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The latest #DrWho ep is creepy as all get-out.

The Zooniverse is a wonderful citizen-science platform and I've participated in many of their projects. I can highly recommend them.

"Seed Corn Must Not Be Ground" final lithograph of Käthe Kollwitz, 1942. The death of her son in WW1 and death of her grandson in WW2 obviously profoundly affected the artist. This print reflects the theme of a mother protecting their children from the horrors of war #WomensArt

My image from last night of NGC 4565, aka the Needle Galaxy or Berenice's Hair Clip, taken with my Unistellar Odyssey. A large spiral galaxy seen edge-on, it lies about 40 million miles from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair). #astrophotography

Why, I’s practically next door.

Thanks for putting yourself forward once again, sir.

"Ellie" (ELE: extinction-level event) doesn't always come from the sky. ☹️

I was today years old when I discovered that saffron comes from a domesticated variety of crocus. Actually, it takes a huge number of crocus flowers to harvest (by hand) saffron in any quantity, which is why it is so expensive.

I’m with Boston.

In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere. @hcrichardson.bsky.social #paulrevere #boston250

From last night, NGC 3344, a 10th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy in Leo Minor, ~22 million light-years away. Half an hour with my Unistellar Odyssey from Bortle 8.5 NYC. #astrophotography #Unistellar #astronomy

Image I took Sunday night with #Unistellar Odyssey, 18 min. of 4-second exposures of NGC 3521, a mag. ~10 spiral galaxy in southern Leo. It's called a flocculent spiral because its arms are less well defined than a grand design spiral such as M81 or our own Milky Way. #astrophotography

My image of the so-called pink Moon from this morning (Oct. 14), taken with my Seestar S30 from my window. #moon #pinkmoon #astronomy

Image I took last night with #Unistellar Odyssey, 18 min. of 4-second exposures of NGC 3521, a mag. ~10 spiral galaxy in southern Leo. It's called a flocculent spiral because its arms are less well defined than a grand design spiral such as M81 or our own Milky Way. #astrophotography

Dystopian technology vision of the day: The world lies in darkness, the power grid failed, drained because everyone instructed a chatbot to create their own AI action figure/avatar....which they can no longer even access. Might make a good Black Mirror ep....

When in Mexico last year for the eclipse, I used my Seestar S50 to image Omega Centauri, the most splendid globular star cluster visible from Earth. In NYC it clears our southern horizon by a few degrees, but I have never seen it from here. #astrophotography #seestar #zwo

When in Mexico last year for the eclipse, I used my Seestar S50 to image Omega Centauri, the most splendid globular star cluster visible from Earth. In NYC it clears our southern horizon by a few degrees, but I have never seen it from here. #astrophotography #seestar #zwo

NGC 4216, a large,edge-on spiral galaxy, lies ~55 million light-years away in Virgo. It's flanked by smaller galaxies NGC 4206 and NGC 4222. 15 minutes of stacked 4-second exposures taken with my Unistellar Odyssey from Queens, NY; tweaked in Photoshop. #astrophotography #unistellar

NGC 4216, a large,edge-on spiral galaxy, lies ~55 million light-years away in Virgo. It's flanked by smaller galaxies NGC 4206 and NGC 4222. 15 minutes of stacked 4-second exposures taken with my Unistellar Odyssey from Queens, NY; tweaked in Photoshop. #astrophotography #unistellar

"They're eating the nest eggs! They're eating the 401(k)'s!"

My review of the #Unistellar Odyssey Pro smart telescope: www.pcmag.com/reviews/unis... It's good at imaging faint objects, colors were bright but sometimes off, and downloading FITS files was problematic. The digital eyepiece nearly doubles the price over the base model.

Good to make new friends in Cusco, Peru! Actually, these ladies, dressed in colorful Quechua garb, let you be photographed holding a baby alpaca in exchange for a small contribution. #cusco #peru #alpaca #quechua #inca #andes

JFK -BOG - CUS

The first royal tomb found in Egypt in more than a century! I believe I saw Thutmose II’s mummy, which had likely been removed from the tomb centuries ago, in the mummy room in the Egyptian Museum.

in honor of president’s day, i would like a new one.

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.

This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.

Happy World Radio Day 2025! 73 de AA2TH #hamradio #worldradioday

For my Pennsylvania friends. (I enjoyed it, too.)

Hear, hear.

Here is a shot of the Running Man Nebula in Orion that I took with the Unistellar Odyssey, 15 minutes of stacked 4-second exposures. It is located just north of the famed Orion Nebula.

A favorite non-Messier galaxy, NGC 2903, a mag 9 barred spiral in Leo. 52 minutes of 10-second frames with my Seestar S50 from Bortle 8.5 NYC, processed in Siril and Photoshop. The galaxy, around 31 million light-years away, is similar in size and structure to the Milky Way.

It started snowing heavily around 8 p.m. in NYC, and there are ~3 inches on the ground. It's turned into sleet. What’s on the ground is perfect snowball consistency—I threw a couple of them myself, practicing my pitching skills. Some kids nearby seemed to be having a battle royale.

Recognize this song? Here it is performed by the great Chilean singer, Victor Jara. I had never heard it sung in Spanish before. #LasCasitasDelBarrioAlto #LittleBoxes #VictorJara www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU7b...

Rose is a real power of example to me (I knew her from another social media site from which we have both since left)--although our stories are totally different, we have two very important things in common. It is shameful that her story has been disappeared from the NASA site.

A PSA from a top photography educator on the importance of digitizing your photo prints to disaster-proof them. youtu.be/d8N7dNBl2tA

DOGGO: Department of Gross Government Overreach

If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

The planet Venus is currently visible in full daylight, above and a little to the left of the thin crescent Moon, in our late afternoon sky. #astronomy #astrophotography #Venus #Moon #iPhone

This is what peak masculinity looks like in 2025

Trump's first 48 hours is such a disaster, FEMA should be called in.