Ned Wright
@mapping3k.bsky.social
UCLA astronomer working on space CMB and IR. On the COBE, WMAP, SIRTF and WISE missions. See my cosmology tutorial at https://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
Mail truck got stuck trying to make the turn up to my house. Finally getting towed away 4 hours later.
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Mail truck got stuck trying to make the turn up to my house. Finally getting towed away 4 hours later.
Just got a LOUD and annoying emergency message from South Pasadena which is 25 miles away. The message: “never mind”!
Probably annoyed everyone in LA county, all 10 million of us.
Probably annoyed everyone in LA county, all 10 million of us.
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Just got a LOUD and annoying emergency message from South Pasadena which is 25 miles away. The message: “never mind”!
Probably annoyed everyone in LA county, all 10 million of us.
Probably annoyed everyone in LA county, all 10 million of us.
Still not fixed today, @nyt
But I had already found everything:
But I had already found everything:
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Still not fixed today, @nyt
But I had already found everything:
But I had already found everything:
The scale height of trick or treaters being only about 5 meters, I don’t expect any. But we are ready.
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The scale height of trick or treaters being only about 5 meters, I don’t expect any. But we are ready.
I voted early!
Yes on Prop 50!
Yes on Prop 50!
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I voted early!
Yes on Prop 50!
Yes on Prop 50!
Here’s a zoom in to show the lack of bars
September 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Here’s a zoom in to show the lack of bars
Lots of TV ad money bragging about @t-mobile.bsky.social having great coverage but they have no coverage at my house a block off Beverly Glen between Mulholland and Sunset in LA
Cheaper to talk a big game than deliver service I guess
Cheaper to talk a big game than deliver service I guess
September 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Lots of TV ad money bragging about @t-mobile.bsky.social having great coverage but they have no coverage at my house a block off Beverly Glen between Mulholland and Sunset in LA
Cheaper to talk a big game than deliver service I guess
Cheaper to talk a big game than deliver service I guess
Billionaires spending big to stop California from countering the outrageous Texas gerrymander. But nonpartisan redistricting has to apply to every district to work and that means all 435 house districts.
Including Texas!
Our corrupt Supreme Court hasn’t acted and won’t unless the GOP is hurt. 1/
Including Texas!
Our corrupt Supreme Court hasn’t acted and won’t unless the GOP is hurt. 1/
September 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Billionaires spending big to stop California from countering the outrageous Texas gerrymander. But nonpartisan redistricting has to apply to every district to work and that means all 435 house districts.
Including Texas!
Our corrupt Supreme Court hasn’t acted and won’t unless the GOP is hurt. 1/
Including Texas!
Our corrupt Supreme Court hasn’t acted and won’t unless the GOP is hurt. 1/
Last day of August and there is a definite end of summer vibe
Here’s a panorama of the Eel Pond at sunset
Here’s a panorama of the Eel Pond at sunset
August 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Last day of August and there is a definite end of summer vibe
Here’s a panorama of the Eel Pond at sunset
Here’s a panorama of the Eel Pond at sunset
Ship news: the Lynx and the Neil Armstrong went out on Saturday the 23rd perhaps because Hurricane Erin was gone. Woods Hole got 25-30 mph steady winds as Erin passed by.
But the Corwith Cramer returned to Dyers Dock on Sunday.
But the Corwith Cramer returned to Dyers Dock on Sunday.
August 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Ship news: the Lynx and the Neil Armstrong went out on Saturday the 23rd perhaps because Hurricane Erin was gone. Woods Hole got 25-30 mph steady winds as Erin passed by.
But the Corwith Cramer returned to Dyers Dock on Sunday.
But the Corwith Cramer returned to Dyers Dock on Sunday.
A new tall ship in Woods Hole- the Lynx based in Nantucket.
At first I thought the Corwith Cramer was back.
But the Neil Armstrong is back.
At first I thought the Corwith Cramer was back.
But the Neil Armstrong is back.
August 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A new tall ship in Woods Hole- the Lynx based in Nantucket.
At first I thought the Corwith Cramer was back.
But the Neil Armstrong is back.
At first I thought the Corwith Cramer was back.
But the Neil Armstrong is back.
About 3.2 miles, nearly halfway, the race and the bike path cross
August 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
About 3.2 miles, nearly halfway, the race and the bike path cross
After the race rounds Nobska Point
August 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
After the race rounds Nobska Point
Nice weather for watching the road race but probably a bit warm for the runners.
Views from the bike path:
Views from the bike path:
August 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Nice weather for watching the road race but probably a bit warm for the runners.
Views from the bike path:
Views from the bike path:
The annual synchronized emergence of the Porta-Potties is happening now. There was nothing last night, and by Monday they will have all disappeared.
Road Race tomorrow
Road Race tomorrow
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The annual synchronized emergence of the Porta-Potties is happening now. There was nothing last night, and by Monday they will have all disappeared.
Road Race tomorrow
Road Race tomorrow
Eel Pond striped bass. This population migrates from Wood Hole to the Chesapeake Bay every year but in Woods Hole they hang out near the building where MBL maintains its research specimens. Those that don’t make it get fed to the bass.
August 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Eel Pond striped bass. This population migrates from Wood Hole to the Chesapeake Bay every year but in Woods Hole they hang out near the building where MBL maintains its research specimens. Those that don’t make it get fed to the bass.
Rather large powerboat by Penza ce Point this morning. I can’t read the name.
August 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rather large powerboat by Penza ce Point this morning. I can’t read the name.
The Neil Armstrong came in and is on the other side of Smith dock. This photo is on Aug 10th.
Then it went out again by Aug 14th
Then it went out again by Aug 14th
August 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Neil Armstrong came in and is on the other side of Smith dock. This photo is on Aug 10th.
Then it went out again by Aug 14th
Then it went out again by Aug 14th
The biggest mystery in Woods Hole, outside of the nature of the 70% of the world covered by oceans and the life therein, is whether it’s Stoney Beach or Stony Beach.
July 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The biggest mystery in Woods Hole, outside of the nature of the 70% of the world covered by oceans and the life therein, is whether it’s Stoney Beach or Stony Beach.
On my way to buy eggs at the Woods Hole Market I saw that the Corwith Cramer is back and then I had to wait for the drawbridge
July 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
On my way to buy eggs at the Woods Hole Market I saw that the Corwith Cramer is back and then I had to wait for the drawbridge
WHOI’s current big R/V, the Neil Armstrong, came in today. In the 60’s the R/V Chain was the big R/V, and I spent a week on it off Portugal.
The Chain was a minesweeper in WWII and was scrapped years ago. The Captain Kidd used to have her nameplate hanging in the bar.
The Chain was a minesweeper in WWII and was scrapped years ago. The Captain Kidd used to have her nameplate hanging in the bar.
July 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
WHOI’s current big R/V, the Neil Armstrong, came in today. In the 60’s the R/V Chain was the big R/V, and I spent a week on it off Portugal.
The Chain was a minesweeper in WWII and was scrapped years ago. The Captain Kidd used to have her nameplate hanging in the bar.
The Chain was a minesweeper in WWII and was scrapped years ago. The Captain Kidd used to have her nameplate hanging in the bar.
New ship in at WHOI Smith dock, the R/V Atlantic Explorer from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
July 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New ship in at WHOI Smith dock, the R/V Atlantic Explorer from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
I’m in Woods Hole
Here’s a photo of the Corwith Cramer of the Sea Education Association
There’s a meeting happening on the fantail so I think they’ll be sailing soon
Here’s a photo of the Corwith Cramer of the Sea Education Association
There’s a meeting happening on the fantail so I think they’ll be sailing soon
July 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I’m in Woods Hole
Here’s a photo of the Corwith Cramer of the Sea Education Association
There’s a meeting happening on the fantail so I think they’ll be sailing soon
Here’s a photo of the Corwith Cramer of the Sea Education Association
There’s a meeting happening on the fantail so I think they’ll be sailing soon
The waxing gibbous Moon over a house on the next street over, with the background noise of unseen distant fireworks.
Happy 4th!
Happy 4th!
July 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The waxing gibbous Moon over a house on the next street over, with the background noise of unseen distant fireworks.
Happy 4th!
Happy 4th!
That inclination takes it over LA so I got a good shot
June 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
That inclination takes it over LA so I got a good shot