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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A newspaper notice for the "Devil's Comet" in late 1883 (12P/Pons-Brooks), rediscovered from 1812, highlights that even from relatively sleepy Port Tobacco, Maryland, relatively advanced details such as proper star names, magnitudes, and hours of right ascension. #astronomy #history #comet 🔭✨☄️

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#OTD in 1863, Harriet Tubman, aboard the USS John Adams, presided over the successful #Combahee River Raid, liberating 756 enslaved people. The Moon played a role as well; read about it in my article Freedom's Beacon in the June issue of Sky & Telescope. #history #freedom #skystorians #astronomy

July 4, 1863 Harper's Weekly lithograph of enslaved people rushing to boat on Combahee River following the successful rescue mission involving Harriet Tubman.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I've created a list of Ford's Theatre attendees on the night Lincoln was assassinated: joebarryauthor.com/fords-theatre. It's been awesome hearing from descendants, including John Finnegan of the 98th NY Volunteer Infantry. Would you mess with him? Not me. #history #skystorians #civilwar 💙📚✍🏻

Private John Finnegan, 98th New York Volunteer Infantry. Witnessed Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Elated to have my article on the #astronomy of the Underground Railroad appear in the June issue of @skyandtelescope.bsky.social! There are some misconceptions on how the network operated, and astronomy played a key role in freedom's movement. Look for it next month. #history #skystorians #freedom

Freedom's Beacon article by Joe Barry in June 2026 issue of Sky & Telescope Magazine.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#OTD Lincoln's assassin was finally captured and killed after 12 days on the run. If you're into this part of American history, check out my list of Ford's Theatre eyewitnesses here: joebarryauthor.com/fords-theatre Contributions welcome! #history #skystorians

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Absolutely fantastic time yesterday on the Lincoln Assassination Tours bus ride! Met a bunch of awesome people, authors, content creators, including the host, Dave Taylor, and Micheal Kauffman of American Brutus. Highly recommend anyone interested in this event attend! #history #skystorians #Lincoln

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Today is the anniversary of the Lincoln assassination. Contrary to popular belief, the audience didn't just sit down in response. In fact, prominent lawyer Joseph B. Stewart chased after Booth. Learn more about my book on him here: www.joebarryauthor.com #history #authors #booksky #skystorians 💙📚✍🏻

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

It's been a bad week for a lot of people, but also a bad week for Flat Earthers and Moon Landing Truthers. #science #astronomy #conspiracy

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Fearing job losses to automation is nothing new. This cartoon is from the Nov. 30, 1963 Morning Pioneer (Mandan, North Dakota). #ai #jobs #automation

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Have you ever looked up and dedicated a star to somebody? I wrote this piece in honor of my stepmother, Donna, who passed away on this day 18 years ago: joebarryauthor.com/s/A-Star-for... #astronomy #stars

Bright red giant star Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Diana Hannikainen, Editor in Chief of @skyandtelescope.bsky.social at the Winter Star Party. She gave an excellent talk of her journey as a scientist and editor, and I was happy to show her several objects through my telescope later that evening. #astronomy

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The Winter Star Party in the Florida Keys last week was a great time. Every night was clear, the talks were interesting, and the people friendly! Highly recommended! ✨ 🔭 🌴 💙 #astronomy #telescope #astrophotography #floridakeys

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Great time first three days at Winter Star Party in Florida Keys! #astronomy #FloridaKeys #telescope

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

COMING SOON! "The First Pursuer: The Kentucky Giant Who Chased Lincoln's Assassin and Personified a Turbulent Nation." For more on the amazing story of Joseph B. Stewart, the "Forrest Gump" of nineteenth century America, visit: joebarryauthor.com #skystorians #booksky #history #biographies 📚✍🏻

Book cover of "The First Pursuer: The Kentucky Giant Who Chased Lincoln's Assassin and Personified a Turbulent Nation" by Joseph A. Barry. Shows 1865 linocut illustration of Joseph B. Stewart bursting out the back door of Ford's Theatre and chasing John Wilkes Booth on a horse.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Visual astronomers, where are you at? Let's connect; show me what you're observing with! Me: 24" f/3.3 StarStruture Dob, 16x70 Fujinons. Not pictured: 6" f/6 Intes MakNewt and A-P 92mm f/6.6 Stowaway. #astronomy #telescopes #binoculars #observing 🔭 🌟🌌

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Excited to be published in the current Surratt Courier, the premiere forum on the #Lincoln #assassination since 1975. I introduce Joseph B. Stewart, the lawyer who chased Booth, and subject of my upcoming #biography. Read here: www.surrattmuseum.org/surratt-cour... #history #skystorians #booksky 💙📚✍🏻

Harper Goff painting in Feb 1946 Coronet Magazine.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

David Nagler's comments on the passing of his father, Al Nagler, founder of Tele Vue: #astronomy #TeleVue 🔭✨

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

RIP Al Nagler, the man who revolutionized amateur astronomy with his optics at Tele Vue. You will be great missed. Pic from 2025 Northeast Astronomy Forum, where the Astronomy League recognized his contributions to astronomy. #astronomy #NEAF #TeleVue 🔭 ✨

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Harper Goff painting (1946) of John Wilkes Booth onstage Ford's Theatre with Joseph B. Stewart rushing to pursue the assassin. My upcoming book on Stewart reveals why he was the "Forrest Gump" of 19th century America. #history #skystorians #biography #booksky

February 1946 Coronet issue with Harper Goff painting of John Wilkes Booth on stage. Two actresses frightened. Audience member Joseph B. Stewart entering stage to pursue the assassin.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Interested in American #history? I am writing a #biography on Joseph B. Stewart, the "Forrest Gump" of the 19th century. He was the only person to get out of his seat and chase John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. Check out excerpt: joebarryauthor.com/almost-in-re... #booksky #skystorians #writers

Engraving of John Wilkes Booth on stage at Ford's Theatre holding knife above head, with crowd in uproar. Joseph B. Stewart entering stage.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Interested in the Lincoln Assassination? Read "Will Research for Peanuts," my new piece on the enigmatic person who held Booth's horse. Thrilled to have Dave Taylor @linconspirators.bsky.social publish this on his lincolnconspirators.com site! #history #skystorians #writers #authors #blogs 💙📚✍🏻🎩

Boy holding horse in the dark behind a building.

Joseph "Peanuts" Burroughs watching Joseph B. Stewart chase John Wilkes Booth on horse behind Ford's Theatre.

Joe "Coughdrop" Ratto, a short old man in a hat and trench coat looking skeptically as people around him laugh.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

This here ... carbon over silicon. #AI #ceo

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

My happy place: digging through #history records for my upcoming biography on Joseph B. Stewart, the only man to give a sustained chase of Booth at Ford's Theatre. (Taken Friday at National Archives II in College Park, Maryland.) #skystorians #booksky #biography #writers ✍🏻 💙📚

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Outside National Archives II, College Park, Maryland. The thrill of the hunt in researching is my favorite part of the writing process. #history #booksky #skystorians 📚💙 #biography

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Hello all, I'm sending out another update on my upcoming biography on Joseph B. Stewart, the only person to chase after Booth at Ford's Theatre. DM me if you want to be added to the list, or visit my page: www.joebarryauthor.com and sign up! 💙📚✍🏻 🎩 #booksky #Lincoln #skystorians #authors #writing

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Minute details inside the James Garfield Memorial in Cleveland. It's the small details and the hand-made artistry that make these historic buildings magical. #history #skystorians #cleveland

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

The Memorial to President James Garfield in Cleveland's Lake View Cemetery is a national treasure, befitting an underrated president. Definitely worth a visit! #history #presidents #skystorians #cleveland #ohio #destinyoftherepublic

Exterior of James Garfield Memorial with large tower and soapstone walls.

Statue of President James Garfield inside his memorial. American flag to his right and Ohio flat to his left.

Ornate interior dome of James Garfield Memorial.

Flag-draped coffin on President James Garfield on a marble pedestal. Wood coffin of his wife next to it, and two urns of their children.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

OTD, August 7, 1882, Joseph B. Stewart died at age 60 of a liver disease. A prominent lawyer, lobbyist, and businessman, Stewart jumped out of his seat at Ford's Theatre and chased John Wilkes Booth. See more at www.joebarryauthor.com #history #skystorians #booksky #Lincoln #biographies #authors

Joseph B. Stewart pursuing John Wiles Booth out of Ford's Theatre.

