Happy Liberation day, people! We are being liberated from the horrible condition of having money in our pockets.
Respect for Cory Booker! π«‘
19 hour long speech!!! Not only that he has been talking all this while but He has been on his feet all this time. That is hard.
In the Apple fitness app, the monthly challenge for April for me is 3 five minute walks over the month?!?!
This must be April fool’s joke. In previous months these challenges were significantly harder.
This group of spiral galaxies is about 35 million light years away in the constellation of Leo. M65 and M66 can be seen face on while NGC3628 shows an edge-on view
π William Optics Megrez 90 π· ZWO ASI2600MC Duo 114 x 1 min exposures stacked in SIRIL and further stretched and processed in Photoshop
I hate daylight saving time. By the time it is dark enough to start imaging, it is after 8 pm. Not enough time after that on a week night. It will only get worse from here on. Hoping for some clear nights on weekends - not going to happen this weekend. βΉοΈ
Wanted to be a stay-at-home dad and now want be a kept-man but, it is not working out. Canβt seem to get away from the day job. π¬
My son is at the ACS Spring meeting in San Diego. On Wednesday evening, he is presenting a poster with 2 other students about their undergraduate research over the last year. If you are there, please go ask him some tough questions. π
I’m going to see The Moth live tonight at the Garde Arts Center in New London, CT. I’ve followed this show as a podcast for many years, and seeing it live for the first time will be great.
The last day of this Winter season turned out to be sunny and warm. Had to sneak in a bike ride in the afternoon.
Something new I learned today. If you have bought tires at Costco, they will repair flats on those tires for 5 years for free.
Tough day at work today. Several friends and colleagues were told that their roles have been eliminated. βΉοΈ
Forgot that Strade Blanche was last weekend. Caught up with highlights this evening and was amazed at Tadej winning the race after a crash sent him cartwheeling in the grass field along the road. He is unbelievable form already. This is going to be another Tadej year in cycling.
I have said this before and will say it again…
Changing clocks to observe daylight savings time is stupid and should be abolished as soon as possible.
Rosette nebula (NGC2244) is a giant molecular cloud where new star formation is happening. It is about 130 light years across and at 5000 light years from us.
π William Optics Megrez 90 π· ZWO ASI2600MC Duo 90 x 1 min exposures stacked in SIRIL and further stretched and processed in Photoshop
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in”
- Leonard Cohen
Flame and Horsehead nebulae in the constellation of Orion. New star formation is taking place in this region of gas clouds and dust at 1500 light years away.
π William Optics Megrez 90 π· ZWO ASI2600MC Duo 60 x 1 min exposures stacked in SIRIL and further stretched and processed in Photoshop.
