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Kat 'cloudy skies' Troche

@kuiperkat.org

Professional amateur astronomer with astrosociety.org + aaa.org ๐Ÿ’ซ Have scope, will travel ๐Ÿ”ญ Opinions are my own ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป linktr.ee/kuiperkat

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I need to go to Iceland this August for my total solar eclipse do-over. I'm willing to take a chance with the weather ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ

06.03.2026 10:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I tell people that if the government is covering up the existence of aliens, NASA is absolutely not involved, because astrobiologists can't keep a secret to save their lives

04.03.2026 04:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 977 ๐Ÿ” 218 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
04.03.2026 09:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE | MARCH 3, 2026 | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY YouTube video by Griffith Observatory

www.youtube.com/live/JeOlqcK...

03.03.2026 09:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is gonna be the only way I see this thing bsky.app/profile/rami...

03.03.2026 05:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Changing my name on this platform because I LIVE IN NEW CLOUD CITY โ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฝ

03.03.2026 05:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A sky chart from ClearDarkSky indicating it will be cloudy during the total lunar eclipse

A sky chart from ClearDarkSky indicating it will be cloudy during the total lunar eclipse

A sky chart from Astrospheric indicating it will be cloudy during the total lunar eclipse

A sky chart from Astrospheric indicating it will be cloudy during the total lunar eclipse

A sky chart from Clear Outside indicating it will be cloudy during the total lunar eclipse

A sky chart from Clear Outside indicating it will be cloudy during the total lunar eclipse

I'm about to crash out #TotalLunarEclipse #OvercastSkies

03.03.2026 05:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŒ’ EST: March 3, 6:04-6:28 AM (moonset)
๐ŸŒ“ CST: March 3, 5:04-6:02 AM
๐ŸŒ” MST: March 3, 4:04-5:02 AM
๐ŸŒ• PST: March 3, 3:04-4:02 AM
๐ŸŒ– AKST: March 3, 2:04-3:02 AM
๐ŸŒ— HST: March 3, 1:04-2:02 AM
๐ŸŒ˜ CHST: March 2, 9:04-10:02 PM

02.03.2026 03:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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LOCK IN: on March 2-3, parts of North and South America, the North Pacific Ocean region, along with parts of Russia, Australia, Japan, etc. will experience a #TotalLunarEclipse!

Here are your total eclipse times for time zones Eastern to Chamorro Standard Time (aka Guam):

02.03.2026 03:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Artemis Update (Feb. 27, 2026) YouTube video by NASA

The first crewed Moon landing since 1972 is now planned for Artemis IV in early 2028, possibly followed by Artemis V before the end of 2028: www.youtube.com/live/eCbQtyU...

27.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Poster's Madness A streaming PowerPoint telethon for mutual aid

We are counter-programming the State of the Union with a fundraising telethon featuring everyoneโ€™s favorite Bluesky posters doing short presentations and sketches on stuff they are passionate about. Will stream on YouTube starting at 8:30pm EST

postersmadness.wordpress.com

24.02.2026 10:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 716 ๐Ÿ” 376 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 66
Infographic depicting the planetary alignment of Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, and Mercury in an arc above the horizon. The moon is on the left and each planet is labeled with an eye for visible (Mercury & Venus), a binocular symbol (Jupiter & Saturn), or a telescope symbol (Uranus & Neptune) to indicate how best to view them.

Infographic depicting the planetary alignment of Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, and Mercury in an arc above the horizon. The moon is on the left and each planet is labeled with an eye for visible (Mercury & Venus), a binocular symbol (Jupiter & Saturn), or a telescope symbol (Uranus & Neptune) to indicate how best to view them.

This weekend, don't forget to check out a rare 6-planet alignment shortly after sunset on Saturday, February 28. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus will be visible from our vantage point here on Earth - although you will likely need a telescope for Uranus and Neptune. ๐Ÿ”ญ๐ŸŒ

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24.02.2026 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 346 ๐Ÿ” 111 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
Evolution over 25 years of SN 1987A at 9 GHZ, showing it growing bigger and w more details over time

Evolution over 25 years of SN 1987A at 9 GHZ, showing it growing bigger and w more details over time

Detail of SN 1987A w scale and beam size (resolution)

Detail of SN 1987A w scale and beam size (resolution)

Happy s39th birthday to SN 1987A- the closest to us since the invention of the telescope! ๐Ÿฅณ

Always a good excuse to share my cross stitch evolution over time in radio of SN1987A. Everything is to the correct scale etc bc cross stitch is the original pixel art.

๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿงช #sciart

23.02.2026 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 305 ๐Ÿ” 59 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

bruh, the sidewalks JUST cleared ๐Ÿ˜ซ #NYCBlizzard2026

23.02.2026 16:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Need a grant to support your astronomy or geophysics research? Time is running out to get your application in for the February round of funding awarded by the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social. ๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿช๐ŸŒ๏ธ๐ŸŒ‹

The deadline is this Friday (20 February)โŒ›๏ธโฐ๏ธ

Apply here ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ ras.ac.uk/awards-and-g...
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18.02.2026 09:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

12.02.2026 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 10353 ๐Ÿ” 3080 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 162 ๐Ÿ“Œ 419
The artist Bad Bunny, dressed in white, standing in front of sugar cane, holding the original flag of Puerto Rico. The flag consists of three red and two white stripes, and a white star against a light blue background.

The artist Bad Bunny, dressed in white, standing in front of sugar cane, holding the original flag of Puerto Rico. The flag consists of three red and two white stripes, and a white star against a light blue background.

I'm still so emotional ๐Ÿฅน ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท

09.02.2026 08:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A female character in animal crossing new horizons wearing a white winter hat green sweater, blue jeans brown boots and an orange backpack stands next to a telescope, facing a dark blue sky filled with pink and green aurora and stars

A female character in animal crossing new horizons wearing a white winter hat green sweater, blue jeans brown boots and an orange backpack stands next to a telescope, facing a dark blue sky filled with pink and green aurora and stars

this is my first time seeing aurora in my game ๐Ÿ˜ญ #ACNH

06.02.2026 06:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you've ever wondered what Hubble and Webb were observing at any time, there's an easy way to find out! ๐Ÿ‘€

Space Telescope Live can show you what the telescopes are looking at now and what the next planned observation will be, all in one space (pun intended ๐Ÿ˜): https://spacetelescopelive.org/

04.02.2026 17:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 132 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The telescope curse! ๐Ÿ˜‚

04.02.2026 21:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another sunny day, another session with the Heliostar โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ”ญ

iPhone 15 with the @skywatcherusa.bsky.social Heliostar 76mm Hฮฑ telescope. 10 second live video, then processed in Adobe Premiere.
#sungazing #astronomy #astrocelltography

04.02.2026 21:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HUGE thank you to @skywatcherusa.bsky.social for this incredible telescope! The Heliostar 76mm Hydrogen Alpha Solar Telescope is gonna be the new go-to for all my solar observations this year, both in person and via livestream โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ”ญ

#astrocelltography #astronomy #AmateurAstronomy #HydrogenAlpha

04.02.2026 03:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible

03.02.2026 23:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 28956 ๐Ÿ” 9431 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1249 ๐Ÿ“Œ 581
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New telescope news tomorrow, but #Unistellar telescope shenanigans tonight ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŒ–

#DawnOfTheFirstDay #72HoursRemain

03.02.2026 08:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wow that was really racist

Wow that was really racist

lol I have a feeling I'll be using this ALL month. #BlackHistoryMonth

02.02.2026 00:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 116 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

www.propublica.org/article/alex...

02.02.2026 00:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mainers:

BALM is offering a FREE street medic bridge training for people with medical experience (EMT/WFR and above) this Friday, Feb. 6, in Orono. Meals will be provided. If you're interested, please comment or DM me and I'll get you the link. It's 6 hours, meals provided.

Please signal boost!

01.02.2026 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Calling all educators! Sign up now for a four-part workshop series showcasing the free astronomy visualization software Stellarium. ๐Ÿ”ญ

Participants will learn Stellariumโ€™s applicability for creating learner-centered lessons, facilitated by experienced ASP educators Tony Smith and Shanil Virani.๐Ÿ’ซ

29.01.2026 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I watched this excellent documentary, โ€˜Separatedโ€™ and the level of cruelty by Tom Homan was jaw dropping. I remember him being asked what he thought about children being ripped apart from their families and his answer was that he didnโ€™t give a sh*t.

28.01.2026 10:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Shining blue stars are sprinkled throughout glowing clouds of orange, pink and bluish gas, alongside dark clouds of dust. A particularly bright star shines against the inky dark dust of the lower right quadrant.

Shining blue stars are sprinkled throughout glowing clouds of orange, pink and bluish gas, alongside dark clouds of dust. A particularly bright star shines against the inky dark dust of the lower right quadrant.

Misty, bluish-white gas nearly fills this image. A few scattered stars shine through the gas. To the bottom left and just near a bright star, a dark cloud of dust interrupts the glowing, nebulous landscape.

Misty, bluish-white gas nearly fills this image. A few scattered stars shine through the gas. To the bottom left and just near a bright star, a dark cloud of dust interrupts the glowing, nebulous landscape.

Within a field of glittering multicolored stars, bluish clouds of gas edged in glowing red cluster at the top of the image and in a bubble-shaped clump to the mid-right. A single shining star throws diffraction spikes across the upper left of the image.

Within a field of glittering multicolored stars, bluish clouds of gas edged in glowing red cluster at the top of the image and in a bubble-shaped clump to the mid-right. A single shining star throws diffraction spikes across the upper left of the image.

Narrow, knotted clouds of purple and green glowing gas are seen against a field of stars.

Narrow, knotted clouds of purple and green glowing gas are seen against a field of stars.

may i offer you some space in this trying time?

25.01.2026 02:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 187 ๐Ÿ” 42 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2