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Cosmos NGC 253

The Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, or Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation.

Fats Navarro

Fats Navarro

Theodore “Fats” Navarro (September 24, 1923 – July 6, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He had a strong stylistic influence on many other players, including Clifford Brown. Navarro was born in Key West, Florida, United States, of Cuban, African,…

Blind Melon Jefferson

Blind Melon Jefferson

Lemon Henry “Blind Lemon” Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929) was an American blues and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the “Father of the Texas Blues“. Due mainly to his high-pitched voice and the originality of his guitar…

Happy Birthday Diego

“I SAW YOUR FACE IN THE MOON”                                        a poem dedicated to my son Diego.” As I drove down the lonely dark alley, huge billowing evening clouds Filled with Light, beaming in on my tears and hallowed…

Cosmos NGC 7380

NGC 7380 is a young open clusterof stars in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. The surrounding emission nebulosity is known colloquially as the Wizard Nebula, which spans an angle of 25′. German-born astronomer William Herschel included his sister’s discovery in his catalog, and labelled it H VIII.77. The…

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (Persian: محمدرضا شجريان; Persian pronunciation:[mohæmːæd ɾeˈzɒː ʃædʒæɾiˈɒːn], 23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian singer and master(Ostad) of Persian traditional music. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitarian activities.Shajarian started his singing career in 1959 at Radio Khorasan, rising to prominence in the 1960s with…

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