Dave MacLean

Wow - lots of #Sahara sand and dust!

Canadarm2 Grips Cargo Spacecraft, Spacewalk Prep and Biology Continue - NASA A JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) cargo spacecraft is in the grasp of the Canadarm2 robotic arm following its detachment from the International Space Station’s Harmony module on Thursday. Th...

Via #NASA - Canadarm2 Grips #JAXA's HTV-X1 Cargo Spacecraft, Spacewalk Prep and Biology Continue www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces...

screen shot of an interactive map for photographs of Earth taken by astronauts during (or related to) ISS mission 74; representative pin (lower-right) and pop-up (left) displayed

Nice article and image.

FYI - there is a pin on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074 for your post. Located south of #CapeTown, the pin is at the location of the ISS at photo time and also has links to the #NASA article & the downloadable Apple iPad Pro original photo, taken by #JonnyKim

🌄 Good morning, everyone! What is the best time to visit southern #Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 ? It's the spring! 🌱 The time when the wild tulips are turning the steppe into a colourful green carpet. 🌷 Have a wonderful Friday! 🤗

#FloralFriday #FlowersOnFriday #Landscape #EastCoastKin #CentralAsia #Scape #Flowers

Me, too. I guess some “reader app for visually impaired” (that’s an awkward word) is required. Thanks for the chat on this!

Update on the "no alt-text and no tag" situation. (My following terminology might not be 100 %.) I understand that there are "reader-apps" that can display alt-text for Bluesky (and probably many other) social media posts for both images and videos. It'd be neat to see 1) a reader, & 2) the results

Maybe along the Ganges River?

Sorry about “no alt text”; I’m certain that I included it, but - as a video - I guess it got dropped:(

Who can identify the about 14 seconds of nearby birdsong?

Taken this morning in Bridgetown, NS, after last night’s few centimetres of snow. So far, the “for rent” signs on these birdhouses haven’t worked! (iPhone video; more in alt-text)

I think we need a small pause...

🧠 Today’s Trivia:
Which Canadian province has the longest coastline?
🗺️ Bonus: Guess how many kilometres it stretches!

🔊#FullMoon fly-by (99.3%) 🌕
#WormMoon over the #SurreyHills
#CrustMoon #SoreEyesMoon #CrowComesBackMoon
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#StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside
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BA426 LHR-LUX

Very nice stitching by @huubeggen.bsky.social … results “coming soon” to a map!

A stitch of images ISS074-E-247230-247240 taken by Chris Williams.

Or even an edert button!

2/2 another portion of #Halifax - #Dartmouth as photographed on 31 Jan 2026. Original 1600-mm (!) high-res by #NASA astronaut #ChrisWilliams is downloadable via map bit.ly/ISS074 (pin near that airport. The ISS was north of #Tatamagouche, NS, at photo time). Gap between pics: 3 sec. More in alt-text

A rare close-up of a snow leopard in the wild

Original post

Maddox Cove, NL. January 2026. #photography #maddoxcove #newfoundland

How and when to see the total lunar eclipse on March 3 | CBC News In the early morning hours of March 3, the moon will glide through Earth's shadow, producing a total lunar eclipse across Canada. But what you see depends on where you are.

Nice explanatory article on the upcoming 3 March lunar eclipse by #CBC’s @nebulousnikki.bsky.social: www.cbc.ca/news/science... For us in the #maritimes, the moon will have set before totality

Did you know that all of my older poetry books are going out of print? Everything left in stock is on sale for 50% off. This is your last chance to get one. When they're gone, it's for good! Every copy is signed, along with a short handwritten note. etsy.com/shop/SteveSkafte

A portion of Halifax - Dartmouth as photographed on 31 January 2026 by NASA astronaut Chris Williams

A portion of #Halifax - #Dartmouth as photographed on 31 January 2026. Original 1600-mm (!) high-res by #NASA astronaut #ChrisWilliams is downloadable via the map bit.ly/ISS074 (pin at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The ISS was very near #Charlottetown, PEI, at photo time). More in alt-text. 1/2

Yes! Good to see this again - welcome back!

N.S. book publishers slammed by provincial government's cuts to creative sector | CBC News A Nova Scotian book publisher says the provincial government's cuts to the arts and culture sector are "soul-crushing" when sales have already been decimated by uncertainty in the U.S. market.

Nova Scotia book publishers slammed by government's 'soul-crushing' cuts to arts sector
Budget eliminates $700,000 publishers assistance program
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#DefendNSBooks @writersfedofns.bsky.social @afterwordsliterary.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

Tehran has changed dramatically since 1979. This vintage satellite map highlights its rapid growth. The city remains central amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran: soaratlas.com/maps/140676

#Iran #Tehran #Nuclear

On #InternationalPolarBearDay, we're highhlighting Hudson Bay, northern Ontario. Each winter, this sea ice is vital hunting ground for polar bears in & around Polar Bear Provincial Park. 🐻‍❄️

In a warming Arctic, ice forms later & melts earlier. @osi-saf.eumetsat.int tracks these changes.
📷 Sentinel-3

“Digressions” and “tangents” are a fun part of teaching :)

It took some sleuthing (thanks for "landing strip nearby" hint). I'm going with "the region 'NW' of McMurdo with Hell's Gate above centre, Zucchelli Airfield just off the top, & Qinling Station (operated by Chinese) on the prominent, arrow-tipped island upper-left of centre"

#WhereOnEarth is fun!

Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: (Think #HueyLewis) 👇 🎶New York 🎷!

FYI - there is a pin on the interactive map bit.ly/ISS074 for Huub's post. Located at #GlenCove (lower-right of image), the pin also has link to the downloadable 200-mm high-res photo by #NASA astronaut #ChrisWilliams

Uh … “Beware the Eye-ds of March”?

#nature #photography

Gribskov forest, Denmark