Marv Beatty
@marvbeatty.bsky.social
Earth's escape velocity = 11.27 km/s, so get used to being here. I take between 5-8 K photos per year. Some are even good!
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Some recent night shots from aurora chasing.
And the occasional reminder that Elon Musk sucks and you should avoid everything he's involved with.
#photography #nightsky
And the occasional reminder that Elon Musk sucks and you should avoid everything he's involved with.
#photography #nightsky
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Some recent night shots from aurora chasing.
And the occasional reminder that Elon Musk sucks and you should avoid everything he's involved with.
#photography #nightsky
And the occasional reminder that Elon Musk sucks and you should avoid everything he's involved with.
#photography #nightsky
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In Terrace yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition to the Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal, which has been added to a list of projects the feds plan to expedite.
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Ksi Lisims LNG Makes Federal List of ‘Nation-Building’ Projects | The Tyee
The prime minister sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In Terrace yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition to the Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal, which has been added to a list of projects the feds plan to expedite.
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
When you're right, you stick to your guns.
![4-panel comic. (1) PERSON 1: Some people like to be the big spoon. (2) PERSON 1: Some people like to be the little spoon. (3) [two sets of spoons that don’t lay flat against each other, one arranged with the little one on top of the big one, the other with the big spoon on top of the little spoon] PERSON 1: And some brave truth-tellers point out that the metaphor makes no sense because different-sized spoons don’t nest right *either* way. You nest *same*-sized spoons. (4) PERSON: ...And apparently *we* sleep on the couch. PERSON 2 off-screen: Why are you *still* going on about the spoon thing? PERSON 1: Because I’m *right!*](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicfq5lrhnknblf2ycalxk2vctpeqjzy566xxqjy2xsm67ys5of3j4@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
When you're right, you stick to your guns.
Oh, that's nice!
Anyone ready for some winter photography?
#timothykeeneyphotography #photography #landscapephotography #waterfall
#timothykeeneyphotography #photography #landscapephotography #waterfall
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Oh, that's nice!
Water always wins.
That shot of the wave hitting the pool table is phenomenal.
That shot of the wave hitting the pool table is phenomenal.
The photographer Daniel Pullen offers beautifully composed and striking images of the destruction that climate change has brought to his lifelong home. See more of his images: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AzEaHO
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Water always wins.
That shot of the wave hitting the pool table is phenomenal.
That shot of the wave hitting the pool table is phenomenal.
Why, a thing like invading another country could really hurt a fellers chances of getting that esteemed FIFA peace dealy.
a man sitting at a desk with a microphone and the words " don 't do that "
ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a microphone and the words " don 't do that "
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Why, a thing like invading another country could really hurt a fellers chances of getting that esteemed FIFA peace dealy.
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This is Carl. He was just woken up from a nap. Hopes for your sake the house is on fire. 12/10 (IG: grumpus.steve.carl)
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is Carl. He was just woken up from a nap. Hopes for your sake the house is on fire. 12/10 (IG: grumpus.steve.carl)
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I was attracted by the mixture of leaves and foam spinning in the pool, so I put on the ND filter and took couple of long exposures. There was no wind at all and the atmosphere was completed by the thick fog 🤩
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I was attracted by the mixture of leaves and foam spinning in the pool, so I put on the ND filter and took couple of long exposures. There was no wind at all and the atmosphere was completed by the thick fog 🤩
I know this looks terribly distorted, but the ground is doing a lot of that. Most everything up here is unstable and I think that's why I enjoy it ... kindred spirits and whatnot.
#fog #landscape
#fog #landscape
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I know this looks terribly distorted, but the ground is doing a lot of that. Most everything up here is unstable and I think that's why I enjoy it ... kindred spirits and whatnot.
#fog #landscape
#fog #landscape
Found some big tree-bound fungi today.
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Found some big tree-bound fungi today.
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BC gets rid of sick notes if you're off work for five or less days. Stay home when sick! The sick note was dumb to begin with and unecessarily forced sick people out of bed, into community and into doctor's offices. Sleep, rest and recover. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
New rules on sick notes eliminate unnecessary paperwork
Effective immediately, new rules limit when employers can ask for sick notes and will allow more time for health-care providers to spend with patients.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
BC gets rid of sick notes if you're off work for five or less days. Stay home when sick! The sick note was dumb to begin with and unecessarily forced sick people out of bed, into community and into doctor's offices. Sleep, rest and recover. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Congrats to all those who are getting great shots!
