iIsabella Tabacchi
FuturaSciences
2023-02-09
ASTRONOMY - Nacreous Clouds over Lapland
2023 February 9
Image Credit & Copyright: Dennis Lehtonen
Explanation: Vivid and lustrous, wafting iridescent waves of color wash across this skyscape from Kilpisjärvi, Finland. Known as nacreous clouds or mother-of-pearl clouds, they are rare. But their unforgettable appearance was captured looking south at 69 degrees north latitude at sunset on January 24. A type of polar stratospheric cloud, they form when unusually cold temperatures in the usually cloudless lower stratosphere form ice crystals. Still sunlit at altitudes of around 15 to 25 kilometers, the clouds can diffract sunlight even after sunset and just before the dawn.
PORTUGAL - MONUMENTOS PORTUGUESES NO MUNDO - Igreja do Bom Jesus (Índia)
Esta igreja situa-se em Goa, região que esteve sob domínio português durante 4 séculos. Foi mandada erigir pela Companhia de Jesus, e foi erguida em apenas 9 anos, um recorde de construção para a época.
A igreja tem um interior incrível, com destaque para o chão de mármore com pedras preciosas incrustadas, e para o túmulo de São Francisco Xavier, que ficou conhecido como o Apóstolo do Oriente.
VortexMag
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FRANCE - BEAUX SITES - Les châteaux cathares
Crédit photo : Shutterstock – Veronika Kovalenko
Positionnés sur les hauteurs des Corbières, les châteaux cathares se situe au cœur des régions où le « catharisme » était le plus fort. Pourtant, beaucoup de ces châteaux n’ont en réalité aucun lien avec la dissidence religieuse. Mais leur beauté, elle, est incontestable.
GenerationVoyage
FRANCE - PAYS BASQUE - Beaux villages - Ustaritz
Crédit Photo : Shutterstock – Natoe
Si vous souhaitez essayer la pelote basque, autant le faire dans sa capitale !
Le village d’Ustaritz aurait créé ce sport mythique. Si ce n’est par souci d’avoir une preuve concrète, la commune célèbre cette activité avec ferveur. Avec son école renommée, le Kapito-Harri, vous pourrez découvrir la pelote basque aux côtés de professionnels.
Le château Lota vaut également le détour. Classé aux « Monuments Historiques », il s’agit du centre culturel du Pays basque.
GenerationVoyage
ASTRONOMY - In the Heart of the Rosette Nebula
2023 February 6
Image Credit & Copyright: Lyman Insley
Explanation: In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only a few million years ago. The featured image taken in mid-January using multiple exposures and very specific colors of Sulfur (shaded red), Hydrogen (green), and Oxygen (blue), captures the central region in tremendous detail. A hot wind of particles streams away from the cluster stars and contributes to an already complex menagerie of gas and dust filaments while slowly evacuating the cluster center. The Rosette Nebula's center measures about 50 light-years across, lies about 5,200 light-years away, and is visible with binoculars towards the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros).
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