wanted to draw some bulbas

OH LAWD HE CLAUDIN

I love when a job posting lists 3+ offices as the location, but the role is apparently not remote eligible.

Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) This one was a doozy! I am not a morning person and it required a 4am alarm. Although, the moment I stepped outside and could see the Milky Way core, it was worth it. It took me over a week to figure out stacking/processing. #Astrophotography #Space

Messier 3. A globular cluster containing about 500,000 stars. It doesn’t have a cool “common name” and I find that sad. That means we get to name it, right? Submissions are open until May 8th. I’ll publish the best one in my very unscientific journal. #Astrophotography #Space #Astronomy 🔭

Normalize not slamming your hotel room door.

For the first time in forever, I wrote something on my website: Messing around with star spikes in my space photos. tylermartin.dev/diffraction-... #astrophotography

I love a clear night.

A test shot of Centaurus A (Caldwell 77). A big, bright, weird galaxy that is usually better suited for southern hemisphere viewing but I’m far enough south here to catch it low in the sky in April/May. #Astrophotography #Space 🔭

Don’t mind me. Just staying up late to catch a glimpse of Centaurus A and Omega Centauri from the northern hemisphere. I saw them. Now I sleep. Good night. 🔭

The moon is a fun target to test my new refractor (ZenithStar 61) on while I wait for clearer and darker skies. Just aiming this thing is tricky compared to the ball head I used with my 135mm. #Astrophotography #Photography #Moon

the images of earth from artemis ii are absolutely gorgeous

Last night’s “Pink Moon,” which is apparently just what we call a full moon in April. It wasn’t actually pink, but through the magic of editing I have delivered on the promise. It’s rising over the Rincon Mountains in Tucson. #AstroPhotography #Photography #Moon

Swapping forums for Discord is one of the dumbest things we’ve ever done as a species.

The Leo Triplet: M65 M66 NGC 3628 - The Hamburger Galaxy. Look closely and you can see its tidal tail: a trail of stars and gas extending into space as a result of gravitational forces from nearby galaxies. About 5 hours of integration at 135mm. #Astrophotography #Space #Science #SonyAlpha 🔭

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My first galaxy season with a tracker and lens longer than 50mm. 🔭 This unassuming wide field shot gets more interesting the longer you look. This is Markarian’s Chain. Part of the Virgo Cluster. ~55 million light years from us. #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Spacesky More details 🧵:

A Grin Without a Cat #Moon #Photography #Spaceky #PhotoSky

A star cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. Look near the bottom left and you’ll spot NGC 4565, the Needle Galaxy. 3 hours of integration over 2 nights. I designed and 3D printed a diffraction mask in an attempt to get Hubble-like star spikes. It worked! #astrophotography #space #astronomy

The dealers are getting high on their own supply.

Your Mom-Class Star Destroyer

Spent half of my day trying to figure out what was fork bombing my computer. Turns out it was Docker. Beware v4.58.0 on Mac. After a downgrade, it seems to be ok.

The space posting will continue until morale improves.

Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, is a nearby cluster of young stars. This was taken on a clear night, so why the clouds? The cluster is passing through the Taurus Molecular Cloud, the nearest star-forming region to Earth. 37 minutes of total exposure time at 135mm on my Sony a7 IV. #astronomy #space

It blows my mind that I can just point my camera at the sky and take a picture of a nebula, or another galaxy, or another planet. Space is so cool. Anyway, here’s the California Nebula taken from my backyard a few nights ago. #astronomy #space #astrophotography

The world never did find out how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Toostie Pop.

Andromeda from my backyard. 📷 Sony a7 IV, 135mm ⏱️ 200x 3.2s stacked exposures #astrophotography #space #astronomy

Comet Lemmon with a vintage lens. #photography #astronomy

Testing is for droids.

Tron: Ares is a midsterpiece.

I’m sorry, but Liquid Glass absolutely slaps.

Art by prolific German illustrator Alfred Kelsner

I found a hidden Mickey in my yard. #Disney #Tucson #DesertPhotography

I’m not really jiving with the way Bluesky handles its Following feed. It aggressively reloads if I dare do something else on my phone for a few minutes. Am I missing something? It seems like there’s not a good way to browse the chronological posts of people I follow.

If you see this, post a #castle 🏰

All three of the main ligers from Zoids: Genesis. All three shot with a Helios 44M lens. If you could only pilot one of the Genesis Ligers, which would you choose? #Zoids #ToyPhotography #Photography #anime #gunpla

What’s a poster you had in your room growing up?

The Hayate Liger from Zoids Genesis. This is my custom painted ZA model. Shot with a vintage Helios 44M lens.

I'd rather have water, thanks.

Vega Obscura and the Berserk Fury. The main antagonists of the Zoids New Century Zero anime. This is Kotobukiya HMM model kit. All effects were done in camera. Micro LED for the eye, iPad for the background. #Photography #Zoids #Anime #Gunpla

Here’s a user story for all you product designers out there: As a user I want your product or service to be there when I ask for it and leave me alone otherwise.

I’m so over two factor authentication.

You want my honest, spiciest Star Wars takes? Here’s one: I enjoyed The Rise of Skywalker. In a perfect world I’d prefer a do-over, but I can enjoy it for what it is. I genuinely love the “Rey Skywalker” thing. The Sith Eternal concept and fleet are neat. Dorito Tie FTW. Adam Driver.

It’s very hard to tell if I’m just getting old and grumpy, or if AI is destroying my enthusiasm for technology.

Van & Fiona Enjoying the View. Zoid: HMM Blade Liger AB Bang Version by Kotobukiya. #ToyPhotography #Zoids #Gunpla

Zeke! The loyal Organoid from Zoids Chaotic Century. This figure is from the Kotobukiya HMM Blade Liger AB Bang Version, but the background is the original Tomy model box. #ToyPhotography #Photography #Zoids

I have friends everywhere.

I cannot overstate how good Andor is. Especially this week’s arc. The writing is next level. The acting is top notch. It’s the first Star Wars show I’d recommend to people who don’t care about Star Wars. Can’t wait for next week.