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Mike Lewinski
@wildernessvagabonds.com
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Timelapser, astrophotographer, off-gridder in Crestone, Colorado, USA (a Dark Sky certified community). Friend of Bill W.

Time is not money

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · Jan 14
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
- Desmond Tutu
This photo is a composite of the night sky with fireflies in the foreground. The star trails create a semi-circle with center near the top of the frame. The sky is purplish near the horizon. Some of the star trails are blue. The fireflies flashes make paths across the ground and up into the sky. There are trees in the background. The photo has a quote on the left side: “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” - Desmond Tutu This text is underneath the quote. XERCES SOCIETY for Invertebrate Conservation Photo: Mike Lewinski / Flickr Creative Commons 2.0
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Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 032

Destination: Moon! In this episode of Starcast, hosts Jay Shaffer and Mike Lewinski discuss current space weather and a rare triple lunar alignment before diving into the ambitious 2026 lunar exploration schedule and the significant technical and human…
Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 032
Destination: Moon! In this episode of Starcast, hosts Jay Shaffer and Mike Lewinski discuss current space weather and a rare triple lunar alignment before diving into the ambitious 2026 lunar exploration schedule and the significant technical and human challenges of establishing a presence on the moon. Episode Links: Lunar Radiation: For All Mankind: Solar Sintering:
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January 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Jan 2. The ennui is palpable.
#catsofbluesky #GaryCat #kitten
A tuxedo cat lays in his cat tree looking wistfully into the distance with one paw draped over the side of the perch.
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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Superbad Moon Rising - Crestone, Colorado USA January 3, 2026

Real time video from a Seestar S50

#astronomy #astrophotography #WolfMoon #SuperMoon
January 4, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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"After a very long period of pretense, there is clearly no distinction between America First and neoconservatism," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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The absolute dumbest of motherfuckers
a picture of the joker with a meme that says if stupid could fly this place would be an airport
Alt: The Joker in a GIF, caption reads IF STUPID COULD FLY THIS PLACE WOULD BE AN AIRPORT
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January 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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I caught a rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB last night from Crestone, Colorado USA

#timelapse #astronomy #astrophotography
January 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Today, 2025 01 03 marks Earth's closest approach to the #Sun, known as #Perihelion and by a remarkable coincidence we have a #Supermoon as the #Moon is close to #Perigee.

I imaged the Moon a couple hours before it set and the Sun shortly before noon.

#astronomy
The image shows a photograph of the full Moon next to a photo of the Sun. Horizontal lines across the image marking the top and bottom of the Moon show that the Sun appears smaller than the Moon, today. The title text at the top of the image reads "Closest Approach of the Moon (Perigee) and Sun (Perihelion) to Earth on 2025 01 03)" The data under the Moon reads: Date: 2026 01 03. Time: 06:37:56 UTC Distance: 360 190 km Apparent Angular Diameter: 33' 9.86" The data under the Sun reads: Date: 2026 01 03. Time: 11:33:50 UTC Distance: 147 098 000 km (0.983 AU) Apparent Angular Diameter: 32' 31.04" Imaging Data Moon: f/5.9, 1/400s, ISO-100 Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P Sun: f/15.7, 1/400s, ISO-100 Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P Thousand Oaks, type 2, reduced aperture solar filter Processing in PIPP, Autostakkert AS!4 and GIMP
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Never before seen footage‼️

Tornado genesis of the Clear Lake, South Dakota tornado earlier this year.
@myradar.bsky.social
#tornado #weather
January 2, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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New Year, Old Moon - January 1, 2026 sunset and moonrise #timelapse

The soundtrack is Metaverse is Calling (2025-12-11) by Mischa the Band III, used under a Attribution 4.0 International License

#COwx
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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The puzzle we did last night, Manifestations of Luv by Serena Corson.

www.serenaviolacorson.com
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A completed puzzle, a painting by Serena Colson titled Manifestations of Luv. It depicts a group of women in lingerie who are enjoying each other's company, eating and drinking and massaging. This is from the puzzlemakers blog at https://goodfit.us/blogs/goodfit-artists/finding-your-niche-with-serena-corson "Manifestations of Luv recalls spending a Valentine’s night in with close female friends: “I formed a feminist women’s support group called Mystic Moon Mamas… every Valentine’s Day, we would have a sort of anti-Valentine’s party where we celebrated platonic love and non-material centric love. We’d get together and share a big meal, wear lingerie, and have a great time.” The painting is a representation of a night full of self-care alongside women she admires. “In our society we don’t get enough time for luxury and pleasure - especially working class people. The moments where we can be in a room with a bunch of friends is always a good one.” "
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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#timelapse for Dec 31, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026 from Crestone, Colorado USA

The soundtrack is 01 Sections Merged.mp3 by The Imperfectionist, used under a Attribution 4.0 International License

#astronomy #astrophotography
Happy Date Increment! - December 31, 2025 - January 1, 2026 time lapses
YouTube video by Mike Lewinski
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January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Seestar S50 daylight moon shot

#astronomy #astrophotgraphy
A seestar S50 telescope on tripod pointed at the moon which is above the Rocky Mountains. There are patches of snow on the ground. Waxing gibbous moon pale blue daylit sky
December 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Happy Old Year friends.

Sunrise #timelapse from Crestone, Colorado USA December 31, 2025

#COwx

The soundtrack is Serendipity by 1000 Handz, used under a Attribution 4.0 International License
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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This is my #timelapse for Dec 29-30, 2025 from Crestone, Colorado USA

During the first moonlit segment notice the frost sparkling on the ground.

The soundtrack is Horizonte em brilho by M-PeX, used under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

#astronomy #astrophotography
Rápido! - December 29-30, 2025 timelapses
YouTube video by Mike Lewinski
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December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Big Tech basically took Trump’s unpredictable trade war lying down arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Big Tech basically took Trump’s unpredictable trade war lying down
From Apple gifting a gold statue to the US taking a stake in Intel.
arstechnica.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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I "earned" $690 using cash back credit cards this year. Everything that can get charged is (so not the mortgage or auto payment), and I pay the balance in full every month so there are no costs to me.
kameronhurley.com Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 7d
While royalties might seem like great passive income, apparently you can make $400/year w/10k in high yield savings account (I know, who can afford for that much money to just...sit). But considering that's more than I make in royalties on my first 3 books now, the comparison is depressing.
December 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.

The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
Coyote in the snow.
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Common Ravens have remarkable neck feathers (“hackles”) that they can raise or lower to punctuate their vocalizations. How I love these amazing creatures! #birds 🌿
Head and shoulders portrait of a huge, black bird.
December 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Here's highlights of my #timelapse for Dec 26-27, 2025 from Crestone, Colorado USA.

We had some nice cloud iridescence around the moon last night. There was also a little lightning in the valley!

Full video at youtu.be/EK1QyHcoxSU

#astronomy #astrophotography #COwx #atoptics
December 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Sunset Ireland - (December 27th), [Timelapse] view from my office window tonight of the skies over West Field, Galway, Ireland #Sunset #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography #TimeLapse
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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I captured 20 hours of integration time on the Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulae. If you look closely at the heart of IC 410, you'll see two small tadpole-like structures.

#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #starcluster #eastcoastkin #photography
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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'These measures are not radical. They are conservative in the truest sense in that they conserve the Constitution, due process and the principle that the government must always answer to the people'

sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit...

#Immigration #Trump2025 #RuleOfLaw
EDITORIAL: Colorado, other states have a duty to keep Trump from ruling outside the law - Sentinel Colorado
'These state legislators are reminding the nation that fear is not policy, and authoritarianism is not leadership'
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December 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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The wonder from the ocean's depth.

"From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos from the ocean’s depths".

🧪 #Science #Biology #Ecology
6 Otherworldly Deep-Sea Images from 2025
www.scientificamerican.com/article/6-ot...
Image Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/6-otherworldly-deep-sea-images-from-2025/ A siphonophore documented at 1,250 meters deep in the Mar del Plata Canyon. Credit ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute (CC BY-NC)
December 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Sublime #sunrise today at Crestone, Colorado USA. This is a short except of my full #timelapse video now posted to youtu.be/Ihcsox78oZI (1/2)

The soundtrack is Mind over Matter by 1st Contact, used under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

#astronomy #astrophotography
December 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM