Jorge Arturo Colorado
@antroastronomo.bsky.social
Anthropologist focused on qualitative and quantitative research, education, and science communication. Associate professor in research methodology with interests in archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy, astrophotography, and short story writing.
Here is a photo of the Sun taken the day before yesterday with a Dwarf 3 smart telescope, the picture showing the enormous sunspot 4079.
May 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Here is a photo of the Sun taken the day before yesterday with a Dwarf 3 smart telescope, the picture showing the enormous sunspot 4079.
An image from last night of the globular cluster M3 taken with the Dwarf 3. This cluster was discovered in 1764 by Charles Messier and is located about 33,900 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is estimated to be approximately 11 to 12 billion years old.
March 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
An image from last night of the globular cluster M3 taken with the Dwarf 3. This cluster was discovered in 1764 by Charles Messier and is located about 33,900 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is estimated to be approximately 11 to 12 billion years old.
The Christmas gift from my wife, has arrived! The Dwarf 3 smart telescope finally is here!!! . Here some images from M42 (Orion nebula) and whirlpool galaxy.
March 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The Christmas gift from my wife, has arrived! The Dwarf 3 smart telescope finally is here!!! . Here some images from M42 (Orion nebula) and whirlpool galaxy.
A new successful mission to the Moon by FireFlyAerospace with their mission BlueGhost. Two photographs show the shadow of the BlueGhost on the lunar surface, indicating it landed on an elevated surface, with Earth visible in the sky. The second image shows the lunar surface and Earth on the horizon.
March 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A new successful mission to the Moon by FireFlyAerospace with their mission BlueGhost. Two photographs show the shadow of the BlueGhost on the lunar surface, indicating it landed on an elevated surface, with Earth visible in the sky. The second image shows the lunar surface and Earth on the horizon.
Night photographing Jupiter 📸✨
February 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Night photographing Jupiter 📸✨
Moon and Venus.
February 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Moon and Venus.
@marianabelloso.bsky.social , with her new contact lenses, has had the universe (literally) open up before her eyes. 🌌
January 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@marianabelloso.bsky.social , with her new contact lenses, has had the universe (literally) open up before her eyes. 🌌
Finally received my commemorative pin of Charles Lindbergh's historic first transatlantic flight!
January 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Finally received my commemorative pin of Charles Lindbergh's historic first transatlantic flight!
This evening (Jan 3, 2024) we have a conjunction of Venus and the Moon.
January 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This evening (Jan 3, 2024) we have a conjunction of Venus and the Moon.
Less than a week ago, we bought our second car. We really like it a lot, and one of its features is the sunroof. However, for us, as Night Sky observers, it's more of a star roof.
January 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Less than a week ago, we bought our second car. We really like it a lot, and one of its features is the sunroof. However, for us, as Night Sky observers, it's more of a star roof.
Janus is the god of beginnings and endings in Roman mythology. The first month of the year, Ianuarius (January), was dedicated to him.
Janus bifrons is represented as a deity with two faces, looking at what we leave behind and what is to come.
Janus bifrons is represented as a deity with two faces, looking at what we leave behind and what is to come.
January 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Janus is the god of beginnings and endings in Roman mythology. The first month of the year, Ianuarius (January), was dedicated to him.
Janus bifrons is represented as a deity with two faces, looking at what we leave behind and what is to come.
Janus bifrons is represented as a deity with two faces, looking at what we leave behind and what is to come.
Flying and landing the Spruce Goose H4-Hercules over NYC with Flight Simulator 2024. This massive, wooden seaplane designed by Howard Hughes flew once in 1947. Now, it’s preserved at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in Oregon.
December 26, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Flying and landing the Spruce Goose H4-Hercules over NYC with Flight Simulator 2024. This massive, wooden seaplane designed by Howard Hughes flew once in 1947. Now, it’s preserved at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in Oregon.
Merry ChristMarx 🎄🎅🎄
December 25, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Merry ChristMarx 🎄🎅🎄
Christmas playing time. 🐶🥏
December 25, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Christmas playing time. 🐶🥏
The first day of winter dawned as it should, everything frozen. #winter2024
December 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM
The first day of winter dawned as it should, everything frozen. #winter2024
Today, December 21st, marks the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. This occurs when one of Earth's poles is maximally tilted towards or away from the Sun, leading to the shortest day in the north and the longest in the south. #Solstice
December 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Today, December 21st, marks the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. This occurs when one of Earth's poles is maximally tilted towards or away from the Sun, leading to the shortest day in the north and the longest in the south. #Solstice
Yesterday (Dec 17,2024)marked the 121st anniversary of the first airplane flight. The Wright brothers took humanity's first powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their 12-second journey laid the foundation for modern aviation and transformed our world forever.
December 19, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Yesterday (Dec 17,2024)marked the 121st anniversary of the first airplane flight. The Wright brothers took humanity's first powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their 12-second journey laid the foundation for modern aviation and transformed our world forever.
On this date in 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his famous speech, calling December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy due to the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan. With this speech, the United States entered World War II.
December 9, 2024 at 2:40 AM
On this date in 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his famous speech, calling December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy due to the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan. With this speech, the United States entered World War II.
Heinrich Hertz once said: "I do not think that the wireless waves I have discovered will have any practical application”. Little did he know, these "useless" waves would become the backbone of modern communication.
#science #sciencematters
#science #sciencematters
November 24, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Heinrich Hertz once said: "I do not think that the wireless waves I have discovered will have any practical application”. Little did he know, these "useless" waves would become the backbone of modern communication.
#science #sciencematters
#science #sciencematters
I'm sharing an image I took of the M51 Whirlpool Galaxy using my SvBony 503 telescope. The M51 is in Canes Venatici and is located 21 million light years away.
November 18, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I'm sharing an image I took of the M51 Whirlpool Galaxy using my SvBony 503 telescope. The M51 is in Canes Venatici and is located 21 million light years away.
Fulfilling a childhood dream: cruising down the Mississippi River on a steamboat, SS Natchez, with my wife.
In honor of Mark Twain.
In honor of Mark Twain.
November 15, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Fulfilling a childhood dream: cruising down the Mississippi River on a steamboat, SS Natchez, with my wife.
In honor of Mark Twain.
In honor of Mark Twain.
Mississippi River.
November 14, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Mississippi River.