November to Remember.
Last night’s geomagnetic storm was one of the best I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a lot! The deep reds were some of the strongest I’ve witnessed and arced from east to west and all above.
#aurora #northernlights #naturephotography #photography
Last night’s geomagnetic storm was one of the best I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a lot! The deep reds were some of the strongest I’ve witnessed and arced from east to west and all above.
#aurora #northernlights #naturephotography #photography
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Congrats to all those who are getting great shots!
There's zero chance of seeing anything tonight. The clouds are totally socked in and it's starting to rain.
[sad trumpet]
Here are a few shots from Oct. 10, 2024. #aurora
[sad trumpet]
Here are a few shots from Oct. 10, 2024. #aurora
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
There's zero chance of seeing anything tonight. The clouds are totally socked in and it's starting to rain.
[sad trumpet]
Here are a few shots from Oct. 10, 2024. #aurora
[sad trumpet]
Here are a few shots from Oct. 10, 2024. #aurora
I figured it would blow up the earth like the Death Star versus Alderaan, but no ...
What if ALL the sun's power was focused in one place?
What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
youtu.be/qu8nx1qUwEU
What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
youtu.be/qu8nx1qUwEU
What if ALL the sun’s power was focused in one place?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
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November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I figured it would blow up the earth like the Death Star versus Alderaan, but no ...
I got a 5 km foggy photo hike in at Pinnacles Provincial Park before coming home for breakfast.
And that almost burned off the angry energy from my neighbour waking me up at 5:30.
It's was either storm out with my camera gear or end up on the news.
And that almost burned off the angry energy from my neighbour waking me up at 5:30.
It's was either storm out with my camera gear or end up on the news.
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I got a 5 km foggy photo hike in at Pinnacles Provincial Park before coming home for breakfast.
And that almost burned off the angry energy from my neighbour waking me up at 5:30.
It's was either storm out with my camera gear or end up on the news.
And that almost burned off the angry energy from my neighbour waking me up at 5:30.
It's was either storm out with my camera gear or end up on the news.
Reposted by Marv Beatty
The Aurora Borealis is visible in West Virginia tonight! ✨
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The Aurora Borealis is visible in West Virginia tonight! ✨
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More Aurora Borealis photos, this time from Cottonwood Glen Park in Fort Collins where there isn't as much ambient light. #cowx #auroraborealis #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
More Aurora Borealis photos, this time from Cottonwood Glen Park in Fort Collins where there isn't as much ambient light. #cowx #auroraborealis #northernlights
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A few more photos from tonight’s incredible #aurora. I’m fascinated by the amount of red light tonight. This is generated by oxygen molecules being excited by light plasma at least 600 km above the Earth. The green is also oxygen molecules, but much lower (100-250km). Definitely a great night.
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A few more photos from tonight’s incredible #aurora. I’m fascinated by the amount of red light tonight. This is generated by oxygen molecules being excited by light plasma at least 600 km above the Earth. The green is also oxygen molecules, but much lower (100-250km). Definitely a great night.
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I'm not one to make this kind of noise, but SQUEEEEE! Northern lights! Brighter in the photos, of course, but still *very* visible with the naked eye, and I could watch the colors move around. SO COOL!
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I'm not one to make this kind of noise, but SQUEEEEE! Northern lights! Brighter in the photos, of course, but still *very* visible with the naked eye, and I could watch the colors move around. SO COOL!
Some folks are getting spoiled!
Outside is the good place:
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Some folks are getting spoiled!
F/2.8, ISO 8000 at 1.0 sec was able to pick up some purple, green and deep red (even a few stars through the haze), but it's just disappointingly cloudy for this big #aurora event.
Hopefully tomorrow its more clear.
Hopefully tomorrow its more clear.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
F/2.8, ISO 8000 at 1.0 sec was able to pick up some purple, green and deep red (even a few stars through the haze), but it's just disappointingly cloudy for this big #aurora event.
Hopefully tomorrow its more clear.
Hopefully tomorrow its more clear.
Current status: getting photos of very pink clouds. This is an iPhone shot of my Canon’s screen. Take what I can. #aurora #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Current status: getting photos of very pink clouds. This is an iPhone shot of my Canon’s screen. Take what I can. #aurora #northernlights