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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

NASA CRS 35 launch as seen over the DMV from Aldie,VA. Space Jellyfish effect from the rising sun. 0633 EDT 10/13/2026 @capitalweather.com @matthewcappucci.bsky.social #spacex #nasa #jellyfish

Early morning Space jellyfish effect from NASA CRS 35 launch as seen from the Washington DC area

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Jupiter emerges from the dark limb of the crescent Moon. Jupiter -Moon occultation 0524 EDT, 6 Oct 2026 Aldie, VA @capitalweather.com

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The moon chasing Venus as they both sink towards the southwest horizon. Sep 13 2026, from northern Virginia, USA.

Crescent moon and nearby Venus
setting shortly after sunset

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Moon and Venus from Solana Beach, (San Diego) CA 8/16/2026

Crescent moon and Venus hover over the Pacific as seen from Solana Beach (San Diego) CA

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 23/07/2026

Pete Hegseth’s message to pilots—that they can break flight rules without consequences, so long as what they do looks cool—is making an already dangerous job more lethal, @brynntannehill.bsky.social argues:

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Pete Hegseth’s Reckless Message to Helicopter Pilots

The secretary of defense is making one of the most dangerous jobs in America more lethal.

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Did someone say “chance of auroras?” Any chance we see them from VA? The weather app says “No!”

An Astronomy forecasting tool shows a weekend full of clouds

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A nice, bright, eye-catching “Distrail” in the thinning overcast near Dulles (KIAD) Airport. Likely formed by a jet heading into DC’s Reagan National (KDCA), the aircraft erodes the cloud leaving a void to channel the sunlight from above. @capitalweather.bsky.social

A bright linear hole in the clouds funnels sunlight from above. The sun shines dimly through the overcast skies.

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Jupiter and Venus moving closer to conjunction in the western sky after sunset. Hope we can get a few more cloudless nights as they tighten up their formation! Aldie,VA, USA. @capitalweather.bsky.social

Bright planets Venus(center) and Jupiter (upper left) form a bright close pair just above the trees in the western early night sky

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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Very cool! I wish we could see a LOT more of this.

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ESO @eso.org · 16/03/2026

Reflect Orbital and SpaceX have filed proposals with the US Federal Communications Commission that threaten ground-based astronomy. We submitted replies and collaborated with the UK Royal Astronomical Society & the International Astronomical Union for their responses 🔭🧪

A blurried view of a starry night sky above a desert landscape with the Milky Way visible. On the right, a globe of Earth is surrounded by thousands of colored dots representing satellites in orbit. Overlaid text reads: “ESO files response to new threats to dark skies.”

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Derrell Durrett @derrelldurrett.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This is depressing because we know exactly what's needed to provide power when the sun doesn't shine and the answer is batteries, not space mirrors. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/c...

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A Big Night Light in the Sky? Start-Up Wants to Launch a Space Mirror.

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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

"Sign DarkSky’s open letter to Reflect Orbital, calling on the company to conduct a full environmental review of reflective in-space mirror technology before any systems are launched." darksky.org

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DarkSky International

DarkSky International restores the nighttime environment and protects communities from the harmful effects of light pollution through outreach, advocacy, and conservation.

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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Permanent Standard Time brings us closer to nature’s rhythms. #DitchDST

A photo of the sun near the horizon, captioned “The sun tells the time”. A photo of the moon’s phases, captioned “The moon tells the day”. A photo of the star-filled sky, captioned “The stars tell the month”. Final caption “We are living inside a beautiful cosmic clock”.

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

@capitalweather.bsky.social one hour since first flakes here in Aldie. One inch on the snow board. Even I can do that math!

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Supermoon-set over hay bales at Manassas National Battlefield Park Thursday morning December 4th. @capitalweather.bsky.social

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

#aurora from Aldie, VA. Weakly visible to the naked eye in the light pollution, but show up ok here in the iPhone. 2153(L) 12Nov.

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

One of those nights when I’m looking up at stars and getting rain drops in my eyes. Looking for meteor flashes and also getting lightning flashes. #Starshowers @capitalweather.bsky.social

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Doctor Logic @saraluckelman.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

A fascinating read.

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I am deeply disturbed that Autism rates have risen over the last hundred years!! I’m also puzzled why 100 years ago there was only one other galaxy, Andromeda. Now look how many!! I think they’re connected!!!

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David Raikow @david.raikow.online · 08/02/2025

A major (M7.6) earthquake between Honduras and the Cayman Islands has set off Tsunami alerts all over the Caribbean. Worth watching closely. www.tsunami.gov

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U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

i finally got the photos i’ve dreamed of getting for YEARS!!!!! i started tearing up looking at the sky. we are truly being robbed of the stars.

A photo of my silhouette in front of a very starry sky.

A photo of me with my arms up in front of a very starry sky.

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Finally rain turning over to snow in Aldie / Eastern Loudoun Co at 1 pm @capitalweather.bsky.social

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Prices going up? I’m ready to dump YouTube TV over the raising of their audio volume during advertisements!

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

My normally solid #eero network crashing today. Anyone else?

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

First (tiny) flurries of the year in Aldie, VA. Yay! Never too old to get excited for the first snow of the year. @capitalweather.bsky.social @matthewcappucci.bsky.social

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Russ “Sprout” Emons @314sprout.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Has it been a month already since Atlas made its showing? Ancients saw comets as harbingers of doom. Has anything happened in the last month to worry about?

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