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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Oh, they will pay for it. But with money they take out of your pocket, so....

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

So, Balogun was pardoned by trump?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Yes, and he is willing to be used in order to stay out of prison (for now...)

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

And moving at ~1,022 m/s relative to Earth.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Are they having trouble catching him with the net or something?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Well done. Reflection nebula; bright, young, hot blue star, embedded in dense interstellar gas and dust. Beautiful image; some great science as well. Interestingly, the blue core is about 6lyr across, but the entire object is much greater in size; the blue core is larger than our entire solar system

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Looks like three-dimensional chess.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Childish. Unprofessional. Pitiful.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Yes. Try it with poached eggs and chilled applesauce.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Of course the "code" is in constant flux. It's quantum.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Includes "a pledge"... Then, let's "unpledge" it.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Very interesting. It is good to see focus on the "how" to use LLMs in research - they are a tool, not the research itself, and must be utilized only with great care (my opinion). One must be careful to thoughtfully consider and question any result obtained through AI, it may be wrong or incomplete.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This is the sort of thing that happens when you shove the door away from you really hard and then it swings back and hits you squarely in the face...

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

So... These exchanges are the "negotiations" we have been hearing about...

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Well, and the sense of urgency might be a place for Noem and Bondi and ...

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Don't worry about whether the image quality is JWST level or not - you made the effort and the dark dust and gas of the object are perfectly visible. Nicely done.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Iain Banks Culture fan here.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Headed for the peace talks?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

"Electronic fireworks" essentially..

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

You mean unacceptable behavior of certain wealthy, powerful, socially connected individuals; a network heavily composed of billionaires, celebrities, royalty, elite business figures; that sort of thing?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Yes. The red is indicative of a "stellar-nursery", a Herbig Haro object; the blue is reflection nebula, light reflecting off dust and gas from young hot stars. Beautiful.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Good. Now what about Minnesota - will he vote to impeach if trump decides to bomb Minnesota?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Given that dark energy is ubiquitous throughout the universe and that the universe is expanding, what is the source of the additional dark energy that is implied? Black Holes?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I am looking forward to hearing more about Pandora science. First light expected?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

He clearly shot her without cause.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

For me, it makes the case that they should ALL wear cameras.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Excellent review, thank you for sharing. So, next steps in narrowing this down are accretion rate refinements and identifying additional fast moving stars to tighten the models. One question - the article mentions 100-1000 solar masses for IMBH, shouldn't that be more like 100-100,000?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Interesting and important science if it holds up and doesn't turn out to be a dense collection of smaller black holes, neutron star, etc. Good candidate for an IMBH.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Nicely done. Interestingly, it is believed that the Helix object is actually a tube shape with one end of the tube facing Earth, so more of a tunnel than a round object - we are looking into one end of the tube or cylinder.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Happy New Year. We are indeed made of star stuff, in fact, our atoms have likely been part of several different stars that had to explode to make their contribution, possibly spanning billions of years (hydrogen) and multiple supernovas in the making (later heavier elements).

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Interesting. So, does the presence of iron in the remains suggest a Pop I or Pop II star?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Good luck. And, of course, take care with the plastic wrapped around the scope, since moisture might condense underneath.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Nice image. Do you know the specifics of the integration and processing?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

It's accurate and appropriate.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Looks interesting; I will run it by the group and consider signing up! Thanks and enjoy your trip.

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Chris - any suggestions for a citizen science project for teen astronomy club in Mexico with access to a small observatory with a guided medium refractor telescope, 7 LRGBHaSIIOIII filters?

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Bruce Catter @osprey3.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I am an astrophotographer who operates a small observatory in the mountains of Baja California Sur, Mexico. I am working with local high school students who have formed an astronomy club, which is also affiliated with a larger area astronomy club.

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