blue Marble 50 Years Ago

This classic photograph of the Earth was taken on Dec. 7, 1972, by the crew of the final Apollo mission, Apollo 17, as they traveled toward the moon on their lunar landing mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/y9GWh2q

Daily dose of rhymes

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Nature quote of the day

“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” – Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Art Quote of the Day

“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain

NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula

A mere seven hundred light years from Earth, toward the constellation Aquarius, a sun-like star is dying. The dying star’s last few thousand years have produced the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), a well studied and nearby example of a Planetary Nebula, typical of this final phase of stellar evolution. Combining narrow band image data from emission lines of hydrogen atoms in red and oxygen atoms in blue-green hues, it shows tantalizing details of the Helix, including its bright inner region about 3 light-years across. The white dot at the Helix’s center is this Planetary Nebula’s hot, central star. A simple looking nebula at first glance, the Helix is now understood to have a surprisingly complex geometry. via NASA https://ift.tt/76b1aC4

Cloudy today!

Cloudy today! With a high of 3C and a low of 3C.
92 Humidity.
2 C currently.
10 Km/h Wind from
Southwest.