Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Movement Rabbi at the Movement for Reform Judaism

Conversations between Muslims and Jews are still possible. But we must not blame all Muslims and all Jews for the behaviour of Hamas or the Israeli government. We must continue to protest, not against Muslims or Jews, but for peace.

The Invisible Magic Friend in the form of a burning bush says so.

https://mega.nz/file/871wUKxQ#q-whCOQKo6y2HdhjaQpLgCqa2wSPbhBo6WIhqGqKyw4

M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy

Yet another clear night in Southend last night. Hurrah!

Unfortunately it was also a full moon. Boohoo.

Fortunately, it’s nearly summer and the moon was low in the sky.

To see why the full moon is low in the sky in summer, have a look here.

So I set to work taking snaps of the Whirlpool galaxy. 5s exposures are distinctly unimpressive of this 30m ly distant object.

However, if you take over 300 of them, and get a computer to stack the images, it looks a bit better.

That’s probably close to the limit of what I can achieve with my current equipment. Others have really gone to town. This is what 10 DAYS of imaging can get you.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230811.html

Or if you happen to have a telescope in space.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220613.html