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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Why would a small part of the Sun appear slightly dark? Visible is a close-up picture of sunspots, depressions on the Sun's surface that are slightly cooler and less bright than the rest of the Sun. The Sun's complex magnetic field creates these cool regions by inhibiting hot material from entering the spots. Sunspots can be larger than the Earth and typically last for about a week. Part of active region AR 3297 crossing the Sun in early May, the large lower sunspot is spanned by an impressive light bridge of hot and suspended solar gas. This high-resolution picture also shows clearly that the Sun's surface is a bubbling carpet of separate cells of hot gas. These cells are known as granules. A solar granule is about 1000 kilometers across and lasts for only about 15 minutes. Your Sky Surprise: What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (post 1995)

Photo by Mark Johnston

If you rode a white horse,
to Benberry Cross,
did you do it on purpose,
or were you lost?

I look,
I see,
a reflection,
of someone,
with old hair.
What stories,
that old head,
could tell.

The time draws nigh,
changes will soon occur,
as life moves on,
from chore to chore.

Time pours through,
porous glass,
no matter what,
time will still pass.

Having too much time,
on one's hands,
when boredom creeps in,
with the shifting sands.

Before The End,
attacks at night,
there is still time,
to stand and fight.

Fight for your rights.
to make choices
which affect your
life's happiness.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Most photographs don't adequately portray the magnificence of the Sun's corona. Seeing the corona first-hand during a total solar eclipse is unparalleled. The human eye can adapt to see coronal features and extent that average cameras usually cannot. Welcome, however, to the digital age. The featured image digitally combined short and long exposures taken in Exmouth, Australia that were processed to highlight faint and extended features in the corona during the total solar eclipse that occurred in April of 2023. Clearly visible are intricate layers and glowing caustics of an ever changing mixture of hot gas and magnetic fields in the Sun's corona. Looping prominences appear bright pink just past the Sun's edge. Images taken seconds before and after the total eclipse show glimpses of the background Sun known as Baily's Beads and diamond ring effect. The next total solar eclipse will cross North America in April of 2024. Total Solar Eclipse of 2023 April Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD

Photo by Reinhold Wittich

Rambling brambles,
Blackberries, too.
Stickers, a lot,
Scratches, a few.

Does the morning light,
breaking at dawn,
appear as sunbeams,
across the dewy lawn?

May I tell you,
how I feel,
when I'm around you?

My spirit will fly,
when you are near.
My heart beats faster.
I love your smile,
your brown eyes, too,
for you are the only one,
I will see.

All the pleasure,
I would give you,
makes my life,
a beautiful event.
What else is love,
a time of wonder,
when two souls,
connect in life,
and so, it goes.
I love you.

How fortunate, it is
to be loved,
by so many.
Not saying it's me,
but the feeling,
must be indescribable.

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