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Hank Green

@hankgreen.bsky.social

If they wanted to take over the country, they only had to wait like three weeks until every technocratic nerd was unreachably distracted.

They fundamentally do not understand us, and that is why they will lose.

February 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM

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Destiny 2 Team

@destiny2team.bungie.net

We have a preliminary list of items that we are planning to disable within the Contest difficulty of the Sundered Doctrine Dungeon starting on Friday, February 7.

Please visit the following article for details: bung.ie/disables

Destiny 2: Disabled Items list

Occasionally, due to various issues, items can be disabled in Destiny 2. These items may be disabled in specific activities, or may be disabled game-wide. Disabled items cannot be equipped, and if ...

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February 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM

AstroAeon

@astroaeon.bsky.social

Been trying to fashion the new Gyrfalcon's ornament for next week. It looks so good, but feels like nothing meshes really well with it. Also, Verity's Brow ornament when? #Destiny2

February 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM

AstroAeon

@astroaeon.bsky.social

#ff14 Average day for our Lalafell friend

January 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM

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moonji

@00moonjuice.bsky.social

our promise #SIGNALIS

November 25, 2024 at 11:31 AM

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Nicole Chung

@nicolechung.bsky.social

her smoosh face

Closeup of golden retriever sleeping with her head smooshed up against one of her humans

January 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM

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Hank Green

@hankgreen.bsky.social

I'm spending the rest of the day writing a fanfic about Vine and TikTok boinking each other in every single way.

January 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM

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Bryan I.

@bryan-i-photo.bsky.social

ZOINKS!!! IT'S A G G G G G G GHOST!
The Ghost of Cassiopeia.
550 light years away lies IC63. Illuminated by the blue-white sub giant variable star Gamma Cassiopeia aka Navi.
#art #astronomy #space #photography #astrophotography #science #bluesky #nebula #Cassiopeia

January 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM

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Jasmine 🌌🔭

@astrojaz.bsky.social

a BEAUTIFUL composite image of the n79 region in the large magellanic cloud using jwst and alma observatory data 🌌

This mesmerizing image showcases the star-forming region N79, located within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. The vibrant hues of pink, purple, and blue paint a picture of cosmic energy, highlighting the dense clouds of gas and dust where new stars are being born. The sharp details captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam instrument reveal intricate structures within the nebula, while the ALMA data adds a layer of information about the cooler gas and dust, providing a more complete understanding of this dynamic region of star formation.

image credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/S.Dagnello

January 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM

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Jasmine 🌌🔭

@astrojaz.bsky.social

my current favorite jwst images 🌌

A star cluster is shown inside a large nebula of many-coloured gas and dust. The material forms dark ridges and peaks of gas and dust surrounding the cluster, lit on the inner side, while layers of diffuse, translucent clouds blanket over them. Around and within the gas, a huge number of distant galaxies can be seen, some quite large, as well as a few stars nearer to us which are very large and bright.

$The image is divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion. Speckled across both portions is a starfield, showing innumerable stars of many sizes. The smallest of these are small, distant, and faint points of light. The largest of these appear larger, closer, brighter, and more fully resolved with 8-point diffraction spikes. The upper portion of the image is blueish, and has wispy translucent cloud-like streaks rising from the nebula below. The orangish cloudy formation in the bottom half varies in density and ranges from translucent to opaque. The stars vary in color, the majority of which, have a blue or orange hue. The cloud-like structure of the nebula contains ridges, peaks, and valleys – an appearance very similar to a mountain range. Three long diffraction spikes from the top right edge of the image suggest the presence of a large star just out of view.$

This image of the Ring Nebula, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, appears as a distorted doughnut. The nebula’s inner cavity hosts shades of blue and green, while the detailed ring transitions through shades of orange in the inner regions and pink in the outer region. The ring’s inner region has distinct filament elements. Stars litter the scene, with a particularly prominent star with 8 long spikes in the top right corner.

$An infrared light echo traveling from the lower left through the upper right of the image. The image is speckled with dozens of white stars, some showing Webb’s signature 8-point diffraction spikes, against the black background of space. The image also shows tightly packed, glowing red filaments that resemble muscle fibers or wood grain.⁣$

January 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM

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Simeon Schmauß

@stim3on.bsky.social

What a beauty! This is comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) passing through the field of view of the LASCO C3 coronagraph.

It wasn't for certain whether it would survive it's closest approach to the sun on January 13th, but it did and delivered us a spectacular show!

#comet #C2024G3 🔭