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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
This is a view from the surface of Comet 67P.

The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice.

The dots moving in the background are stars.
May 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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maklelan.bsky.social
Author copies have arrived!
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Author copies have arrived!
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April 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
elccynning.bsky.social
I actually achieved spiders today. I got a cute little spider toy
March 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
twifealdness, f.n: doubleness; duplicity, deceitfulness. (TWIH-veh-ald-ness / ˈtwɪ-vɛald-nɛs)
Image: Two-faced Janus in a Psalter; Belgium (Ghent), 1270-1280; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.72, f. 1r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Medieval manuscript illustration of a two-faced man wearing a hat, drinking from a vessel in his right hand and raising a fish to his mouth in his left; he stands behind a table of food and dishes.
March 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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nightvaleradio.bsky.social
A handwritten note on yellowed paper taped to the outside of your window: "You are beautiful in your sleep."
March 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
ge-trēowfæstnian, wk.v: to be faithful, firm, strong. (yeh-TRAY-oh-VAST-ni-ahn / jɛ-ˈtreːɔ-ˌvæst-nɪ-an)
#OldEnglish #WOTD
March 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
mægden-cild, n.n: a female child. (MAEY-den-CHILLD / ˈmæj-dɛn-ˌtʃɪld)
Image: St Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read, from a Book of Hours; France or England, c. 1430-40; @gettymuseum.bsky.social Ms. 5, f. 45v.
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Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman holding a book open before her and a young haloed girl studying it carefully.
March 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
rōt, adj: glad, cheerful; noble, excellent. (ROAT / ˈroːt)
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March 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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angelarium.bsky.social
The final art from the last vid.
March 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
stānincel, n.n: a little stone. (STAHN-IN-chell / ˈstaːn-ˌɪn-tʃɛl)
Image: Gospel Book; Germany (Hildesheim), 12th century (cover); Dom-Museum Hildesheim (DS 13).
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Medieval book cover with an ivory in the centre depicting the crucifixion, decorated around the frame with polished blue and red rock crystals.
March 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
sundor-weorþmynt, f.n: a special honour, prerogative. (SUN-dor-WEH-orth-muent / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌwɛɔrθ-mynt)
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March 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
basing, m.n: cloak, short cloak. (BA-zing / ˈba-zɪŋ)
Image: St Martin of Tours; Tournai, 12th century; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 15219, f. 12r.
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Drawing of a warrior on a horse using his sword to cut his cloak, which he is handing to a half-naked man standing beside him.
March 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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altnps.bsky.social
We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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nightvaleradio.bsky.social
Wait. There’s good news. Keep waiting. Any minute now…
February 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
ān-rǣd, adj: one-minded, unanimous, agreed, persevering, resolute, prompt, vehement. (AHN-RAD / ˈaːn-ˌræːd)
Read this month’s Mōnaþ-spell (monthly update) on Patreon: bit.ly/goldgifa
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February 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
cyte, f.n: cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell. (KUE-tuh / ˈky-tə)
Image: Pontifical; England, c. 1400-1410; @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social MS 079, f. 95v.
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Medieval manuscript image of a veiled woman looking out the window of a small stone cell with a cross, outside of which stands a bishop.
February 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
līþe, adj: soft, gentle, mild, serene. (LEE-thuh / ˈliː-θə)
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February 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
hām-lēas, adj: homeless. (HAHM-lay-ahs / ˈhaːm-leːas)
Image: Rutland Psalter; England, c. 1260; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 62925, f. 47r.
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Medieval manuscript image of a person wrapped in an orange cloak with a baby on their back, one hand grasping a walking stick, the other outstretched with a bowl.
February 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
a-swǣman, v: to wander about. (ah-SWAM-ahn / a-ˈswæː-man)
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February 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
ge-frætewian, wk.v: to adorn, deck, trim. (yeh-FRAT-eh-wi-ahn / jɛ-ˈfræ-tɛ-wɪ-an)
Image: William of Waddington’s Le Manuel des Péchés; Anglo-Norman, c. 1220-1240; University of Nottingham, WLC/LM/4, f. 135r.
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Anglo-Norman text with an initial D in red and blue decorated with intricate red lines and blue dots which resemble the vines of a plant.
February 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
lūtan, str.v: to bow, bend forward, stoop, fall down before one. (LOO-tahn / ˈluː-tan)
Image: Gorleston Psalter; England (Suffolk), 1310-1324; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 49622, f. 162v.
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Medieval marginal illustration of a disarmed knight kneeling before a large snail, with a big sword stuck in the ground between them.
February 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
"For what are bodies? Where do they end and where do they begin? And why must they be constant? Why must they be strong?"
cover of strange bird with bird image montage
February 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
þēah-hwæðere, adv: yet, but, nevertheless, however. (THAY-ah-H’WAE-ther-uh / ˈθeːax-ˌhwæ-θɛ-rə)
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February 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
flax-fōte, adj: broad-footed, flat-footed, web-footed. (FLOX-FO-tuh / ˈflaks-ˌfoː-tə)
Image: De Natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-1275; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, Ms. 711, f. 36v.
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Medieval manuscript image of a brown duck walking on muddy earth with webbed feet, a leafy plant in the background.
February 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oewordhord.bsky.social
brond-hord, n.n: burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desires. (BROND-HORD / ˈbrɔnd-ˌhɔrd)
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February 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM