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Dana Matson

@double-oh-3

Astrophotography, ultimate frisbee, video production, plus some other things Prints of some of my photos: store.rupertstudios.com

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A green parrot with a brown head in profile standing on one foot

A green parrot with a brown head in profile standing on one foot

I hear the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut and in that vein I present a Brown-hooded Parrot preparing to step out into the great unknown.

07.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just don't try it again next year

07.03.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Red-eyed tree frog clinging to a small tree trunk. The frog is mostly green, with some blue on its sides and the inside of its legs. Its hands and feet are orange, and you can see most of one bright red eye with a vertical black pupil protruding from its head.

Red-eyed tree frog clinging to a small tree trunk. The frog is mostly green, with some blue on its sides and the inside of its legs. Its hands and feet are orange, and you can see most of one bright red eye with a vertical black pupil protruding from its head.

I've been very lucky to be able to visit Costa Rica, and got even luckier to see a Red-Eyed Tree Frog during the day. This almost instantly became one of my favorite photos I've taken.

#photography #wildlife #frogs

07.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is the most bizarre thing i have seen in quite a while:

03.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
six radio telescope dish antennas at varying distances in the desert. Each antenna is illuminated in one of the pride colours. The Milky Way arches overhead.

six radio telescope dish antennas at varying distances in the desert. Each antenna is illuminated in one of the pride colours. The Milky Way arches overhead.

It's Mardi Gras night, so time to once again share this fab image from Alex Cherney of CSIRO #ASKAP telescope core located at the Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara observatory, illuminated in pride colours.

Light, even radio light, is a spectrum.

Light is gay.

Universe makes the rules, not me.

πŸ“‘πŸ”­

28.02.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

It should be the government's responsibility to tell me how much I owe them/am owed as a refund. Why do I have to do anything other than submit or receive a payment?

27.02.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trans Continental Pipeline Queer Relocation Nonprofit in Denver, Colorado

MAKE AN EMERGENCY DONATION to Trans Continental Pipeline right now.

They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate there and they are overwhelmed with requests. CO borders KS, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

GO DONATE.

tcpipeline.org

26.02.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 3668 πŸ” 3599 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 160

Winter is coming...

22.02.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I sincerely hope so

21.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to the bird-shaped Aurora

18.02.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I particularly hated that they kept running ads during the female sliders' runs in the team skeleton event

16.02.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm 2/14 for knowing the sound each photo represents. Presumably that's uncommonly low.

14.02.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is standing in a hallway with a blue light behind him Alt: Geordie LaForge, rolling to make it out of Engineering under the lowering blast doors.

As I've been on a roll with Star Trek threads today, let's continue with this one: you know one of the best parts of Geordie's visor?

90% of the time, nobody fucking mentions it.

01.09.2024 02:38 πŸ‘ 735 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 31

On a good night I get about 1" seeing, but typically closer to 2", and the difference is really noticeable with that scope

12.02.2026 05:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That was supposed to be seeing

12.02.2026 05:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just got the 120 APO, too. It's a bit tough with the swing I get west of Boston.

12.02.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Airedale Terrier napping on a rug with three toys, one under his neck, one under his back and one under his hind legs.

Airedale Terrier napping on a rug with three toys, one under his neck, one under his back and one under his hind legs.

Remember pals, keep track of your toys, even when you're napping. Your welcome. Jordy🐾
#terriertuesday
#dogsofbluesky
#airedales

11.02.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
A buff colored cocker spaniel lays in a bed full of toys, on his back, with his arm around a long, red fluffy toy

A buff colored cocker spaniel lays in a bed full of toys, on his back, with his arm around a long, red fluffy toy

Thanks Jordy, I'll make sure to do that.

-Zephyr

#dogsofbluesky

11.02.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like everyone is missing the worst part of this. They're going to start analyzing everything every user types into the app to determine their age first. Then, if they think a person is too young or they can't make a determination, they will require a face scan or ID.

10.02.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so glad I watched no ads during the football game today. I'm sure lots of companies spent way too much money trying to get people to buy things they don't need or want.

09.02.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is up to 5,335,376. wow.

02.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 915 πŸ” 394 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 16

My camera that has to be sent to China to be repaired is now stuck in US customs, because they want to charge an enormous tax for the import, even though it was a repair, which should be exempt.

#astrophotography

31.01.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two rounds in and I swear I've cleared over 20 inches already. Not looking forward to what it takes to get the dogs out in the morning.

26.01.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw a guy running down my street after the snow had been going for a couple hours today, so I don't know if 20+ inches of snow is the best excuse for not running /s

26.01.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can I please get dry ingredients measured by weight?

I need 1.5 cups

This 12 oz container is perfect!

Nope, that's the weight, not the volume.

26.01.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the app this is in

☰ > Settings > Content and media

I’d recommend turning all toggles off

24.01.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Answering earnestly:
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.

Some people will break down. Most won't.

I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.

"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.

23.01.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
USPS tracking showing a package that starts in California, goes to Massachusetts, makes 4 stops, then goes to Arizona for 3 more stops.

USPS tracking showing a package that starts in California, goes to Massachusetts, makes 4 stops, then goes to Arizona for 3 more stops.

This is some wild tracking. The package even made it to my local post office at one, then for some reason went back across the country.

I just want my fracking spacers.

21.01.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let's hope this isn't the beginning of a bad streak like they had in December

21.01.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yea, this is bad. I feel like with this team the highs are very high and the lows are very low.

21.01.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0