SM8691
@sm8691.bsky.social
Just a human moving through space on this ball of rock with a lot of other idiots. A casual PC game streamer who likes Astronomy, painting minis, Sci-Fi movies, nature, hockey and dad jokes.
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Today in 1985, Trump bought Mar-a-Lago from the Post Foundation, ran by the former owner's daughters. He told them & the media that he owned land next to it and would ruin the property's value by building a hideous house if they didn't sell. He was lying.
Donald Trump buys Mar-a-Lago after months of lies and media coverage (December 27, 1985)
Donald Trump becomes the new owner of the Mar-a-Lago estate, a 17-acre property with a Mediterranean-style mansion made up of over 100 rooms. According to his book The Art of the Comeback, Trump heard about the mansion during a dinner one evening in the winter of 1985, took a tour,…
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December 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Today in 1985, Trump bought Mar-a-Lago from the Post Foundation, ran by the former owner's daughters. He told them & the media that he owned land next to it and would ruin the property's value by building a hideous house if they didn't sell. He was lying.
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I captured 20 hours of integration time on the Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulae. If you look closely at the heart of IC 410, you'll see two small tadpole-like structures.
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #starcluster #eastcoastkin #photography
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #starcluster #eastcoastkin #photography
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I captured 20 hours of integration time on the Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulae. If you look closely at the heart of IC 410, you'll see two small tadpole-like structures.
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #starcluster #eastcoastkin #photography
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #starcluster #eastcoastkin #photography
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The Christmas Tree Nebula (NGC 2264)
Fresh capture from last night.
A real #holiday tree in space, decorations included.
Massive newborn stars handle the lighting, 2,500 light-years away. #blueskyartshow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
Fresh capture from last night.
A real #holiday tree in space, decorations included.
Massive newborn stars handle the lighting, 2,500 light-years away. #blueskyartshow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
December 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Christmas Tree Nebula (NGC 2264)
Fresh capture from last night.
A real #holiday tree in space, decorations included.
Massive newborn stars handle the lighting, 2,500 light-years away. #blueskyartshow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
Fresh capture from last night.
A real #holiday tree in space, decorations included.
Massive newborn stars handle the lighting, 2,500 light-years away. #blueskyartshow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
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Jupiter on Saturday morning in good seeing using the C11 with x2 Barlow.
I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
🔭
I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
🔭
December 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Jupiter on Saturday morning in good seeing using the C11 with x2 Barlow.
I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
🔭
I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
🔭
@cringer.bsky.social I saw this T-Shirt, and it looks like something you need.
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
@cringer.bsky.social I saw this T-Shirt, and it looks like something you need.
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Webb has revealed for the first time that there are four shells of dust around this pair of Wolf-Rayet stars, which are known as Apep.
Read more 👉 https://esawebb.org/images/wolf-rayet-apep/
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Read more 👉 https://esawebb.org/images/wolf-rayet-apep/
🔭
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Webb has revealed for the first time that there are four shells of dust around this pair of Wolf-Rayet stars, which are known as Apep.
Read more 👉 https://esawebb.org/images/wolf-rayet-apep/
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Read more 👉 https://esawebb.org/images/wolf-rayet-apep/
🔭
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The Eastern Veil Nebula - with and without stars! 150 minutes of 30 second exposures captured overnight as part of a clear night double header (next post to come) #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Eastern Veil Nebula - with and without stars! 150 minutes of 30 second exposures captured overnight as part of a clear night double header (next post to come) #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
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The Bubble Nebula! With and without stars! The second part of last session. You can see why it got its name! #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The Bubble Nebula! With and without stars! The second part of last session. You can see why it got its name! #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
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AstroBin's Image of the Day: "NGC 2035 — Emission Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud" by Alpha Zhang and Weitang Liang
www.astrobin.com/zlyl55/
#astrophotography
www.astrobin.com/zlyl55/
#astrophotography
July 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
AstroBin's Image of the Day: "NGC 2035 — Emission Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud" by Alpha Zhang and Weitang Liang
www.astrobin.com/zlyl55/
#astrophotography
www.astrobin.com/zlyl55/
#astrophotography
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A spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.018 (lookback time 257.3 million years) with coordinates (152.04817, 42.41869).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.018 (lookback time 257.3 million years) with coordinates (152.04817, 42.41869).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
July 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.018 (lookback time 257.3 million years) with coordinates (152.04817, 42.41869).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.018 (lookback time 257.3 million years) with coordinates (152.04817, 42.41869).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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I keep forgetting to tag these things for #Astrophotography!
