Bastian Blankenburg

2 imperial star destroyers crashing, then crashing together into the orbital gate protecting Scarif in Rogue One.

By personal consternation, the Enterprise D definitely. But more objectively:

Was ist daran „unpopular“?

A picture if a big bright white star (40 Eridani A) in the top left, and two smaller and dimmer stars near each other in the bottom right. One of them is white and slightly bigger and brighter (B, a white dwarf), the other red (C, a red dwarf).

40 Eridani, the system of Mr. Spock’s home planet Vulcan 🖖
A triple system of a star slightly smaller than the Sun, a white and a red dwarf.
80 x 0.019s sub-exposures with the AstroShader app on 10“ Dob at 100x. AS couldn’t align, so raws processed using Siril, GraXpert and Gimp.
#astrophotography

Das Bild zeigt einen großen weißen Davidstern und den Slogan „Niemals vergessen: 9./10. November 1938“. Der Hintergrund ist schwarz.

Es wirkt seltsam, heute an die Novemberpogrome von 1938 zu erinnern. In einer Zeit, in denen der Antisemitismus allgegenwärtig ist und global eskaliert. In denen jedes „Nie wieder“ fast zynisch wirkt. Aber es bleibt dabei: Es ist geschehen und es kann wieder geschehen. Und wir müssen uns erinnern.

A personal reflection on the destructive erosion of ethics, norms and respect for law at NASA:
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Beware the Kenyan Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) though which is just as expensive as the visa was, and the website often seems not to be working ok. Also national park fees in Kenya have been increased massively recently, especially for international tourists.

This is from the national press in Kenya. Don't underestimate how problematic this issue has become out there.

When the west forgets its morality — The shame of British soldiers in Kenya

www.ippmedia.com/the-guardian...

RIP Barbara Gips (1936-2025)

"The Alien slogan has been named to countless lists of the best movie taglines ever written. New York Times critic Janet Maslin opened her review of Alien writing, “The thing that most made me want to see Alien was that irresistible line they’ve been using in the ads.”

This is how president Ruto is doing to his harmless citizens yesterday... 😭

Nächtliches Einsatzselfie in Rettungsdienstkleidung, im Hintergrund eine Häuserfront, davor mehrer Feuerwehreinsatzfahrzeuge.

Guten Tag, ich bin das Problem im Stadtbild.

I have this compilation and it’s awesome.

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What is coming down from the left is the Moon, appearing so large because photographed through a telescopic lens.

The video, made during the 2018 full Milk Moon,
isn't time-lapse: this was really how fast the Moon was setting behind Mount Teide.

➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20032...

🔭 🧪 #science

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This.

One of the weirdest claims about tech, is that if people only studied humanities, they would be more inclusive and kind.

No.

That's not the important dimension. Studying art or philosophy or history does not magically make you an ethical person.

Hitler was a painter. Wagner was a composer.

Google Maps can't find midlands

I see the apocalypse is well underway. Odd place to start...

I don’t need therapy, I just need everyone to stop being wrong.

But also:

> But this on its own isn’t completely satisfying: if its big SUVs, why are pedestrian deaths for sedans increasing too? Why aren’t deaths increasing on rural roads?

The first reply to the article cites another article on “hot spot corridors” which might provide a better explanation.

Neueste Enthüllung im Frankreich 🇮🇱🇫🇷:

Das Französische Konsulat in Jerusalem kooperiert mit Hamas und Palästinensischen Terrornetzwerken.

In Frankreich ist ein großer Skandal aufgedeckt worden. Vertrauliche Dokumente und E-Mails belegen, dass das französische Konsulat in Ostjerusalem und

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Screenshot of an error page when following the OP’s link, saying “Sorry, you have been blocked You are unable to access uazmi.com”

Site security check is broken.

Kenya🇰🇪 has converted its $5 billion railway loan into yuan, saving about $250 million annually. The move diversifies its debt portfolio, reduces U.S. dollar reliance, and highlights China’s growing currency influence as Kenya pursues innovative strategies to strengthen fiscal stability.

No. They are not all being ignored. You are not being ignored if you vote for someone that promises to do the exact opposite of what you claim to want.

And they do not want the same things. Trump's most popular policy with GOP voters *by far* are his "immigration policies."

His voters want this.

Kajiado Dreamin’ Last weekend, we went to the Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site in Kajiado, where fossilised skeletons and early stone tools some hundreds of thousand of years old have been found. Our traveling party was…

Yes! night.ke/2024/11/06/k...

Google-translated:
> 🔭 A bizarre spiral in a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope

> At the center of the frame is a triple star system: a supergiant and a pair of Wolf-Rayet stars (in the image, they visually merge into one).

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image of the night sky showing a starfield with several dark and bright stars that are quite elongated due to the long exposure time.

the stars of the constellation corona borealis are annotated in green. a faint smudge, perhaps comet 3I/Atlas is marked with a red circle.

I think Perseverance may have spotted interstellar comet 3I/Atlas last night from Mars!

After stacking 20 images from Mastcam-Z, I found a faint smudge of light in the constellation Corona Borealis close to the location where the comet was expected. 🔭

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Simeon Schmauß

Today marks the 7th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.

Is it open to non-US applicants?

Gestern auf der ArabCon in Dearborn, Michigan, US. Das Lachen möge ihnen im Halse stecken bleiben und sie für den Rest ihres erbärmlichen Lebens begleiten. 🤬😡

The waxing not-yet quarter Moon on blue sky background.

First light with my new (but used) 10” Dob yesterday, in full daylight. Taken with phone and the Astroshader app on Sky Rover 30mm UFF.

#🌒 #astrophotography #astronomy

Ja genau sowas werden wir hier in Kenia und vielen anderen Regionen brauchen.

Mainzer Forscher geht neue Wege der Meerwasserentsalzung - 17:30live Rheinland Pfalz/Hessen Wegen des Klimawandels wird unser Wetter in den kommenden Jahren immer extremer – Regenfälle werden stärker und Dürrephasen werden länger. Auch viele Küstenregionen sind von Trockenheit betroffen, das...

Mal wieder ein Update zu unserer Wasserforschung. Es ist zurzeit -das- Thema bei mir. In zwei größeren Verbünden. Und vielleicht als eigenes Start-Up. Mein Antrieb zur öffentlichen Kommunikation nimmt derzeit ab. Weil alles gesagt ist. Das hier hilft zumindest konkret. Zum Erhalt der Menschlichkeit.