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Dinner with dad🩵 #family #dinner
August 31, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Blog Update: I released a new blog post. Astrophoto: Stars in Cygnus – 08/24

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A few open star clusters—M39, NGC 7082, NGC 7062—and an asterism, NGC 7071, in the constellation Cygnus. My result after just one night.

Baader APO 95 | EOS R

#astrophotography #nature
Clusters in Cygnus
August 31, 2024 at 7:39 AM
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IFN and the NGC 7771 Group - ©Steve Mandel

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#astrophotos

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Galaxies of the NGC 7771 Group are featured in this intriguing skyscape. Some 200 million light-years distant toward the constellation Pegasus, NGC 7771 is the large, edge-on spiral near center, about 75,000 light-years across, with two smaller galaxies below it. Large spiral NGC 7769 is seen face-on to the right. Galaxies of the NGC 7771 group are interacting, making repeated close passages that will ultimately result in galaxy-galaxy mergers on a cosmic timescale. The interactions can be traced by distortions in the shape of the galaxies themselves and faint streams of stars created by their mutual gravitational tides. But a clear view of this galaxy group is difficult to come by as the deep image also reveals extensive clouds of foreground dust sweeping across the field of view. The dim, dusty galactic cirrus clouds are known as Integrated Flux Nebulae. The faint IFN reflect starlight from our own Milky Way Galaxy and lie only a few hundred light-years above the galactic plane.
August 31, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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cplberry.bsky.social
Catching up on Friday night gravitational-wave candidate S240830gn

If real, the source is probably a binary black hole

False alarm rate 1 in 50 yr
GraceDB gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/...
GCN gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/37...
Rating 🐸🖌️🍨

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Initial sky localization. 90% area 830 sq deg Initial three-dimensional volume localization. Distance is around 1.2 Gpc
August 31, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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astronomyedinburgh.bsky.social
Alan Pickup's sky notes for September 2024 are now on our website 🔭

www.astronomyedinburgh.org/2024/08/31/s...
Scotland's Sky in September 2024 - Astronomical Society of Edinburgh
Saturn at opposition and close to Moon during lunar eclipse Author: Alan Pickup The maps show the sky at 23:00 BST on the 1st, 22:00 on the 16th and 21:00 on the 30th. Saturn stands at opposition thi...
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August 31, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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xavibell.bsky.social
Only the essentials in this doomsday bunker.

#gamedev
Interior of a dark cargo container turned doomsday bunker. A shelf is on the right, on which sits an electric lamp. There’s another lamp sitting on a table against the far wall, as well as a dim computer screen. Side view of an old monitor and keyboard sitting on a wooden desk. Still in the aforementioned doomsday bunker.
August 31, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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Why The Rift Valley May Not Be The Cradle Of Humankind After All 🏺🧪
www.iflscience.com/why-the-rift...

Humans probably lived outside the rift – we just haven't found them yet.

"...we don’t have a complete picture of what happened across the entire continent” W. Andrew Barr @wabarr.bsky.social
Olduvai Gorge was home to some of the earliest hominids. Image credit: melissamn/Shutterstock.com
August 30, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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smcgrath.phd
🧪 A Talkdesk survey reveals 50% of US patients believe AI will enhance health care within a year, with men and millennials most optimistic.

AI is favored for admin tasks, but human doctors remain crucial for medical advice.🩺🖥️ 🤖
AI Holds Promise for Improving Patient Experience, Survey Finds
Talkdesk survey revealed the growing optimism among consumers about the potential of AI to improve the patient experience.
hitconsultant.net
August 30, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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In surprising news out of Oxford University, top docs say that getting a shingles jab not only saves you from blistering misery, but also seems to stave off dementia. Seniors who got the shot delayed their decline on average 164 days over 6 years-that's a big result! buff.ly/3Mp8izh 🧪
Shingles Vaccine Protects Against Dementia | Medical News Bulletin
Getting a shingles vaccine to protect you from this painful condition should be a no-brainer, but what if we told you it could reduce your risk of dementia too?
buff.ly
August 30, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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smcgrath.phd
🧪 A comprehensive study of over 2,500 foods reveals that a small portion of the human microbiome originates from diet, especially fermented foods like kimchi. Notably, 50% of identified microbes were previously unknown. In Cell. 🧬🖥️
Are you what you eat? Biggest-ever catalogue of food microbes finds out
Bacteria and fungi in fermented favourites like kimchi are also present in the human microbiome. Bacteria and fungi in fermented favourites like kimchi are also present in the human microbiome.
www.nature.com
August 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Why could allergies and food allergies be increasing? I explore some of the immunology and policy decisions that may be impacting! 🧪#ImmunoSky
What’s behind the large rise in food allergies among children in the UK?
New study finds a large increase in food allergies in young children since 2008.
theconversation.com
August 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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How is climate change affecting hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-u...
How is climate change affecting hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones?
These powerful tropical storms are becoming more intense as the world warms.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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mcnees.bsky.social
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. became the first Black American astronaut to travel into space #OTD in 1983, on the Orbiter Challenger as part of mission STS-8. 🧪 🔭

Image: NASA
A color photo of Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. onboard Challenger in 1983. He is wearing a dark blue shirt with NASA patches, light blue pants, and has a plaid band wrapped around his arm that looks like a blood pressure monitor. Bluford appears to be strapped into a harness and is looking at the camera.
August 30, 2024 at 4:37 PM
nerdynexus.bsky.social
#food #dessert
August 31, 2024 at 11:02 AM
nerdynexus.bsky.social
How adorable 🤍
August 31, 2024 at 10:41 AM
nerdynexus.bsky.social
I could tell I'm gonna love it here. Better late than never, #new
a pixel art of a cartoon character holding glow in the dark sticks .
ALT: a pixel art of a cartoon character holding glow in the dark sticks .
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August 31, 2024 at 1:27 AM
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August 31, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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I like this place!
August 31, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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Temporary janky setup so cats can be above my keyboard without being on it
August 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM
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Two observatories united to create this detailed view of the Ring Nebula. Hubble’s crisp vision defines the colorful, detailed view at the center, while the Large Binocular Telescope reveals faint, scallop-shaped material surrounding the ring: bit.ly/3zFuSjO 🔭 🧪
A round, prismatic nebula is on the black background of space, occupying about one-third of the field of view. The center is translucent blue gas with purple wisps. A tiny white star appears at center. Moving outward, the colors transition to teal, green, and yellow. The outermost portions are red, thicker, and very clumpy, and appear more oval, forming an outer ring. Tiny irregular knots of dense gas line the inner rim of the ring and point inward. Beyond the main nebula, faint dark red filaments form a rosette shape like petals on a flower. Dozens of pink stars are scattered across the field of view.
August 29, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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courtneybhilton.bsky.social
I've been awarded an early-career research grant in Australia (an ARC DECRA)! Feeling very fortunate 😌

Excited to continue my work on the interactions between music, minds, and culture using a online citizen science approach.

science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
ANU early career researchers awarded $8m in ARC funding
Researchers from ANU received a total funding of $8 million across 17 projects in the latest round of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.
science.anu.edu.au
August 28, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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daverino.bsky.social
And as the permafrost melts…..

www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Scientists discover 1,700 new 'zombie' viruses in ancient permafrost in the Himalayas
The permafrost is melting and scientists are racing to collect ancient viruses trapped in the ice to understand how they’ve adapted to shifting climate over millennia.
www.abc.net.au
August 28, 2024 at 9:35 PM