American Museum of Natural History

Visited on Sunday - planetarium, butterfly conservatory, Space exploration area and the hall with models of whale and sea-life.

In the Planetarium - 'Journey to the Stars:

tilt seats below dome

big bang to supernova

dizzying journey 


The butterfly conservatory:

‘don’t move a muscle!’

children stand like statues

a butterfly lands

 spacesuit

ready-to-wear

photo op

Poetry and Science

Excellent short article by Ruth Padel.

My thoughts for what they're worth - 

Seeing the full moon in a clear sky on a cold night like last night can take the mind on a journey both poetic and scientific. I think the urges to understand and to express mystery have the same source - our endless curiosity and need to communicate and speculate.