Views of York (2)

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Messier 3 (aka NGC5272) is a large globular cluster. It is estimated to contain approximately half a million stars. it…

Horus was one of the most significant of the ancient Egyptian gods. He was usually depicted as a falcon headed…

Had spent most of the day working at home. The garden had been reasonably quiet during the day with the…

5051 Drysllwyn Castle is an example of the GWR 4-6-0 Castle class, which was an updated version of their earlier…

The cult of the goddess Bastet originated in lower Egypt and was centred around the city of Bubastis in the…

Some pictures taken on a visit to the Butterfly House at the Natural History Museum in London

I always like photographing the moon. It is such a wonderful mixture of contrasts. Here are a couple of photographs…

This red breccia figure from the British Museum is of the Egyptian goddess Taweret. She is usually portrayed as a…