Simon
@simons-space.bsky.social
Photographer, artist, thinker, dreamer and armchair philosopher.
Getting older too which is annoying
Getting older too which is annoying
It's been a while since I posted here. I thought I would put up the Pleiades rising... I love winter stars
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It's been a while since I posted here. I thought I would put up the Pleiades rising... I love winter stars
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Jupiter and its moon Io Credit| NASA
January 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Jupiter and its moon Io Credit| NASA
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The Iberian Peninsula at night, showing Spain and Portugal
Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Iberian Peninsula at night, showing Spain and Portugal
Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA
It's pretty cold...
January 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's pretty cold...
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A view of Earth from Saturn.
Credit: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft
Credit: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft
January 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A view of Earth from Saturn.
Credit: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft
Credit: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft
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January 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
January 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The moon and Venus looking bright and close last night...
January 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The moon and Venus looking bright and close last night...
What a year 2024 was, I'm ready to run into 2025. Happy new year to all and I hope it's a good one for you.
January 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
What a year 2024 was, I'm ready to run into 2025. Happy new year to all and I hope it's a good one for you.
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Earth from Mars | NASA
December 31, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Earth from Mars | NASA
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Jupiter photographed by NASA's Juno probe.
December 31, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Jupiter photographed by NASA's Juno probe.
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''Two possibilities exist either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying''
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Arthur C. Clarke
December 31, 2024 at 1:26 PM
''Two possibilities exist either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying''
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Arthur C. Clarke
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Do you think you're sitting still right now?
- You're on a planet that orbitis a star at 30km/s
- That star is orbiting the center of a galaxy at 230km/s
- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.
Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km.
- You're on a planet that orbitis a star at 30km/s
- That star is orbiting the center of a galaxy at 230km/s
- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.
Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km.
December 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Do you think you're sitting still right now?
- You're on a planet that orbitis a star at 30km/s
- That star is orbiting the center of a galaxy at 230km/s
- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.
Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km.
- You're on a planet that orbitis a star at 30km/s
- That star is orbiting the center of a galaxy at 230km/s
- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.
Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km.
This is what you can see when the night sky clears...
November 30, 2024 at 10:08 PM
This is what you can see when the night sky clears...
It's beginning to look a lot like...
November 28, 2024 at 10:32 PM
It's beginning to look a lot like...
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Uranus and it’s rings captured by the James Webb Space Telescope
November 24, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Uranus and it’s rings captured by the James Webb Space Telescope
These are some recent delights that I've come across. Autumn is often a generous giver of beautiful colours.
November 20, 2024 at 7:28 PM
These are some recent delights that I've come across. Autumn is often a generous giver of beautiful colours.
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Focus on effort, not outcomes. It’s insane to tie your wellbeing to things outside of your control, Marcus Aurelius said. If you did your best, if you gave it your all, if you acted with your best judgment—that's a win…regardless of whether it’s a good or bad outcome.
November 19, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Focus on effort, not outcomes. It’s insane to tie your wellbeing to things outside of your control, Marcus Aurelius said. If you did your best, if you gave it your all, if you acted with your best judgment—that's a win…regardless of whether it’s a good or bad outcome.
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Gimme some accounts to follow, team.
I’m a coffee-drinking, rugby-loving artist dabbling in the dark arts of sarcasm and cynicism.
#art #artist #oilpaintart
I’m a coffee-drinking, rugby-loving artist dabbling in the dark arts of sarcasm and cynicism.
#art #artist #oilpaintart
November 20, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Gimme some accounts to follow, team.
I’m a coffee-drinking, rugby-loving artist dabbling in the dark arts of sarcasm and cynicism.
#art #artist #oilpaintart
I’m a coffee-drinking, rugby-loving artist dabbling in the dark arts of sarcasm and cynicism.
#art #artist #oilpaintart
Hello there... What's this place all about?
I suppose I better post something 🌞
I suppose I better post something 🌞
November 19, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Hello there... What's this place all about?
I suppose I better post something 🌞
I suppose I better post something 🌞