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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 3m

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all!

lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Canada’s C$1.7bn Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative has attracted 64 academics from around the world which includes poaching 48 US-based senior academics to join its top universities. 👏👏 www.ft.com/content/8cc4...

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Canada poaches 48 US-based top academics

Trump administration’s assault on universities boosts Ottawa’s efforts to attract top research talent

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's sad when this insanity has somehow become the norm.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I enjoyed eggs, blueberries, spinach and granola in the last 24 hours (not together!) without any concerns because I shop Canadian.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

News wasn't good when I woke up this morning but I'm fine with what happened. Went for a hike between rain showers to get away from it and met this handsome boy who seemed happy to pose for a photo. Not a great shot but skeeters were swarming me when I stopped to snap it. #nature #frogs

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Heard something hit my livingroom window and found this little guy looking in. #nature #grasshopper #photography

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm struggling to understand what 'lactation granola' is.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I sat out on my gravity chair in Kitchener with my eclipse glasses approaching max, waiting for a breaks in the clouds. Caught a few brief glimpses until that big thick cloud moved in.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

They did it in 2024 as well. Try searching Great White Shark or Tiger then click on 3D in the results.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Watching the partial eclipse under cloudy southern Ontario skies. Resisted the temptation to pull out my camera this time, just watching the sun drifting in and out of the cloud cover. So silent yet so powerful. Really hits that we're on a big rock circling around space with other big rocks.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

What would cause a calm subsonic pocket in the middle of a turbulent region?

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Only did a short 4km hike this morning, already feeling like 27° with 97% humidity at 7:00 am. The tent caterpillars have really exploded in the 2 days since I was last there. A new obstacle to avoid as they hang down on a web from the trees! #nature #trees #hiking

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My personal processing of the iconic Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula (M16). Columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and cosmic dust, sculpted by intense ultraviolet radiation and powerful stellar winds from nearby hot, newly formed massive stars. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScl more in Alt

Image of pillars of golden red interstellar dust in a field of white, blue and yellow stars.
Raw Data: NASA,ESA,CSA,STScl
Data Source: Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST)
Observation Program :JWST Program ID 2731 (Pl: Klaus Pontoppidan)
Wavelengths used: NIRCam f090w, f200w, f444w, f187n,f335m, f444w, f470n
Image Processing: Processed in Pixinsight by @lesiadub.bsky.social

Widefield image of a large orange cloud of interstallar dust and gas in the shape of an eagle with spread wings, taken by the JWST.
A small vertical rectangular box highlights the area of the pillars of creation location in the Eagle Nebula

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Really enjoyed listen to you on Curious Cases, looking forward to seeing what you do with Monkey Cage. I'm in!

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The UK MET office announced the driest July on record for England and Wales. The dramatic effects of the heat waves and drought are visible on a satellite comparison to 2025. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Tweaked, updated and cleaned up my computer yesterday and this morning, after constantly creating backups up my Pillars of Creation progress, no more crashes! Starless and Star images of Eagle Nebula (M16)! Processing raw FITS data from JWST. Onward! 🔭 Credit:NASA,ESA,CSA,STSci more details in Alt

The image shows 2 photos, one of columns of greenish interstellar dust formed into finger like peaks with the stars removed from the image. The second image is of multi coloured stars against a black background.
Data Source: Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST)
Observation Program: JWST Program ID 2731 (PI: Klaus Pontoppidan)
Wavelengths used : NIRCam F090w, F200w, F444w, F187n, F335m, F444w-F470n
Image Processing: @lesiadub.bsky.social

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I've learned I need a better computer if I'm going to continue to process JWST raw data. 6 hours into processing the Pillars of Creation yesterday, I ran a star removal script that crashed the program, all progress was lost. My fault for checking email.😬 Starting again, image is before the crash.🔭

The image is of green hued dense clouds of interstellar dust with 3 large columns projecting upwards. They're against a background of blue/black space with bright stars all around
Crefits:
• Raw Data: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
• Data Source: Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST)
• Observation Program: JWST Program ID 2731 (PI: Klaus Pontoppidan)
• Wavelengths Used: NIRCam F090W (Blue), F200W (Green), F444W (Red), F187N (Green/Cyan), F335M (Yellow/Orange) , F444W-F470N (Orange/Red)
• Image Processing: @lesiadub.bsky.social

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

**Deleted my first post about this target as I neglected to cite credits. Trying to keep/build Pixinsight skills so this is my processing of the Southern Ring Nebula NGC 3132, using JWST NIRCam data. I extracted the raw FITS frames from the MAST archive. 🔭 credits: NASA, ESA,CSA,STScI More in Alt.

Image of an oval intricate lacy orange-red dust cloud with a single bright star in the center bubble surrounded by a blue glow in the inner eye of the dust cloud
Raw Data: NASA,ESA,CSA, STScl
Data Source: Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST)
Data: raw FITS files extracted from archive Instrument JWST Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam)
Filters: f090w, f1130w, f444w-f470n Project: Early Release Observations (Proposal ID 2733)
Image Processing: @lesiadub.bsky.social

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Hiked 5 k on the trail in a light rain this morning, now showered, dried,cup of tea in hand and ready to work on M16, Eagle Nebula data from JWST that downloaded while I was out. I just opened the first 2 filter files and I'm so moved by the stunning images, I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes.🔭

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you haven't heard it yet, I highly recommend Professor Jim Al-Khalili's interview with Dr Anthony Fauci from April 2025 on The Life Scientific. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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The Life Scientific - Anthony Fauci on a medical career navigating pandemics and presidents - BBC Sounds

