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sscarborough.bsky.social
@sscarborough.bsky.social
Recovering Texan living in Colorado who enjoys black and white landscape photography. Dabbles in astrophotography here and there.
Once was a Medicaid statistician.
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In honor of the special occasion, I have a blog post ready: All About the Tenth Amendment.

(No, really, it IS all about the Tenth Amendment)

The history of the Tenth Amendment explains (almost) everything happening in American politics and government today.

terikanefield.com/its-all-abou...
It's All About the Tenth Amendment - Teri Kanefield
No, really, it is. The history of the Tenth Amendment explains [almost] everything happening in politics and government today. But before I get to the [scintillating] topic of the Tenth Amendment, I h...
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May 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ice fish. Diamond Beach, Iceland
April 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Eagle Nebula (M16) --- a favorite--- which showcases the iconic Pillars of Creation. Taken from about 9 hours of imaging with the Seestar S50.
April 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Needle Galaxy captured with my Seestar S50 telescope.
March 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
M104, the Sombrero Galaxy. This photogenic galaxy was captured from about 10 hrs of images from my Seestar S50.
March 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Aurora pic I took in the fall on Trail Ridge Rd in Rocky Mountain National Park.
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is the Crab Nebula (M1) taken by my Seestar S50 telescope. It is a supernova remnant where the star that blew up is now a neutron star.
January 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
One of my favorite places in Iceland: Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon
January 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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🔭 These new #Gaia maps are the best reconstructed views of how our #MilkyWay galaxy might look to an outside observer. They show us our place in the Universe like no other mission has before👇
January 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Thank you to the entire community for helping us build a database for our next tool: SPCC.
#opensource #astrophotography
January 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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My essay on what the death of Jimmy Carter reveals about American Christianity:

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/jimm...
Jimmy Carter at the Judgment Seat - Christianity Today
From Russell Moore: The former president’s death at 100 has a lesson for the American church.
www.christianitytoday.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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This stunning image, released on 5 July 2023, depicts the Fireworks Galaxy, officially NGC 6946.

Its nickname is due to the high number of supernovae observed within it, almost a dozen in the last 100 years.

Image source➡️ webbtelescope.org/contents/med...
January 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Democrats say this, Republicans say that. But don't readers deserve to hear some facts? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bothsidesi...
Bothsidesing, With a Republican Slant: Here We Go Again
Election results don’t change the facts
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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I love shooting from the #WestminsterBridge in #London. Besides feeling the history at every step, there are so many subjects and angles to play with.
This was a long exposure I did to soften the water and create a ghost effect in the people.
#architecturephotography #bwphotography #bigben
December 28, 2024 at 8:29 PM
I recently got back into astrophotography. In this case I am using the remarkable ZWO Seestar S50. This image of S33, the Triangulum Galaxy, was created using about 10 hours of imaging over multiple nights. I processed the images in Graxpert, Siril, and Photoshop.
December 21, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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See below for my statement in response to Chairman Loudermilk's "Interim Report":
December 17, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Reynisfjara View near Vik, Iceland
December 2, 2024 at 5:28 PM
So very true.
Margaret Bourke-White, a trailblazer for women in photography, and photojournalism as a war correspondent in WW2.

“Photography is a very subtle thing. You must let the camera take you by the hand, as it were, and lead you into your subject,” she once reflected
Margaret Bourke-White
Sierra Madre Mountains, California, 1935
November 30, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 3:18 AM
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November 30, 2024 at 6:20 AM
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A third of us tried to save two thirds of us from themselves.

They’re about to find out.
November 29, 2024 at 1:58 AM
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When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding
Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...
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November 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM