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Dan Burns

@the-physics-well.net

This hand-held iPhone image shows the view from 39 N latitude at 9:38 PM on 11/11/2025. The edge of the aurora (or possibly a SAR) reaches all the way to due east. Orion can be seen rising on the right as its reflection sets into the lake. #astrophotography

a red aurora and the constellation orion dominate a view reflected in a lake

November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM

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All the Galaxies!

@allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org

A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.

It is at redshift 0.018 (lookback time 257.3 million years) with coordinates (123.33803, 57.85224).

32 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.🔭

A barred spiral galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo 2 project, classified by 32 volunteers.

November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM

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Vincent Ledvina

@vincentledvina.bsky.social

November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM

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D’deridex Dame

@oopsallwarbirds.bsky.social

🏳️‍⚧️Below is a comprehensive list of pronouns/terms used in the Romulan language🏳️‍⚧️
🧵MEGA LIST!🧵

Cutie Tomalak before a Trans pride flag. The text says Tomalak supports trans rights and wrongs

November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM

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Raven

@ravenbranhard.bsky.social

sun spills over hood
I slip my hoody on
flint peak sparks a fire
the sky turns orange
morning wraps me in light

#Photography Mary
@mjwyatt.bsky.social

November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM

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Vincent Ledvina

@vincentledvina.bsky.social

Check out this crazy mosaic image of the auroral oval from space on the night of Nov 11-12!

You an can see just how extended the oval was due to the impressive solar storm that impacted and delivered a G4 (Kp 9-) geomagnetic storm - the third strongest of solar cycle 25!

November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM

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Ben Lesnick

@banditloaf.wcnews.com

Listen up you shitheads!

NPR @npr.org · 11h

November 13 is World Kindness Day. Its goal is to encourage acts of kindness. (After all, one kind day is better than none.) Here's a look at the nature and nurturing of human kindness. n.pr/49S06UX

If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!

November 13 is World Kindness Day. Its goal is to encourage acts of kindness. (After all, one kind day is better than none.) Here's a look at the nature and nurturing of human kindness.

n.pr

November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM

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Canadian Paintings

@canadianpaintings.bsky.social

Conifer Hill
Kurt Swinghammer
2022

November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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Vincent Ledvina

@vincentledvina.bsky.social

Check it out! Here's a photo of the aurora sent to me by my sister near Somerset, Wisconsin. Photo is only five minutes old, so this is more or less a current view.

November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM

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All the Galaxies!

@allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org

A ring galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.

It is at redshift 0.11 (lookback time 1.47 billion years) with coordinates (149.60611, 2.38720).

43 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

A ring galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble project, classified by 43 volunteers.

November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM

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Vincent Ledvina

@vincentledvina.bsky.social

The northern lights during a severe geomagnetic storm last night outside Fairbanks, Alaska

November 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM

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Vincent Ledvina

@vincentledvina.bsky.social

The northern lights were stunning last night on our tour south of Fairbanks, Alaska.

November 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM

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✨️Spooky Sara✨️

@pashion.bsky.social

The Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) similarly told Romana II about the old hermit he know who came from the mountains of South Gallifrey, who told him of the Record of Rassilon. (TV: State of Decay) Thessalia knew that many hermits lived in the southern mountains of the Homeworld Doctor Who

November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM

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All the Galaxies!

@allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org

A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the AEGIS survey.

It is at redshift 0.20 (lookback time 2.52 billion years) with coordinates (214.52763, 52.59831).

111 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

A clumpy galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble project, classified by 111 volunteers.

November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM

Cosmic Beatnik 🌌

@fabnet.foo

Amazing. The universe will never stop surprising us.

ESO @eso.org · 1d

For the first time ever, astronomers have unveiled the shape of a supernova explosion just a day after detection, as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface.

Achieved by our VLT, this feat will help us understand how massive stars die: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2520/

🔭 🧪 ☄️

A digital illustration of a star going supernova, surrounded by a gaseous disc in orange and red tones. The star is seen exploding in an olive shape, directed above and below the star.

November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM

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Matt Aytch Taylor

@matthtaylor.com

Share 4 years of your art!
2022-2023-2024-2025

A mix of original work and fan art because that's my whole schtick
I lure you in with the fanart, i keep you with the original stuff (hopefully!)

