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Sean Jacobs

@mictlan.bsky.social

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Nerdy but probably not as nerdy as you. Dad to a cute kid. Husband to a cute wife. Good at a lot of things. Toad enthusiast who runs @toadfacts.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 2d

We spent months under clouds and I was sad because the Seestar was getting dusty. Our last couple of nights have been pretty nice though, and it's been getting down into the 50's!

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 3d

Okay, I went back out tonight with a clearer sky and the knowledge that I gained last night and took what I think is a much better picture of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon).

I'm quite happy with this one.

A photo of a bright, somewhat fuzzy, comet against a starry black sky.

180 10 second exposures using a Seestar S50, edited in the telescope

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 3d

For fuck's sake. I'm gonna get nightmares now.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 3d

No. Nope. Uh uh.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 4d

I finally had the opportunity to take a few minutes at dusk and run down the road to a nearby field with an unobstructed western view to see if I could get a photo of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). This is an okay shot, but I might try again soon if I get the chance.

A fuzzy greenish comet against a starry black sky.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 4d

Had a bit of time before cloud cover rolled in tonight, so I grabbed a few shots of the moon and the Triangulum Galaxy. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third largest galaxy in our Local Group, after the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.

A photo of the Triangulum Galaxy, a swirl of stars around a bright central point.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 6d

The only appropriate reply is HONK.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 9d

Anna removed the bill from a cheap baseball cap, and once paint was finished I used pop rivets and hot glue to secure the hat inside the Anna head shaped hole. It’s snug at first and kind of forms to her head after she wears it for a bit.

The bottom of the paper maché head, now painted grey and with a dark grey hat secured into the hole with pop rivets and hot glue.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 9d

Into that hole I taped a 1” strip of cereal box, then used craft paper maché to secure that on both sides.

The bottom of the Great Stone Dragon head, showing the cardboard ring temporarily taped into place.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 9d

I have an “Anna head shape” from a previous project, made using a pair of cardboard calipers I made. I found the balance point by balancing the head on a scrap of wood, and cut the head shape out of a piece of cardboard at that spot, then used paper maché to secure the cardboard to the head.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10d

I mentioned this in the alt-text, but if you want more info on the paper maché method I use, see the wonderful instructions at manningkrull.com/manningmakes..., who taught me everything I know about paper maché. @manningkrull.bsky.social is also an awfully nice guy that you should follow.

Paper maché for masks, Halloween projects, etc | Manning Makes Stuff

My process for paper maché projects for Halloween and Mardi Gras; materials, recipes, tutorials, pics, and more.

manningkrull.com

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10d

My lovely @chieflotsahair.bsky.social runs all three Wine and Dine races at Disney World every year and we tend to go a little overboard with the costume for the 5K. This year's 5K theme was Mushu's Breakfast, so her costume was Mushu (Mulan, 1998) wearing the Great Stone Dragon's head as a hat.

A woman hiding in bushes wearing a red outfit and a 5K badge around her neck. She is holding a giant paper maché version of the head of the Great Stone Dragon. It has pointy cartoon teeth and angry eyebrows.

A pile of Amazon and Cheerios boxes, taped together with black masking tape and covered in plastic wrap. It is vaguely in the same shape as the paper maché head in the previous photo.

The same pile of boxes now covered in four layers of paper maché, now with cardboard pieces outlining the mouth, nose, and neck ornamentation. It has semispherical eyes and 3D printed horns. A clipboard is leaning in the background with reference photos of the Great Stone Dragon in Disney's Mulan (1998)

The previous cardboard shapes now covered in six layers total of paper maché. This version is very colorful because it's on the "newsprint" layer. I used pieces torn from old Scholastic Books catalogs, so they were very colorful.

For more info on the paper maché method I use, see the wonderful instructions at https://manningkrull.com/manningmakesstuff/my-paper-mache-method, who taught me everything I know about paper maché.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10d

I have an S50, that’s mainly why I was curious. I’ve not seen one stacked in the Seestar that didn’t have star and/or comet trailing, and this looks great on both fronts.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10d

I’m awfully curious of the process you used for this one, it looks fantastic.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10d

The future of games is shitty point and click choose your own adventure videos?

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 11d

Seconded.

Bren McC @brenmcc.bsky.social · 11d

Not that they'll see this but, any election campaign ads that have that "A.I." look will keep me from voting for whoever made them.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 11d

I don’t think it’s the only use case, just like 95%.

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 11d

50% off Trivia Murder Party 3 would be sweet. Prepare to Die!🤞

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 12d

I love this poster so much. I want to be a banjo toad.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 13d

That is such an amazing post it's difficult to believe it's not satire.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 14d

He’d have a Puerto Rican Crested Toad as a buddy! If you’ve seen some of the videos from his latest album you’ve seen the Sapo Concho.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 15d

When I first saw this I actually thought to myself “how vague, what in the world is she talking about” and it wasn’t long before I knew exactly what you were talking about.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 16d

We were in Davenport today right on highway 27, I heard the official count was 500+. Lots of support from passing cars. It was fun.

Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 16d

The kid attended his first protest today. #nokings

Young boy wearing a no kings shirt and a one piece Luffy hat holding a sign that says “47 is not 6 7“

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Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 17d

Is she wearing a prosthetic forehead?

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