Cosmic Alignment – Venus, Jupiter and Moon

In the early evening sky just after sunset Venus is rising and Jupiter makes it's way east to disappear until later in the year. On March the 1st Jupiter and Venus will be very close to each other as they appear from Earth.The reality is they're millions of miles apart but how it looks from … Continue reading Cosmic Alignment – Venus, Jupiter and Moon

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Astro Pics – 2 Planets and a Cluster

The nights over the last few weeks have been quite clear over England with the weather being unseasonably dry. This always offers some wonderful night time views of the sky and I knew it was coming up to the time where Saturn and Jupiter were in the sky.Then last week I say that yellowy star … Continue reading Astro Pics – 2 Planets and a Cluster

The Cosmic Chronicles – The Living System

From the Earth, to the Sun and out towards the great interstellar unknown every object has it's story. All these things making up the universe, our solar system and life on Earth is as much a part of this great infinite clockwork. In fact the word Cosmos means the universe as a complex, ordered entity, … Continue reading The Cosmic Chronicles – The Living System

Solar System 10 things to know – Planetary Atmospheres

Atmospheres on planets vary as much as the planets do. Thick, thin, hot cold and some with vicious winds. https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/173904670439/solar-system-10-things-to-know-planetary Credit NASA Planet Simon Also find Planet Simon on Twitter Come and visit find me on my Planet Simon Facebook Page Find some of my pictures on Instagram Also look me up on: Pinterest Stumbledupon … Continue reading Solar System 10 things to know – Planetary Atmospheres

What would it look like if the other planets were where the moon is?

I've seen a few of these about but I thought it would be cool to share this with you bloggies becasue I found these on Tumblr and had to share them with you...   Pretty cool eh? Which one would you rather see in the sky? Planet Simon   Also find Planet Simon on Twitter Come … Continue reading What would it look like if the other planets were where the moon is?

Creating my Own Universe

I've been thinking about creating cover art and (hopefully) book covers for some time. The big thing with this is how to go about it, I couldn't work it out and I'm quite a creative person. That was until I read this from Christoper Doll: Drawing a spaceship a day Now, while I'm not drawing a … Continue reading Creating my Own Universe