EL RANCHO de LORRAINE

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GEORGE H. LUTZ SCIENCE CENTER
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[Marion Fiedler @MarionFiedlerTN]

Hey guys! sending you a big smile from the road! I love touring! This was my first time playing in a small town that keeps booking me back, i always come back with new songs! Hugs from the South! XX. Marion

[Mount Wilson Observatory @MtWilsonObs]

What a way to close out the season! A sold-out crowd filled the 100-inch dome for our final concerts of 2026, ending the afternoon on their feet, cheering the piano quartets. Thank you to our musicians, audiences & Artistic Director Cécilia Tsan. See you in the dome in 2027!

[Mount Wilson Observatory @MtWilsonObs]

On Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble began the night at Mount Wilson’s 100-inch telescope that helped reveal a universe beyond the Milky Way. 103 years later, Rep. @RepJudyChu introduced a resolution designating Oct. 5 as National Beyond the Milky Way Day.
🔗 https://t.co/erw7G2iG8M

[Astronomy Magazine @AstronomyMag]

Extragalactic globular clusters millions of light-years away are hiding in your astroimages. Here’s how to find them. https://t.co/1K56VU86bl

[Astronomy Magazine @AstronomyMag]

Sky Today: October 11
The Red Planet passes through M44, also known as the Beehive Cluster, a bright group of young stars in Cancer the Crab.

Image Credit: Steve Elliot (Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

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[Astronomy Magazine @AstronomyMag]

Proposals are submitted annually by scientists who wish to use these facilities, and are reviewed by the Telescope Allocation Committee. https://t.co/UH96mP7VFO

[Astronomy Magazine @AstronomyMag]

When it comes to your astrophotos, capturing the right wavelengths makes a big difference. Here's how to choose the best filter for the job. https://t.co/ggDo6jiJJ6

[Astronomy Magazine @AstronomyMag]

Sky Today: October 10
With no Moon in the sky, it’s the perfect time to look for the so-called false dawn before sunrise: the zodiacal light.

Image Credit: Ashok Kolluru (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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[Sky & Telescope @SkyandTelescope]

Sky & Telescope is proud to announce the release of the 250th episode of our Sky Tour Astronomy podcast! 🎉 This October follow along as Saturn makes its return to the evening sky with a celestial splash and the Moon passes in front of Jupiter.
https://t.co/xvPgHfEdeT
#podcast

[Sky & Telescope @SkyandTelescope]

New simulations suggest that the planets' orbits will destabilize well before the Sun expands into its red giant phase.
Read more: https://t.co/FqS8JihnPC

[Sky & Telescope @SkyandTelescope]

The stellar gathering known as Garro 04 belongs to a growing number of enigmatic groupings that combine traits of young open clusters ancient globulars.
Read more: https://t.co/ceskFZnUwz

[Sky & Telescope @SkyandTelescope]

Take advantage of these moonless evenings! Make friends with some far Cassiopeia clusters in the high-arching Milky Way. Soon the Moon will return.
Read more: https://t.co/f1RAFWlyXp

[Astronomy Magazine @AstronomyMag]

Sky Today: October 9
This dense globular cluster is the only Messier object in Capricornus, perfectly positioned for evening observing in the Sea Goat.

Image credit: Dominique Dierick (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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[EL RANCHO de LORRAINE @lutzelrancho]

#NewberryPark, CA.
Cousin Pamela - The Bradbury Refractor

[Richard Dolan Intelligent Disclosure @I_D_Official]

Medford, New Jersey. 2 AM. Two teenagers driving home from a late movie spot a strobe light above their car. They pull over. A dark triangle hangs in total silence above the trees.

Then it moves. It follows them down the road at tree-line height, keeping pace. Half a mile. It passes directly overhead. By the time they pull into the driveway, it's already hovering above the house. They run inside. The car alarm starts screaming in the garage.

This is one of ten cases I examine, from five countries. The reconstructions are AI illustrations based on the accounts.

The question isn't who they are. It's what they're doing.

https://t.co/7DtWGsUCgH

[Marion Fiedler @MarionFiedlerTN]

have a great day! :-)

sending you a smile so you can send it on!

#marionfiedler #aMarionThang

[Astronomy Magazine @AstronomyMag]

Sky Today: October 4
The ringed planet is now at its best for the year, reaching opposition in the constellation Cetus and shining all night.

Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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https://t.co/rKLbnFTkq3

[Sky & Telescope @SkyandTelescope]

Vega is the brightest star very high in the west at nightfall. Arcturus, equally bright, is getting low in the west-northwest. The brightest star in the vast expanse between them is Alphecca, the crown jewel of Corona Borealis.
https://t.co/5iLK1AuzL4
#stargazing

[RT Intl @RT_on_X]

Turkey and UN SET UP new Russia-Ukraine BLACK SEA CEASEFIRE talks — Bloomberg

Meetings to take place in early October to protect GRAIN SHIPMENTS