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Peter Bagley
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Tennis, mountain biking, hiking, books, birds. Semiconductor wafer metrology, once upon a time.
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
Stones and a shadow.

The stones are on Mars.

The shadow is from a nuclear-battery-powered robot.

Taken earlier today.
Two stones and an assortment of smaller pebbles and sand grains, crossed by a shadow.
December 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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jackiebranc.site
🔴 #Mars #Perseverance Sol 1717: Right #Mastcam-Z Camera / enhanced

Dec. 18, 2025 (Sol 1717), 14:07:53

source image: Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_1717_0819372311_348EBY_N0830000ZCAM09802_1100LMJ

Image Credit: #NASA / #JPL-Caltech / #ASU / Jackie Branc

#RedPlanet
Mars Perseverance Sol 1717: Right Mastcam-Z Camera / enhanced. NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. Dec. 18, 2025 (Sol 1717), 14:07:53 source image: Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_1717_0819372311_348EBY_N0830000ZCAM09802_1100LMJ Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Jackie Branc
December 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
This day 57 years ago.

Earthrise.

A remarkable view of Earth hoving into view as the Apollo 8 command module flew over the lunar surface.

That's us. That's home.
Gibbous Earth hovering over the lunar surface against a pitch-black sky. A remarkable view photographed by Bill Anders on Christmas Eve 1968.
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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icebird.bsky.social
Living in Wellfleet means being able to see the sun both rise and set over the ocean.

Today’s solstice sunset.
December 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
On the winter solstice, the Sun rises and shines down the length of the 5,100-year-old Newgrange passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland.

Remarkable designing and implementation by the Neolithic engineers who built it.
The Sun sets over Newgrange in this photo by Aidan Curran. The passage tomb is within a burial mound about 85 m across and 12 m high, and is situated within the rolling pasureland of Meath. The Sun shines through a "roofbox" within Newgrange, which is oriented so that sunlight penetrates into the burial mound and illuminates the inner chamber on the morning of the winter solstice.
December 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
Friday, 12 December 2025.

Jezero Crater, Mars.
Boulders litter the foreground, sat on a hill of orange sand. The sky is a butterscotch colour.
December 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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icebird.bsky.social
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Good morning! It’s quite cold: -4°C/25°F with a “real feel” of -11°C/12°F.

But that won’t stop me bringing you your 3 minutes of peace & calm!

Can you spot the seals?

#OceanDevotion
December 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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icebird.bsky.social
Watch out for woodpeckers!

I’ve added a new “Feeder Cam” playlist to my YouTube channel. This is the view from my office desk.

Enjoy today’s bird shenanigans & the lovely sounds of nature here: youtu.be/cJ8yPnSEkvk?...

#birds
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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clhellisen.bsky.social
Time to cleanse my timeline 🤣

Summer sunset walk with a view of Table Mountain, SOUTH AFRICA.
December 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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chartresfi.bsky.social
The door at Ampney St Mary is a thing of beauty. Sturdy, simple ironwork on lovely bleached, silvery wood.
#Adoorableday
#AdoorableThursday
#IronworkThursday
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
Polar bears are intelligent and will look for ways to keep busy when they have nothing better to do. Gnawing on this dry carcass is exactly that - a mindless way to pass the time while waiting for the bay to freeze. #BearSeason2025 #mammals 🌿
A large polar bear sploots on the snow-covered tundra and gnaws on an old, dry piece of carcass. He's facing the camera and looks up distractedly.
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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digitalprimate.bsky.social
Good morning from Haarlem.

#GoodMorningFromHaarlem
This is the Warmoesstraat which I think is one of the cutest streets in the city. This is one of my favorite cooking shop is, for example it’s a narrow street between the main square and one of the streets cutting east to west across the city and see some people walking and some decorations up and there’s a street lamp in the foreground
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
Saturn.
A thin crescent of Saturn illuminated by sunlight, crossed by thin, dark streaks—its ring system.
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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rachaeltalibart.bsky.social
A simple scene from a remote black sand beach in Iceland.
A portrait-format, black and white photo of a pool of water on a black sand beach. The light catches the edge of the sand in a line that leads towards distant mountains reflected in the water.
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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icebird.bsky.social
Good morning! Cloudless sunrises aren’t super interesting, so today I focused on the beauty of the waves for your 10 minutes of #OceanDevotion peace & calm.

Watch here: tinyurl.com/5x4d8k53
10 minutes of ocean waves at golden sunrise, calming nature sounds for relaxation & meditation
YouTube video by Ocean Devotion
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November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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romanpalace.bsky.social
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓

itiner-e.org

We might have to have a lie-down.
A map of part of Britiain and northern europe showing loads and loads of roman roads, picked out in red.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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michelleyoung.bsky.social
My podcast interview on Atlas Obscura, now published on the website!
This Woman Stopped the Nazis From Stealing Art
History often overlooks Rose Valland’s efforts in World War II.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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marciacrumleyart.bsky.social
This new painting will be at the Crane Estate art show this weekend in Ipswich, MA. Autumn Marsh, 20" x 20" encaustic on panel.
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#nature #marsh #encaustic #painting
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November 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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nicolegratton.bsky.social
In 2018 I visited Malta. At dusk, the sun paints Valetta the brightest yellow ochre.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSforShadow #mobilephotography
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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artraction.bsky.social
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
"Madame Errázuriz" (Eugenia Huici Arguedas), ca. 1883-1884,
Oil on canvas
#art #painting #oilpainting #drawing #illustration #portrait #JohnSingerSargent #SingerSargent
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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artraction.bsky.social
Bertrand Wentworth (1868-1955)
"A North Atlantic Breaker", undated
#photography #pictorialism #wave #BertrandWentworth #Wentworth
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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chartresfi.bsky.social
The door at Ampney St Mary is a thing of beauty, patched and repaired and surrounded by fragments of 13/14thC wall paintings.
#Adoorableday
#AdoorableThursday
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
Re-sharing because this guide has now been updated to include local restaurants offering free meals. Please share widely if you are in Northeastern Massachusetts!

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November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
This is a simply stunning image.
apod.shinyakato.dev Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · Nov 4
🔭 Comet Lemmon Beyond Lomnický Peak

Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Barsa

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An image of the night sky over distant mountains features a comet with long tails. One of the tails goes nearly to the edge of the picture on the upper right. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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commercialsolarguy.com
‘four battery rooms on what will be the world’s largest all-electric ferry…130-metre vessel…5,016 battery units…250 tonnes of batteries with 40 MWh of installed capacity…keep the vessel operating for 90 minutes…full charge expected 40 minutes…. ship’s berths in Argentina and Uruguay’
torsolarfred.bsky.social Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · Oct 26
Incat begins power-up of world’s largest battery-electric ship #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
October 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM