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Mike Lewinski
@wildernessvagabonds.com
Timelapser, astrophotographer, off-gridder in Crestone, Colorado, USA (a Dark Sky certified community). Friend of Bill W.

Time is not money

https://wildernessvagabonds.com
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“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
- Desmond Tutu
"Mindtrip can make mistakes. Check important info."

Sentence of the Day.
December 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"The child has not traveled recently outside of Colorado and is not known to have had contact with other infected people, raising the possibility that measles is spreading undetected in southwestern Colorado."
December 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
December 4, 2025 sunrise #timelapse at Crestone, Colorado USA

Poem by Leonard Cohen, sung by Buffy Sainte-Marie

And mind itself is magic
Coursing through the flesh
And flesh itself is magic
Dancing on a clock
And time itself
The magic length of God
Time itself, the magic length of God! - December 4, 2025 sunrise time lapse
YouTube video by Mike Lewinski
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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A staggeringly good and important poem-a-day by Richard Jackson moved by the death of Fatima Hassouna, Gaza photo journalist, in April. poets.org/poem/loud-de...
A Loud Death
Like the sound waves in space that tear / the remnants of supernovas, and twist the paths
poets.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Cold Moon was a very cold sight here, temperature around 5°F as it crawled up Crestone Peak. The fresh snow is glistening most beautifully in the moonlight tonight. (1/2)

Crestone, Colorado USA

#astronomy #astrophotography
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Same. I'm pretty sure the original subhead was: 'Oh Shit' Says Humanity and I'm begging @bencollins.bsky.social to restore it.
December 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We dropped to 0°F this morning, the lowest temperature this fall. My yearly low stands at -20°F, recorded January 21, 2025. The yearly high of 91.4°F was recorded August 21, 2025.

We had about 8" of snowfall in this storm. (1/2)

Crestone, Colorado USA (The Grants)

#COwx
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Reposted by Mike Lewinski
Day 4 of #ArtAdventCalendar
Ms. Crested Caracara feeding her trio of mini dinosaurs 🪶
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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The roughly 15,000 satellites in space are already a nuisance to astronomy research. It could get a LOT worse.

www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Launching hundreds of thousands of satellites will threaten space research, scientists warn | CBC News
We've all come to appreciate the beautiful images space telescopes provide us of galaxies, nebulas and more, but they also provide astronomers with important scientific information about our universe....
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Relatable Corvid
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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friendly reminder: ai being pushed so hard and so vehemently into education is not because "this future is inevitable and we have to adapt"

it's because companies have invested billions into this technology and they need everyone to use it to make a profit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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RIP Gwendolyn Brooks, first African American poet to win Pulitzer prize, died this day in 2000.

“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”

“Live not for Battles Won.
Live not for The-End-of-the-Song.
Live in the along.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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#KeyLimeAIr which runs #DenverAirConnection flies for #ICE
Protest outside of CO airports 12/20 noon to 2. Tell #ColoradoUniversity to stop using Key Lime for athletes.

krdo.com/news/2023/09...
Former pilots raise several safety concerns with an airline that serves southern Colorado
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) - Five former pilots of a small airline based in Denver detail what they consider major safety concerns with aircraft that fly
krdo.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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How Medicaid became such a drag on Colorado’s state budget
How Medicaid became such a drag on Colorado’s state budget
The state price tag of administering the program has risen dramatically in recent years, far outpacing the voter-imposed cap on government growth and spending
coloradosun.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Mike Lewinski
Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 030

 Meteorites and "Wrongs" This episode of Starcast, recorded on the anniversary of the first known person to be injured by a falling meteorite, covers an active space weather forecast featuring Sunspot 4294, news of a supermoon and the Geminids, and a deep dive…
Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 030
 Meteorites and "Wrongs" This episode of Starcast, recorded on the anniversary of the first known person to be injured by a falling meteorite, covers an active space weather forecast featuring Sunspot 4294, news of a supermoon and the Geminids, and a deep dive into how to distinguish actual meteorites from "meteor-wrongs" using four key tests and the work of the New Mexico Meteor Array…
www.skylapser.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Reposted by Mike Lewinski
Alone in the woods under the aurora
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here's a #timelapse for November 28-29, 2025 from Crestone, Colorado USA

#astronomy #astrophotography
Plenty of Sublime to Go Around - November 28-29, 2025 time lapses
YouTube video by Mike Lewinski
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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A bright meteor on the Meteor Cam LIVE stream last night.

You can view the LIVE Sky Cameras here...

northumberland-astro.space/sky-cameras/

or here...

www.youtube.com/@Northumberl...

#Meteors #Astronomy @imometeors.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The earliest sunset this year occurs one week from today in Crestone, Colorado USA
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Well well well if it isn't MechaJohnMuir
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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🤣 The deep sea ID guide I've made for myself is only slightly more detailed than this
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM