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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Mons Rumker, a 70 kilometer wide complex of volcanic domes, rises some 1100 meters above the vast, smooth lunar mare known as Oceanus Procellarum, the Ocean of Storms. Daylight came to the area late last month. The lunar terminator, the shadow line between night and day, runs diagonally across the left side in this telescopic close-up of a waxing gibbous Moon from November 27. China's Chang'e-5 mission landing site is also in the frame. The probe's lander-ascender combination touch down on the lunar surface within a region right of center and north of Mons Rumker's domes on December 1. On December 3 the ascender left the Ocean of Storms carrying 2 kilograms of lunar material for return to planet Earth.

Photo by Jean-Yves Letellier

The measure of a man,
is here now, to see,
how greed and corruption
will take your Soul from thee.

Sadness, sadness, you are back again,
though you never left me, my old friend.
You let me know, over and over, again,
About the hurt in our World, on end.

Was it a downpour or just rain?
Does it matter? Must I explain?
It may be a synapse in my brain
Or my next step to becoming insane.

Here I am now,
I cannot foresee
what will happen
to an oldster like me.

Dial 1 800 406 8119,
belonged to a good friend of mine.
You could call him for help any day.
He would answer the phone and would say,
don't take any wooden nickels or tarnished dime
for if you do you will be not a friend of mine.

Donald J Trump,
known World wide around
as a nasty, old lump
or P. O. T. U. S. the clown

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

A bright spiral galaxy of the northern sky, Messier 63 is nearby, about 30 million light-years distant toward the loyal constellation Canes Venatici. Also cataloged as NGC 5055, the majestic island universe is nearly 100,000 light-years across, about the size of our own Milky Way. Its bright core and majestic spiral arms lend the galaxy its popular name, The Sunflower Galaxy, while this exceptionally deep exposure also follows faint, arcing star streams far into the galaxy's halo. Extending nearly 180,000 light-years from the galactic center the star streams are likely remnants of tidally disrupted satellites of M63. Other satellite galaxies of M63 can be spotted in this remarkable wide-field image, made with a small telescope, including five newly identified faint dwarf galaxies, which could contribute to M63's star streams in the next few billion years.

Photo by Fabian Neyer

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I wanted to caress
her aching heart,
with many a hug,
would be my part,
but separation of 6 feet,
makes it difficult to do,
so a virtual hug
comes from my heart to you.

What was it like, when there were
no cars?
When the Gods we worshipped, were
Venus, Jupiter and Mars.
Would you wonder, what a strange
World was out there,
Or just be indifferent and continue being
so unaware?
All of the years, which have passed through
those ancient eyes,
were there questions, unanswered and
left to surmise?
Don't you wonder now, how we
became so unwise?

If what I write
or what I say
will make a difference,
when on your way,
I will, then rejoice
on this beautiful day.
I made a difference
and there it will stay.