@astro-dave.bsky.social
Physicist, climate researcher, etc. etc. etc. RETIRED!
This is the Lagoon Nebula, also in Sagittarius as a bonus, there's a small globular cluster in the lower left.
17.07.2025 02:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I haven't posted much lately, so here's something. The Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius.
17.07.2025 02:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
For some reason, republicans want this video taken down on Twitter and FaceBook. It would be a shame it all of you shared it here too! youtu.be/aK-weXT5HxE
22.04.2025 16:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is from last fall. It's our galactic next door neighbor. The Andromeda galaxy. It's bigger than we are, and in a few billion years, we will merge into it. It's a mere 2,500,000 light years away. It's big in the sky, but too dim. It spans 6 full moons!
18.04.2025 02:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is another image from late January. It's called the Little Pinwheel Galaxy. It's a smaller version of a bigger, closer one. This one is about 40,000,000 light years away. It's what the Milky Way would look like.
18.04.2025 02:07 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
This is from late January. It's the Rosette Nebula. It's about 5,000 light years from us. The reddish color is from ionized hydrogen molecules.
18.04.2025 01:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I really haven't been posting enough here. Well, today Lincoln just missed a pretty good storm.
18.04.2025 01:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Like Hotblack Desiato?
21.01.2025 21:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So, #FirstLadyElonia is threatening congress?
20.12.2024 02:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I feel that I've done my part for the economy. I've been planning to trade-down from my 4x4 pickup. Put a holder on a new Hyundai Venue today (should take delivery this week). Last of my big spends. Done with big spending before getting "tariff-ied" next year. Thanks Brandon!
18.11.2024 20:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
.... and here's the traditional winter image of the Orion Nebula
15.11.2024 17:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ok, this a recent 2-panel mosaic of the Pleiades.
15.11.2024 17:47 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
