TClark
@tciii.bsky.social
Amateur Earth, Sky, and Space Photographer (depending on the season). Former military brat, married a farmer's daughter, took her and our kiddos to see the world while serving in the Air Force. Now have our own farm with burros, goats and chickens.
WARNING!!! Do not have anything in your mouth when you read this.
In 18th century England, blowing smoke up your ass was an actual medical procedure. Before doctors invented a long tube to keep their faces farther away, they performed the procedure up close with just a standard smoking pipe. 1/2
In 18th century England, blowing smoke up your ass was an actual medical procedure. Before doctors invented a long tube to keep their faces farther away, they performed the procedure up close with just a standard smoking pipe. 1/2
February 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
WARNING!!! Do not have anything in your mouth when you read this.
In 18th century England, blowing smoke up your ass was an actual medical procedure. Before doctors invented a long tube to keep their faces farther away, they performed the procedure up close with just a standard smoking pipe. 1/2
In 18th century England, blowing smoke up your ass was an actual medical procedure. Before doctors invented a long tube to keep their faces farther away, they performed the procedure up close with just a standard smoking pipe. 1/2
Video I put together that shows the conjunctions and superior conjunctions of the planets Venus, Mars, Mercury and our home star, plus a few Kreutz sungrazers within the last two months.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tev...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tev...
Conjunctions and Superior Conjunctions of the planets Venus, Mars, Mercury and our home star
YouTube video by Thomas Clark
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February 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Video I put together that shows the conjunctions and superior conjunctions of the planets Venus, Mars, Mercury and our home star, plus a few Kreutz sungrazers within the last two months.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tev...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tev...
Happy Friggatriskaidekaphobia Day! (the first of three this year)
Friggatriskaidekaphobia (noun) - The fear of Friday the thirteenth.
The word comes from Frigga, the name of the Norse goddess for whom Friday is named, and triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number thirteen. It is also 1/5
Friggatriskaidekaphobia (noun) - The fear of Friday the thirteenth.
The word comes from Frigga, the name of the Norse goddess for whom Friday is named, and triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number thirteen. It is also 1/5
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Happy Friggatriskaidekaphobia Day! (the first of three this year)
Friggatriskaidekaphobia (noun) - The fear of Friday the thirteenth.
The word comes from Frigga, the name of the Norse goddess for whom Friday is named, and triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number thirteen. It is also 1/5
Friggatriskaidekaphobia (noun) - The fear of Friday the thirteenth.
The word comes from Frigga, the name of the Norse goddess for whom Friday is named, and triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number thirteen. It is also 1/5
Words and Phrases from the Past.
PERFIDY (noun) – an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery.
Poisoning of Queen Bona by Jan Matejko.
In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith (such as by raising a flag of truce) with the 1/2
PERFIDY (noun) – an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery.
Poisoning of Queen Bona by Jan Matejko.
In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith (such as by raising a flag of truce) with the 1/2
February 12, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Words and Phrases from the Past.
PERFIDY (noun) – an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery.
Poisoning of Queen Bona by Jan Matejko.
In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith (such as by raising a flag of truce) with the 1/2
PERFIDY (noun) – an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery.
Poisoning of Queen Bona by Jan Matejko.
In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith (such as by raising a flag of truce) with the 1/2
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Celebrating Mary Sherman Morgan--America's first female rocket scientist--on #NationalInventorsDay!
She invented the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957. Its most famous use came on 31 Jan 1958, when a Juno I rocket powered by Hydyne launched Explorer 1, America’s first successful satellite.
#WomenInSTEM
She invented the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957. Its most famous use came on 31 Jan 1958, when a Juno I rocket powered by Hydyne launched Explorer 1, America’s first successful satellite.
#WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Celebrating Mary Sherman Morgan--America's first female rocket scientist--on #NationalInventorsDay!
She invented the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957. Its most famous use came on 31 Jan 1958, when a Juno I rocket powered by Hydyne launched Explorer 1, America’s first successful satellite.
#WomenInSTEM
She invented the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957. Its most famous use came on 31 Jan 1958, when a Juno I rocket powered by Hydyne launched Explorer 1, America’s first successful satellite.
#WomenInSTEM
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
February 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Blondie got a much-needed haircut today.
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Blondie got a much-needed haircut today.
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Valerie Thomas spent 30+ years at NASA helping revolutionize how we see images from space & our own world. #WomenInSTEM
Managed the development of the first image-processing systems for the Landsat program allowing satellites to send the 1st multi-spectral pictures of Earth back to scientists.(1/2)
Managed the development of the first image-processing systems for the Landsat program allowing satellites to send the 1st multi-spectral pictures of Earth back to scientists.(1/2)
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Valerie Thomas spent 30+ years at NASA helping revolutionize how we see images from space & our own world. #WomenInSTEM
Managed the development of the first image-processing systems for the Landsat program allowing satellites to send the 1st multi-spectral pictures of Earth back to scientists.(1/2)
Managed the development of the first image-processing systems for the Landsat program allowing satellites to send the 1st multi-spectral pictures of Earth back to scientists.(1/2)
Words and Phrases from the Past.
MORTIFEROUS (adjective) – deadly; fatal.
MORTIFEROUS (adjective) – deadly; fatal.
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Words and Phrases from the Past.
MORTIFEROUS (adjective) – deadly; fatal.
MORTIFEROUS (adjective) – deadly; fatal.
Massive and brand-new sunspot cluster known as Active Region 4366 (plus a few other, smaller ones). Taken this morning with the use of a solar filter, Meade LX10 telescope, and a Canon T7 camera. #space
February 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Massive and brand-new sunspot cluster known as Active Region 4366 (plus a few other, smaller ones). Taken this morning with the use of a solar filter, Meade LX10 telescope, and a Canon T7 camera. #space
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Molecular biologist Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford died #OTD in 2021.
She was the first female payload specialist in space (Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-40, 1991) & spent her career studying the effects of spaceflight on the immune system at the cell molecular and systems biology level. #WomenInSTEM
She was the first female payload specialist in space (Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-40, 1991) & spent her career studying the effects of spaceflight on the immune system at the cell molecular and systems biology level. #WomenInSTEM
February 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Molecular biologist Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford died #OTD in 2021.
She was the first female payload specialist in space (Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-40, 1991) & spent her career studying the effects of spaceflight on the immune system at the cell molecular and systems biology level. #WomenInSTEM
She was the first female payload specialist in space (Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-40, 1991) & spent her career studying the effects of spaceflight on the immune system at the cell molecular and systems biology level. #WomenInSTEM
Words and Phrases from the Past.
ENOSIMANIA (noun) – the obsession with believing that one is an unpardonable sinner or has committed unpardonable offenses.
Image by Will Blackify.
ENOSIMANIA (noun) – the obsession with believing that one is an unpardonable sinner or has committed unpardonable offenses.
Image by Will Blackify.
February 2, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Words and Phrases from the Past.
ENOSIMANIA (noun) – the obsession with believing that one is an unpardonable sinner or has committed unpardonable offenses.
Image by Will Blackify.
ENOSIMANIA (noun) – the obsession with believing that one is an unpardonable sinner or has committed unpardonable offenses.
Image by Will Blackify.
Tomorrow is the start of Imbolc Festival, Feast Day of Goddess Brigid. Feast Day of Goddess Brigid, known as Imbolc, is celebrated at the start of February, midway through the winter. Imbolc, (pronounced "IM-bulk" or "EM-bowlk"), is derived from the Irish Gaelic word "oimelc" which 1/15 #Imbolc
January 31, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Tomorrow is the start of Imbolc Festival, Feast Day of Goddess Brigid. Feast Day of Goddess Brigid, known as Imbolc, is celebrated at the start of February, midway through the winter. Imbolc, (pronounced "IM-bulk" or "EM-bowlk"), is derived from the Irish Gaelic word "oimelc" which 1/15 #Imbolc
The full moon for this February will happen this coming Sunday afternoon, February 1, 2026, at 3:09pm MST.
The name that is commonly used for the full moon in February is the Full Snow Moon. This name comes from the Naudowessie (Sioux) tribes. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver (captain in 1/11
The name that is commonly used for the full moon in February is the Full Snow Moon. This name comes from the Naudowessie (Sioux) tribes. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver (captain in 1/11
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The full moon for this February will happen this coming Sunday afternoon, February 1, 2026, at 3:09pm MST.
The name that is commonly used for the full moon in February is the Full Snow Moon. This name comes from the Naudowessie (Sioux) tribes. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver (captain in 1/11
The name that is commonly used for the full moon in February is the Full Snow Moon. This name comes from the Naudowessie (Sioux) tribes. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver (captain in 1/11
When my kids were younger, we use to travel around the country and visit different National Parks. During those drives, from time to time, we would see the type of water towers that looked like a large ball sitting on top of a stick. The first time my kids asked me what they were I told them 1/2
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 AM
When my kids were younger, we use to travel around the country and visit different National Parks. During those drives, from time to time, we would see the type of water towers that looked like a large ball sitting on top of a stick. The first time my kids asked me what they were I told them 1/2
Tonight's Waning Gibbous Moon (89.9% illumination).
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Tonight's Waning Gibbous Moon (89.9% illumination).
Words and Phrases from the Past.
Cyclopia (noun) – also known as synophthalmia or cyclocephaly; a rare form of holoprosencephaly and a congenital disorder (birth defect) characterized by two eyes fused into one.
Image is the cyclops from the 1958 movie “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”.
Cyclopia (noun) – also known as synophthalmia or cyclocephaly; a rare form of holoprosencephaly and a congenital disorder (birth defect) characterized by two eyes fused into one.
Image is the cyclops from the 1958 movie “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”.
January 30, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Words and Phrases from the Past.
Cyclopia (noun) – also known as synophthalmia or cyclocephaly; a rare form of holoprosencephaly and a congenital disorder (birth defect) characterized by two eyes fused into one.
Image is the cyclops from the 1958 movie “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”.
Cyclopia (noun) – also known as synophthalmia or cyclocephaly; a rare form of holoprosencephaly and a congenital disorder (birth defect) characterized by two eyes fused into one.
Image is the cyclops from the 1958 movie “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”.
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Beatrice Tinsley was born #OTD in 1941.
British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist, and the first female professor of #astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow, and die. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist, and the first female professor of #astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow, and die. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Beatrice Tinsley was born #OTD in 1941.
British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist, and the first female professor of #astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow, and die. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist, and the first female professor of #astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow, and die. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
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Lady Gaga performing "Won't you be my neighbor" for Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl commercial.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga
YouTube video by Rocket
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January 27, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Lady Gaga performing "Won't you be my neighbor" for Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl commercial.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...
Words and Phrases from the Past.
GRAPHOLAGNIA (noun) - the urge to stare at obscene pictures.
Image is the October 1978 issue of Playboy with Dolly Parton on the cover.
GRAPHOLAGNIA (noun) - the urge to stare at obscene pictures.
Image is the October 1978 issue of Playboy with Dolly Parton on the cover.
January 26, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Words and Phrases from the Past.
GRAPHOLAGNIA (noun) - the urge to stare at obscene pictures.
Image is the October 1978 issue of Playboy with Dolly Parton on the cover.
GRAPHOLAGNIA (noun) - the urge to stare at obscene pictures.
Image is the October 1978 issue of Playboy with Dolly Parton on the cover.
Reposted by TClark
Reposted by TClark
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
IRAS 04302+2247, nicknamed the “Butterfly Star”, is a protostar (a young star that is still gathering mass from its environment) surrounded by a protoplanetary disc located 525 light-years from our Earth in the northern constellation of Taurus.
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
IRAS 04302+2247, nicknamed the “Butterfly Star”, is a protostar (a young star that is still gathering mass from its environment) surrounded by a protoplanetary disc located 525 light-years from our Earth in the northern constellation of Taurus.
Words and Phrases from the Past.
CATAFALQUE (noun) – a raised bier, soapbox, or similar platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of the deceased during a funeral or memorial service.
CATAFALQUE (noun) – a raised bier, soapbox, or similar platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of the deceased during a funeral or memorial service.
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Words and Phrases from the Past.
CATAFALQUE (noun) – a raised bier, soapbox, or similar platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of the deceased during a funeral or memorial service.
CATAFALQUE (noun) – a raised bier, soapbox, or similar platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of the deceased during a funeral or memorial service.