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Telescope and binocular reviews, popular astronomy, astronautics

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For Easter Sunday, here’s a new review!

https://t.co/hRB9HCTUPB

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Gutenberg … so far

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

History is shaped by men who saw the world not as it was, but as it could be.

Which inventor has had the greatest impact on human civilization?

A) Johannes Gutenberg
B) Nikola Tesla
C) Thomas Edison
D) Elon Musk
E) The Wright Brothers

Who’s your pick and who did I leave off?

[Athanasius @Athanasius_45]

Philosophy always was a tough gig:

οὐ γὰρ ἠνείχοντο τοὺς φυσικοὺς καὶ μετεωρολέσχας τότε καλουμένους, ὡς εἰς αἰτίας ἀλόγους καὶ δυνάμεις ἀπρονοήτους καὶ κατηναγκασμένα πάθη διατρίβοντας τὸ θε��ον, ἀλλὰ καὶ Πρωταγόρας ἔφυγε, καὶ Ἀναξαγόραν εἱρχθέντα μόλις περιεποιήσατο Περικλῆς, καὶ Σωκράτης, οὐδὲν αὐτῷ τῶν γε τοιούτων προσῆκον, ὅμως ἀπώλετο διὰ φιλοσοφίαν.
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People did not put up with natural philosophers and star-gazers, as they were called back then, because they explained away the divine as nonsensical causes, unreasoning forces and inevitable events. Protagoras was exiled, Pericles barely managed to save the imprisoned Anaxagoras, Socrates, who had no connection to any these affairs, still perished because of his philosophy.
Plutarch, Nicias 23.3

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@NationalEclipse Lesotho?

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@peterrhague Public chargers typically ~ double Supercharger rates

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@Pontifex @zackpinsent Racist

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@JustineBateman How are you qualified to make this statement? Postdoc in ML at MIT as a minimum I guess?

[NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory @VRubinObs]

When the dome opens, the night sky is the star of the show! 🌌

Inside NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, the 8.4m telescope sits under an enormous dome. The open slit might seem too narrow, but it’s all we need to protect the telescope while giving full access to the sky.

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@JSBachMusic @DrMichaelBonner In Leipzig he had to waste time teaching Latin to recalcitrant school boys - enough to make anyone grumpy and irascible I reckon

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@UnderSneege @Kristinartz Same

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@TeslaOwnersUK Bowness 🤩

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@PrenticePieces @romanhelmetguy

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I first visited Tokyo a few years later and remember this vibe well ❤️

[haruka no yume【はるかのゆめ】 @haruka_no_yume]

🇯🇵 Tokyo from the mid 80s almost looks a dream but this is actually real. It's not AI but instead from Wim Wenders' "Tokyo-Ga" from 1985.

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@Alinavisoo_life Yes

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So sad to hear this …

[Sky & Telescope @SkyandTelescope]

The manufacturer of the highly coveted Questar telescope has closed its shutters after 76 years of serving the astronomy community.
Read more: https://t.co/3Mb9E8X65p

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The tough love every writer needs to hear

[Koala Quill @KoalaQuillHQ]

After writing The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald had a complete meltdown about whether he'd ever write anything good again. Hemingway wrote him a letter that contains what's probably the best advice on imposter syndrome:
"For Christ's sake, write and don't worry about what the boys will say nor whether it will be a masterpiece nor what... You can write twice as well now as you ever could. All you need to do is write truly and not care about what the fate of it is. Go on and write."

[SUZUKI,Takashi @czj1992]

先日某フリマで入手したニコン8cm屈折望遠鏡の整備が終わりタカハシ90S赤道儀に搭載してみました。F15の鏡筒は長大で風格があります。鏡筒バンドはビクセンの115mmのもので5mmと1mmのゴムシートとラシャ紙でスペーサーを作りました。

[Mount Wilson Observatory @MtWilsonObs]

First Public Ticket Night dates are now live!
More will be released throughout the season.
Observe through our historic 60- & 100-inch telescopes - the largest in the world dedicated to public viewing.
🎟️ https://t.co/8CrLZ2SVMi

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Maybe I should start using film again. Used to have a dark room and everything…

[Celestron @Celestron]

ISS transit, captured the analog way.

Jase tracked the station crossing the lunar disk—timing, positioning, and execution all have to land perfectly for a shot like this. And with film, you don’t get instant feedback. You only know you nailed it once the roll is developed.

Shot with a Celestron EdgeHD 8", paired with a Nikon F5 on Kodak P3200.

📸: @jase.film

[Armand D'Angour @ArmandDAngour]

@ClassicalWisdom Οὐ γὰρ δοκεῖν ἄριστος, ἀλλ᾽ εἶναι θέλει

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@wholemars Rm -rf /