When Galaxies Collide
Here’s a fascinating photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows many thousands of galaxies, including two that are apparently close to colliding, and many others that are almost as old as … Read more
General
Some real details (gps used,
Some real details (gps used, program used, etc.) about how this was accomplished would be interesting, but it’s a neat photo nonetheless. If it wasn’t done as described in the caption, then I … Read more
Picture a Bright Blue Ball
just spinning, spinnin free, Dizzy with eternity. Yeah, I know, I was burned out on that song myself. Still, Throwing Stones is a powerful, still relevant song, and the imagery conveyed by the … Read more
It’s Like Thunder, Lightning
One of the few things I miss about the midwest (besides family) are the late spring and early summer thunder storms. Towering clouds, building up all day, explode with a blindingly bright, deafeningly … Read more
Take Another Look
Just the thing for Monday: an exploration of The Principles of Artistic Illusions. This site, enriched with many illustrative examples, reviews a few classic Escher works as well as exploring the general topic … Read more
Digital Gramophone
From Tom comes word of yet another example of the limitless creativity and cleverness which serve as hallmarks of the human race. To be honest, I’m not 100 percent convinced this isn’t a … Read more
