As seen by the Hubble and other telescopes, the Orion region of the sky is rich with beautiful red coloration. This is due to the presence of excited (ionized) hydrogen gas, which emits a prominent red spectral line. Thus:


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This morning I had one of the strangest and most powerful dreams I've ever had. I was inside a huge building where lots of other people were. Some of them and myself wanted to leave the building and quickly determined that the only way was on the ground floor. So we walked and walked and walked through the building, following endless stairs, ( Read more... )

What They Created Using Just Magnets And Marbles Will Leave You Hypnotized

Jacuzzi of Despair

Unforgettable images, unbelievable objects

This tree produces 40 different types of fruit (Science Alert)

http://sciencealert.com.au/news/20142107-25892.html


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“Heart of Earth,” by Joseph Payne BrennanNever forget: beneath your feet ( Read more... )

The Great Mother: “Red Roses,” by A. M. Stephens (taken from A. M. Stephens’ The Rosary of Pan [Toronto: McLelland & Stewart, Publishers, Ltd., 1923], p. 24 ( Read more... )

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/22/valeria-lukyanova_n_1444169.html

Meet Valeria Lukyanova, a 21-year-old Ukrainian model who has made herself up into a real-life Barbie. Thanks to Jezebel, we were made aware of Lukyanova's prolific web ( Read more... )

http://news.discovery.com/earth/spider-silk-embroidery-121901.html

WANT!!!!

Forgot to add that my new kitty has the loveliest ear-do I've ever seen in my life. There are long white hairs growing from the inside of her ears that are at least 2.5 inches long, and they naturally curl forward as if they'd been curled and set by a hair stylist. The people at PAWS Cat City, where I got her, never saw anything like it. Neither ( Read more... )

Here are a number of gorgeous videos that you may enjoy. Consider them tributes to whatever Gods and Goddesses there are of aesthetic pleasure:( Read more... )