S. Jay Gray
@sjaygray.com
📷 Creative storyteller | 🌌 Astrophotographer
🌱 Proud dad, husband, and lifelong learner
📖 Aspiring novelist weaving speculative tales of survival & humanity
🏠 Living the farm life at Wingsong Stables, Maine
🎶 Music enthusiast, kindness advocate
🌱 Proud dad, husband, and lifelong learner
📖 Aspiring novelist weaving speculative tales of survival & humanity
🏠 Living the farm life at Wingsong Stables, Maine
🎶 Music enthusiast, kindness advocate
More and more, I leave shows not disappointed—just unmoved. In 2025, I’m only going if there’s a strong chance it’ll stir something in me.
April 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
More and more, I leave shows not disappointed—just unmoved. In 2025, I’m only going if there’s a strong chance it’ll stir something in me.
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is our closest spiral galaxy, sitting 2.5 million light-years away. Under dark skies, you can see it with the naked eye—an entire galaxy visible from your backyard. A cosmic neighbor in plain sight. #astronomy #astrophotography
April 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is our closest spiral galaxy, sitting 2.5 million light-years away. Under dark skies, you can see it with the naked eye—an entire galaxy visible from your backyard. A cosmic neighbor in plain sight. #astronomy #astrophotography
The Pleiades (M45), or Seven Sisters, is a stunning open cluster ~440 light-years away in Taurus. Its hot blue stars & glowing reflection nebulae make it a favorite for stargazers. 🌌 #astronomy #astrophotography
April 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Pleiades (M45), or Seven Sisters, is a stunning open cluster ~440 light-years away in Taurus. Its hot blue stars & glowing reflection nebulae make it a favorite for stargazers. 🌌 #astronomy #astrophotography
April 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
My capture of the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), ~3 million light-years away. A stunning spiral full of star-forming regions—humbling and peaceful in its vastness. 🌌 #astronomy #astrophotography
April 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My capture of the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), ~3 million light-years away. A stunning spiral full of star-forming regions—humbling and peaceful in its vastness. 🌌 #astronomy #astrophotography
April 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and they make you king."
~Bob Dylan
~Bob Dylan
March 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and they make you king."
~Bob Dylan
~Bob Dylan
This is Messier 78, a breathtaking reflection nebula in the Orion constellation. It reveals the ethereal blue glow of starlight reflecting off interstellar dust, offering a glimpse into a stellar nursery 1,350 light-years away 🌌✨ #Astronomy #Astrophotography
March 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is Messier 78, a breathtaking reflection nebula in the Orion constellation. It reveals the ethereal blue glow of starlight reflecting off interstellar dust, offering a glimpse into a stellar nursery 1,350 light-years away 🌌✨ #Astronomy #Astrophotography
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The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.
March 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.
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Musk is holding a rally in Green Bay as part of his ongoing attempt to buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In response, grassroots groups and community members will gather to protest and send a clear message: our democracy is not for sale.
March 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Musk is holding a rally in Green Bay as part of his ongoing attempt to buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In response, grassroots groups and community members will gather to protest and send a clear message: our democracy is not for sale.
I didn’t expect being in the path of totality to be so moving. The 360° sunset, shimmering silver light, and shadow bands over snow were surreal. I stood in awe beneath the moon’s shadow near Mt. Katahdin. Some moments can’t be captured—only remembered. #astronomy #astrophotography
March 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I didn’t expect being in the path of totality to be so moving. The 360° sunset, shimmering silver light, and shadow bands over snow were surreal. I stood in awe beneath the moon’s shadow near Mt. Katahdin. Some moments can’t be captured—only remembered. #astronomy #astrophotography
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Deafheaven’s new album is like watching a storm through stained glass - harsh, beautiful, and full of ache. Screams meet shimmer, and somehow, it all makes sense. \m/ #metalsky
March 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Deafheaven’s new album is like watching a storm through stained glass - harsh, beautiful, and full of ache. Screams meet shimmer, and somehow, it all makes sense. \m/ #metalsky
Caught the Horsehead Nebula at the center, its dark silhouette set against glowing gas and starlight. Below and to the lower left, the Flame Nebula burns brightly, lit by Alnitak—the brightest in Orion’s Belt. A stunning glimpse of dust and star birth in Orion. #astronomy #astrophotography
March 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Caught the Horsehead Nebula at the center, its dark silhouette set against glowing gas and starlight. Below and to the lower left, the Flame Nebula burns brightly, lit by Alnitak—the brightest in Orion’s Belt. A stunning glimpse of dust and star birth in Orion. #astronomy #astrophotography
On repeat - @menitrust.bsky.social Equus Asinus
March 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
On repeat - @menitrust.bsky.social Equus Asinus
I thought this part was over. #SmallFarmLife
March 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I thought this part was over. #SmallFarmLife
This is the stunning Rosette Nebula, a cosmic rose blooming 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. At its heart lies the brilliant star cluster NGC 2244, whose massive stars illuminate and shape this vibrant stellar nursery. #astronomy #astrophotography
March 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is the stunning Rosette Nebula, a cosmic rose blooming 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. At its heart lies the brilliant star cluster NGC 2244, whose massive stars illuminate and shape this vibrant stellar nursery. #astronomy #astrophotography
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
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"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
March 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
The snow’s melted, but the world hasn’t caught up yet. March in Maine feels like an empty stage, quiet and expectant, waiting for something to begin.
March 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The snow’s melted, but the world hasn’t caught up yet. March in Maine feels like an empty stage, quiet and expectant, waiting for something to begin.
Four nights ago, I photographed the breathtaking Orion Nebula (M42), one of the brightest and most iconic deep-sky objects in the constellation Orion. Seeing this kind of cosmic activity reminds me of the beauty and chaos of creation on a galactic scale.
November 29, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Four nights ago, I photographed the breathtaking Orion Nebula (M42), one of the brightest and most iconic deep-sky objects in the constellation Orion. Seeing this kind of cosmic activity reminds me of the beauty and chaos of creation on a galactic scale.