Barb Pease
@bjpease.bsky.social
I write haiku, micro poetry and other short poems. I am a photographer, an amateur astronomer and an artist. I also make the memes I post. I love doing my favorite things.
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This cat loves observing proposals. 🔭
February 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This cat loves observing proposals. 🔭
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We’re hearing from multiple sources that center directors at CDC and/or NIH may be let go tomorrow.
We are hoping this is just a rumor- passionate, dedicated leadership is needed during this time. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.
We are hoping this is just a rumor- passionate, dedicated leadership is needed during this time. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.
February 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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HUGE BREAKING NEWS:
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
January 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
HUGE BREAKING NEWS:
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
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From Olivia Cooper: The history of the Earth and its climate are integral to our cosmic perspective, yet climate change is rarely taught in astronomy courses. Today’s bite discusses why and how it should be on the syllabus. 🔭✨
astrobites.org/2025/01/07/c...
astrobites.org/2025/01/07/c...
Putting climate change on the syllabus - astrobites
The history of the Earth and its climate are integral to our cosmic perspective, yet climate change is rarely taught in astronomy courses. Today’s bite discusses why and how it should be on the syl…
astrobites.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
From Olivia Cooper: The history of the Earth and its climate are integral to our cosmic perspective, yet climate change is rarely taught in astronomy courses. Today’s bite discusses why and how it should be on the syllabus. 🔭✨
astrobites.org/2025/01/07/c...
astrobites.org/2025/01/07/c...
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💥 Fantastic news from NYS! Our governor just signed the Climate Superfund Act which makes climate polluters pay for their damages.
From the state that gave you the original Superfund Act (see Love Canal, 1980) and the polluter pays principle…YAY!
www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
From the state that gave you the original Superfund Act (see Love Canal, 1980) and the polluter pays principle…YAY!
www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
Governor Hochul Signs Landmark Legislation Creating New Climate Superfund
Governor Hochul signed legislation to require large fossil fuel companies to pay for projects that protect and restore the environment.
www.governor.ny.gov
December 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
💥 Fantastic news from NYS! Our governor just signed the Climate Superfund Act which makes climate polluters pay for their damages.
From the state that gave you the original Superfund Act (see Love Canal, 1980) and the polluter pays principle…YAY!
www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
From the state that gave you the original Superfund Act (see Love Canal, 1980) and the polluter pays principle…YAY!
www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
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I don't normally do well with planets but this is probably my best attempt so far. Here is my image of Jupiter back from earlier this year. I imaged it through R,G,B and L filters and stacked in AS3, I used my 190MN scope and ZWO 2600MM camera #planet #astrophotography #space #jupiter
December 23, 2024 at 3:31 PM
I don't normally do well with planets but this is probably my best attempt so far. Here is my image of Jupiter back from earlier this year. I imaged it through R,G,B and L filters and stacked in AS3, I used my 190MN scope and ZWO 2600MM camera #planet #astrophotography #space #jupiter
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Beautiful Sky Rock, near Bishop, CA, near Bishop Paiute Tribe reservation is one of the most famous petroglyph sites in the area. Noted for its tilted, horizontal rock face. The carvings include possible depictions of celestial alignments or constellations. Photo credit: Calipidder
December 12, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Beautiful Sky Rock, near Bishop, CA, near Bishop Paiute Tribe reservation is one of the most famous petroglyph sites in the area. Noted for its tilted, horizontal rock face. The carvings include possible depictions of celestial alignments or constellations. Photo credit: Calipidder
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Most people would guess that this palazzo ~ with its marble-paved loggia, waterside tearoom & grotto/swimming pool ~ would have been in Venice. Not so! It’s the 1916 Villa Vizcaya, Miami (owner James Deering; architect Calfin) www.worldofinteriors.com/story/villa-...
December 14, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Most people would guess that this palazzo ~ with its marble-paved loggia, waterside tearoom & grotto/swimming pool ~ would have been in Venice. Not so! It’s the 1916 Villa Vizcaya, Miami (owner James Deering; architect Calfin) www.worldofinteriors.com/story/villa-...
#astronomy
Tonight at 7 pm it was clear enough to bring a 🔭 out. Four intrepid souls braved 19 degrees F to see Jupiter high in the East. I saw Jupiter’s stripes and her 4 moons. That was the first time I saw the stripes! We turned the 🔭 around for Venus in the west. Looking through Chris’s 🔭
Tonight at 7 pm it was clear enough to bring a 🔭 out. Four intrepid souls braved 19 degrees F to see Jupiter high in the East. I saw Jupiter’s stripes and her 4 moons. That was the first time I saw the stripes! We turned the 🔭 around for Venus in the west. Looking through Chris’s 🔭
December 14, 2024 at 2:12 AM
#astronomy
Tonight at 7 pm it was clear enough to bring a 🔭 out. Four intrepid souls braved 19 degrees F to see Jupiter high in the East. I saw Jupiter’s stripes and her 4 moons. That was the first time I saw the stripes! We turned the 🔭 around for Venus in the west. Looking through Chris’s 🔭
Tonight at 7 pm it was clear enough to bring a 🔭 out. Four intrepid souls braved 19 degrees F to see Jupiter high in the East. I saw Jupiter’s stripes and her 4 moons. That was the first time I saw the stripes! We turned the 🔭 around for Venus in the west. Looking through Chris’s 🔭
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With Spring 2025 just ahead, you better believe these SF State Gators’ bats are about to do the talking. 🐊💜
#SportsPhotography #BayAreaSports #actionphotography #nikon #femalesportsphotographers #softball #ccaa #SFState_softball #SFState_gators #SFSU #NCAAsoftball #photographersofbluesky
#SportsPhotography #BayAreaSports #actionphotography #nikon #femalesportsphotographers #softball #ccaa #SFState_softball #SFState_gators #SFSU #NCAAsoftball #photographersofbluesky
December 13, 2024 at 7:25 AM
With Spring 2025 just ahead, you better believe these SF State Gators’ bats are about to do the talking. 🐊💜
#SportsPhotography #BayAreaSports #actionphotography #nikon #femalesportsphotographers #softball #ccaa #SFState_softball #SFState_gators #SFSU #NCAAsoftball #photographersofbluesky
#SportsPhotography #BayAreaSports #actionphotography #nikon #femalesportsphotographers #softball #ccaa #SFState_softball #SFState_gators #SFSU #NCAAsoftball #photographersofbluesky
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#FlashbackFriday to when I used to watermark my photos for some stupid reason. I didn’t take it seriously.
Testing a new lens from #KerryPark.
1: 16-55mm on #Fujifilm #XT3.
2: 100-400 at 400mm.
3: 100-400 at 800mm using a 2x teleconverter.
#photography #landscape #sunrise #seattle #SpaceNeedle
Testing a new lens from #KerryPark.
1: 16-55mm on #Fujifilm #XT3.
2: 100-400 at 400mm.
3: 100-400 at 800mm using a 2x teleconverter.
#photography #landscape #sunrise #seattle #SpaceNeedle
December 13, 2024 at 7:33 AM
#FlashbackFriday to when I used to watermark my photos for some stupid reason. I didn’t take it seriously.
Testing a new lens from #KerryPark.
1: 16-55mm on #Fujifilm #XT3.
2: 100-400 at 400mm.
3: 100-400 at 800mm using a 2x teleconverter.
#photography #landscape #sunrise #seattle #SpaceNeedle
Testing a new lens from #KerryPark.
1: 16-55mm on #Fujifilm #XT3.
2: 100-400 at 400mm.
3: 100-400 at 800mm using a 2x teleconverter.
#photography #landscape #sunrise #seattle #SpaceNeedle
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Imaged with Meade Lx200 14” at f/20.
#Astrophotography 🔭
#Astrophotography 🔭
Saturn 2022-09-17 - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2pk7zUG
December 10, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Imaged with Meade Lx200 14” at f/20.
#Astrophotography 🔭
#Astrophotography 🔭
#astrophotography Late afternoon April 8, 2024, 3:24 pm during the partial solar eclipse, clouds prevented me from imaging the eclipse. I grabbed my iPhone for this shot to at least capture the darkening scene. Daytime birds (crows) took off and mourning doves (evening birds) began to sing.
December 10, 2024 at 8:35 AM
#astrophotography Late afternoon April 8, 2024, 3:24 pm during the partial solar eclipse, clouds prevented me from imaging the eclipse. I grabbed my iPhone for this shot to at least capture the darkening scene. Daytime birds (crows) took off and mourning doves (evening birds) began to sing.
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This JWST image of the Sombrero Galaxy is fantastic. From the clumpy clouds of gas and dust in the outer ring to the bright central core containing an actively feeding supermassive black hole. And peppered with thousands of globular clusters. No notes, chef's kiss. Carry on Universe.
Hats Off to NASA’s Webb: Sombrero Galaxy Dazzles in New Image - NASA Science
In a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a galaxy named for its resemblance to a broad-brimmed Mexican hat appears more like an archery target. In Webb’s mid-infrared view of the Sombrer...
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November 25, 2024 at 10:32 PM
This JWST image of the Sombrero Galaxy is fantastic. From the clumpy clouds of gas and dust in the outer ring to the bright central core containing an actively feeding supermassive black hole. And peppered with thousands of globular clusters. No notes, chef's kiss. Carry on Universe.
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Hi Barb. This was the same night around 8:30 pm on the west coast of 🇨🇦.
December 7, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Hi Barb. This was the same night around 8:30 pm on the west coast of 🇨🇦.
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Five years ago, Hubble observed the NGC-4535 galaxy (part of the PHANGS survey). Here's my processed version of that observation! 🔭
It is located 54 million light-years away and is part of the Virgo galaxy cluster.
HD: flic.kr/p/2qyaQt1
It is located 54 million light-years away and is part of the Virgo galaxy cluster.
HD: flic.kr/p/2qyaQt1
December 5, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Five years ago, Hubble observed the NGC-4535 galaxy (part of the PHANGS survey). Here's my processed version of that observation! 🔭
It is located 54 million light-years away and is part of the Virgo galaxy cluster.
HD: flic.kr/p/2qyaQt1
It is located 54 million light-years away and is part of the Virgo galaxy cluster.
HD: flic.kr/p/2qyaQt1
#astrophotography October 10, 10:39 PM over our village to the north, a much sought after aurora. This was the best photo and was taken by a member of our #astronomy club, Johanna.
December 6, 2024 at 10:54 PM
#astrophotography October 10, 10:39 PM over our village to the north, a much sought after aurora. This was the best photo and was taken by a member of our #astronomy club, Johanna.
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I was initially bummed the evening I took this as I was hoping to capture the aurora. It was cloudy and I didn’t like anything I was shooting. I decided to move and take a test shot facing this direction, and I ended up taking one of my favorite photos. Funny how often that happens with photography.
December 3, 2024 at 8:22 PM
I was initially bummed the evening I took this as I was hoping to capture the aurora. It was cloudy and I didn’t like anything I was shooting. I decided to move and take a test shot facing this direction, and I ended up taking one of my favorite photos. Funny how often that happens with photography.
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The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what's lost and what we stand to lose as a result of human-caused climate change.
A new installation lets you hear extinct and endangered animal sounds, thanks to Björk
The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what's lost and what we stand to lose as a result of human-caused climate change.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM
The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what's lost and what we stand to lose as a result of human-caused climate change.
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Rocio Rodriguez, 'February 26, 2024', 13.5x16.75, oil on canvas. #contemporarypainting #fineart #art #contemporaryart #rociorodriguez
November 25, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Rocio Rodriguez, 'February 26, 2024', 13.5x16.75, oil on canvas. #contemporarypainting #fineart #art #contemporaryart #rociorodriguez
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John Singer Sargent, "La Biancheria", watercolor. 1910.
#americanpainter #fineart #watercolor #20thcenturyamericanart #art
#americanpainter #fineart #watercolor #20thcenturyamericanart #art
November 26, 2024 at 7:25 PM
John Singer Sargent, "La Biancheria", watercolor. 1910.
#americanpainter #fineart #watercolor #20thcenturyamericanart #art
#americanpainter #fineart #watercolor #20thcenturyamericanart #art
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Here’s what Renoir & Monet saw one day in 1869 when they sat side-by-side to paint the scene at La Grenouillère, a popular meeting, eating & boating spot on the Seine ~ Renoir's emphasis on pleasantness contrasts with Monet's vibrant treatment of the water www.artinsociety.com/floating-ple...
November 30, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Here’s what Renoir & Monet saw one day in 1869 when they sat side-by-side to paint the scene at La Grenouillère, a popular meeting, eating & boating spot on the Seine ~ Renoir's emphasis on pleasantness contrasts with Monet's vibrant treatment of the water www.artinsociety.com/floating-ple...
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On a spring day, Van Gogh watches courting couples strolling along winding paths under the young chestnut trees at Place Saint-Pierre, Montmartre (May 1887, Van Gogh Museum)
November 30, 2024 at 6:10 AM
On a spring day, Van Gogh watches courting couples strolling along winding paths under the young chestnut trees at Place Saint-Pierre, Montmartre (May 1887, Van Gogh Museum)