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Michael R
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Dartmoor, serendipity etc.,
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crystacirrus.bsky.social
Daisy amongst the maple leaves of autumn
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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jameswebbdiscovery.com
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How many lightyears away is Earendel?
How many lightyears away is Earendel?
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April 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Camellia dropping petals but still flower laden. Peacock on guard.
March 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
Last July we collected about 40,000 of the estimated 24 million bluebell seeds produced yearly in our woodland to scatter manually where there are gaps in the bluebell fields

It took 6 man days. To collect all of them would take 6 years

All these seeds are now waking up 🫠
A plastic container of shiny black English Bluebell seeds A days old English Bluebell seedling A fully awake English Bluebell last April
February 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Where am I?
February 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Winter sun. 😊
January 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Where am I?? Sensible answers only please!
January 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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dawnsky.bsky.social
Remember iridium flares?
Here's one I photographed on 14.02.16
From Bedfordshire, UK
Iridium flare 2016
January 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Good shot Dawn. I recall hearing about this. Need or Sky at Night. We didn't get to see them unfortunately. Seen one now though😃
dawnsky.bsky.social DawnSky @dawnsky.bsky.social · Jan 12
Remember iridium flares?
Here's one I photographed on 14.02.16
From Bedfordshire, UK
Iridium flare 2016
January 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
the moon, venus, jupiter, and earth all in alignment from space 🌌

📸: scott kelly
The starry background of space. At the top of the image is the orange glow of Earth’s atmosphere, with a few bright white dots forming a line above it. Those are the moon, Venus, and Jupiter.
January 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Snow on Dartmoor
January 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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susiedentwords.bsky.social
Word of the Day is ‘hunch-weather’ (19th century): weather so cold it makes you hunch your shoulders when you walk outside.
January 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Which is the missing sea area? These are sea areas as defined by the UK Coastguard and Maritime Agency. The broadcast Shipping Forecast is 100 years old as of yesterday. 🛥️⛵
January 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Camellia now on bloom.🌺
December 30, 2024 at 11:20 AM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Get well soon😃
cqinthecloud.bsky.social Caroline @cqinthecloud.bsky.social · Dec 24
Merry Christmas Eve 🎄. I’ve been unbelievably sick lately so here’s a pic of one of my mushroom ornaments 🍄
December 24, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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cqinthecloud.bsky.social
Merry Christmas Eve 🎄. I’ve been unbelievably sick lately so here’s a pic of one of my mushroom ornaments 🍄
December 24, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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jameswebbdiscovery.com
The mid-infrared image of the Pillars of Creation from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope strikes an ominous note. #JamesWebb Inspired to explore the cosmos with a telescope? Start your journey today and get your own telescope here 👉 amzn.to/49g9lvS #SpaceInspiration #AmazonAffiliate
Semi-opaque layers of blue and gray gas and dust start at the bottom right and go toward the top left. The left pillar is the largest and widest. The peaks of the 2nd and 3rd pillars are set off in darker shades of blue outlines.
December 23, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
webb and chandra combined images 🤩
This is a composite image of star cluster NGC 602, in vibrant and festive colors. The shape of the star cluster strongly resembles a holiday wreath. The cluster includes a giant dust cloud ring, shown in greens, yellows, blues, and oranges. The green hues and feathery edges of the ring cloud create the appearance of a wreath made of evergreen boughs. Hints of red representing X-rays provide shading, highlighting layers within the wreath-like ring cloud. The image is aglow with specks and dots of colorful, festive light, in blues, golds, whites, oranges, and reds. These lights represent stars within the cluster. Some of the lights gleam with diffraction spikes, while others emit a warm, diffuse glow. Upon closer inspection, many of the glowing specks have spiraling arms, indicating that they are, in fact, distant galaxies. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC; Infrared: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Zeilder, E.Sabbi, A. Nota, M. Zamani; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand In this composite image, a bright, massive star, WR 124, gleams with diffraction spikes, surrounded by a churning wind cloud in reds and purples. With its dusty rose coloring, and the bright, gleaming star at its core, the wind cloud resembles the inside of a delicate flower with opening petals. Dozens of other bright stars surround WR 124, including white dots rimmed with neon purple, and gleaming white dots with cool blue diffraction spikes. The purple dots are stars detected with Chandra. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Infrared: (Herschel) ESA/NASA/Caltech, (Spitzer) NASA/JPL/Caltech, (WISE) NASA/JPL/Caltech; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb ERO Production Team; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Major The is an infrared image with data from Webb. It resembles a rust brown mountain range backed by a hazy blue night sky. The entire image is filled with stars. The right half of this graphic is a large, square composite image combining the two smaller images’ data, Chandra lends its magenta touches to the top right of the original Webb frame. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. Observ. Munich/T. Preibisch et al.; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI Webb's view shows fluffy tan-colored nebula clouds with rust-colored highlights surrounding a black central area. Within that area, the focal point of the image is one large yellow star with eight long thin points. To the right of this star is a bright star cluster in an oval shape. The stars within the cluster look like tiny blue sparkles. The cluster is more densely packed at its core and scatters outward. Towards the bottom of the image, multiple arms appear to spiral out of a cloudy tan knob. Other blue and yellow eight-pointed stars, as well as distant galaxies, are dotted throughout. The composite view looks largely the same as the Webb view, but adds in X-ray patches of dark blue and purple overlaid on top of the cavities. The most prominent X-ray cloud resembles an upward pointing triangle in the central area. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ./L. Townsley et al.; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/JWST ERO Production Team
December 22, 2024 at 3:03 AM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Gotta say it - roasted peanuts. Bit on the small side though.
thekentacorn.bsky.social The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · Dec 15
Who knows what these are?
Tiny seeds of an unknown tree the post is asking people to guess
December 15, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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jonathanslater.bsky.social
May your day be peaceful and full of beauty. Good morning Blue Sky
December 11, 2024 at 10:28 AM
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susiedentwords.bsky.social
Not yet. Nor shevelled at the moment. But you will probably know about the Recombobulation lounge at Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee..
hankgreen.bsky.social Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Dec 11
Susie, can I be jected?
December 11, 2024 at 8:15 AM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
Great sunset after the storm Darragh windy still but all is well.
December 8, 2024 at 5:44 PM
crystacirrus.bsky.social
And after the storm came the sun. Oh! And all the leaves blown away.
December 8, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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susiedentwords.bsky.social
Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.

Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
December 7, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
HAPPY INTERSTELLAR 10 YEAR IMAX RERELEASE DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE!!!!
Cooper looking through the bookshelf in Interstellar. Cooper and Brand stepping in the water on Miller’s planet in Interstellar. Gargantua black hole in Interstellar. Cooper’s truck driving through the cornfield in Interstellar.
December 6, 2024 at 5:53 PM