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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Minutes later: it’s 11:44 pm. I can see the moon and a few stars. It’s good.

Moon, stars, trees, clouds over Bridgetown Nova Scotia a few minutes ago.

Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Quote-post @nasa-daily.bsky.social: Just off the #Vietnam coast near Nha Trang (location of ||+|| at photo time) on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS075, click the pin for NASA IotD's 👇 post; also has links to article & 15-second, 14-mm high-res.

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 · 30/09/2026

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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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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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

2/2 Your post (along with link to downloadable un-labelled 80-mm high-res original) is pinned on this interactive map: bit.ly/ISS075 on Öland island at centre of image. Thanks for your informative posts :)

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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

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

Another view (& a different angle again) of the #M_r__o region, taken by ESA astronaut #SophieAdenot on 24 June 2026. Original 800 mm 1/1250-sec high-res available via a pin on the map bit.ly/ISS74 and your post is also on that map. Nice #GeoQuiz. CC: @ita.esa.int

Image of a region of the world that is the subject of ESA Earth's weekly geography quiz. This image was taken by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on 24 June 2026, from the International Space Station. Photo details: 800 mm, 1/1250-sec, Nikon Z 9, ISO-360. Both this post and ESA Earth Observation's posts/pictures are pinned to the interactive online map https://bit.ly/ISS074: one is slightly east (the other west) of this island city. No place hints!

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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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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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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Oh - very nice "time lapse" photo. Just north of #Köln / #Cologne on the interactive (work-in-progress) map www.arcgis.com/apps/instant..., there is a camera-icon pin for Huub's post. It is positioned where the ||+|| was at photo time

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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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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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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Update: there are now 4 pins aligned east-to-west featuring @huubeggen.bsky.social's original and 3 companion posts by @hydrology.nl on the map www.arcgis.com/apps/instant...; these are north of #Flagstaff and SW of #Page #ThankYou both!

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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

2/2 and on the work-in-progress map for the current mission (www.arcgis.com/apps/instant...) there is a similar pin (at location of ISS at photo time) with same three links CC: @tehmaxx.bsky.social @stim3on.bsky.social @hourlycosmos.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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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This IS a fantastic photo! FYI: there is a blue-AJ clickable pin on the interactive map isspix.com/ISS068 in the way-south #IndianOcean for astronaut #JoshCassada ‘s 5 Jan 2023 tweet; the pin also has link to downloadable 500 mm high-res (IDed by @huubeggen.bsky.social)

Screenshot of info regarding the interactive Map Of Photos Taken on the International Space Station during Expedition 68

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

For any of you visiting #Gibbons, #Alberta, spend some time at the Gibbons museum!

iPhone pic of old farm equipment at the Gibbons Museum

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: more really nice👇photo stitch-work! At #Strasbourg on the interactive (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 400-mm high-res by astronaut #SophieAdenot

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I see them at Dr Dan’s “Although we didn’t…” post

Screenshot of a post by Dr Dan indicating 9 accompanying photos

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

From the other site earlier today, by #ChrisHadfield @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social : “Nice to see The Apollo Murders as ‘a book like Project Hail Mary that will blow your mind.’ And recommended by @andyweirauthor too…”. Links are vocal.media/bookclub/8-b... & chrishadfield.ca/books/the-ap... .

Screenshot of tweet by Chris Hadfield for his book The Apollo Murders, recommended by Andy Weir.

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: fabulous Ile de Ré photo👇taken on the ||+|| ! There is a (temporary) pin on map bit.ly/ISS074 for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #SophieAdenot. See alt-text CC: @minke70.bsky.social @beatriceheinze.bsky.social

screen shot of an interactive map for photographs of Earth taken by astronauts during (or related to) ISS mission 74; representative pin (upper-right) and pop-up (left) displayed

"Temporarily pinned at La Rochelle on map 74" until I create a similar map for expedition 75 (in late Aug)

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: nice👇lava-flow pic There are 2 pins in west-central Argentina on the map bit.ly/ISS074 for Huub's post; they also have link to the downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams CC: @dimkate.bsky.social @lukemeister.bsky.social @kosmi.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: lovely👇choices for #NoctilucentCloud pics About 500 km NE & 900 km W of #Beijing on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074, there are pins for Huub's post; they also have links to downloadable 24- & 50-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams CC: @mohartl.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Very nice find - thanks for resharing Taizo’s tweet. FYI: there is a pin on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074 for your post and it also has links back to Taizo & to you. The pin is where the ||+|| was at photo time, midway between Fukuoka and Hiroshima

Screenshot of the interactive map https://bit.ly/ISS074 displaying some of the pins that lead to social media related to Mission 74 to the International Space Station

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Here you go … from western Nova Scotia: blue sky via Bluesky

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: nice👇choice for a #NoctilucentClouds pic In way-western #Kazakhstan (location of ||+|| at photo time) on map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams CC: @tubaniels.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Oh my - very nice image! FYI - there is a pin on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074 for your post - located "almost over your head", about 70 km to your southwest; this is the location of the ||+|| at time of your wonderful photo (very near #Eindhoven)

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Nice info! FYI - there is a map-pin near #SanMarino (location of ||+|| at time on your picture) for your post, on bit.ly/ISS074.

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Watching the #EsriUC2026 plenary via a virtual feed at an #EsriCanada watch party here in #Halifax with many-many geopeople. It’s great to chat about things and see the plenary. Also … I found a pic of me at the #EsriUC1994!

Esri UC 1994 street banner in Palm Springs. Me near centre of image

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: nice👇images of #LongBeach, #California "Nearby" (where ISS was at photo times) on map bit.ly/ISS074, there are two pins for Huub's post; each also has link to downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams CC: @gerryjoris.bsky.social @kosmi.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: nice #NoctilucentCloud pic👇. Just east of the #CaspianSea (ISS location at photo time) on map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams CC: @mateloos.be @sjbastro.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: Agreed - polar lights👇are beautiful! A little SSW of #Perth (ISS location at photo time) on the map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 24-mm high-res by astronaut #JessicaMeir CC: @minke70.bsky.social @kosmi.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Nice picture-find, crop, and extra info! FYI - there are three pins on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074 for your post. Aligned east-to-west, one of them is directly on the #CERN Science Gateway; another pin has link to downloadable 560-mm high res, taken by #SophieAdenot

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: nice "dashes details"👇 Along the Autostrada Azzura on the "central dash" on the map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a pin for Huub's post; also has link to downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #SophieAdenot CC: @apolloalphaone.bsky.social @saarmuller.eurosky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: nice to see this pic👇of northern #Serbia At #Subotica on map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a pin for Huub's post; it also has link to downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #SophieAdenot CC: @dimkate.bsky.social @sonjahartl7.eurosky.social @nomoretrolls.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Hhmm (again)… looks like the arrowhead might get reversed!

Grey paint over the mid-directed arrowhead!

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

2/2 Also, their post is displayed at the same position on the map for the current mission, bit.ly/ISS074

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: the view from above👇of the #Appalachian Mountains is wonderful At #Allensville on interactive map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a green pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 400-mm high-res by astronaut #ChrisWilliams CC: @saboworries.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Hhmm … which takes precedence - the new painted arrow or the older sign?!?

Conflicting arrow direction and do not enter sign

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Bewilderingly lovely video - very nice work creating it :) FYI - on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074 there's a green pin for your post. It's located south of #Australia (typical spot for astronauts to take such photos) and also has link to your #YouTube video

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: Greece & sunglint👇 At #Epanomi (a little south of #Thessaloniki) on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074, there is a green-glow pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 85-mm high-res original CC: @johanroland.bsky.social @jonalendering.bsky.social

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thanks for tagging me on #SophieAdenot 's post with pics :) FYI - there is a pin at #Bordeaux for her tweet, on the map bit.ly/ISS074 #ZoomWAYin

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Good news! These great photos all have pins on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074 - and some of those also have links to downloadable high-res. Find the six green pins in/near the #CaspianSea

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Dave MacLean @daveatcogs.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Tremendous image :) FYI - there is a pin on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074 for your post - it's located at the location of the ||+|| at photo time (southwest of #Perth) and the pin also has links to the downloadable 15-mm original & the NASA article

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