Sara McAllister
@saramcallister.bsky.social
I run a creative studio called 137 North, constantly renovate a historic home, love astronomy and astrophotography, enjoy gaming, love on my wonderful family (husband and 3 boys), and my family’s many pets.
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First post here so let me introduce myself. I post under my personal account and saramcallisterphoto on Instagram and Facebook and McallisterS on X. I run a creative studio (mostly photo and video production) and enjoy astrophotography (wide field and deep space) as well as gardening, gaming, etc
Wow! And I love the giant constitution partway through the video.
October 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Wow! And I love the giant constitution partway through the video.
Star trails from a few years back at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. This was looking North towards Orlando and, let me tell you, the Christmas season air traffic was not a joy to deal with when I stacked these exposures.
September 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Star trails from a few years back at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. This was looking North towards Orlando and, let me tell you, the Christmas season air traffic was not a joy to deal with when I stacked these exposures.
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Rep. Massie dropped a bomb: Billionaire John Paulson, top GOP donor, bankroller of the Speaker, and Trump’s campaign, is in Epstein’s black book.
This is why they’re terrified of a full release.
The truth won’t just expose Epstein.
It will expose the powerful who enabled him.
This is why they’re terrified of a full release.
The truth won’t just expose Epstein.
It will expose the powerful who enabled him.
September 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Rep. Massie dropped a bomb: Billionaire John Paulson, top GOP donor, bankroller of the Speaker, and Trump’s campaign, is in Epstein’s black book.
This is why they’re terrified of a full release.
The truth won’t just expose Epstein.
It will expose the powerful who enabled him.
This is why they’re terrified of a full release.
The truth won’t just expose Epstein.
It will expose the powerful who enabled him.
Reposted by Sara McAllister
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
An important reminder at the start of Pride month. Queer and trans people’s lives are in danger as radical right-wing extremists have been and continue to be emboldened by this administration. The rhetoric that Trump and those like him have used has consequences.
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
I'm so angry.
June 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
An important reminder at the start of Pride month. Queer and trans people’s lives are in danger as radical right-wing extremists have been and continue to be emboldened by this administration. The rhetoric that Trump and those like him have used has consequences.
This is really depressing. Will we ever learn to vote against the people using fear to manipulate us for more than a generation?
"You read books, eh?" A 1949 red scare Herblock cartoon about pressures on teachers that hits hard once again.
May 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is really depressing. Will we ever learn to vote against the people using fear to manipulate us for more than a generation?
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
As of this morning I could only see posts up to the 28th and now her most recent post on Facebook shows up as March 25th. I’m not sure what’s going on but now isn’t the time to be uninformed. Follow @hcrichardson.bsky.social on Substack instead.
Facebook started taking down posts of historian Heather Cox Richardson, a national voice. This is outrageous! You can follow her here on Bluesky. But, to see her wonderful posts at Letters From an American, you can subscribe at this link. There is no paywall. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
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April 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
As of this morning I could only see posts up to the 28th and now her most recent post on Facebook shows up as March 25th. I’m not sure what’s going on but now isn’t the time to be uninformed. Follow @hcrichardson.bsky.social on Substack instead.
Another day, another Trumpster fire.
Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can't Have Personal Data
Lee Dudek, Trump’s interim Social Security chief, says he wants to turn off the program if Musk and DOGE can’t access Americans’ most sensitive data.
www.rollingstone.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Another day, another Trumpster fire.
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Find joy in the simple things
March 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Find joy in the simple things
This administration clearly doesn’t care about “law and order” when they’ve gone out of their way to deprive human beings of their lawful due process rights. If these were all gang members, it’s for our courts to decide that based on the facts, not on tattoos and the color of someone’s skin.
I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.
March 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This administration clearly doesn’t care about “law and order” when they’ve gone out of their way to deprive human beings of their lawful due process rights. If these were all gang members, it’s for our courts to decide that based on the facts, not on tattoos and the color of someone’s skin.
It’s spring ephemeral season in the SC Piedmont. Enjoy these Spring Beauties I saw on a hike last week.
March 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It’s spring ephemeral season in the SC Piedmont. Enjoy these Spring Beauties I saw on a hike last week.
Trump’s 2nd term reminds me of the 2013 Black Mirror episode, “The Waldo Moment”? A cartoon bear is used, unwittingly at first, against a politician. Waldo is brash, rude, and relentlessly mocks his opponents and it eventually becomes an anti-candidate and nearly wins. 1/🧵
February 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Trump’s 2nd term reminds me of the 2013 Black Mirror episode, “The Waldo Moment”? A cartoon bear is used, unwittingly at first, against a politician. Waldo is brash, rude, and relentlessly mocks his opponents and it eventually becomes an anti-candidate and nearly wins. 1/🧵
A photo of the very best girl.
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A photo of the very best girl.
Here’s what my telescope is imaging lately. The Seagull nebula in the constellation Canis Major.
February 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Here’s what my telescope is imaging lately. The Seagull nebula in the constellation Canis Major.
Lo siento, pero it’s apparently a crime to speak Spanish in public now. A grandmom, mom, and a toddler were all taken to a detention center by ICE and they’re Puerto Rican (which means US citizens for those who don’t know). Dios mío.
ICE Says 'Sorry' After Detaining US Citizens for Speaking Spanish: Report
A Puerto Rican family, all US citizens, was wrongfully detained by ICE in Milwaukee after speaking Spanish.
www.latintimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Lo siento, pero it’s apparently a crime to speak Spanish in public now. A grandmom, mom, and a toddler were all taken to a detention center by ICE and they’re Puerto Rican (which means US citizens for those who don’t know). Dios mío.
I missed a couple of clear nights this week due to some health issues and now, when I’m feeling up to getting the telescope going, I’ve got clouds. 😭
January 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I missed a couple of clear nights this week due to some health issues and now, when I’m feeling up to getting the telescope going, I’ve got clouds. 😭
Here’s what an image looks like straight out of my astronomy camera. I’m currently gathering light on the Lower’s Nebula and another nearby nebula that I’m still trying to find info for. This is a single 5-minute hydrogen alpha exposure with a 3nm filter. Everything is shot in B&W and color mapped.
January 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Here’s what an image looks like straight out of my astronomy camera. I’m currently gathering light on the Lower’s Nebula and another nearby nebula that I’m still trying to find info for. This is a single 5-minute hydrogen alpha exposure with a 3nm filter. Everything is shot in B&W and color mapped.
Members of my family died fighting Nazis. I’m sure he’ll say this was “just a joke” and that he’s just baiting libs but this kind of garbage should never be something you joke about. His past comments about Nazis and his support for AfD seem to indicate this isn’t a one-off fluke or a joke.
January 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Members of my family died fighting Nazis. I’m sure he’ll say this was “just a joke” and that he’s just baiting libs but this kind of garbage should never be something you joke about. His past comments about Nazis and his support for AfD seem to indicate this isn’t a one-off fluke or a joke.
This looks like an amazing series.
Our Picture an Astronomer series starts in just over a week! Free to attend (in person in Chicago and online) and an incredible opportunity to engage directly with the scientists behind cutting edge astrophysics research.
More info (including registration) at pictureanastronomer.github.io
🔭🧪👩🔬
More info (including registration) at pictureanastronomer.github.io
🔭🧪👩🔬
January 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This looks like an amazing series.
The Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318)
The second image is a starless version.
Feeling nerdy? You can view acquisition details and a higher resolution image on Astrobin: www.astrobin.com/r3xdiu/
The second image is a starless version.
Feeling nerdy? You can view acquisition details and a higher resolution image on Astrobin: www.astrobin.com/r3xdiu/
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318)
The second image is a starless version.
Feeling nerdy? You can view acquisition details and a higher resolution image on Astrobin: www.astrobin.com/r3xdiu/
The second image is a starless version.
Feeling nerdy? You can view acquisition details and a higher resolution image on Astrobin: www.astrobin.com/r3xdiu/
What a treat tonight! We got to see the #lunar #occultation of #Mars during the first full moon of 2025, the “Wolf Moon.” An occultation is just a fancy way of saying that, from our perspective, Mars appeared to slip behind the moon.
#timelapse #astronomy #astrophotography
#timelapse #astronomy #astrophotography
January 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
What a treat tonight! We got to see the #lunar #occultation of #Mars during the first full moon of 2025, the “Wolf Moon.” An occultation is just a fancy way of saying that, from our perspective, Mars appeared to slip behind the moon.
#timelapse #astronomy #astrophotography
#timelapse #astronomy #astrophotography
I want to finally wade into planetary imaging this year after years of focusing on nebula and galaxies. Those with experience, what our your favorite scope/camera combos for planetary?
January 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I want to finally wade into planetary imaging this year after years of focusing on nebula and galaxies. Those with experience, what our your favorite scope/camera combos for planetary?
This is Sharpless 171 in the constellation Cepheus shot in narrowband and combined using the Hubble Palette. It’s a really striking nebula with prominent elephant trunk formations and I love the depth that this color combination shows.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
January 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is Sharpless 171 in the constellation Cepheus shot in narrowband and combined using the Hubble Palette. It’s a really striking nebula with prominent elephant trunk formations and I love the depth that this color combination shows.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography