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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 9h

On the bird site, #NASA astronauts #AnilMenon & #JessicaMeir shared these pictures of hurricane #Polo taken on the International Space Station There are 3 pins on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS075 west of Mexico for their tweets Pins are at Polo’s location at times of ISS pass previous to tweet

Hurricane Polo photographed by Anil Menon, NASA astronaut, a few days ago

Hurricane Polo photographed by Jessica Meir, NASA astronaut, a few days ago

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Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social · 15h

#September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The #Museum of Natural History is open 9:30am - 4:30pm, with free admission. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Can Geo Photo Club member Eric Seemann kept his distance while photographing this male muskox in Nunavik, the most northerly region of Quebec. #PhotoOfTheDay Join the Photo Club, or tag #ShareCanGeo for a chance to be featured: photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Through 14 James Bond movies, Lois Maxwell portrayed Miss Moneypenny. In her life, she served with the Canadian Women's Army Corps, appeared with Wayne and Shuster, wrote for the Toronto Sun and starred in Adventures in Rainbow Country. This is her story. 📸 ITC 🧵 1/10

Lois Maxwell wearing a red top with white trim and a pearl necklace, set against a light blue background.

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aretsch.bsky.social @aretsch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌋 Anak Krakatau 📸🛰 Sentinel-2 2026.09.28

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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm back in The New York Times, with news that we might have spotted a first magnetic field on an exoplanet! If so it would be more than 2,000 times stronger than Earth's, and could be a key tool in future hunts for habitability. Exciting! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/s...

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Radio Waves Coming From an Alien Planet May Be a Cosmic First (Gift Article)

Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field known outside our solar system.

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Showed my Fundamentals of GIS students at #COGS a video demonstrating the incredible breadth of applications of #GIS technologies. Part of that included the listing of 2026 Special Achievement in GIS award winners by #Esri. Also showed them our SAG award from 2006 :)

The Special Achievement in GIS Award from 2006, for the Centre of Geographic Sciences (NSCC-COGS), awarded by Esri at their 2006 User Conference.

(Pictures of an acrylic plaque are hard to take!)

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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning! Just a quick very foggy #OceanDevotion this morning from the top of the bluff. Still some really big surf!

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

New video from Bluenose II Nova Scotia 🤣🇨🇦🍁 ⛵️

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David W. Pippy @davidwilliampippy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good morning! Sunset at Bridgewater Nova Scotia photographed by Martin JR Coles..

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: yup, 👇 #LagunaColorado is a favourite for colours! There are 2 pins on the map bit.ly/ISS075 for Huub's post: near Bolivia-Brazil border & in extreme SW Bol; each has link to 400-mm high-res by #SophieAdenot. One pin has bonus hint for @hydrology.nl's related post

screen shot of an interactive map for photographs of Earth taken by astronauts during (or related to) ISS mission 75; investigate most recent posts via menu at right

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: nice 👇view! Near #Sucre, #Bolivia on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS075, there is a camera-icon pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #SophieAdenot CC: @orbitalbriefnew.bsky.social @danielmachacek.bsky.social

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The trees of the Cape Breton Highlands turn brilliant shades of autumn in this shot of the Margaree region, by Can Geo Photo Club member Adam Bouchard. #PhotoOfTheDay Join the Photo Club, or tag #ShareCanGeo for a chance to be featured: photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca

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ESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 24/09/2026

Can you guess where this location is? This week's "Where on Earth" is full of clues, if you look at it from a different angle.🕵️

ALT text: Satellite image of a coastal city surrounded by bright turquoise waterways and small islands. Narrow canals weave through densely built urban areas, while boat wakes streak across the water. The image is framed as a "Where on Earth?" quiz.

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Miska Knapek @miskaknapek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#nature #photography Semi regular dose of #birdsong 1/2 From a small forest by Humlebæk, Denmark

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aretsch.bsky.social @aretsch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌋 Home Reef Ongoing eruption 📸🛰 #Sentinel2 2026.09.21 21:59UTC

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: liking this👇choice for an #Aurora pic. Near #NorthBay, #Ontario (location of ||+|| at photo time) on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS075, there is a camera-icon pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 14-mm high-res by astronaut #AnilMenon

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It is being reported that Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to St. Pierre-et-Miquelon is a first for a Canadian prime minister. While his visit is historic, it wasn't the first. Pierre Trudeau visited there on Aug. 4, 1971.

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Hugh Millward @hmillward.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Excellent!

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: Oh! The colours!👇 At #Broome, #Australia & way to its east on the (work-in-progress) map www.arcgis.com/apps/instant... are 2 camera-icon pins for Huub's post; both also link to the 400-mm high-res by astronaut #SophieAdenot; 1 is at ||+|| location at photo time

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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The movement of the magnetic North Pole over 400 years www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/s...

A map titled 'Heading North' showing the movement of Earth's north magnetic pole from 1590 to 2019. The map displays the Arctic region, including parts of Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Svalbard. A blue line traces the magnetic pole's path from southern Canada in 1590, meandering northward through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago until 1900, then continuing as a dotted line toward Russia through 2019. The geographic North Pole is marked with a black square. The map illustrates that the magnetic pole is moving about 35 miles closer to Russia each year.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here we see the Atlantic Ocean according to the 1492 Behaim globe. Source: buff.ly/2RXAqye

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Judy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Trump and his regime are a collective of bigots and racists who are cruel to the core. Thank you Canada!🇨🇦

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The ceiling of Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Persia(1611), featuring a mesmerising array of geometrical tessellations and radial designs. The patterns are meticulously planned, with each tile cut to fit into the celestial design. Original post

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

And today - on World Video Game Day - I just enjoyed some time on #Snowrunner. Thanks for validating my “time as not wasted!”

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: very nice 👇 aurora / 'purple haze' pic At #Aqöbe in western #Kazakhstan on the (work-in-progress) map www.arcgis.com/apps/instant..., there is a camera-icon pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 15-mm high-res by astronaut #JessicaMeir

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Always fun to see / hear @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social describe things. In this 2013 video while on station on the ||+||, he speaks about "geography is the world"! Video by Canadian Space Agency

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Soar Atlas @soaratlas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🔥🌏Just to put the sheer SCALE of this attack into perspective... The smoke stretched more than 100 km across the Saudi desert and was visible from space even when zoomed all the way out to a global view of Earth. See for yourself: tinyurl.com/2v4de47t

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Soar Atlas @soaratlas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

With the anniversary coming up, Vantor has released satellite imagery of Lower Manhattan captured on September 15, 2001, four days after the tragic 9/11 attacks. You can explore it here with the slider: 👉 tinyurl.com/yybvas7s #September11 #NeverForget #911Anniversary

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NASA 🔴 Image of the Day (Unofficial) @nasa-daily.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Oct 4, 2018: The Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft successfully lands in Kazakhstan, bringing Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and his crew back to Earth after 197 days aboard the ISS. www.nasa.gov/image-article/home-again-space-station-crew-lands

Exp. 55/56 crew lands. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm still rather proud of the data transformation I did for this map. We had rasters showing ship density, and we made a map of those, but I also wanted to make the routes stand out. So, I eyeballed the main corridors and drew out a main route skeleton.

A map of vessel traffic in the seas around Alaska. Lines track major routes, and each line is split into multiple colors representing types of ships (cargo, tanker, tugs, and fishing). The thickness of lines varies by the level of traffic.

A monochrome raster of ship density in areas around Alaska. There are bright linear features where many ships traverse.

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NASA 🔴 Image of the Day (Unofficial) @nasa-daily.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Oct 11, 2019: NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor discusses her ISS experiences and contributions to science with students on the International Day of the Girl Child. #DayoftheGirl www.nasa.gov/image-article/serena-au%c3%b1%c3%b3n-chancellor-talks-girls-about-life-station/

Serena Auñón-Chancellor Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz, Iran, over 700 years old, featuring a stunning mirror mosaic interior. Original post

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DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

Congrats to Kimi, nicely done ! Get MBS out of the cooldown room please, geezh. For the rest, still jojo racing and not worthy of the temple of speed but ok. #F1

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

On this day in 1966, Star Trek debuted in Canada, two days before it aired anywhere else. Canadian stations often aired American programs early since Canadians could pick up American transmissions directly and this avoided competing for viewers and ad revenue. 📸 NBC

Spock (Leonard Nimoy) Kirk (William Shatner) and Scotty (James Doohan) stand in a spaceship corridor, aiming handheld weapons toward the viewer in a tense, ready‑for‑action pose.

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Canadian currency is considered one of the world’s most beautiful and innovative. The Bank of Canada just announced that King Charles will appear on the new $20 bill. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/up... (Video: @banknote_world/Instagram)

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: with a keen eye, Huub IDed this👇labradorite mine site In southern #Madagascar on the interactive (work-in-progress) map www.arcgis.com/apps/instant..., there is a camera-icon pin for his post; it also has link to 400-mm high-res by astronaut #JessicaMeir

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Let's share a round of applause for the Flora & Fungi category winners of the 2026 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition 📸 🏆 Winner: Anthony Zerafa 🥈 Runner-up: John Deal 👏 Honourable mentions: Tyler Cave, Robert Gubiani See the entire collection here: bit.ly/3UnCHVN

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Steve Skafte @steveskafte.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It's been a heartwaking experience all around, and I hope to continue it this winter by accepting more invitations close to home in the Annapolis Valley area! Contribute toward the fund here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-send-...

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

CanGeo Trivia 🧠 True or False: The Yukon has the greatest temperature range in North America

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: nice looking 👇desert area near #Page, #Arizona On the (work-in-progress) map www.arcgis.com/apps/instant..., there is a pin for Huub's post, located at centre of image; also has link to 400-mm high-res by astronaut #JessicaMeir CC: @giovannistijnen.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: I like these👇choices for #RiverMouth pics In NE #Mexico & SW #Madagascar on map www.arcgis.com/apps/instant..., there are pins for Huub's post; also have links to 400-mm high-res by astronaut #JessicaMeir CC: @karincouvret.bsky.social @nomoretrolls.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Quote-post @hourlycosmos.bsky.social: very nice👇choice of @stim3on.bsky.social moonrise-from-space HDR-stack of pics by #NASA astronaut #MatthewDominick FYI: a map-pin on isspix.com/ISS071 NE of the #Philippines is for the post; pin also has links 210-mm high-res & info on Simeon's technique 1/2

screen shot of an interactive map for photographs of Earth taken by astronauts during (or related to) ISS mission 71

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: timely and informative labels 👇 of the #GreatLakes In central #LakeOntario on the interactive map isspix.com/ISS067, there are two pins for Huub's post; one also has link to the downloadable 19-mm high-res by astronaut #SamanthaCristoforetti

sample image taken on the International Space Station of our Earth, during mission 67; this one depicts names for the Great Lakes, as labelled by Bluesky user Huub Eggen. There are more than 1100 similar photos "pinned" on the map for this mission: https://isspix.com/ISS067

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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Careful if your sound is on... Quaco Head Lighthouse (and foghorn), St. Martin's, New Brunswick. This isn't a fancy lighthouse, but I love it anyway; it's a beautiful spot (mostly behind the fog to be sure), easily accessed but never crowded.

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Epiphany @epiphanyappleseed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Craters galore on my gibbous last night, 92% illuminated 🌖 @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social #astrophotography #astronomy 📷

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NASA 🔴 Image of the Day (Unofficial) @nasa-daily.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Nov 20, 2018: The Zarya Functional Cargo Block launched 20 years ago, initiating the assembly of the International Space Station, our unique orbital laboratory for scientific research. www.nasa.gov/image-article/20-years-ago-construction-began-international-space-station/

International Space Station Credit: NASA

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