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Postcard from my collection titled “The Rivals”. Undated.
Black and white studio photo of two stout longhaired kittens sitting side by side, looking chonkily relaxed and empty headed. The one on the left is black, on the right is grey.
January 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
chanellyn.bsky.social
Happy Winter Solstice ☀️
December 21, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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here he comes!
December 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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December 17, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Taken Under the "Wing" of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. Even though it is a small or so-called dwarf galaxy, the SMC is so bright that it is visible to the unaided eye from the Southern Hemisphere and near the equator. Many navigators, including Ferdinand Magellan who lends his name to the SMC, used it to help find their way across the oceans. Modern astronomers are also interested in studying the SMC (and its cousin, the Large Magellanic Cloud), but for very different reasons. Because the SMC is so close and bright, it offers an opportunity to study phenomena that are difficult to examine in more distant galaxies. Credits NASA, ESA, CXC and the University of Potsdam, JPL-Caltech, and STScI
December 5, 2024 at 3:37 PM