Relax, calm your mind, and think of the night sky. What majestic celestial bodies can you see?
The stars appear to rotate around us in a predictable pattern. Do you recognize any constellations?
This bear is best known as Ursa Major, though cultures around the world have different names for the pattern of stars.
This grouping of stars, called the Big Dipper in the US and the Plough in the UK, forms the hind leg of Ursa Major.
The Northern Lights, also called aurora borealis, are a gorgeous atmospheric phenomenon caused by solar wind. Can you see any auroras where you are?
In Mozart's famous The Magic Flute, the Queen of the Night sings her first aria under an incredible dome of stars like this one.
This breathtaking photo shows the aurora borealis from orbit. Can you imagine living between the Earth and stars?
The moon lights up the night sky on most nights, but sometimes it's shrouded in shadows leaving only a sliver.
Do you think when Van Gogh saw these stars, he imagined that his depiction of a night sky would be one of the most famous paintings in the world?
Beyond the visible spectrum of light, there is infrared and ultraviolet radiation throughout the universe. What other cosmic wonders do you think we'll discover?
No matter where you are, the sun rises in the west every morning, bringing with it the sights, sounds, and smells of breakfast. Scroll to start your day!
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and a rejuvenating way to begin your day.
Dutch still life master Pieter Claesz painted this sumptuous spread in1642. Looks good enough to eat!
Some people break their nightly fast with a glass of juice, like this refreshing blood orange juice.
What do you eat for breakfast? Potato omelets like this one are a staple all over Spain.
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? The jury is still out, but many people believe it to be. Do you feel groggy or sluggish if you skip breakfast?
Eggs are served almost everywhere in the world and in a multiplicity of styles: over easy, hard boiled, scrambled, poached, and many more. How do you like your eggs?
In the late 1960s, the Black Panther Party began their Free Breakfast for Children program. They fed up to 10,000 children every day.
The breakfasts were also used as a forum for educating children and their families.
Akara is a popular type of West African fritter often eaten for breakfast. These deep-fried bean cakes are often served with ogi, a type of pudding.
Akara can be made with peppers, onions, and a variety of seasonings. Getting hungry?
Since the Renaissance, artists have enjoyed making optical illusions and putting minute, hidden details in their artwork. Sometimes these are easy to spot, other times, like in Hans Holbein the Younger's Two Ambassadors you need to look a little closer…
Looking at the painting, it's easy to be distracted by the rich objects and clothes on display, you might not have noticed this strange mark on floor between the ambassadors feet. But if you look at your screen from the top-right corner, you might be in for a fright!
The astronomical instruments are painted accurately, it's just a shame that many of them are incomplete. It's been suggested that this is because Holbein was using disassembled and partially broken ones from the workshop of Nicholas Kratzer as props.
There are many reasons for hiding details in artworks - flattering people, making jokes, or simply showing off your own skills as an artist. And if you were in any doubt that Rembrandt van Rijn painted The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, then just take a closer look…
The writing's on the wall! At the top of the picture is a little signature that appears to have been written on the wall behind the class, reading Rembrandt, 1632.
… and if you tilt your head to the left, you'll see the navel of the corpse is painted as a capital R.
Joris Hoefnagel was an illustrator of manuscripts known for his almost-lifelike renderings of plants and animals. Here, he decorates the a page of Georg Bocskay's calligraphy manual Mira calligraphiae monumenta with a flower that seems to pierce the page.
Turning over the parchment, the lettering and illustration of the previous page are just about visible. To this, Hoefnagel has added another detail of the stem. Bocskay's calligraphy may be beautiful, but art will always be more entertaining!
Gerard Houckgeest adds wit and levity to this scene of a whitewashed church interior by including a painted curtain and rail.
At the time, paintings were often hung behind curtain rails for protection from damage by light and dust. This little addition shows how Houckgeest can master both the grand architecture of the nave, and the intimate space of the owner's home.
A pile of papers, pamphlets and musical scores litter Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts' illusionistic painting of a letter rack. You can imagine doing a double take when you saw this hanging inside a private study.
Every single scrap of paper is incredibly detailed, covered with writing and miniature wax stamps that add to the realism of the painting. In fact, you might recognise that name on the etching…
… and in the top left corner behind a sheet of paper is a little comb - a small hint that you should go through this painting with a fine-toothed comb if you want to appreciate every detail!
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