@WestportObservatory@vmst.io
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May 05, 2026
Westport Observatory
@WestportObservatory@vmst.io
The Westport Observatory, run by the volunteers of the Westport Astronomical Society brings the night sky down to the thousands who visit annually. We’re a non-profit that’s free and open to the public every Wednesday night from 8-10 pm if the skies are clear. We do suggest a donation of $5 per person if you're not a member. In-person or zoom lectures on the 3rd Tuesday monthly. #Astronomy #Observatory #WestportCT #WestportObservatory #nonprofit #astrophotography #WestportAstronomicalSociety
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Don't miss our next free lecture! Join us May 19 at 8pm as MIT aerospace engineer Erik S. Bailey — veteran of multiple NASA Mars landings — takes us on a whirlwind history of robotic planetary landers from 1966 to today. Hear from the engineer who helped make it happen at the Westport Observatory or join live on Zoom & YouTube. Free & open to all!
https://was-ct.org/events/erik_bailey_2026/
#WestportObservatory #Mars #NASA #Space #JPL #MarsLanding #Connecticut #Aerospace
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@PhilipCJames@mas.to
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Apr 21, 2026
Philip C James
@PhilipCJames@mas.to
English/German-speaking Brython living in Austenland; careless as carless, hard-science grasping, liberal-leaning, creativity-yearning, Bohemian-aspiring humanist. Allergy Warning: May Contain Fiction. And Nuts Banner: ISS over NZ (Getty) Avatar: Horsehead Nebula, Six Star System, Alien on an Asteroid (Own Work)
mas.to
BTW, a neat tool for viewing the status of the #NASA/#JPL Deep Space Network can be found at
https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/dsn-now/dsn.html
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@PhilipCJames@mas.to
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Apr 21, 2026
Philip C James
@PhilipCJames@mas.to
English/German-speaking Brython living in Austenland; careless as carless, hard-science grasping, liberal-leaning, creativity-yearning, Bohemian-aspiring humanist. Allergy Warning: May Contain Fiction. And Nuts Banner: ISS over NZ (Getty) Avatar: Horsehead Nebula, Six Star System, Alien on an Asteroid (Own Work)
mas.to
Good Morning, all,
just a brief reminder that America is not just Trump and Trump is certainly not America...
With a personal peripheral historical dalliance with the domain of space science, I remain in awe of what our species has achieved in beginning the physical exploration of our Cosmos, and America has been a huge part of that effort.
The round-trip light travel time to/from Voyager 1 is almost _two_days_ (it's >15,000,000,000 miles from Earth).
BZ! #NASA, #JPL
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyager/2026/04/17/nasa-shuts-off-instrument-on-voyager-1-to-keep-spacecraft-operating/
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@65dBnoise@mastodon.social
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Apr 12, 2026
65dBnoise
@65dBnoise@mastodon.social
Electrical engineer Marveling at the world Lots of Martian rocks and landscapes, looking all too familiar, but don't be fooled by that: Mars is an inhospitable toxic planet. Let's not mistake fiction for reality. I like dirt and rocks, but I Am Not A Geologist (IANAG). I also do rocky political commentary at times. We are all political animals by nature, according to Aristotle.
mastodon.social
Rock
Cross-eyed and parallel stereogram
Processed MCZ_RIGHT+LEFT+RIGHT, FL: 110mm
looking NE (46°) from RMC 87.4140
Sol 1827, LMST: 13:07:45
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01827/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1827_0829133803_738EBY_N0874140ZCAM09883_1100LMJ01.png
Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #ASU/65dBnoise
#Perseverance #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space #3D
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