Its fun to see improvement in process over a short-ish period of 4 years.

Titanic in Cobh (formerly Queenstown) harbor, 1912. The stern of the ship overshadows a tender ship by it's stern. Smoke billows from another, hidden tender at Titanic's bow. The sky is cloudy and the ocean is a cool blue gray.

A fan art poster by Matt Aytch Taylor of "Horizon Forbidden West" - specifically of the DLC "Burning Shores" Th main subject is a waterwing - a large pterodactyl-like machine. It is flying over a bank of clouds colored orange by the setting sun. On it's back is the Quen Warrior Seyka looking up at the main character of the franchise Aloy, who is floating above the waterwing and Seyka. Aloy is gliding on her shieldwing tool.
In the distance through the clouds we see water and sparse bits of land - the burning shores, the volcanic upheaval of land jutting at odd angles from the water - the remnants of ancient Los Angeles california
A fan art poster by Matt Aytch Taylor of "Horizon Forbidden West" - specifically of the DLC "Burning Shores" Th main subject is a waterwing - a large pterodactyl-like machine. It is flying over a bank of clouds colored orange by the setting sun. On it's back is the Quen Warrior Seyka looking up at the main character of the franchise Aloy, who is floating above the waterwing and Seyka. Aloy is gliding on her shieldwing tool.
In the distance through the clouds we see water and sparse bits of land - the burning shores, the volcanic upheaval of land jutting at odd angles from the water - the remnants of ancient Los Angeles California

A two story building, painted off-white with navy blue trim stands to the left of a one-story stucco-covered shop that once appeared to have been a convenience store and deli, but is now directing patrons to the "Surf Hut" Surfing Supplies and rental store next door. AT the front door of the two-story a wizard, happy and waving appears to in high spirits for his surf-shop. A couple of palm trees frame the taller building, as well as a large leafed plant. There's an ice machine in front of the one-story building and next to it is a drinks vending machine advertising "WIZ COLA" and the machine is filled with various bottles, drinks, and elixirs. To the right of the machine is a trash can and next to that is a board with information about the beach down below the berm that makes up this shop's location. To the right of the board is a souple of signs indicating that swimming is permittable at the beach far below. A handful of beach umbrellas can be seen far below. The water is blue and welcoming with waves rolling into shore.

Behind the Buildings is a parking lot which currently holds a small yellow car and an older looking camper van from which two bikini-clad witches had hopped onto their brooms. The first witch holds her broom parallel to her body, gently lifting off in her pink and periwinkle swim attire, her matching sandals and hat are stark against the billowing clouds in the sky.
The second witch has a surfboard (a rather small one) tucker under her right arm. She appears to have landed on her broom, ready to zoom down to the water.

Zoey from KPop Demon Hunters, in her "How It's Done" fit and the color scheme from the same section of the movie because the pink and blues are FANTASTIC, she holds her Shin-Kal behind her head looking dope as fuck and looking directly at the viewer. the strands of the Honmoon flow from all around her to the weapons held behind her head.
Zoey from KPop Demon Hunters, in her "How It's Done" fit and the color scheme from the same section of the movie because the pink and blues are FANTASTIC, she holds her Shin-Kal behind her head looking dope as fuck and looking directly at the viewer. the strands of the Honmoon flow from all around her to the weapons held behind her head.

September 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS

@dankaszeta.bsky.social

Believe me, no country has a monopoly on stupidity

November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they)

@theautisticcoach.bsky.social

Autistic unmasking isn’t a single act.

It’s a series of negotiations with your own safety.

The question isn’t “who am I?”

It’s “where can I exist without disappearing?”

November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM

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Will Oremus

@willoremus.com

every company in 2025

comic strip with call and response text.
who are we?
CEOs
what do we want?
AI!
AI to do what?
We don't know!
When do we want it?
Right now!

November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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Mathew Owens

@mathewjowens.bsky.social

Most forecast centres (including us!) got that first CME arrival bang on. The big differences are for the subsequent CMEs.

SPWC predict >1400 km/s at Earth. HUXt around 850-950 km/s. It must be different assessments of the CME initial speeds; the models themselves aren't that different.