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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Here's a page taken out of context. Three of Jupiter’s Galilean moons are kinda 'lost'.They usually line up like ducks in a row. This emulation was set for 18:34 EST December 18. #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Enjoying the first cup of coffee this morning when I opened my astronomy app, I noticed Jupiter in the western sky. I zoomed in, and this is what showed up. #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Saturn is seen playing peek-a-boo with the Moon. Photo courtesy of Paul Stewart. #astrophotography #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

How can I forget. I was there. The JWST launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on December 25, 2021, at 9:20 am. Talk about a nail bitter. There was a lot at stake.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Another beauty from an astrophotographer, Andrew McCarthy. #astrophotography #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Who knows, perhaps one day it will come to fruition.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Close-up and Personal. Image captured by Richard Gordan while in orbit on Apollo 12. #astrophotography #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I agree. Social media platforms are just too toxic. It is refreshing to have a sanctuary to come to.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

The Blue Marble. Yes, the infamous "selfie" was captured in 1972 by Apollo 17. #astrophotography #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I have seen his works many times, and he does not disappoint.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

An incredible shot by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy. McCarthy says the photo is one of the “most meticulously planned” shots of his career, which has seen no shortage of carefully-planned images that have captured the world’s imagination. #astrophotography #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Captured by Apolllo 15 in 1971 at an orbital altitude of 2,600 miles above the lunar surface. #astronomy #astrophotography

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Earth from Lagrange Point 1 courtesy of DSCVR satellite. #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The far side of the Moon brought to you by the Chinese Chang'e 5-T1 spacecraft. I realize that Pink Floyd called it the Dark Side of the Moon, but as you can see, there is no dark side; we just don't see it. #astronomy #astrophotography

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

From the International Space Station, an impressive capture of the vast Pacific Ocean and the majestic Atlantic, along with the territories of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay,.and Paraguay. Credit: Datos Ricardos #astronomy #astrophotography

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A stunning capture by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy. #-astrophotography #astronomy

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Image of the Horsehead and Flame Nebulae, as seen from my location using Stellarium.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Image by Trevor Jones featuring the reflection Horsehead and the Flame Nebulae in the Orion Constellation.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

If a person is 2,145,571,200 seconds old, which generational cohort does he or she identify as.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Well, let's hope that JFK Jr. does not denude and abrogate the EPA, USGS, and NPS.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Ah good! You had me concerned. There are several sources of peer-reviewed articles on the subject of Earth’s oceans. The Geophysical Journal International has an interesting read. Take a look. academic.oup.com/gji/article/...

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The melting of floating ice raises the ocean level

Summary. It is shown that the melting of ice floating on the ocean will introduce a volume of water about 2.6 per cent greater than that of the originally

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Darn! I used my trusty aluminum E6B that I got in 1976 when I was flight training. How can y'all afford the software? I'm retired and on a fixed income. If it's not free, I can't get it. My E6B said 52 miles. Oh well, I was close.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I'll just guess that you believe that the Earth is flat.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I'm concerned that the incoming administration will kill any inroads that have been made over the previous 25 years.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

You can't deny the damage that hurricanes and tornadoes have inflicted on the United States the last couple of years.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Oh, come on! Don't be shy... how about a googolplex? 😁

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

1 regular year is 31,536,000 seconds long. It would take 31,688 years to count to 1 trillion. For comparison, the oldest known cave paintings are 64,000 years old; that's around 2.02 trillion seconds.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Wrong galaxy. That's Andromeda. She is the largest galaxy in the local group with an estimated 1 trillion stars, while the Milky Way is estimated to contain 400 billion.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

It's one of my favorite targets and phases. The first quarter moon with its shadows and depth. In 1994, when I first got the Meade 12-inch LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain, my son was 9-years-old. He was more excited than I was. He fell in love with astronomy. I was the same age when I got hooked.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I was recently accepted to the astronomy feed. My question is, how do I post to that feed. When I post anything while the astronomy feed is showing, the post shows up in my feed.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Here is that Super Blue Moon as captured by Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images). On Wednesday, August 30, 2023.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Where was this beauty in 1994 when I purchased a Meade 12-inch LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope for $4,000? Man! I added nebulae and moon filters, eyepieces, Thousand Oaks full aperture glass solar filter, and other goodies. I'm guessing, in total, I spent around $10,000.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Since I was 10, I have been exploring the cosmos. I am an astrophysicist educated at MIT as well as a theoretical physicist. I worked as a scientist with the DoD in the 1980s. I'm retired, but I believe that I can still make a contribution to the astronomical club.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I read that article yesterday. The NYT has excellent reporting.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Don't let a few bad apples ruin the safe haven your team has created. If they insist on being toxic, then they can stay on X.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Can you spot the Andromeda Galaxy?

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Remember when Carl Sagan said that we are made of star stuff?

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This might help. Take a look at the date and time. If you know the date and time of your picture, let me know.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Here is an emulation of Sky&Telescope's depiction using Stellarium.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I am looking forward to your posts. I was excited to see my alma mater here.

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I have been trying to post in the Astronomy feed, but when I have that feed selected and post there, I find it in my profile feed. Help!

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DonThePhysicist @donthephysicist.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Meet WHO G64; a dying star located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite dwarf galaxy companion of the Milky Way 160,000 LY distance. It’s 2000 times the size of the Sun.

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