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intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
@intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
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Lunar geologist/artist. My posts are my own and may or may not reflect the opinions of my employer. #space #science #sciart
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intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
There’s a full Moon today! 🎉 Let’s celebrate with some art. #Moon #Supermoon #Artemis #linocut #reliefprinting
Two color relief print of the full moon in pink and blue with the phrase “TO THE MOON AND BACK”
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
It’s International Observe The Moon Night! moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-... There are lots of events around the world, or you can just step outside and look up. Get out there and observe her in all her majesty! #Moon #Linocut #SciArt
Linocut print of the full Moon in a copper hue with radiating lines
October 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
One small step, 56 years ago today, and a good reminder that we can do hard things. This is my first attempt at a two-color linocut print, and it was hard, I mean, not landing-on-the-Moon hard, but still, I’m proud of it. #Apollo11 #linocut #Moon #SciArt
Grey and black linocut print based on the famous Apollo 11 footprint image.
July 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
It’s a full Moon today! Let’s celebrate with some Moon art! #Moon #SciArt #Linocut
A linocut print in red ink of the word love, in the style of the famous sculpture by Robert Indiana, where the “o” is a full Moon
July 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
Full Moon tonight! Here is a little watercolor and gel pen painting to celebrate the pink Moon. #FullMoon #Moon #SciArt
A watercolor Moon in shades of pink blue and purple is surrounded by pink phlox flowers against a blue and green radiating background. The flowers and background are rendered with gel pen.
April 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
Bridget with The Beatles on Abbey Road. Bridget hanging out in Grant Wood's American Gothic. Bridget in Bruegel's Hunters In The Snow (with a freshly caught mouse). The Cat With The Pearl Earring.
April 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
Peak bloom came and went so fast for the Yoshino cherry trees at the tidal basin, but now the Kwanzan trees are bursting with flowers. Personally, I think the Kwanzans are prettier. This painting is based on the tree in my backyard. Watercolor and ink. #CherryBlossoms #Spring
Watercolor painting of a single Kwanzan cherry tree in a field.
April 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
I really need to wash her blankie, but she is snoozing so soundly. #Caturday #CatsOfBlueSky
Luna, a grey tabby, sleeps peacefully on her blue and red plaid blanket.
April 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
It’s called a “walk” Luna, not a “roll around on the sidewalk and get as dirty as possible” 🙄
Luna, a grey tabby in a blue harness and leash, sprawls across the sidewalk, apparently not in a hurry to get anywhere.
April 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
So happy it’s cherry blossom season! Here’s a little tribute. Watercolor and gel pen on paper. #mandala #hanami
Watercolor painting of a branch of cherry blossoms with a mandala motif
March 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
Luna is done with this week. Done. I feel you Luna, me too. #CatsOfBluesky
Luna, a grey tabby, is stretched out on her blankie with a thousand yard stare
March 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
Someone is very intense about her bird watching this morning, and very annoyed that I disrupted it for this photo shoot 🤣 #Caturday
Grey tabby stares intently off camera Grey tabby stares intently and disapprovingly towards camera
March 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
My new favorite #LPSC tradition- the Art+Science workshop. Did anyone else go? Show me your beautiful artworks! #SciArt
A small painting of the famous Earthrise image
March 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
Lunar eclipse tonight! May your skies be clear! #SciArt #Moon #Eclipse
Watercolor painting of a reddish orange Moon, sometimes called a “blood Moon”, which is caused by sunlight being filtered and deflected through the Earth’s atmosphere during a lunar eclipse.
March 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
Saturday snoozles #Caturday #CatsofBluesky
Luna, a grey tabby, snoozes peacefully on her freshly laundered blankie. Freshly laundered because she puked all over it earlier this week, but I got you girl. And better the blanket than the couch.
March 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
the moon is smiling in the sky tonight 🥹
The crescent moon in the evening sky. It appears like a smile.
March 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
Quick painting today of the shadow of Blue Ghost 1 on the Moon. Upright and ready to do science! Love the dramatic early morning lighting. Ink on black paper. #BGM1 #BlueGhost #FireflySpace #SciArt
Oblique view of the Moon’s surface with the shadow of the Blue Ghost 1 lander in the foreground and the Earth hanging above in the background. Painting based on one of the first images released by the lander team.
March 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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coreyspowell.bsky.social
Blue Ghost is on the Moon!
Images are coming in now from what appears to be the first fully successful commercial lunar lander.

Over the next 2 weeks, it will drill, study lunar dust, and observe an eclipse of the Sun...by the Earth. 🧪🔭

fireflyspace.com/news/firefly...
Blue Ghost lander on the Moon, sending and image of its own long shadow, with Earth hanging in the sky.
March 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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elakdawalla.bsky.social
The Lucy mission has sighted its next flyby target! Closest approach will be on April 20.

"NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson"

www.nasa.gov/missions/luc...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson - NASA
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid  Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking between images captured by
www.nasa.gov
February 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
She’s allowed up here while I’m painting, as long as she stays off my palette. So that’s going well. 🤣 #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
A grey tabby lays her head across a watercolor palette A grey tabby is basically hugging a watercolor palette, resting her chin on the surface.
February 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
Who’s the prettiest girl? It’s Luna. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
A beautiful grey tabby, staring at the camera, sits on her blankie as though it were a throne.
February 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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coreyspowell.bsky.social
The Blue Ghost mission has reached lunar orbit, on its way toward a planned March 2 touchdown.

Onboard monitoring cameras captured these eerie views as it entered orbit around the Moon. 🧪🔭

fireflyspace.com/news/blue-gh...
February 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
intrplnetsarah.bsky.social
#Caturday snoozles
A grey tabby sleeps stretched out on her favorite blanket
February 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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missybbbobtail.bsky.social
Have you ever really been ignored unless you’ve been ignored by a cat? 🐈‍⬛ 😼
Tabby cat with big green eyes laying on the bed. A look of disdain is on her face.
February 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM