Mainz main cemetery

Three views of the tomb of Betty and her husband Franz Philipp Schott. The old crematorium from 1903, built by the architect Josef Hassinger, is located directly at the entrance to Mainz’s main cemetery at Saarstrasse, close to the university. It was in operation until 2010. A row of so-called portal crypts (Portalgruften), which are … Read more

Wiesbaden north cemetery

The tomb of John Goldenberg (*24.08.1832 †27.09.1882) in the early morning with the gatekeeper’s house and the main portal in the background and of the officer and writer Alfred Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden (*04.07.1848 in Stuttgart †18.04.1887 in Wiesbaden) and his wife Lucy Fleischer (*26.06.1880 †24.05.1913). Another view of the toimb of Alfred Adelmann von Adelmannsfeldenand … Read more

more stuff from above

04.04.2025: The Moon was 373.700 km from Earth on Friday, 04.04.2025 13:23 UTC and appeared at an angle of 31°58′ when a Wizz Air Airbus 321-231 (flight WMT716) flew past it at an altitude of 34.000 ft (10.360m) and a distance of about 15 km from the camera. The aircraft with the registration HA-LXC was … Read more

c/2022 e3

Comet C/2022 E3 is the greenish diffuse streak to the right of (a), taken on 10.02.2023 at 20:01 UTC in the constellation Taurus. It was of rather modest appearance.(b) = Mars. Next to (c) is COSPAR 2010-043D = NORAD 37155, a Russian Briz-KM rocket upper stage that was launched from Plesetsk on 08.09.2010 and deployed … Read more

starlink satellite trains

Starlink is a constellation of 7,078 (as of 01.03.2025) satellites in low earth orbit that provide internet services worldwide, especially in remote areas. The first satellites were launched in 2019 and the constellation continues to grow to this day. It is not clear how many operational units the owner (Starlink Services LLC) intends to put … Read more