July 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I keep forgetting to tag these things for #Astrophotography!
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A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (151.25081, 13.15323).
56 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.🔭
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (151.25081, 13.15323).
56 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.🔭
July 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (151.25081, 13.15323).
56 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.🔭
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (151.25081, 13.15323).
56 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.🔭
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🗓️Upcoming launch!
Join us live on 26 July from 02:40 BST/03:40 CEST to watch our Vega-C rocket take flight once again.
#VV27 will carry Airbus's four CO3D satellites and CNES MicroCarb mission.
🚀 Launch is scheduled for 03:03 BST/04:03 CEST.
Join us live on 26 July from 02:40 BST/03:40 CEST to watch our Vega-C rocket take flight once again.
#VV27 will carry Airbus's four CO3D satellites and CNES MicroCarb mission.
🚀 Launch is scheduled for 03:03 BST/04:03 CEST.
Watch live: Vega-C to launch CO3D and MicroCarb
www.esa.int
July 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🗓️Upcoming launch!
Join us live on 26 July from 02:40 BST/03:40 CEST to watch our Vega-C rocket take flight once again.
#VV27 will carry Airbus's four CO3D satellites and CNES MicroCarb mission.
🚀 Launch is scheduled for 03:03 BST/04:03 CEST.
Join us live on 26 July from 02:40 BST/03:40 CEST to watch our Vega-C rocket take flight once again.
#VV27 will carry Airbus's four CO3D satellites and CNES MicroCarb mission.
🚀 Launch is scheduled for 03:03 BST/04:03 CEST.
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M8 The Lagoon Nebula
What an absolute beauty it is; easily in my top 3 fav targets this summer 🔭 #astrophotography #M8
What an absolute beauty it is; easily in my top 3 fav targets this summer 🔭 #astrophotography #M8
July 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
M8 The Lagoon Nebula
What an absolute beauty it is; easily in my top 3 fav targets this summer 🔭 #astrophotography #M8
What an absolute beauty it is; easily in my top 3 fav targets this summer 🔭 #astrophotography #M8
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🔴 LIVE NOW: Watch as our project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and the #Ax4 crew depart the International Space Station on a Dragon spacecraft.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🔴 LIVE NOW: Watch as our project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and the #Ax4 crew depart the International Space Station on a Dragon spacecraft.
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A small new update is now live on the experimental branch!
💥 Localized the updated post-crash screen.
🌋 Fixed rare crashes occurring while autosaving. Hopefully for good.
💥 Localized the updated post-crash screen.
🌋 Fixed rare crashes occurring while autosaving. Hopefully for good.
July 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A small new update is now live on the experimental branch!
💥 Localized the updated post-crash screen.
🌋 Fixed rare crashes occurring while autosaving. Hopefully for good.
💥 Localized the updated post-crash screen.
🌋 Fixed rare crashes occurring while autosaving. Hopefully for good.
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The Western Veil Nebula. These colorful glowing filaments are part of the lacy last remnants of a massive star that exploded over 10,000 years ago.
Image credit: my tiny smart telescope.
#astronomy #science 🔭👩🏾🔬
Image credit: my tiny smart telescope.
#astronomy #science 🔭👩🏾🔬
July 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The Western Veil Nebula. These colorful glowing filaments are part of the lacy last remnants of a massive star that exploded over 10,000 years ago.
Image credit: my tiny smart telescope.
#astronomy #science 🔭👩🏾🔬
Image credit: my tiny smart telescope.
#astronomy #science 🔭👩🏾🔬
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Another night of imaging let me push the dark nebula a bit farther to the forefront.
Seasoned APers, any advice on pulling out more detail? What’s your process? Thanks!
Total Time: 11.5hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro
#astrophotography
Seasoned APers, any advice on pulling out more detail? What’s your process? Thanks!
Total Time: 11.5hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro
#astrophotography
July 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Another night of imaging let me push the dark nebula a bit farther to the forefront.
Seasoned APers, any advice on pulling out more detail? What’s your process? Thanks!
Total Time: 11.5hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro
#astrophotography
Seasoned APers, any advice on pulling out more detail? What’s your process? Thanks!
Total Time: 11.5hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro
#astrophotography
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Finally joined the Smart Scope Users Club!
Andromeda (M31) is the closest major galaxy to our Milky Way about 2.5 million light-years away from Earth. I've never seen let alone imaged it before. My Dwarf 3 experience report in ALT. #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
Andromeda (M31) is the closest major galaxy to our Milky Way about 2.5 million light-years away from Earth. I've never seen let alone imaged it before. My Dwarf 3 experience report in ALT. #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Finally joined the Smart Scope Users Club!
Andromeda (M31) is the closest major galaxy to our Milky Way about 2.5 million light-years away from Earth. I've never seen let alone imaged it before. My Dwarf 3 experience report in ALT. #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
Andromeda (M31) is the closest major galaxy to our Milky Way about 2.5 million light-years away from Earth. I've never seen let alone imaged it before. My Dwarf 3 experience report in ALT. #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
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A cold halo brown dwarf moving between #Hubble and #JWST observations. This object is called WISE 1534–1043 (aka "The Accident") and is moving with a speed of around 200 km/s. 🔭 #stars
My animation on wikimedia: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mo...
My animation on wikimedia: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mo...
July 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A cold halo brown dwarf moving between #Hubble and #JWST observations. This object is called WISE 1534–1043 (aka "The Accident") and is moving with a speed of around 200 km/s. 🔭 #stars
My animation on wikimedia: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mo...
My animation on wikimedia: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mo...
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Amplifying the call from Marc Delcroix and co. over the weekend: the team are looking to verify/refute a potential impact on #Saturn on July 5th, 09:00-09:15UT. Videos taken by amateur observers at that time might hold the key. This 📸 credit: Mario Rana
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July 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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#astrophotography community here: do your thing! Did anyone take photos of Saturn on July 5th? Would've been after ~4am Eastern time.
Amplifying the call from Marc Delcroix and co. over the weekend: the team are looking to verify/refute a potential impact on #Saturn on July 5th, 09:00-09:15UT. Videos taken by amateur observers at that time might hold the key. This 📸 credit: Mario Rana
pvol2.ehu.eus/pvol2/news/v...
pvol2.ehu.eus/pvol2/news/v...
July 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#astrophotography community here: do your thing! Did anyone take photos of Saturn on July 5th? Would've been after ~4am Eastern time.
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Today in 1986, a federal case filed in Ohio against a mafia drug trafficker mysteriously landed on the desk of New Jersey judge Maryanne Trump Barry. The accused man was a friend, employee, and tenant of her brother, Donald J. Trump.
Trump Plaza drug trafficker's case lands on Maryanne Trump's desk (June 27, 1986)
The federal case against drug trafficker and mafia associate Joseph Weichselbaum, who currently works for Donald Trump and lives in Trump's own apartment at Trump Plaza, is mysteriously transferred from Ohio to New Jersey. The new judge is Maryanne Trump Barry -- Donald Trump's sister. Though the venue change was…
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June 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Today in 1986, a federal case filed in Ohio against a mafia drug trafficker mysteriously landed on the desk of New Jersey judge Maryanne Trump Barry. The accused man was a friend, employee, and tenant of her brother, Donald J. Trump.