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County Line Astro
@countylineastro.bsky.social
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Just a fan of space and science! Was a member of Astrobiscuit’s B.A.T. (Big Amateur Telescope) but that has been shelved unfortunately

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muellershewrote.com
Dems. Wanna get your polling out of the gutter? Stop talking about redrawing house maps in blue states and do it. Go big. Don't match them seat for seat. Blow them out of the water. Then endorse Mamdani. You're welcome.

Love, Allison
July 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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drharmony.net
🚨 Resistance Week 14 in Review

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Tools, Resources & Actions vs Fascism

Resistance Wins 👉 tr.ee/3vsK5vH-Yl

Executive Orders Summary 👉 tr.ee/vOh9qKElNt

Today’s Resistance Survival Guide: 👉 tr.ee/w6axSnab59

Knives Out: 👉 tr.ee/WH5t4spryZ
April 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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sagan.bsky.social
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
April 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
*Not astronomy related*

Just wanted to share a picture of my other hobby ❤️
Image contains a 5-string bass guitar next to an fx pedal on an orange and grey carpet
April 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
countylineastro.bsky.social
@samreich.bsky.social PLEASE give Jacob a travel show 🤣
April 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
New mini PC from Astro-gadget to control the scope! 🔭

astro-gadget.net
March 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
I don’t often share non-space/astronomy related things but Patrick Russell always has great covers!

youtu.be/lQSQcPz2FHU?...
Alkaline - Sleep Token (Synthwave Cover)
YouTube video by Patrick Russell
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March 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
Recently bought my first monochrome camera 🔭❤️

Here is about an hour total on M42, the Great Orion Nebula.

Equipment used:
SkyWatcher EvoStar 100ED Pro
ZWO ASI294MM Pro
Optolong LRBG filters
March 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
countylineastro.bsky.social
Anybody looking for a good mini-PC to control their telescope should look at the Astro-Gadget AstroPC 🔭

I've got the original AstroPC Pro controlling my small scope and just purchased the updated AstroPC Pro II to finally replace my 5 year old Raspberry Pi on my large telescope.

astro-gadget.net
Astro-Gadget – Electronics in the Service of Astronomy
astro-gadget.net
February 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
katiephang.bsky.social Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Feb 28
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February 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Astro Pro-Am: Professional and Amateur Astronomers Join Forces - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/nhBUCh
Collaboration with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Center This image is the result of a collaboration between NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Center and amateur astrophotographer Rolf Wahl Olsen. It is part of a series of professional-amateur collaboration images and was combined by Science Imager Joseph DePasquale from Chandra X-ray Observatory Center, using both X-ray, optical and infrared data. The image is composed of the following data: My deep 120 hour optical image Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field taken over 43 nights in 2013. 230 hours of Chandra X-ray data gathered over the past 15 years. Infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The combined exposure time is in excess of an astonishing 350 hours, or two weeks; more than the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Below are links to the official press releases including the other spectacular images in the series (M101, M81 and M51) with optical data by German astrophotographer Detlef Hartmann: Chandra Press Release Spitzer Press Release Individual images for download For full details on the Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field project please visit my Centaurus A gallery If you are an amateur astrophotographer, or even just an 'armchair astronomer', and would like to get involved with astronomical research then the International Astronomical Union has an excellent page with information on how to get involved in citizen science projects or Pro-Am collaborations. (Centaurus A Pro-Am image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Op...
February 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
countylineastro.bsky.social
Messier 78, a reflection nebula surrounded by lanes of dust located in the constellation Orion 🔭

Equipment used:
SkyWatcher EvoStar 72ED Pro
ZWO ASI183MC Pro
A blue reflection nebula surrounded by dark lanes of dust near Orion
February 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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jakepost.tech
Ever wonder how gravitational wave detectors like LISA would hear the signal of binary black holes orbiting around a supermassive black hole? 🔭

Well check out my first 1st author paper investigating that very topic, live on the arXiv today!

🔥📄 arxiv.org/abs/2502.10591

Explainer in 🧵👇 1/10
Evolution of LISA Observables for Binary Black Holes Lensed by an SMBH
Binary black holes (BBH) are expected to form and merge in active galactic nuclei (AGN), deep in the potential well of a supermassive black hole (SMBH), from populations that exist in a nuclear star c...
arxiv.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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setiinstitute.bsky.social
On the tenth anniversary of this important day, and as we reflect on 30 years since the Beijing Declaration, let’s help pave a path to STEM careers that women and girls deserve – and our world needs.

-- UN Secretary-General António Guterres

#WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM #IDWGS 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬
Text: International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Cartoon drawings of women and girls with science symbols: beakers, an atom, a telescope. Background: Yellow, purples, and pink space. seti.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
Here is my latest capture, NGC 2237, the Rosette nebula. This giant mix of dust and gases has created the over 2,500 stars that make up the cluster at its center

Equipment used:
SkyWatcher EvoStar 72ED Pro 🔭
ZWO ASI183MC Pro
February 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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spaceenginesim.bsky.social
#SpaceEngine is officially on Bluesky! You can also still find us on all of our other social channels.

In the meantime, share your favourite object or planet from SE!

Below are a few star clusters from team member Megan.

#space #universe #spaceexploration #spacesimulator #universesimulator
January 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
Spent the last few nights working on the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) 🔭

I definitely should have used the larger scope since I had to crop this in quite a bit, but I'm still pleasantly surprised with the results even at 355mm focal length

Equipment:
SkyWatcher EvoStar 72ED Pro
ZWO ASI183MC Pro
February 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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astro4edu.bsky.social
Registration is now open for the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, which will take place 18-21 November 2025. As in previous years, it will be fully virtual 1/5 🔭

astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/
Screenshot of the Shaw-IAU Workshop website
January 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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wholesomegames.com
NEW GAMEPLAY: Star Birds is an asteroid base-building and resource management game from kurzgesagt and the makers of Dorfromantik! Discover asteroids, create production networks, and guide your colony of spacefaring birds to new horizons! store.steampowered.com/app/2719750 #wholesomesnack
December 10, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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scifiart.bsky.social
Cosmos (1980). That music 🥹
January 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
M57, the Ring Nebula, was one of the first objects I imaged when I first got a telescope and a cheap dslr. I usually revisit it every year because it's also still one of my favorites 🔭

Equipment used:
SkyWatcher EvoStar 100ED Pro
ZWO ASI183MC Pro
The Ring Nebula is a planetary nebula, the remnants of a dying star shedding its outer layers as it transitions into a white dwarf. This glowing "ring" is about 2,300 light-years away and still visible to us here on Earth.
January 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
Anybody else gearing up for some nice planetary views?

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January 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
countylineastro.bsky.social
M16, aka the Eagle Nebula. One of my favorite summer time targets!

This incredible star-forming region is also home to the famous "Pillars of Creation". 🔭

Equipment used:
SkyWatcher EvoStar 100ED Pro
ZWO ASI183MC Pro
January 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
countylineastro.bsky.social
Got some imaging time on the Horsehead Nebula with my big scope a few weeks back!

Hoping for more clear nights soon 🤞

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January 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM