Diary 121

Diary 121

Friday, July 17th

While I was busy enjoying my latest chat on BlogTalkRadio.com last night I discovered from the host, Mark Eddy, that a large and very beautiful comet was now easily visible by the naked eye from Earth.  That’s what this picture is. It’s called Neowise, and I don’t think it’s visible from Boston – cloud is a problem, for one thing. But I could be wrong. Certainly Jupiter has been astonishingly bright recently (less pollution because of less human activity).

This comet apparently has a coating of dust that is a remnant of the Big Bang itself. Astonishing celestial objects are always a good reminder that there’s more to creation than just ourselves.