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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wow! Lots going on in October 2026! Lots of opportunities to view shadows of Jupiter’s Moons, two meteor showers and more! Start planning now and let’s hope for clear skies!!! Look up! 🎃🍂🍁

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We did a lot of “bugging” this Labor Day weekend but one of my favorite highlights was catching up with multiple pairs of mating #AutumnMeadowhawk #dragonflies - which are hands down, my favorite #dragonfly 📍 Freneau Woods Park Monmouth County, NJ

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Welcome SEPTEMBER 2026! Autumn is coming and so are longer nights! Start planning now and let’s hope for clear skies!!! Look up! 🌻🍂🍁 #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Bucket list Plant unlocked! “Ghost pipe (also known as Indianpipe) is a member of the Monotropaceae family.”

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

One of hundreds of #dolphins we saw today before heading home from Cape May! #Tamanendsbottlenosedolphin (Tursiops erebennus)

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Cape May’s celebrity Wood Stork in the Marsh across from the Miss Chris Marina. #bird #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Today’s #SolarEclipse as seen from New Jersey. Maximum for us was only around 7%. Orientation corrected. ⏰: 8/12/26 1:54 PM ET 📷: iPhone 13 🔭: Lunt Solar Systems LS50T Ha (Hydrogen Alpha) scope equipped with 7.2mm - 21.5mm zoom eyepiece)

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Seeing frisky #tamanendsbottlenosedolphins was the bucket list item I didn’t know I needed! Jersey Shore Whale Watch Belmar NJ

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Today, we saw NYC0014 First observed by Gotham Whale in 2014, it continues to return to the NY/NJ area as an adult! What a treat! #humpbackwhale

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

AUGUST 2026 is a month with Star Parties for many! And all eyes on the Sun and Moon with Partial Solar and Partial Lunar Eclipses! Start planning now and let’s hope for clear skies!!! Look up! 🌻🌞🌕 #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Oh what a night! FIVE! Species of Sphinx Moths at Sandy Hook - Moth Night hosted by @beachybirder.bsky.social #moth #mothweek #nationalmothweek #sphinxmoth

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#EasternKingbird on a nest. Can’t wait to see those cute babies! #bird #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It’s getting crowded and I’m here for it! We still have three #Osprey chicks in our nest - this is great news in a year where many of the nests are failing. #bird #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

JUNE 2026! The Algonquin tribes call this Moon cycle the “Strawberry Moon” and I know here, in the Garden State, the strawberries are beginning to ripen! 🍓 LOOK UP! there’s so much to see!!! #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Lunar V & X tonight 5/23/26 “famous optical phenomena (“clair-obscur” effects) on the Moon where sunlight hits the rims of crater combinations, forming clearly visible letter shapes. They are visible with binoculars or a small telescope for just a few hours every month around the 1st quarter”

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Finally! White Ibis on a dreary World Series day. I’ve been looking for this bird for Monmouth County for a while now and it always eluded me. #bird #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This has to be the coolest Red-bellied Woodpecker condo I’ve ever seen!

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Mama #woodduck has her hands full. This was just some of her young. #bird #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

This gorgeous male Baltimore Oriole flew in with a female but he was too handsome to take my eyes off of. #bird #birds #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Flickers in a hole (female on left, male on right- note the mustache) #birds #bird #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

MAY 2026! The birds are laying eggs (Penatmuiku's in Miꞌkmaq ), LOOK UP! there’s so much to see!!! 🐥🐣 #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

My photo has been selected as a 2025 NWF Garden for Wildlife Hon Mention! 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡 “With nearly 9,000 photos submitted by thousands of photographers worldwide, there were so many photos to celebrate! In addition to the winning photos, our judges selected these 66 photos as Honorable Mentions.“ #bird #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It is APRIL 2026! While humankind returns to the Moon, LOOK UP! there’s so much to see!!! 🌷 Reminders: * Events are often "peak" times, remember to check before & after to allow for optimal sky conditions. * Time shown in ET, adjust for your timezone. * Other sightings may be visible in your area.

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

pareidolia noun : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern (Merriam-Webster) When conditions are right, you can see letters on the Moon! Not my prettiest work (thanks clouds) but I still love the challenge!

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

There has been a nice movement of #redshoulderedhawks the past few days … like this one that cruised past the #SandyHookLighthouse the other day. #birds #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It is MARCH 2026! Can Spring actually be springing? Let’s start off with a Lunar Eclipse! Look Up! Start planning now and let’s hope for clear skies!!! 🍀 #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

It is FEBRUARY 2026! Heres hoping you are able to Look Up! from a warm place! Start planning now and let’s hope for clear skies!!! ❤️🩷 #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated) Moon setting behind the Sun. 1/20/2026

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Tomorrow is JANUARY 2026! Nights slowly getting shorter but still plenty of darkness! Start planning now and let’s hope for clear skies!!! Look up! ❄️☃️ #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

The “Christmas Tree” in the South Tower of the Navesink Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ is lit (as photographed by me from Sandy Hook)

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Wait! What?! Tomorrow is DECEMBER 2025! Nearing Winter Solstice (the longest night of the year) = more observing time! Start planning now and let’s hope for clear skies!!! Look up! ❄️🌲☃️ #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Here we go…NOVEMBER 2025! Longer nights = more observing time! Start planning now and let’s hope for clear skies!!! Look up! 🍂🦃 #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

The 5th time is the charm… “C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is a non-periodic comet discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey in images obtained on 3 Jan 2025. It has an inbound orbital period of about 1,350 years and will pass perihelion on 8 Nov 2025” -Wikipedia 📷 iPhone 13 (handheld) 🔭Swarovski scope 📍 NJ USA

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

No luck with the comet for us this long weekend away due to various reasons but Venus & The Moon over the Pennsylvania farmscape are a wonderful consolation prize.

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

He’s baaaaaaaack! Yank yank! Rob found a Red-breasted Nuthatch in our yard! He was storing pine cone seeds. Here’s hoping he spends the winter with us. #birds #🪶

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

What a wonderful night to share the Moon (and Saturn (left)) with dozens of people for an early celebration of #NASA #internationalexplorethemoonnight #ObserveTheMoon 📷: Historic Seabrook-Wilson House 📍: Bayshore Waterfront Park @monmouth_county_parks

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Wow! OCTOBER 2025 is giving lots of reasons to LOOK UP! Start planning now and hope for clear skies!!! 🍁🍂🎃 #astronomy #astronomyforall #astronomyforbeginners #moon #planet #lisaslookuponfacebook

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Lisa Ann (Lisa's Look Up!) @rubymoonbeams.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Pearl Crescent Butterfly Edwin B Forsythe NWR NJ USA

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