Size of the Universe

Total Lunar Eclipse In Tajikistan

Southern Ocean Sky

Cassini Mission

Time-Lapse Milky Way

Powers of 10

Spinning and Singing

The universe spinning and singing
It's all for You!

Homemade Spacecraft

If Our Sun was a Pixel

If you reduced the sun to the size of a pixel on your computer screen, this is how big the larger stars would be in relation to our sun.

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.  (Genesis 1:16 KJV)

He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. (Psalms 147:4 ESV)

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Rosette and Polar Ring

Rosette Nebula

Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660

Click on the photo and zoom in to see the details.
Is not the handiwork of God beautiful?

A Call to Wonder

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:1-3 ESV)

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:15-17 ESV)

A Call to Wonder

An Insignificant Tiny Dot

The beauty and the awesome size of this nebula is mind boggling (click on the photo to see it in detail). We are but an insignificant tiny dot in the grand universe, yet significant in that the Creator is extremely interested and mindful of this little dot. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

The Sky in Motion

[source: www.theskyinmotion.com]

This 4-minute, time-lapse video is composed from a series of 7,000 images. Arcing through the sky in a stately reflection of planet Earth's own rotation are Moon, Sun, and stars. The sequence also features satellites and meteors streaking overhead, clouds moving along the horizon changing in a beautiful iridescence, and beaming crepuscular rays.

The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak;
Night after night they make him known.
They speak without a sound or word;
Their voice is never heard.
Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding.
It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.
The sun rises at one end of the heavens
and follows its course to the other end.
Nothing can hide from its heat.

The instructions of the Lord are perfect,
reviving the soul.
The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
The commandments of the Lord are right,
bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are clear,
giving insight for living.
Reverence for the Lord is pure,
lasting forever.
The laws of the Lord are true;
each one is fair.
They are more desirable than gold,
even the finest gold.
They are sweeter than honey,
even honey dripping from the comb.
They are a warning to your servant,
a great reward for those who obey them.

How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart?
Cleanse me from these hidden faults.
Keep your servant from deliberate sins!
Don’t let them control me.
Then I will be free of guilt
and innocent of great sin.

May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

(Psalm 19 NLT)

The Planets

The Planets, an eight-part BBC television series, is a comprehensive documentary about our solar system. I've seen a few documentaries about outer space, but this one, though a decade old, is one of the more captivating and awe-inspiring series I've seen.

1. Different Worlds
2. Moon
3. Terra Firma
4. Giants
5. Star
6. Atmosphere
7. Life
8. Destiny - Beyond the Sun

There are some facts stated in the film that I don't agree with, such as the fact that our world is billions of years old. At least, it should be stated as a theory. Other than that, the documentary gives us an appreciation and wonder of the awesome power that created the different worlds in our universe -- oh how it humbles us! It makes me think of the Psalm of David:

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
(Psalms 8 ESV)