Dr Anthony Fauci discusses his career spanning the worlds of medicine and politics.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I really don't think it was a coincidence that Ford bought a $30 million jet AT THE SAME TIME he started pushing for expanding the airport 30 minutes away from his home.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Work in healthcare and during Covid, I needed a diversion. Everyone was posting images of Neowise so I tried and images were awful. Gradually figured it out and stacked my first Andromeda run and was captivated. Nu Andromedae, the 'spectroscopic binary', started my dive into taking Physics courses.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

6 hrs trying to mount a 3D printed EAF bracket to my Redcat 51=2 trips to specialty fastener store because 1st one yielded wrong length screws + 3rd trip because I brilliantly sniped 3 square nuts into the floor vent. In the end, it doesn't fit. Manually focused for 5 years, can wait 2 more months.🔭

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

He's lucky he survived it. There are far too many flowers affixed to light poles where others didn't.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

As a Canadian, almost every science, physics and astronomy doc and podcast I watch or listen to comes out of the UK. I've always envied your commitment to research in those areas. These cuts are incomprehensible. Clearly, the politicians responsible have never watched/listened to a single one.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I actually don't fold mine. I parade around the house with it then ball it up and I just throw it into the cupboard.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The CRASH Clock is an environmental stress indicator measuring collision risk in low Earth orbit. The projected timeframe has dropped from 164 days in 2018 down to 2.5 days by May 2026. 🛰🔭 outerspaceinstitute.ca/crashclock/

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CRASH Clock – Outer Space Institute

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It's been my experience that the availability of optimal sky imaging conditions is inversely proportional to my eagerness to set up my telescope.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

That is sooo amazing! It's waay too impressive to be called SMACSJ0028.2-7537 though, they need to give it another name like they did to The Cosmic Horseshoe, which I think would be a great name for a band BTW.

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Jonathan Serrie @jonathanserrie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Wildfire forces evacuation of international radio antenna facility in Spain that provides communications for NASA’s deep space missions. Potential damage has yet to be assessed. A NASA spokesperson says the agency has maintained uninterrupted spacecraft comms through a facility in California.

NASA spokesperson: "The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC), located in Robledo, Spain, about 37 miles (65 km) west of Central Madrid was evacuated on July 24, due to ongoing wildfires in the region. All personnel were safely evacuated. The wildfire has passed through the MDSCC. Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so. NASA’s SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program is closely monitoring the wildfire activity in coordination with local authorities and the U.S. Embassy. In the meantime, the agency has seamlessly transitioned support for mission operations to the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California, ensuring continuity of service and uninterrupted support for spacecraft communications."

NASA spokesperson: "The safety and well‑being of our personnel is our highest priority and our thoughts are with the families and neighbors who are also experiencing the impact of the wildfires in the surrounding communities. We will provide updates as conditions evolve."

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

For those planning to view and photograph the upcoming eclipse, don't let some intermittent clouds deter you. Use Auto Exposure Bracketing for rapidly changing conditions or be prepared to change settings on the fly. You can get some dramatic eclipse photos in the clouds too!🔭

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'd still take vacuum decay over heat death.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires." #cdnpoli

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Very cool to fly them and to have photos too!

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Beautiful image! Night sky will get worse,especially with the Californian company hoping to launch 5,000 solar reflective satellites by 2030.With no centralized satellite traffic control system, what could possibly go wrong?Link to visual of satellites in orbit. cicasanueva.github.io/mas-satelite...

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Más satélites que estrellas

De 2.000 a casi 16.000 satélites activos en siete años. Explora su crecimiento orbital y sus efectos sobre la astronomía.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Without research and exploration, we don't know what questions to ask.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Veil Nebula. 9 hours of total of new integration time. It's starting to come along, 9 more hours to go until I move on. Still struggling with processing but I'm getting there. Nerd stuff in ALT #astrophotography

The image is of two blue and red nebulae, with faint filaments of blue and red gas clouds in betweeen them. Taken with Redcat 51, Nikon D5600, IDAS LPS D2 N5 light pollution filter, Starfield 50 mm guide scope, ZWO ASI 120mm mini guide camera, HEQ5 pro mount. 180 X 120s + 182 X 60 s exposures. Stacked and processed in Pixinsight.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Finally figured out it's a bottom mount configuration, fits between the Redcat and the Dovetail. One of the side dovetail mounts is for an Asiair. The gear ring was the easy part. Sourcing the screws and square nuts is the next challenge.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Looks like it might take a month or two to get my eaf mount from Europe so a friend kindly 3D printed this one to tide me over. Have been pondering how to mount it all morning and my brain hurts. Any astrophotographers who enjoy puzzles out there? #astrophotography

The image is of a Redcat 51 v1 telescope with a Nikon D5600 camera mounted on it andca black 50 mm guide scope with a mini guide camera mounted. Sitting in the forefront is a small rectangular red electronic autofocuser module sitting in a Black 3D printed mounting bracket and beside that is a round black 2 piece ring with grooves on the outer side.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Andromeda reunited with all it's sparkly bits. At the top of the image, is blue Nu Andromedae.It's a binary star system, 2 stars orbiting tightly around each other, so tightly that they appear as one. Reading about that when I stacked my very first Andromeda image launched me into studying Physics🔭

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A starless view of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31. It was my first real astro target and it'll always be my favorite. 2.5 million light years away, 220K-260K light years across. It's believed to be about 10 billions years old. #astrophotography

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Canada is a magnificent country however, we can't control the direction the wind blows. As for 'managing our fires and forests', our fires have consumed 6.9 million acres this season while 839,136 million acres of US are burning right now. I'd call Trumps comments willful ignorance.

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lesiadub.bsky.social @lesiadub.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Roughly 40% of the Canadian landmass is forests, amounting to 369 million hectares. Sure Donald, we'll grab our rakes and get right on that. Also, glass houses..

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