I awoke to my birthday this morning and was presented a beautiful card my 10 year old daughter Maia made for me. The Jupiter, M66 and Saturn were sketched from pictures she saw in the book “Astronomical Sketching”.
Best birthday present yet!
Thia
A Daughter’s Gift
Happy Birthday! And, I agree. That is a fantastic birthday present! It probably is the best ever. It’s also well executed. I particularly like the festoons in the band of Jupiter.
Thia,
How wonderful is that? There is nothing quite so good as an astronomical birthday card to make your day. Very nice art work by Maia.
Happy birthday.
Frank 🙂
What a great birthday present … and well sketched too !!!
Happy Birthday.
Mike
Thanks everyone for your Birthday wishes. What a special day it was!
Thia
I’ve been lurking here for some time… This card got me to sign up just so I could reply. That card is absolutely beautiful, in more ways than one.
Marty
Thank you for the comment Marty. Maia putt so much effort into that card as she knows astronomy is my passion. She is my treasure
BTW, is Maia named after the Plead?
Marty
Yes, she is, but she does not have 7 sister!
That’s wonderful! She’ll be able to point to the sky and say “I was named after that tiny star in the middle of that cluster” for the rest of her life! There are very few astronomical objects I’d want to name a child after, but the Pleiades is a beautiful star cluster, and Maia is a beautiful name…
Marty