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Tiffany

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observatory keeper (@smubgo.bksy.social) astro/phys/math educator dog owner haligonian jonas brothers fan if I tell you to look at the sky you should look at the sky https://tiffzny.space/links

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Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · Aug 31

It's me! (the alarm box)

Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Aug 31

Sky Alarm xkcd.com/2979

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 20h

So pretty!

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 20h

Pretty!

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty!

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 1d

I imagine the many folks that wear New York Yankees merch for the fashion of it aren't aware of what is happening in baseball right now (post inspired by the individuals with NYY ballcaps on my bus right now)

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 2d

Moon is up!!!

Image from inside smu campus of the moon in the sky

More zoomed in version

Reposted by Tiffany

Plateau Astro @plateauastro.bsky.social · 3d

You’ll see a point of light underneath the Moon tonight

That’s Saturn

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 4d

There's a Main Rd that leads into the 111 that has an exit onto Main St and then over on the Halifax side there's a Main Ave 🥴

Living on one of those three, I often get mail for my civic number at one of the other Mains 🥴🥴🥴

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 5d

Moon's up. Can you see it where you are?

Image of a waxing gibbous moon above the tree line against a blue sky, taken over Dartmouth NS

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 5d

but also "they want those three dogs that they call their kids" lol

an image of three dogs on a rug (which is covered in fluff from a torn-up toy, not pictured)

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 5d

three lyrics that stood out immediately:
"i don't need to catch the bouquet to know a hard rock's on the way"
"did you make a joke only a man could?"
"you can be my forever night stand"

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 5d

my initial thoughts after my first listen-through of The Life Of A Showgirl (which is the perfect length for a bus ride to work): oh hell yeah

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 5d

it's a big boat for sure over there

photo of the south end of halifax from the top of a tall building. on the harbour past the trees and rooftops are two cruise ships: one much larger than the other

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats!!!

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 6d

🥹 we get new Taylor Swift music tonight 🥹🥹🥹🥰🤩🤩🫣🥰

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 6d

I was up at BGO at this time, too! I saw the notification on my phone 5 minutes too late. Awesome vid, thanks for sharing!!! 🤩

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 6d

✨ these are a few of my favourite things ✨

Alex Speed @awhspeed.bsky.social · 6d

Here it is flying "over" the Burke-Gaffney Observatory. It was considerably harder to spot tonight!

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 7d

Halifax: good rainbow weather now, and maybe good aurora weather (again) tonight

A photo of a dim rainbow over the NSCC campus on Main St in Dartmouth, taken through a passenger window in a car

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 7d

For those interested, it took me 5 minutes to get down 24 storeys during this fire alarm in SMU's Loyola Residence. 7 steps a time, around and around and around and 😵‍💫

A wayward photo of a bunch of folks going down stairs. It feels dizzying and it was.

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 7d

i am very strong and very financially responsible because i did not wait in a ticketmaster queue for jonas brothers presale tickets this morning for the second leg of their tour and i'm only a little upset ☹️

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 8d

I love this so much, keep it up

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 9d

look at this video! ISS flying past the moon earlier tonight

Alex Speed @awhspeed.bsky.social · 9d

Well, won't quit my day-job to be an astrophotographer any time soon, but I was able to clearly see the ISS flying by!

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 9d

It's in the west heading towards the moon right NOW

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 9d

Halisky: skies are clear and in about 13 minutes there will be a very bright "star" move slowly across the sky: it's the international space station! Becomes visible at 8:22pm for 5 minutes. See if you can find it! (App is "Spot the Station" from NASA)

Next ISS spotting over Halifax at 8:22pm for 5 minutes

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 11d

I don't ever take photos during Burke-Gaffney Observatory tours (unless the group specifically asks) but here's tonight's moon, before it set, through a telescope eyepiece

Image of the crescent moon through a telescope. It's a bit blurry because my phone was held up to the eyepiece

Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 11d

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