Beautiful waning crescent moon this morning, nestled up to Antares in the heart of Scorpio. Two minute stack. #astrophoto #seestar #lunar #moon #scorpio

I think it’s time to stop saying things like “Trump launched a war without asking Congress” and start saying “Congress allowed the President to go to war without consequences.” Congress is abdicating; hold them accountable as well as the prez.

In Feb 2007, New Horizons passed Jupiter & its active moon Io. ⚛️ In this nice montage, Jupiter was captured in 3 bands of infrared light making the Great Red Spot look white.🧪 Io is digitally superposed in natural color, showing an ongoing eruption.🔭 ➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap08010... #science 1/3

Good clear night here in #Vermont with temps expected to drop to -3°F. Thankful for the glorious moon shining down on the snow-laden meadow. #astrophoto #lunar #moon

So the President’s son-in-law’s father, our Ambassador to France (our nation’s oldest ally) is no longer allowed to meet with French officials because he ignored the most important duty of an ambassador. It will take us a generation (at least) to repair the damage of this past year.

Posting in honor of Galileo’s 462nd birthday! As Newton is supposed to have said: we see farther because we stand upon the shoulders of giants. #astrophoto #history #science #telescope

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So good. @kajakallas.bsky.social is all of us.

A beautiful late-winter day here in #Vermont with very little cloud activity. A few sunspots to see this morning. The solar array is exporting to the #grid Enjoy your day!! #seestar #astrophoto

Seems like a good time to recirculate the story of the crust punk bartender who immediately kicked out Nazis. I've seen it around a bunch of times, but it seems especially relevant now. I'd appreciate if anyone knows the original source.

This is a real timelapse video of the Moon transiting in front of the Earth. It was captured by the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft in November 2022 while flying at it's furthest point from the Earth. The video covers about 3.75 hours of real time. 🔭🧪

@balint.house.gov telling the truth - the Epstein Class is “a bunch of sick fucks.” Yes!!!

WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.” (From @dropsitenews.com )

Nice sunspot activity today. Last week’s large cluster is still visible off to the far right-hand side of the image. #astrophoto #seestar #solar #sunspot

That sunspot cluster from earlier in the week continues to make its way across the solar disk (today Thursday 11AM eastern US time). AA4366. The biggest spot is about five Earth diameters wide. #aa4366 #sunspot #astrophoto

Behold the difference. (May need to tap the image to see the next story). UK has the same issues as us but at least they are doing less to protect powerful men who rape kids.

The big sunspot cluster is making its way across the solar disk. It should remain in view for a few more days. #astrophoto

Great cluster of sunspots this morning. This is the AR4366 eruption, including the most intense class (X) of solar flares. Another bright and crystal-clear day in Vermont. #seestar #astrophoto #vermont

A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.

Last night’s moonlit meadow. 3-second exposure.

“The wild is not the opposite of cultivated; it is the opposite of the controlled.” — Wendell Berry

See you there today with @joanhalifax.bsky.social and @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social and Christiana Figueres. Remember that being compassionate does not mean apathy, nor does peaceful mean indifferent. Online. Free. 1pm Eastern

First night of equatorial mount with the scope. This allows for longer imaging sessions. Yes, that’s a nighttime photo; the moon is lighting up the snow-covered meadow. 3-second exposure #astrophoto #seestar #vermont #moonlight

Last night did not disappoint. So glad for the era of digital telescopes, because it’s warm in the kitchen while the scope does all the hard work and it’s-4°F outside. 3-minute video stack #astrophoto #seestar #vermont

Another nearly spotless day on the sun. And here down below in #vermont it’s about 5°F and a little windy. #astrophoto #seestar #solar

Good morning, Bluesky! From the frigid, downright arctic Vermont dawn. Don’t know what the temp is, and no need to go look; suffice to say that polarfleece pants are insufficient in this wind to keep out there more than a few minutes. #sunrise #vermont

Good night, Bluesky! Keep looking up. #seestar #Astrophoto #vermont #lunar

Cold night for sure. Glad the #seestar can be outside without me! Great lunar evening. #astrophoto #vermont

Pretty much no active sunspots on our side right now. Cold here in #vermont , will take more than this to get all that fresh snow to melt! #astrophoto #solar #seestar

Maybe just one moment of beauty to forget the anger of the world for a moment. The moon, above the cold and sorrowful night, to curtain the shameful day. Love to Minnesota.

Going to -7°F this evening. Still worth being out for this delicate crescent moon 🌙! Stay warm, friends! #astrophoto #moon #lunar #vermont

Amazing speech by PM Carney at Davos. Please read! Many images from @timothysnyder.bsky.social and others spread throughout, and - so refreshing - a spirit of both realism and hope!

These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.

This morning’s visitor A very stoic observer #owl #vermont

This is what happens when your elected officials consider empathy to be a weakness instead of a strength. Thank you @michaelemann.bsky.social for the heads up

New York City turned OUT. @handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️

The moon this morning, silently sailing above the last, fleeting clouds from last night’s ice storm. #vermont #seestar #astrophoto #lunar

An extremely powerful statement from clergy, that to bear witness we must stand between the powers of this world and those who are vulnerable. ❤️

Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.

Thank you @vermontgmg.bsky.social Garrett Graff

Who leads us is less important than what leads us.

Bravo to the Financial Times for calling it out when they see it.

I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...

Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so. snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...

Your activism will be even more important this year. Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026

M42, the Great Nebula in Orion. Short (15-minute) exposure #astrophoto #seestar #vermont

Crisp night for this big bright moon illuminating the snow-dusted landscape this evening Vermont. #astrophoto #moon #lunar #vermont

Going to be a cold one this evening. If it’s clear where you are, take a look up tonight at the nearly-full moon! #astrophoto #moon #vermont

Don't let naysayers fool you: Batteries added to grid now cost little: At $70/kWh-pack & $140/kWh-system, 11.2 GW of 4-h batt (current level on CAISO grid) w/15-y life, w/2025 demand 208,576 GWh, cost only 0.2 c/kWh extra: 100c/$ x $140/kWh-st x 11.2 GW-st x 4h/(208600GWh-el/y x 15y)=0.2 c/kWh-el

The Pleiades on a recent (and aggravatingly rare) clear evening. About 25 minutes. One of the joys of winter, offsetting the cold days, is we have the luxurious hibernal constellations to hold us till Spring! #astrophoto #pleiades #taurus #seestar #vermont