Chris R
@lazjen.bsky.social
Interests in Astrophotography, Space, Cats, Nature, Environment, RPGs, EVs, 3D Printing, Tech and more.
Banner image is Moth and Titania, brother and sister. Abyssinian cats.
Banner image is Moth and Titania, brother and sister. Abyssinian cats.
This week's tragedy: dishwasher died. Although it didn't have the decency to emphatically die, but to limp on a bit giving false hope that I might have been able to fix it. And thereby waste hours trying to do so.
In positive news, the new dishwasher arrives Monday and the old one will be recycled.
In positive news, the new dishwasher arrives Monday and the old one will be recycled.
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This week's tragedy: dishwasher died. Although it didn't have the decency to emphatically die, but to limp on a bit giving false hope that I might have been able to fix it. And thereby waste hours trying to do so.
In positive news, the new dishwasher arrives Monday and the old one will be recycled.
In positive news, the new dishwasher arrives Monday and the old one will be recycled.
We had a storm this afternoon and when I went outside after I saw this little guy on the door. Nothing to give scale in the pic but I think he was maybe 5 cm long, maybe less?
#frogs
#frogs
October 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We had a storm this afternoon and when I went outside after I saw this little guy on the door. Nothing to give scale in the pic but I think he was maybe 5 cm long, maybe less?
#frogs
#frogs
October 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Had to mediate here as the top part of the cat pram is prime position and Moth was already there. So Ti chose to stand on top of it in protest. Of course Moth tried to bite her. After things settled a bit, I managed to get this shot.
#cats
#cats
October 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Had to mediate here as the top part of the cat pram is prime position and Moth was already there. So Ti chose to stand on top of it in protest. Of course Moth tried to bite her. After things settled a bit, I managed to get this shot.
#cats
#cats
Not a glamorous shot, but poor Ti has done something to her tail. Vet at first thought it was an abscess, but no bite marks. It's likely to be bruising, as she has a great habit of rearranging boxes, etc - we think one fell on her tail. Got some medicine to help and it's starting to look better.
October 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Not a glamorous shot, but poor Ti has done something to her tail. Vet at first thought it was an abscess, but no bite marks. It's likely to be bruising, as she has a great habit of rearranging boxes, etc - we think one fell on her tail. Got some medicine to help and it's starting to look better.
October 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
October 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Someone got a bit self conscious when the camera came out. I was trying to get a photo or video of him cleaning his face. Moth wins this round.
#cats #catsofbluesky
#cats #catsofbluesky
October 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Someone got a bit self conscious when the camera came out. I was trying to get a photo or video of him cleaning his face. Moth wins this round.
#cats #catsofbluesky
#cats #catsofbluesky
NGC6888, Crescent Nebula. This is just one night's data. I intend adding a lot more over time. It's only RGB for now, but I intend doing a mix with Ha and OIII to bring out the nebula more. Will need to add to it next year.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography
September 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NGC6888, Crescent Nebula. This is just one night's data. I intend adding a lot more over time. It's only RGB for now, but I intend doing a mix with Ha and OIII to bring out the nebula more. Will need to add to it next year.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography
September 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today's entertainment was a snake in the house. I got alerted to it with Ti (one of our cats) scrabbling around trying to get to it within the bookcases. I only saw the tail of it before it went for cover. Much action followed as we wondered what the snake was and if it was dangerous. 1/...
September 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Today's entertainment was a snake in the house. I got alerted to it with Ti (one of our cats) scrabbling around trying to get to it within the bookcases. I only saw the tail of it before it went for cover. Much action followed as we wondered what the snake was and if it was dangerous. 1/...
If you're an Australian citizen, I'd encourage you to sign this petition: www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/... It's for the "National Legislation for Light Pollution Regulation and Dark Sky Preservation". One reason to do this is to help astronomers and astrophotographers.
#astronomy #astrophotography
#astronomy #astrophotography
August 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If you're an Australian citizen, I'd encourage you to sign this petition: www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/... It's for the "National Legislation for Light Pollution Regulation and Dark Sky Preservation". One reason to do this is to help astronomers and astrophotographers.
#astronomy #astrophotography
#astronomy #astrophotography
August 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Earthquake here about an hour ago. Minor shaking. The way some of the trees moved was interesting like a repeated shudder. Got the alert moments before I felt/saw things. In the time in took for me to register what was happening, it was over. A 5.2 magnitude centered between Goomeri and Kilkivan.
August 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Earthquake here about an hour ago. Minor shaking. The way some of the trees moved was interesting like a repeated shudder. Got the alert moments before I felt/saw things. In the time in took for me to register what was happening, it was over. A 5.2 magnitude centered between Goomeri and Kilkivan.
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038. This is a reprocess of data I got in 2024. It's one of the images that will be going into my club's 2026 Calendar.
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038. This is a reprocess of data I got in 2024. It's one of the images that will be going into my club's 2026 Calendar.
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Reposted by Chris R
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
Another day in Australia:
Shower, get out, towel down, look in the mirror and see a huntsman on your body, give a startled cry and "fucking spiders", brush it off and continue...
Shower, get out, towel down, look in the mirror and see a huntsman on your body, give a startled cry and "fucking spiders", brush it off and continue...
July 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Another day in Australia:
Shower, get out, towel down, look in the mirror and see a huntsman on your body, give a startled cry and "fucking spiders", brush it off and continue...
Shower, get out, towel down, look in the mirror and see a huntsman on your body, give a startled cry and "fucking spiders", brush it off and continue...
Older data from 2021, the M8 nebula image has been processed using the HOS palette (Red=Ha, Green=OIII and Blue=SII). I had to remove the stars as they looked quite horrendous in the image, and unfortunately I do not have appropriate RGB data to replace them, so it's starless only. #astrophotography
July 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Older data from 2021, the M8 nebula image has been processed using the HOS palette (Red=Ha, Green=OIII and Blue=SII). I had to remove the stars as they looked quite horrendous in the image, and unfortunately I do not have appropriate RGB data to replace them, so it's starless only. #astrophotography
NGC 6188, Rim Nebula aka Fighting Dragons of Ara, in SHO (Hubble) palette, with RGB stars. Resized to 10% of the original. About 20 hours of data, taken from the dome in my backyard.
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
NGC 6188, Rim Nebula aka Fighting Dragons of Ara, in SHO (Hubble) palette, with RGB stars. Resized to 10% of the original. About 20 hours of data, taken from the dome in my backyard.
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
And the place itself is lit up like a Christmas tree. Even worse light pollution shown within the article. Sigh.
A lodging in New South Wales has become the first to be internationally recognised as "dark-sky" accommodation, where visitors can take in the wonders of a clear night sky with little light pollution.
Australia's first 'dark-sky' accommodation sparks hopes of tourism boom
A lodging in New South Wales has become the first to be internationally recognised as "dark-sky" accommodation, where visitors can take in the wonders of a clear night sky with little light pollution.
www.abc.net.au
July 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
And the place itself is lit up like a Christmas tree. Even worse light pollution shown within the article. Sigh.
NGC6188, Rim Nebula in Starless HSS - Ha mapped to Red, SII mapped to Green and Blue. Taken from my backyard dome over the last 3 nights. I recently saw this mapping done while I was searching Astrobin, so I thought I would give it a go.
#astrophotography #astronomy
#astrophotography #astronomy
July 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
NGC6188, Rim Nebula in Starless HSS - Ha mapped to Red, SII mapped to Green and Blue. Taken from my backyard dome over the last 3 nights. I recently saw this mapping done while I was searching Astrobin, so I thought I would give it a go.
#astrophotography #astronomy
#astrophotography #astronomy
Ah, 57 steps in the pre-processing batch script for my data. That might take awhile. Time for a coffee!
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
July 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Ah, 57 steps in the pre-processing batch script for my data. That might take awhile. Time for a coffee!
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
Three Moons Silo Mural. Near Monto, Qld.
More details and pics in thread.
More details and pics in thread.
July 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Three Moons Silo Mural. Near Monto, Qld.
More details and pics in thread.
More details and pics in thread.