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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Blue-winged Warbler today in our yard.

Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

A star exploded as a supernova in a galaxy 100 million light years away that we call NGC 5957. Here is an image of it I took using the Seestar S50.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

There are many galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, including the bright face-on spiral M100, the brightest in this image which I took last night. M100 is 56 million light years away. The dimmer galaxies in the photo are (clockwise from upper right) IC 793, NGC 4312, NGC 4328, and NGC 4322.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Asteroids are discovered because they appear to move against the distant background stars. The short streak near the center of this image is asteroid 28Bellona, taken using the Seestar S50 last night. It is aboout 75 miles across and orbits between Mars and Jupiter. This shows 55 minutes of motion.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Venus is now a morning planet. Look for it a bit before sunrise low in the eastern sky. These images were taken at 6:53 AM today, 5 minutes before sunrise, showing Venus as a 10% lit waxing crescent. You should be able to see the crescent shape using binoculars. 🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Oberlin Ohio Hands Off rally today.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

At center is the large lenticular galaxy M86, part of the Virgo cluster of galaxies. I imaged this last night using the Seestar S50 for 70 minutes. There are more than a dozen galaxies in the image. This area is sometimes called the Markarian Chain. M86 is about 50 million light years away.🧪

A group of galaxies of various brightnesses and size in the Virgo cluster.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

M101 is an example of a face-on spiral galaxy. I imaged it last night using the Seestar smart telescope.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The late winter/early spring western sky on 3/22, with Jupiter as the brightest object. Canon SL1 for 17 seconds. 🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Happy Saturn Ring Plane Crossing Day! The rings of Saturn are only 5 to 30 meters thick, but around 280,000 kilometers wide, and every 13-15 years we see them edge-on from Earth. Here are three charts from Sky Safari showing the ring system in 2025, 2024, and 2026.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Three galaxies that make up the "Leo Triplet" or "Leo Trio" are M65, M66 and NGC 3628. I used the Seestar S50 smart telescope to image these on 3/17. They were all discovered in the 1780's and all are spiral galaxies, ranging in distance from 35 to 42 million light years.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Here is Venus last night, 6 minute before sunset using a 500mm lens. Venus is only 2% illuminated and only 5 days from moving between Earth and the Sun. It appears almost 1 arc minute across.🧪

A thin crescent Venus, looking like the moon, in a bright sky just before sunset.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Kinda feels like this right now

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Here's the Pi Day (3/14) total lunar eclipse from northern Ohio. This was taken near mid-eclipse and I found it to be quite a bright lunar eclipse. Note that since the Moon moved through the upper part of Earth's umbra, it appears much lighter near the top.🧪

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Who could possibly benefit from the Unites States being currently sabotaged by two insane buffoons?

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Total Lunar Eclipse early Friday morning! The partial eclipse begins at 1:09 AM EDT and totality begins at 2:25 EDT (11:25 PM on Thursday PDT). Totality ends at 3:32 AM EDT, and the partial phases end at 4:48 AM EDT. Here is a photo from 2022 at the Oberlin College Observatory using an iPhone.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Jupiter 15 minutes after sunset. Jupiter's moons are in the correct order from the planet outward.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Another day of imaging Venus in full daylight. Today I was able to see it with my unaided eye also. It was about 20º from the Sun, so I had to put the Sun behind the garage roof for safety. I used a 500mm telephoto lens for this image.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Mercury and Venus last night at 7:38 PM. The two planets will appear a bit closer together tonight. Find Mercury between 8 and 9 PM tonight, due to daylight savings time, if that affects you.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Mercury, Venus, and Subaru Forester last night at 7:22 PM from northern Ohio. The Subaru is another name for the Pleiades star cluster, which is not in this frame, but above it.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

How I feel about waking up to snow in March.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Go outside tonight around 7PM and find a spot with a good western horizon. You'll easily see Venus. Then look below and left of Venus to see Mercury about 6º from Venus, or about 3 finger widths at arm's length. The chart is from Sky Safari.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Here's Venus in full daylight this morning around 10AM. The planet is getting larger by the day as it moves closer to Earth prior to inferior conjunction with the Sun on 3/22.🧪

A thin crescent Venus against a clear blue sky

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/03/2025

Reminder: Amazon Blackout—starting tomorrow. Amazon ❌, Whole Foods ❌ off the to-do list!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

1. Trump declares tariffs that tank the stock market. 2. Trump and Musk buy cheaper stocks. 3. Trump rescinds tariffs, reviving the stock market. 4. Trump and Musk sell more expensive stocks.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/03/2025

Local Birds Pissed Off Feeder Full Of Tourists theonion.com/local-b...

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Venus today in full daylight at 10:44 AM. Venus is in the process of moving between us and the Sun, which will occur on March 22nd, and is called interior conjunction, so it appears as a crescent. I found Venus using 15X50 IS binoculars, then photographed it using a 500mm lens.🧪

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Dr. Seuss did some fine political cartoons and well as write my favorite books from the Bookmobile.

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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The new MAGA hats have arrived.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Zelensky stood up to Putin, so no one should expect him to back down from "Bone Spurs" Trump and fake hillbilly Vance.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to hit Earth on December 22nd, 2032. The chance of a "city killing" impact is now only 0.002%. However, Trump continues to be a clear and present danger to humanity.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Some early signs of Spring in our yard. A bit of hope for the future in these strange and dark times. Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, and a crocus.

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Dave Lengyel @davelengyel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The Pleiades open star cluster from my backyard last night. The open cluster is about 400 light years away, and is moving through a large gas cloud which is acting to reflect the light from the hot blue stars in the cluster. In Japan, it is known as "Subaru".

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 25/02/2025

🔭 M41: The Little Beehive Star Cluster Image Credit & Copyright: Xinran Li apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25022...

A starscape is shown with red filaments running diagonally from the lower left to the upper right. Many bright blue stars are visible across the center of the frame. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🚨If YOU live in 1 of these REPUBLICAN districts, these are the MOST vulnerable R's whose seats will be FLIPPED next year if they vote YES to cut Medicaid. Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨

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NPR @npr.org · 24/02/2025

The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.

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A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal

The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.

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