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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Is this a spiral galaxy? No. Actually, it is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the largest satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The LMC is classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy because of its normally chaotic appearance. In this deep and wide exposure, however, the full extent of the LMC becomes visible. Surprisingly, during longer exposures, the LMC begins to resemble a barred spiral galaxy. The Large Magellanic Cloud lies only about 180,000 light-years distant towards the constellation of the Dolphinfish (Dorado). Spanning about 15,000 light-years, the LMC was the site of SN1987A, the brightest and closest supernova in modern times. Together with the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), the LMC can be seen in Earth's southern hemisphere with the unaided eye. Your Sky Surprise: What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (post 1995)

Photo by Yuri BeletskyCarnegieLas Campanas ObservatoryTWAN

A beautiful morning
of a wonderful day.
Great to see you
hearing, "Happy Tuesday".

"Fran Ruhl’s family received a startling letter from the Iowa Department of Human Services four weeks after she died in January 2022 ~ The letter got right to the point: Iowa’s Medicaid program had spent $226,611.35 for Ruhl’s health care, and the government was entitled to recoup that money from her estate, including nearly any assets she owned or had a share in. If a spouse or disabled child survived Ruhl, the collection could be delayed until after their death, but the money would still be owed ~ The notice said the family had 30 days to respond" Read more.

Words, pour forth,
from out my brain.
Describing it,
as a runaway train.

No reason to,
no rhyme to make,
words flow freely,
mine to take.

Put the words,
into a sack,
return to the sender,
no postage back.

Crazy words, echo,
I cannot see,
I don't know,
if they're from me.

Find the day.
Take it back.
Select another,
a different tack.

What light pokes,
through the morning haze?
A greyish sheet,
with a tear, streaking,
across the broad expanse.

A light, a brilliant source,
to bring forth, joy,
lessening remorse.
the greyness,
will still cling,
to all we see,
amongst the living.

You speak of senseless things.
What fare have they wrought,
spewing words, without facts,
what battles, yet to be fought.

When did this change occur?
Why is lying the norm?
Where is the Golden Rule,
is there an impending storm?

Morality is degraded, now,
this needs to change.
The current question is,
how can we rearrange?

It was good,
to see you today,
in spite of being
30 feet away.

No matter the reason,
I can't explain why,
a familiar face
which catches my eye.

You stopped by later,
saying "Good morning, hello,"
a delightful surprise,
for this old fellow.

Spawn of Satan,
you have cast our spell,
upon a loved one,
doing it quite well.

I sat by my wife,
she wants me to stay
with her,
every second, every day.

Time, slowly passes,
the swearing begins,
"I hate you, you SOB,
never want to see you again."

How does a beautiful person,
change so quickly, this way?
Such hateful emotions,
I should just go away.

Cumulus clouds,
extend to the land,
bringing darkness.
It's raining again.

A little sunshine,
to warm the air,
would be a change,
to the grey winter fare.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

It was visible around the world. The sunset conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in 2012 was visible almost no matter where you lived on Earth. Anyone on the planet with a clear western horizon at sunset could see them. Pictured here in 2012, a creative photographer traveled away from the town lights of Szubin, Poland to image a near closest approach of the two planets. The bright planets were then separated only by three degrees and his daughter struck a humorous pose. A faint red sunset still glowed in the background. Jupiter and Venus are together again this month after sunset, passing within a degree of each other about a week ago. Jupiter & Venus Conjunction Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD

Photo by Marek NikodemPPSAE

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

What are those two bright spots? Planets. A few days ago, the two brightest planets in the night sky passed within a single degree of each other in what is termed a conjunction. Visible just after sunset in much of the world, the two bright spots were Jupiter (left) and Venus (right). The featured image was taken near closest approach from Cirica, Sicily, Italy. The week before, Venus was rising higher in the sunset sky to meet the dropping Jupiter. Now they have switched places. Of course, Venus remains much closer to both the Sun and the Earth than Jupiter -- the apparent closeness between the planets in the sky of Earth was only angular. You can still see the popular pair for an hour or so after sunset this month although they continue to separate, and Jupiter continues to set earlier each night. Jupiter & Venus Conjunction Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD

Photo by Giovanni Tumino

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