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Richard J. Bartlett @astronomywriter.bsky.social · Jun 2

I wrote this :D

#astronomy #space #science #news #stargazing #nightsky

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What's in the Sky This Month | June 2025 Sky Guide

Uranus is lost in the Sun’s glare, but if you have an unobstructed view towards the west-northwest, you may be able to see Jupiter very low over the horizon during the first few days of the month.

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Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Jan 3

I imported my old Twitter posts into bsky, which put the same date on all of them.

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Dec 16

This is such an amazing tradition from amazing people... my family celebrates Christmas and Chanukah, and many years ago, we decided we'd give only books at Chanukah. It's so beautiful and thoughtful to be handed a book and have quiet time to read it.

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Richard J. Bartlett @astronomywriter.bsky.social · Dec 9

Putting this out there again, in the hopes someone can help... does anyone have need of a copy editor / proof reader, or (ideally) anyone in need of astronomical content?

Work has been light recently... and I'm trying to look for more...

#writing #editing #astronomy

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Richard J. Bartlett @astronomywriter.bsky.social · Dec 2

Okay folks, I'm not one for begging... but I will if I have to LOL Does anyone know of anyone who might have need of a copy editor / proof reader, or (ideally) anyone in need of astronomical content?

Work has been light recently... and I'm trying to look for more...
#writing #editing #astronomy

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

US folks: After the program ended a couple months ago, you can now get free Covid-19 tests from the US government again, by way of the post office.

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Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

This here really illustrates how much about the world (or maybe just the Internet) sucks these days. I'm a big beer fan. I've logged nearly 1000 distinct beers on Untappd. In 2022, I tried 56 different styles of beer this year, which is six more than last year. Yet, I need (1/2)

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Speaking of the #Moon moving from night to night, tonight we'll see the Moon has moved eastward and is now about halfway between two bright stars: Orange-red #Betelgeuse in #Orion the hunter and golden yellow #Capella in #Auriga, the charioteer.

This is about smack in the (1/2)

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

A friend asked what the big deal of last night's #Moon-#Mars dance was. One thing is it gave us a chance to actually see the Moon moving along in its orbit. It's usually just "Yep, there's the Moon" and then the next night it's moved to another part of the sky. But here (1/2)

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

If, though, your skies are clear. #LookUp and find the full-ish #Moon. It'll be right alongside the planet #Mars: the "Infested with Robots" one. When I say "right alongside," I mean it.

What's that? Can't find Mars? That's because in some parts of North Africa, Europe, (1/2)

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Another cool space thing, another cool space thing clouded out. The astronomers and meteorologists really need to start scheduling their things differently.

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Happy holidays, everyone! It's time for the #Moon's primary phases for December 2022!

Full Moon: December 8
Last Quarter: December 16
New Moon: December 23
First Quarter: December 30#space #astronomy #lookup

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Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Happy Holidays! It's time for the #Moon's primary phases for December 2022!

Full Moon: December 8
Last Quarter: December 16
New Moon: December 23
First Quarter: December 30

#space #astronomy #lookUp

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Primary Moon Phases – December 2022!

It’s time for the Moon’s primary phases for December 2022! Full Moon: December 8 Last Quarter: December 16 New Moon: December 23 First Quarter: December 30

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Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

NASA's #Artemis-I, launch got me thinking about #Mars and the #Apollo missions. Here's my new article for @ExaminerMedia. This month, we talk about Artemis, Apollo, and looking into our own future. I hope you like it.

#astronomy #space #lookup

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The Wonders of the Current Golden Age of Space Exploration | The Examiner News

On Nov. 16, after months of delays, NASA launched its Artemis I rocket from Cape Canaveral, carrying the uncrewed Orion spacecraft.

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Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Thanksgiving can be tough. But! We can watch #Orion join the night outside while the chaos and mayhem go on inside.

Here's an article I did for @skyatnightmag a while back. I hope you like and #LookUp this week! Happy #Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Thanksgiving stars: spend this year's holiday with Orion

Spend Thanksgiving 2021 with the constellation Orion and track the stars' motion across the sky, with our guide by US naked-eye astronomer Scott Levine.

www.skyatnightmagazine.com

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Well, with the walls around here crumbling, I've opened an account on Mastodon. Please if you like what I do here, follow me there at @[email protected] . Have a great day and Clear Skies!

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Hey @pandoramusic Is there any way on the Web app to turn off the pop-up message that asks about showing me how to turn on auto-play? I turned auto-play off because I don't like it, and I really would like you to trust me on this.

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Been thinking (obsessing) about Dr. Wet-Blanket saying people wouldn't notice a #LunarEclipse if they didn't know it's happening. Solar eclipses are so bright, all I've seen have been pretty unnoticeable until totality (I assume), and totality's in a tiny little band.Quit hating!

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Please, #vote today.

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

I watched the #LunarEclipse at around 5am (US Eastern) as it slipped into totality, and then for a few minutes afterward. It was absolutely stunning.

To illustrate how amazing lunar eclipses are, it was a deep, impenetrable red as it neared totality.

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

Tonight! The #Moon's riding the sky with #Jupiter. Remember J00ps is about 625 million km/400 million miles away, far behind the Moon, not next to it. If you have a pair of binoculars, you can even see its four giant moons. That's 5 of the solar system's 6 biggest moons! #lookUp

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

A MAGA guy I know was echoing RW points re the Paul Pelosi attack.

I asked "Isn't violence wrong, no matter who does it?"

"But Democrats..."

"Doesn't matter. Is violence right or wrong? Shouldn't MAGA mean holding yourself to a higher standard than non-MAGA?"

{name-calling}

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

You know how the #Moon looks enormous as it rises? The same illusion hits us with other sky things, too! This week, look how big the #Pleiades and V-shaped #Hyades clusters look as they pop above the rooftops at mid-evening. Next week, the near-full Moon joins the fun! #lookup

Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

There'll be a #LunarEclipse on November 8! Here's my latest article for The Examiner News, where we talk about why they're great and why you should take a look if your skies cooperate. I hope you'll give it a read. Thanks, @ExaminerMedia!

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Lunar Eclipses Are Certainly Spectacular. Just Look for Yourself | The Examiner News

Earlier this year a famous astronomy communicator, who sometimes has a reputation for being a wet blanket, shook the conversation up by saying he felt lunar eclipses were “un-spectacular” and not something most people would notice.

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Scott! @scottlevine13.bsky.social · Nov 30

I love the NE corner of the sky this time of year. It's not angular and tidy, like winter's, but garbled and messy, like life, with abstract tangles of stars scattered like Legos across the night. Tonight, let's start with Cassiopeia's W and let our mind go where it wants. #space