seems right to me...
📷 :https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/1rvf8l7/black_holes_explained/
#Humor #astrodon #astronomy #space #cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon #BlackHole #science #space #cute
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mastodon 4.6.8Sisters Jordan and Kit (@kitirving@bookstodon.com) cohost this #podcast featuring #astronomy & ret-cons(tellations) of #mythology. Season 3: Into the Wild is afoot!
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Our pale blue dot as seen from the Artemis II mission
📷 :https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/02/artemis-ii-flight-update-perigee-raise-burn-complete/
#artemis #Artemis2 #Artemis_II #Orion #Astrophotography #space #science #astronomy #Earth #astroDon #NASA
For #TransDayOfVisibilty (and all days), let's celebrate the accomplishments of #transgender #astronomers & #astrophysicists, learn more about some of the brilliant #trans folks working in #astronomy at the links below:
Dr. Megan Pickett: https://astrobites.org/2025/06/27/megan-pickett-interview/
Jessica Mink: https://aas.org/comms/sgma/sgma-interviews-jessica-mink
Dr. Eliot Halley Vrijmoet: https://astrobites.org/2025/06/06/eliot-vrijmoet-interview
Wichahpi King: https://astrobites.org/2025/06/20/wichahpi-king-interview/
Dr. JJ/Jan Eldridge: https://500queerscientists.com/jj-eldridge/
Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/opinion/transgender-today/stories/rebecca-oppenheimer
Please feel free to share profiles of #trans astronomers and astrophysicists in the comments!
Storm in space is such a vibe...
#xmen #storm #space #comics #illustrations #art
📷 : Arthur Adams via https://www.reddit.com/r/xmen/comments/nveaga/storm_by_arthur_adams/
What is this psychedelic #art??
It's #SCIENCE -- specifically gradients of gravity on the moon! Red and blue indicate stronger gravity gradients.
📷 / learn more: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia16585-lunar-gravity-gradients/
#astrophotography #space #astronomy #JPL #NASA #astrodon #GRAIL #rad
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#Astrophotography (albumen silver print from glass negative ) of Ring Nebula from... 1885!
The ring nebula is located in the #constellation Lyra! You can learn more about the cool #astronomy in the constellation, #Lyra here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lyra-cosmic-background/
📷 :https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/266895
#space #astronomy #science #M57 #RingNebula #AstroDon #History #Museum #MetMuseum #photographs #Lyra #constellations
At long last -- our #GoldStar winner for the #constellation Sagitta!
Learn more here (and tune in tomorrow for our new episode on the #mythology of Sagitta): https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-cosmic-background/
📷 :https://esahubble.org/images/potw2117a/#astrophotography #space #science #Astrodon #astonomy #Sagitta #NecklaceNebula #Hubble #ESA #NASA
M90 aka NGC 4569 as imaged by #JWST -- it is a spiral galaxy in the process of becoming a lenticular galaxy & its located in the #constellation #Virgo
We talked about the #mythology and #astronomy of the constellation Virgo back in season 1, you can check it out here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/virgo-the-maiden/
#astrophotography #space #science #zodiac #Webb #NASA #galaxy #ESA #CSA
It might not have won my #GoldStar for our #constellation Sagitta (listen here for more https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-cosmic-background/) but I'm always gonna celebrate a globular cluster!!!
This is Messier 71, it's located 13,000 LY from Earth & 27 LY across.
📷 :https://esahubble.org/images/potw1018a/
#astronomy #AstroDon #astrophotography #space #science #stars #GlobularCluster #Sagitta #Constellations
Never enough Crab Nebula!!
In fact, it even won #GoldStar on our episode on the #constellation #Taurus -- listen here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/taurus-the-bull/
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #science #Taurus #Zodiac #Constellations #CrabNebula #Hubble #ESA #NASA #Supernova #astroDon
This is RCW 86 -- a supernova remnant. In 185 AD Chinese astronomers recorded evidence of the supernova with the presence of a 'guest star'!
📷 / more info: https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2026/rcw86/
#astronomy #astrodon #space #science #Chandra #NASA #astrophotography #ESA
In addition to capes, I would also like these kind of arm bands to come back into mainstream fashion...
📷 :https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254842
#fashion #Greece #Ancient #MetMuseum #museum #art
New #JWST image showing that dark matter is... all around!
📷 / more info: https://flic.kr/p/2rYADqJ
#JWST #Astrodon #astrophotography #space #science #DarkMatter #astronomy #Webb #NASA
Me, getting home, noticing the full moon as I pull into my garage: Goodnight, Moon!
📷 : https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00132
#Moon #Goodnight #FullMoon #Astrophotography #space #science #astronomy #AstroDon #NASA #Galileo
🚨 New episode is out now!
In this episode, we visit each of the Galilean moons of Jupiter -- we recap the #mythology from prior episodes & share some fun #astronomical facts about each moon!
Listen here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-moons-of-jupiter/
📷 :https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA09352
#podcast #GreekMythology #Jupiter #moons #MoonsOfJupiter #StarLore #Astronomy #AstroDon #myths #Io #Ganymede #Europa #Callisto
#JPL posters ... they just crush it.
Here's a new(ish) one for NASA's SPHEREx -- which obviously stands for: Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer ... duh 😄
more posters here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/other-posters/ & here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/visions-of-the-future/
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spherex-poster/
#space #science #Art #SciComm #NASA #SPHEREx #astrodon #astronomy
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This is the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 complete w an AGN! It's located in the #constellation #Gemini & imaged here with #hubble
We learned about some about other neat #astromony in the constellation Gemini & all about the dude bro #mythology of the #twins in our season 1 episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/gemini-the-twins/
🔗 : https://esahubble.org/images/potm2603a/
#ESA #NASA #Astrophotography #space #science #zodiac
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@sundogplanets congratulations on the award! And thank you for yelling!!!
On the one hand, I am glad Hercules got rid of the Stymphalian birds (bc scary). On the other hand, i hate watching a bad-to-mediocre man fail upward so often...
for more on this, check out our most recent episode on the #mythology of the #constellation Sagitta:🏹 https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/
#Xena #Hercules #StarLore #mythology #GreekMythology #humor #silly #gif #Podcast #Sagitta #constellations #myth #lore #legends #hero #heroes
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all crew members on the recovery ship 😊
There's really only one way to come back from #hiatus / getting lost in the woods with Chiron
... coming Saturday!
📷 :https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia25966-jovian-family-portrait/
#Astrophotography #astronomy #astrodon #podcast #Jupiter #moons #return
Exciting news -- this time next week, we'll have new episodes of our #podcast
We'll have a lil teaser trailer later in the week and then our return to Season 3 on Saturday next week 🥳
... Jordan sent this to me yesterday and... i feel so seen.
📷 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_X_(novel)#/media/File:Planet_X_Star_Trek.jpg
#StarTrek #XMen #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #Trek #marvel #novel #crossover
My ret-constellation for the #constellation #sagitta was to align it with a modern archer (rather than random assorted Hercules stories or an Apollo killing cyclops story) -- some options I considered:
Kate Bishop Hawkeye
Merida from Brave
Robin Hood
... but ultimately, who would be better than Legolas?!
Listen here for more on our #reconstellations of #myths for the #constellation Sagitta: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/
#GreekMythology #LoTR #LordOfTheRings #Legolas #Tolkien #GreekMyth #lore #StarLore #myths #legends #lore #archers #archery #bow #arrow #Hawkeye #Brave #heroes
📷 :https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Legolas
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@Gur814@mastodon.social All A+ proposals!
As a person on the record (our #podcast) as being afraid of birds (looking at you Sagittarius serpentarius -- for details: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagittarius-the-archer/) I'm honestly not sure if I think it makes a bird more or less scary to imagine it with a human head a la this siren...
📷: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254295
#Mythology #GreekMythology #Siren #Museum #Art #Cermanics #Myths #Creatures #MythologicalCreatures
I would not like to tell you how long Jordan & I looked at this poster when we were at the air & space museum (I also cannot tell you why there was a Marvel/superhero exhibit there...)
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NEW EPISODE TOMORROW MORNING -- where are we off to for our long-delayed #asterism for the #constellation #Centaurus?
THE (Galilean) MOONS OF JUPITER!
It'll be a mostly #astronomy focused episode since we've covered the #mythology of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto in other episodes, but don't worry, we'll recap the #myths for you!
Here's a little trailer for the second half of season 3: Into the Wild: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/starry-time-returns-trailer/
#podcast #moons #Jupiter #Io #Europa #MoonsOfJupiter #Ganymede #Callisto #StarryTimeReturns
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@murdoc@autistics.life no one practiced that one out loud 😂
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the idea of your title being "administrator" seems like something out of #StarWars#NASA #CSA #Artemis2 #Artemis_II #splashdown #space #science
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@Earl
NOAA agrees -- "While the Earth appears to be round when viewed from the vantage point of space, it is actually closer to an ellipsoid. However, even an ellipsoid does not adequately describe the Earth’s unique and ever-changing shape." -- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/earth-round.html
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@EntropySloth@mas.to thank you so much for your patience! We're excited to be back :) Hope you have a lovely weekend!
We're coming back -- THIS WEEKEND!!!
Check out our trailer for the second half of Season 3: Into the Wild here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/starry-time-returns-trailer/
#astronomy #mythology #podcast #StarLore
We got 6(!!) episodes edited during Jordan's recent visit! Once we get a few more done, we'll resuming Season 3 🥳
In the meantime, you can catch up here: https://starrytimepodcast.com/episodes
#podcast #astronomy #mythology
Ooo! These new sonifications are so fun -- I think Jupiter is my favorite -- what about y'all??
🎥 :https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2026/sonify11/
#jupiter #NASA #Chandra #Sonification #music #SolarSystem #astronomy #AstroDon #astrophotography #XRay #Hubble #Cassini #Keck #telescope #space #science #SciComm
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@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social 100% truth in all aspects😄
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@degroof@mastodon.social A+ level up :)
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@EntropySloth thank you for listening!!! We had so much fun with this Moons of Jupiter episode -- so much cool stuff out there!!!
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@NicelyManifest@mastodon.social I do wonder how heavy they would be!
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@glennseto for sure! There is something about seeing the equipment that makes me feel 😬