RainOrShine99
@rainorshine99.bsky.social
Interested in Astronomy, Cosmology, Spaceflight and Space Exploration, Earth Weather and Space Weather, Nature.
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RainOrShine99
@rainorshine99.bsky.social
· Jul 15
I updated my profile picture to be a colorized version of the woodcut of:
“A traveller peers through an opening in the firmament in this illustration from Camille Flammarion's L'atmosphère : météorologie populaire (Paris: Hachette, 1888), p. 163.” Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammar...
“A traveller peers through an opening in the firmament in this illustration from Camille Flammarion's L'atmosphère : météorologie populaire (Paris: Hachette, 1888), p. 163.” Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammar...
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Juice Earth Moon portrait - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qhyLDY
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Juice Earth Moon portrait - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qhyLDY
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Once in a Lifetime - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2mGSxPc
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Once in a Lifetime - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2mGSxPc
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I've loved Sigourney Weaver ever since one of my all-time favorite movies, ALIEN. Couldn't resist going all fanboy on her yesterday & asking for a photo. She told me she's now in the cast of The Mandalorian. Talk about bad timing: she's now in that galaxy far, far away, years after I checked out! 💔
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I've loved Sigourney Weaver ever since one of my all-time favorite movies, ALIEN. Couldn't resist going all fanboy on her yesterday & asking for a photo. She told me she's now in the cast of The Mandalorian. Talk about bad timing: she's now in that galaxy far, far away, years after I checked out! 💔
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So there's been some confusion about the fate of TCM post- Netflix sale. Netflix has yet to comment, but I did get this statement from a WB Discovery Networks rep.
"TCM will be a part of Warner Bros. (Studios), post the company’s planned separation in 2026.”
That's the company Netflix is buying.
"TCM will be a part of Warner Bros. (Studios), post the company’s planned separation in 2026.”
That's the company Netflix is buying.
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So there's been some confusion about the fate of TCM post- Netflix sale. Netflix has yet to comment, but I did get this statement from a WB Discovery Networks rep.
"TCM will be a part of Warner Bros. (Studios), post the company’s planned separation in 2026.”
That's the company Netflix is buying.
"TCM will be a part of Warner Bros. (Studios), post the company’s planned separation in 2026.”
That's the company Netflix is buying.
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I've woken too early. There's a bright Moon up there! 85% waning gibbous.
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I've woken too early. There's a bright Moon up there! 85% waning gibbous.
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
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A Blue Jay takes flight with a spray of snow.
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A Blue Jay takes flight with a spray of snow.
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@number10cat.bsky.social
Larry the Cat admires the festive wreath at Number 10 Downing Street. (Photos, The Guardian)
Larry the Cat admires the festive wreath at Number 10 Downing Street. (Photos, The Guardian)
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@number10cat.bsky.social
Larry the Cat admires the festive wreath at Number 10 Downing Street. (Photos, The Guardian)
Larry the Cat admires the festive wreath at Number 10 Downing Street. (Photos, The Guardian)
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Special Osterholm Update podcast edition! @mtosterholm & @cvdall discuss the recent decision by ACIP (CDC's vaccine advisers) to end universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendations and the impact it will have on public health
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
December 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Special Osterholm Update podcast edition! @mtosterholm & @cvdall discuss the recent decision by ACIP (CDC's vaccine advisers) to end universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendations and the impact it will have on public health
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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Impacts predicted to start Monday night and extend into Dec 11. Be ready for potential mid-latitude aurora tonight and the next couple nights. Exact timing is not important and all forecasts have +/- 7 hr uncertainty, anyways.
December 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Impacts predicted to start Monday night and extend into Dec 11. Be ready for potential mid-latitude aurora tonight and the next couple nights. Exact timing is not important and all forecasts have +/- 7 hr uncertainty, anyways.
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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One of NASA's new PUNCH satellites got smacked by a micrometeorite. You can see bits of debris flying off at bottom left!
Fortunately, PUNCH is OK, continuing to monitor storms on the Sun. (The colors here indicate polarization of light in the Sun's corona.) 🧪🔭
punch.space.swri.edu/punch_news.p...
Fortunately, PUNCH is OK, continuing to monitor storms on the Sun. (The colors here indicate polarization of light in the Sun's corona.) 🧪🔭
punch.space.swri.edu/punch_news.p...
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
One of NASA's new PUNCH satellites got smacked by a micrometeorite. You can see bits of debris flying off at bottom left!
Fortunately, PUNCH is OK, continuing to monitor storms on the Sun. (The colors here indicate polarization of light in the Sun's corona.) 🧪🔭
punch.space.swri.edu/punch_news.p...
Fortunately, PUNCH is OK, continuing to monitor storms on the Sun. (The colors here indicate polarization of light in the Sun's corona.) 🧪🔭
punch.space.swri.edu/punch_news.p...
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The moon with Jupiter and horse ears--a cell phone image.
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The moon with Jupiter and horse ears--a cell phone image.
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Hello. Some weekend spaceweather is headed our way over the next few evenings. First, the ‘other’ sunspot group turned Earthward AR4299 kicked off an M8-class solar flare on December 6th. This should arrive as a strong G3 storm tonight.
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hello. Some weekend spaceweather is headed our way over the next few evenings. First, the ‘other’ sunspot group turned Earthward AR4299 kicked off an M8-class solar flare on December 6th. This should arrive as a strong G3 storm tonight.
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Quick follow-up… they migrate to SE Arizona each Spring and nest in vacant Saguaro cavities. 🪶
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Quick follow-up… they migrate to SE Arizona each Spring and nest in vacant Saguaro cavities. 🪶
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Day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar
I finally got my lifer Elf Owl in Spring! Elf Owls are the smallest owls on Earth… 🪶
I finally got my lifer Elf Owl in Spring! Elf Owls are the smallest owls on Earth… 🪶
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar
I finally got my lifer Elf Owl in Spring! Elf Owls are the smallest owls on Earth… 🪶
I finally got my lifer Elf Owl in Spring! Elf Owls are the smallest owls on Earth… 🪶
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CFHT astronomy image of the month
Shell Galaxy NGC 474
Credits: data obtained using the MegaCam camera on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope; image by Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT) & Giovanni Anselmi (Coelum); Copyright © 2025 CFHT
www.cfht.hawaii.edu/HawaiianStar... 🧪🔭
Shell Galaxy NGC 474
Credits: data obtained using the MegaCam camera on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope; image by Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT) & Giovanni Anselmi (Coelum); Copyright © 2025 CFHT
www.cfht.hawaii.edu/HawaiianStar... 🧪🔭
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
CFHT astronomy image of the month
Shell Galaxy NGC 474
Credits: data obtained using the MegaCam camera on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope; image by Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT) & Giovanni Anselmi (Coelum); Copyright © 2025 CFHT
www.cfht.hawaii.edu/HawaiianStar... 🧪🔭
Shell Galaxy NGC 474
Credits: data obtained using the MegaCam camera on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope; image by Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT) & Giovanni Anselmi (Coelum); Copyright © 2025 CFHT
www.cfht.hawaii.edu/HawaiianStar... 🧪🔭
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Paramount is officially launching a hostile takeover bid to buy Warner Bros
• They are going directly to shareholders with a bid valued at $108.4B
• Includes $24B from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth
• They are going directly to shareholders with a bid valued at $108.4B
• Includes $24B from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Paramount is officially launching a hostile takeover bid to buy Warner Bros
• They are going directly to shareholders with a bid valued at $108.4B
• Includes $24B from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth
• They are going directly to shareholders with a bid valued at $108.4B
• Includes $24B from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth
@number10cat.bsky.social
Larry the Cat admires the festive wreath at Number 10 Downing Street. (Photos, The Guardian)
Larry the Cat admires the festive wreath at Number 10 Downing Street. (Photos, The Guardian)
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@number10cat.bsky.social
Larry the Cat admires the festive wreath at Number 10 Downing Street. (Photos, The Guardian)
Larry the Cat admires the festive wreath at Number 10 Downing Street. (Photos, The Guardian)
@number10cat.bsky.social
Larry the Cat at work, I will nominate him for the Peace Prize. 🕊️
Larry the Cat at work, I will nominate him for the Peace Prize. 🕊️
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@number10cat.bsky.social
Larry the Cat at work, I will nominate him for the Peace Prize. 🕊️
Larry the Cat at work, I will nominate him for the Peace Prize. 🕊️
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67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Rosetta - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/RUwtyt
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Rosetta - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/RUwtyt