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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Is the heart and soul of our Galaxy located in Cassiopeia? Possibly not, but that is where two bright emission nebulas nicknamed Heart and Soul can be found. The Heart Nebula, officially dubbed IC 1805 and visible in the featured image on the upper right, has a shape reminiscent of a classical heart symbol. The shape is perhaps fitting for Valentine's Day. The Soul Nebula is officially designated IC 1871 and is visible on the lower left. Both nebulas shine brightly in the red light of energized hydrogen, one of three colors shown in this three-color montage. Light takes about 6,000 years to reach us from these nebulas, which together span roughly 300 light years. Studies of stars and clusters like those found in the Heart and Soul nebulas have focused on how massive stars form and how they affect their environment.

Photo by Juan Lozano de Haro

Ravishing, is the word,
I see in thine eyes,
hiding the passion,
which I can't realize.

There is a joy,
I now, clearly see,
of your love for another.
I know it's not me.

I am undeserving
of any love, today,
for my love, forsaken,
has now gone away.

Do you remember the moment,
the first time we met.
I am trying hard to,
but I seemed to now forget.

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Before the day is over.
Before the Sun has set,
I will be thinking of you,
with memories, I won't forget.

Do you have time to tomorrow,
to spend some with me
or will you still remember?
I will wait and see.

I loved you when we married,
I still love you today,
even though you don't know me,
You are forever in my memory.

Who in the World,
said, "nothing is free?"
You have your imagination,
belonging only to thee.

You can always travel,
to those faraway lands,
finding many adventures,
on cool, white sand.

Exploring jungles,
many animals to see,
in your dreams,
where they'll be.

Pick up a magazine
or a photography book,
searching the pages
of the photographs took.

You will find your
own story to tell,
about all the travels,
through Glen and Dell.

A current, swirling eddies,
under the Willow tree,
carrying my love
back to thee.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

No, Comet ZTF is not going to hit Mars. Nicknamed the Green Comet for its bright green coma, C/2022 E3 (ZTF) did, however, pass almost in front of the much-more distant planet a few days ago, very near in time to when the featured picture was taken. The two sky icons were here captured behind a famous Earth icon -- the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Italian Alps with a picturesque peak. Both the foreground and background images were taken on the same evening by the same camera and from the same location. The comet's white dust tail is visible to the right of the green coma, while the light blue ion tail trails towards the top of the image. Orange Mars is well in front of the numerous background stars as well as the dark nebula Barnard 22 to its lower right. Although Mars remains visible in the evening sky for the next few months, Comet ZTF has already begun to fade as it returns to the outer Solar System. Comet ZTF Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD

Photo by Donato Lioce

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When I am old
and gone away,
will you remember me,
when you pray?

Last night I sat with my wife,
she looked at me saying,
"Are you married?"
Yes, I am, my heart swaying.

"Where is she?", was said.
You're my wife, I did say.
She beamed, with her smile,
"I'm so happy, I like you today."

Being with her, my desire,
to remain close to her.
She's alone, in her mind,
it must be lonely, there.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

When do cloud bottoms appear like bubbles? Normally, cloud bottoms are flat. This is because moist warm air that rises and cools will condense into water droplets at a specific temperature, which usually corresponds to a very specific height. As water droplets grow, an opaque cloud forms. Under some conditions, however, cloud pockets can develop that contain large droplets of water or ice that fall into clear air as they evaporate. Such pockets may occur in turbulent air near a thunderstorm. Resulting mammatus clouds can appear especially dramatic if sunlit from the side. The mammatus clouds pictured here were photographed over Hastings, Nebraska during 2004 June.

Tell me, if you can,
directions to a better life.
A place of loving care,
where flowers bloom
and songbirds will sing,
Spring, Summer and Fall.
Flowers growing aside
a garden path, scented
with a sweet perfume.