James C

Knitter and nerd of many stripes trying to make sense of it all.

[NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod]

The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light-years away. In the featured deep image in assigned colors highlighted by emission in oxygen and hydrogen, wisps and sheets of dust and gas are particularly evident. The Great Nebula in Orion can be found with the unaided eye near the easily identifiable belt of three stars in the popular constellation Orion. In addition to housing a bright open cluster of stars known as the Trapezium, the Orion Nebula contains many stellar nurseries. These nurseries contain much hydrogen gas, hot young stars, proplyds, and stellar jets spewing material at high speeds. Also known as M42, the Orion Nebula spans about 40 light years and is located in the same spiral arm of our Galaxy as the Sun.

Credit & Copyright: Fényes Lóránd

[Nnedi Okorafor, PhD🕷️ @Nnedi]

IJS.

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Shinbin. He was just found during a game of hide-and-seek. Has no idea what could have given him away. 12/10

[Nnedi Okorafor, PhD🕷️ @Nnedi]

Look at the hummer glaring at the woodpecker. I know the hummer is thinking, “Imma kill you.” 😁

[Deeds Magazine @Deedsmag]

Legendary music producer, composer, Quincy Jones has passed away aged 91 (1933 - 2024) 🕊️🤍

[Critics Choice Awards @CriticsChoice]

Quincy Jones, a titan of American entertainment who worked with stars from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, has died aged 91. 🤍🕊️
The most versatile pop cultural figure of the 20th century, Quincy Jones won the Critics Choice Documentary Award in 2018 for “Quincy.”

“The Greatest Night in Pop” is also nominated at our upcoming Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Quincy is a central figure in the doc which chronicles the recording of the 1980s charity anthem “We Are the World.”
R.I.P Quincy Jones. 🕊️
📸: @netflix

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Leasa. If she was not meant to stand on this mushroom, why is it Leasa-sized? 12/10

[James C @HanStitched1st]

@GailSimone Why get the real pog when you can get the virtual one for only ten times the price? That way you can totally own something that doesn't exist because of blockchain!

[NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod]

What's that black spot on Jupiter? No one is sure. During one pass of NASA's Juno over Jupiter, the robotic spacecraft imaged an usually dark cloud feature informally dubbed the Abyss. Surrounding cloud patterns show the Abyss to be at the center of a vortex. Since dark features on Jupiter's atmosphere tend to run deeper than light features, the Abyss may really be the deep hole that it appears -- but without more evidence that remains conjecture. The Abyss is surrounded by a complex of meandering clouds and other swirling storm systems, some of which are topped by light colored, high-altitude clouds. The featured image was captured in 2019 while Juno passed only about 15,000 kilometers above Jupiter's cloud tops. The next close pass of Juno near Jupiter will be in about three weeks.

Image Credit: NASA, Juno, SwRI, MSSS; Processing & License: Gerald Eichstädt & Sean Doran

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

Join us and our friend Zahn McClarnon this November as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month and recognize the Indigenous peoples across the land now known as the United States. Together, let’s celebrate the cultures and heritage of our Indigenous families and friends who shape, lead, and enrich our communities! #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

November 3, 2024

This evening, worldwide, witness the young (waxing) crescent Moon, low in the western sky just after Sunset.

Also notice the Moon's wispy outline, mysteriously rendered visible — a phenomenon first explained by Leonardo da Vinci.
https://t.co/LljDiFDEIg

[Gail Simone 💙💛 @GailSimone]

I could watch the Blues Brothers run the Illinois Nazis off that bridge a thousand times.

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

2 trillion Galaxies in the Observable Universe.
3,000 Planetary Nebulae in the Observable Milky Way.

[NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod]

Saturn is bright in Earth's night skies. Telescopic views of the outer gas giant planet and its beautiful rings often make it a star at star parties. But this stunning view of Saturn's rings and night side just isn't possible from telescopes in the vicinity of planet Earth. Peering out from the inner Solar System they can only bring Saturn's day side into view. In fact, this image of Saturn's slender sunlit crescent with night's shadow cast across its broad and complex ring system was captured by the Cassini spacecraft. A robot spacecraft from planet Earth, Cassini called Saturn orbit home for 13 years before it was directed to dive into the atmosphere of the gas giant on September 15, 2017. This magnificent mosaic is composed of frames recorded by Cassini's wide-angle camera only two days before its grand final plunge. Saturn's night will not be seen again until another spaceship from Earth calls.

Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute, Mindaugas Macijauskas

[Nnedi Okorafor, PhD🕷️ @Nnedi]

I read the word “trauma” as Trump.

[Gail Simone 💙💛 @GailSimone]

Please listen to the great @davaja and note his insta has been hacked.

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Dorothea. She was found stranded on a shopping cart in a canal in June. @AZHumane rescued her, treated her minor injuries, and got her feeling much better. This week, she finally found a forever home where she can live out her golden years. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

[Gabino Iglesias @Gabino_Iglesias]

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals and help everyone today. RT this and let us know what to RT for you. I’m giving away one of my most prized possessions! Hah. Dig it. Share what you love!
https://t.co/4aWTlhZu4M

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

I fucking love Gen Z. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👇

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

Cardi B, who is campaigning with Kamala Harris today in Milwaukee, is a policy nerd and an FDR historian.

I loved when her high school history teacher defended her on Facebook.