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Kaylyn Gibilterra
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🌃 City Stargazer

🪐 Astronomically accurate 3D printing
🤖 FCFL makerspace board member
🐙 Recurse Center alumn
👩🏻‍💻 Programmer by day

🌌 https://lterraspace.etsy.com
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Shout out to @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social and the podcast “Who Broke the Internet?” for motivating me to sit down and design these 🤴
jamespwest.bsky.social James West @jamespwest.bsky.social · Jun 14
Kaylyn Gibilterra, a 35-year-old made 3D-printed handheld cut-out heads of tech bosses—Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Gates. “It feels very much like we’ve gone back to like a Feudalist state regime,” she told me. “My goal is to hold them more accountable.”
June 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Really feel like I’m cooking with these protest signs. The organizers for this event understood the assignment

❌ NO KINGS ❌
Two stylized protest signs featuring black-and-white portraits of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, each wearing a bright gold crown with the words “NO KINGS” in bold black letters across the front. The artwork is graphic and layered, giving a handmade, 3D effect. The figures are displayed side by side against a neutral wall, with the crowns emphasizing the satirical critique of tech power and billionaire status.
June 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I found Mars AND Jupiter in the tiny sliver of sky between Times Square skyscrapers for the planetary alignment 🤩😭🔭🌃

#astrophotography
A view of the night sky framed by illuminated skyscrapers and bright advertisements in a bustling city setting. The image is taken from a low angle, capturing a dynamic urban perspective. The same cityscape as the first image, but with labels marking “Mars” and “Jupiter” in the night sky. The celestial objects are highlighted with yellow boxes, standing out against the bright urban environment.
January 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I am feeling really, really grateful to Bluesky existing and everyone that has put so much work into building this platform and bringing in community here.

With so many social media sites getting hostile and pro MAGA, I’m really appreciative that we can all be here.
January 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Does anyone have tips for how to physically print astrophotography? I have an Epson 8550 and have tested a few types of papers from Red River company but I haven’t found a great configuration yet.

Getting the stars to contrast well is haaaard 😅

🔭 #astrophotography
A photograph of a dark night sky featuring the constellation “Capricorn.” The stars are faint and set against a deep blue backdrop with a small portion of the image reflecting light. The caption reads, “Capricorn © Till Credner, AlltheSky.com.” A detailed photograph of the constellation “Taurus,” showing bright stars and a dense star cluster in the background. The caption reads, “Taurus © Akira Fujii/David Malin Images.” A photograph of a starry night sky with scattered stars visible against a dark blue background. The photo captures a serene, clear view of the stars. A photograph of the constellation “Aries” against a night sky transitioning to twilight, with a bright horizon and silhouetted trees. The caption reads, “Aries © Till Credner, AlltheSky.com.”
January 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I caught what is a nearly perfect shot of the Gemini constellation last night!!!
✨✨✨✨✨

In Brooklyn NYC?!

Hot take: light pollution makes constellation identification easier not harder 🌃🌌🔭
A clear night sky filled with scattered stars. The deep blue background is slightly illuminated, with faint clouds visible near the bottom right corner. The same night sky as the first image, now with bright yellow lines overlaying the stars to outline a constellation, making it identifiable. The faint clouds remain visible near the bottom right.
January 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Day 3 out of 4 catching a moon halo. This one features a surprising number of stars in the Leo constellation!

Follow for more moonbow hunting since apparently this is what I do now 😂🤩🔭
The moon shines brightly in a night sky with scattered clouds, surrounded by a subtle rainbow-like halo. Silhouetted tree branches frame the bottom of the image. The moon, surrounded by a vivid circular halo, is set against a cloudy night sky. A chain-link fence with barbed wire is visible in the foreground, adding a contrast to the celestial display.
January 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Do these also count as moonbows?

It’s not as stunning as the ones from two nights ago, but I’d title the first one “Pillars of Moonbows Creation” if these count 😆

(…hopefully someone else sees the reference too)

🔭
The moon shines through a cloudy night sky with a faint halo of refracted light. A dark, silhouetted tree and part of a roofline are visible at the bottom, adding depth to the scene. The moon is surrounded by a colorful circular halo in a cloudy night sky. In the foreground, silhouetted branches and the top of a brick building create a frame for the celestial view.
January 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Have you ever seen a full moon creating rainbows on the clouds around it? Because I had not and it’s surreal 🤯🌕🔭
A bright moon in a clear night sky with wispy clouds. A faint rainbow-like halo is visible around the moon, partially blending with the clouds. The moon surrounded by a vivid, colorful circular halo of refracted light. The clouds appear thicker and textured around the halo. A close-up of the moon encircled by a prominent rainbow-like halo, with the surrounding clouds creating a soft gradient effect in the night sky.
January 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I’m trying to follow the LA fires because my brother lives in Woodland Hills and is surrounded by them. 😩 But now news websites are completely unreadable, they have a few sentences of news and then spam ads?

How are others staying up to date on it? I’m genuinely lost
January 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Today’s the last day to vote for the planetary image of 2024 and ngl the Io shot is ✨incredible✨ to me (but vote as you please 😉)

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spacemarschall.net Dr. Raphael Marschall @spacemarschall.net · Dec 26
Final of ✨ #planetaryScience image of 2024 ✨ is here:

Mars vs. Io
or
inner vs. outer Solar System
or
largest volcano vs. most volcanically active

In the thread below, vote by ❤️ing the image you want to win.

🗳️ Voting ends on Monday, Dec. 30, at 4 p.m. CET/10 a.m. EST/7 a.m. PST/midnight JST. 🧪⚛️
Final machup with an icon of the Mars and Io images. Above the images it reads "Final - #PlanetaryScience Image of 2024". The image of Mars shows Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System, visible on the upper right. Another large Martian volcano is visible on the right horizon: Pavonis Mons. Several circular impact craters can be seen on the surface of the aptly named red planet. Impressively, this image was timed to capture the dark and doomed Martian moon Phobos, visible just left of center. The surface feature on the lower left, known as Orcus Patera, is unusual for its large size and oblong shape, and mysterious because the processes that created it still remain unknown. ESA's robotic Mars Express spacecraft was launched in 2003 and, among many notable science discoveries, bolstered evidence that Mars was once home to large bodies of water. Description from https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240909.html Credit: ESA/DLR-FUBerlin/Andrea Luck @andrealuck.bsky.social Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/53962162859/ More by Andrea Luck: https://www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/ The other image shows a true color image of Io as imaged by Juno on December 30, 2023 during its closest flyby. This is the closest a spacecraft got in the past 20 years. North is up and this side of Io faces Jupiter. The ↄ-shaped black spot is Loki Patera, to its north is the black spot Amaterasu Patera volcano and further north is the Dazhbog Patera also a black spot. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Io_imaged_by_Juno_spacecraft.png NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill, @kevinmgill.bsky.social
December 29, 2024 at 7:04 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I was accepted into the Bluesky Astronomy feed and it feels like such an honor 😆🤩

*big stretch before spamming all sorts of star things*
December 29, 2024 at 4:43 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I thought my first attempt at seeing a rocket launch was going to be a bust but it was actually preeeetty cool to see the rocket light up through the clouds 🚀🌌
December 29, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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@bot.astronomy.blue signup

I am working on a collection of stargazing products to encourage astronomy education and exploration! I would love to share my projects and findings with the Astronomy Education and broader groups! 🤩
A small 3D-printed model of a constellation is held up against a wall displaying various astrophotography prints. The constellation is gold with white star-like nodes, contrasting with the deep space backgrounds in the photographs. A hand holding a 3D-printed miniature model of Jupiter with brown and white stripes. In the background, there is a 3D printer and other planetary models, including Saturn and Earth, placed on a workbench. A display of glow-in-the-dark constellation magnets arranged on a circular card labeled “Astronomically Accurate Glow-in-the-Dark Constellation Magnets.” The setup includes an antique brass balance scale and a telescope on a wooden surface. A glowing green constellation model is held up in a dark, starry outdoor environment. The model’s glow contrasts against the faint outline of stars in the sky.
December 28, 2024 at 5:57 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I’m prototyping these 3D printed constellation cards where on one side you see a modern representation of it and the back has a historical one.

I love how the matching stars line up and you can compare what’s the same vs not…but this means that one side is mirrored. Will that be too confusing? 🤔
A close-up of a hand holding a copper-colored 3D-printed card featuring the constellation “Taurus.” The card has laser-etched details with labeled text “ARABIC AL SUFI” at the bottom and cutouts representing the stars in the constellation. A gold-colored version of the card is visible in the background. A similar copper-colored 3D-printed card featuring the constellation “Taurus,” with a textured finish. The text at the bottom reads “INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY UNION.” A gold-colored card, similar in design, is partially visible in the background.
December 22, 2024 at 11:38 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I made these little 3d printed Christmas ornaments for my company holiday party and I find it wild that when I asked ChatGPT to write the alt text for these two images it knew that the second was the glow in the dark frame without any context 🤯😍
A close-up of colorful 3D-printed ornaments. The ornament features a circular design with red, blue, and gold metallic segments, enclosed by a white frame. Multiple similar ornaments are stacked in plastic bags on a table. The same 3D-printed ornament shown in a dark setting. The white frame glows bright green in the dark, forming an illuminated outline of the circular design. A screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation showing two images of 3D-printed ornaments. The first image highlights a colorful ornament with red, blue, and gold metallic segments inside a white circular frame. The second image shows the same ornament glowing green in a dark setting. Below the images, there is descriptive alt text detailing the appearance of the ornaments. The screenshot includes the phone’s time at 21:28, a Wi-Fi connection icon, and a 19% battery level indicator.
December 16, 2024 at 2:30 AM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Hanging out at someone else’s 3D studio and daydreaming about having my own some day 😍🤩
A large industrial-grade 3D printer labeled “Builder Extreme 1500 PRO” in a workshop setting. The printer has a glass enclosure with visible print activity inside, and spools of filament stacked on top. Shelving and other equipment are visible in the background. A row of 3D printers on black metal shelves in a workshop or studio space. Above the shelves are various 3D-printed models, including abstract sculptures, busts, plants, and decorative objects. Filament spools and additional workshop tools are also visible.
December 15, 2024 at 11:54 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Ok here to brag because I just saw Taurus, the Pleiades, Orion, Gemini, Aries and Auriga without any tech in NYC 🤯 🌌 ✨
A clear night sky showing numerous stars against a dark background. There are faint trees visible in the bottom left corner. The same night sky as the first image, now annotated with labels for “Auriga,” “Taurus,” “Pleiades,” “Jupiter,” “Gemini,” and “Orion,” identifying specific constellations and celestial objects. The night sky image from before, further enhanced with drawn lines and arrows pointing to labeled celestial objects, including “Auriga,” “Taurus,” “Pleiades,” “Jupiter,” “Gemini,” and “Orion,” with constellation patterns outlined.
November 30, 2024 at 5:27 AM
kaylyn.bsky.social
I’ve been waiting for the democrats to announce they were fighting the election results and it hasn’t happened and I’m really, really, REALLY upset about it.

Genuinely what is going on
November 20, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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Last most historic vote of my life? 🙏

(PS: vote no on props 2-6 if you’re in NYC!)
A woman smiles and holds up an “I VOTED 2024” sticker in front of Union Square East in New York City. She is wearing white earbuds and has dark hair. The background includes trees and buildings against a clear blue sky.
November 5, 2024 at 2:54 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Weird self learning, but when someone has “coffee lover” of some sort in their bio…I always follow back 😂
November 4, 2024 at 3:14 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
Honestly, I’m pretty amazed anything works ever
A cluster of exposed wires hanging from the ceiling in a hallway with concrete block walls. The wires are bundled but frayed, with several white tags attached to different sections. Some of the wiring is covered in a black plastic bag, which is loosely wrapped around the bundle. A close-up view of the frayed bundle of wires hanging from the ceiling, with various colored wires exposed and tangled together. Several white tags are attached to the wires with handwritten labels, and parts of the wires are wrapped in a black plastic material. The image highlights the complex, disorganized state of the wiring.
November 2, 2024 at 8:14 PM
kaylyn.bsky.social
This weekend’s project is to see if I can create a 3D printed, super thin, magnetic photo holder.

I might be able to sell my zodiac stargazing kits at a store, but I need to keep the photos straight, and I can’t cover up the back. 🤔 🧵
A hand holding a decorative Capricorn-themed card in plastic packaging. The front of the card features a constellation-themed design with gold stars and accents, tied with a gold string. A blurred background shows a workspace with shelves, tools, and colorful spools of filament. The back of a Capricorn identification card held up by a hand. The text provides information about Capricorn’s position in the zodiac, its significance in mythology, and various cultural interpretations. Three small diagrams at the bottom illustrate different versions of the Capricorn constellation. In the background, a workspace with 3D printers, tools, and filament spools is partially visible.
October 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Reposted by Kaylyn Gibilterra
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October 25, 2024 at 9:02 AM
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Thread to track the decommissioning of these ultamakers for a set of 4 Bambu X1C’s at my makerspace. We just ordered them tonight 🔥🔥🔥

Will update as they arrive with photos of pure maker joy and higher quality 3D prints 😂
A workspace with multiple 3D printers. On the right, there is a Bambu Lab 3D printer with filament rolls loaded into an AMS system next to it. Several spools of filament are stored on a shelf above. The workspace has an organized setup, with additional tools and materials stored on shelves and in bins. A handwritten green ‘hello’ is drawn across the image. A row of five Ultimaker 3D printers is displayed on a workbench. Each printer appears to be connected and ready for operation, with additional filament and tools placed nearby. Spools of filament are stored both above on shelves and below the bench in open boxes. A handwritten red ‘goodbye’ is drawn across the image.
October 25, 2024 at 1:11 AM