Joseph B. Stewart pursuing John Wilkes Booth out of Ford's Theatre.

John Wilkes Booth on stage at Ford's Theatre, with the audience reacting. Joseph B. Stewart climbing on the stage in pursuit.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

OTD, on Election Day in Louisville, Kentucky, nativist Know Nothing mobs attacked German and Irish Catholics, preventing them from voting. Dozens were killed. Joseph B. Stewart rescued an Irishman from one mob, saving his life. More in my upcoming book: www.joebarryauthor.com #history #booksky

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Scenes of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: When you straight up DGAF! #Harrisburg

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

On this International Moon Day and 56th anniversary of landing, saw Moon occult the Pleiades. Also saw a satellite and airplane pass in front 20 seconds apart! Shout out to Tele Vue 110 degree 4.7 Ethos: full disk at 130x; had to tilt head to get entire view, + textbook airy disks. #astronomy 🔭🌒✨

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The moon this morning through my 92mm Stowaway in Tampa. Also saw Titan's shadow in Saturn between the herringbone clouds. 🔭 🪐 🌓 #astronomy #astrophotography #Moon

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

This paper model of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) was a lot of fun to build! 🔭 #astronomy #ELT #ESO

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I am writing a biography on Joseph B. Stewart, a prominent lawyer and lobbyist in D.C. He truly was the Forrest Gump of 19th Century America. As just one example, he chased John Wilkes Booth out of Ford's Theatre! Visit my page for more: joebarryauthor.com #history #booksky #skystorians #author 📚💙

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

One of the highlights of last week's Rocky Mountain Star Stare was meeting the founder of Sky View Tents, Joe Bissonnette. These tents are AMAZING! Visual is simply stunning, but transparent enough for even binocular astronomy. www.skyviewtents.com #astronomy #camping #backpacking #tent #stars

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Rocky Mountain Star Stare round up: beautiful location, dark skies, very friendly people--awesome time overall! #astronomy #rmss

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Day 3 of Rocky Mountain Star Stare in beautiful Garner, CO: #astronomy #rmss 🔭

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Day 2 of Rocky Mountain Star Stare in Gardner, CO complete. Seeing was much better than first night. Awesome views of M101, Dumbbell, Eagle--as well as tiny Arp galaxies. Summer Milky Way was gorgeous! #astronomy #rmss

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Enjoyable first day at Rocky Mountain Star Stare in breathtaking Starry Meadows site in Gardner, CO. Clouds mostly cleared after midnight. Great views; friendly folks! #astronomy #rmss #csas

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Happy Juneteenth! On this day in 1865: General Orders, No. 3. The people are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. #juneteenth #history #skystorians #otd

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#OTD May 20, 1865, 160 years ago, Joseph B. Stewart testified in the military commission about chasing John Wilkes Booth backstage Ford's Theatre and outside. He also claimed he saw Ned Spangler near the door. Check out more at joebarryauthor.com #booksky #history #skystorians #lincolnassassination

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Astronomy outreach at Bahia Honda State Park, Florida Keys. Astronomy Day! Clouded up but still had 20 total visitors look at Moon, Jupiter, M35, M3, M65-66, Sombrero Galaxy. #astronomy

$TEC 140 APO refractor and 16x70 Fujinon binoculars at Bahia Honda State Park, Florida Keys.$

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

My good friend Jim does astronomy outreach in the Florida Keys. This is a card someone left him during a session last March. #AstronomyDay #astronomy

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Happy Astronomy Day! Get out under the stars tonight, look at the Moon, Mars, Venus, Saturn! #astronomy #astronomyday #telescope

Person standing in field with telescope.

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Joe Barry @joebarry.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

RIP James Swanson, your book Manhunt was the inspiration for my upcoming book on Joseph B. Stewart. I hope you now know all the answers to the mysteries you wrote of. (Picture from April 14, 2023.) #booksky #lincolnassassination #lincoln #manhunt

Manhunt Author James Swanson with Joe Barry outside back entrance of Ford's Theatre, April 14, 2023..

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