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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Comet-like plumes are blowing over the volcanic peaks of Mount Etna in this wintry mountain-and-skyscape from planet Earth. The stacked and blended combination of individual exposures recorded during the cold night of January 23, also capture naked-eye Comet ZTF just above Etna's snowy slopes. Of course increasing sunlight and the solar wind are responsible for the comet's greenish coma and broad dusty tail. This weekend Comet ZTF is dashing across northern skies between north star Polaris and the Big Dipper. From a dark site you can only just spot it as a fuzzy patch though. That's still an impressive achievement if you consider you are gazing at a visitor from the distant Oort cloud with your own eyes. But binoculars or a small telescope will make for an even more enjoyable view of this Comet ZTF in the coming days. Comet ZTF Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD

Photo by Dario Giannobile

mossy rock
lying so still
wet with dew

Pain and suffering
is thy name.
Routine for you,
for us not a game.

We were young
and full of smiles.
I went away to sea,
over 1000 miles.

I returned to her,
dressed in navy styles
and was blessed,
with 1000 smiles.

The years have passed,
it's been a while,
but I still love,
your 1000 smiles.

The time is now,
amongst our fears.
I think of you,
having 1000 tears.

A team of archaeologists in London recently uncovered a stunning 1300-year-old gold and gemstone necklace. This necklace is believed to have been crafted in the Anglo-Saxon period and is said to be a "once-in-a-lifetime" find. It is thought to have been a symbol of high status and wealth. It probably belonged to an elite woman who wanted to “show off” her new Christian identity"........ Read more

If I were to write
of a trip to the stars,
a planetary venture,
to Venus and Mars,

My heart would race,
as we began to lift off.
A bumpy ride, Not,
so, I'll only scoff.

broken branch
deformed limb
comes the spring

No longer the dreams,
our life's memories gone.
I will remember her,
writing lyrics for a song.

From out the night,
I'm alone with you.
My hearts, a joy,
with something new.

Here I write,
at 4 AM,
words aflame,
no Haw or Hem.

When I awake,
will I recall,
this blessed feeling,
large and small?

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

The current darling of the northern night, Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF is captured in this telescopic image from a dark sky location at June Lake, California. Of course Comet ZTF has been growing brighter in recent days, headed for its closest approach to Earth on February 1. But this view was recorded on January 23, very close to the time planet Earth crossed the orbital plane of long-period Comet ZTF. The comet's broad, whitish dust tail is still curved and fanned out away from the Sun as Comet ZTF sweeps along its orbit. Due to perspective near the orbital plane crossing, components of the fanned out dust tail appear on both sides of the comet's green tinted coma though, to lend Comet ZTF a visually striking (left) anti-tail. Buffeted by solar activity the comet's narrower ion tail also streams away from the coma diagonally to the right, across the nearly three degree wide field of view.

Photo by Dan Bartlett

What thoughts, I have,
about love, lost today.
No matter her memories,
here I will stay.

Stay with her now,
until that day,
when she has gone,
with emotions, at bay.

So grand yesterday,
something new.
Having lunch
alone, with you.