Westport Observatory
@WestportObservatory@vmst.io
The Westport Observatory, run by the volunteers of the Westport Astronomical Society brings the night sky down to the thousands who visit annually. We’re a non-profit that’s free and open to the public every Wednesday night from 8-10 pm if the skies are clear. We do suggest a donation of $5 per person if you're not a member. In-person or zoom lectures on the 3rd Tuesday monthly. #Astronomy #Observatory #WestportCT #WestportObservatory #nonprofit #astrodon #WestportAstronomicalSociety
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Westport Observatory
@WestportObservatory@vmst.io
The Westport Observatory, run by the volunteers of the Westport Astronomical Society brings the night sky down to the thousands who visit annually. We’re a non-profit that’s free and open to the public every Wednesday night from 8-10 pm if the skies are clear. We do suggest a donation of $5 per person if you're not a member. In-person or zoom lectures on the 3rd Tuesday monthly. #Astronomy #Observatory #WestportCT #WestportObservatory #nonprofit #astrodon #WestportAstronomicalSociety
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@WestportObservatory@vmst.io
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Feb 12, 2026
🚀 Friday the 13th launch! A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off at 5:15 AM headed for the International Space Station. By ~5:25 AM it’ll be near New England, climbing to nearly 200 km in just 10 minutes.
Look up and southeast before sunrise. Clearer pockets possible in GA, PA, DE, NY, VA, Southern New England & ME. Inland = tougher.
#SpaceX #Falcon9 #Crew12 #ISS #RocketLaunch #LookUp
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Chad 
@chad__dup_35297@mstdn.ca
NAIT alumnus, #yeg musician. 356 ppm. Settler on Treaty 6 land. Instance administrator of mstdn.ca. My toots are my own and engagement may not indicate endorsement. Yeah, toots. I said it. Tooooots.
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This is really not okay. We have a Canadians scheduled to fly on Starliner on Vulcan including Joshua Kutryk and Shawna Pandya. Both growing up within 50km of me.
I really can't see Starliner launching again.
#space #iss #starliner #ula #vulcan
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Simeon Schmauß
@stim3on@fosstodon.org
dabbling with photogrammetry, astrophotography, GIS and more...
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Simeon Schmauß
@stim3on@fosstodon.org
dabbling with photogrammetry, astrophotography, GIS and more...
fosstodon.org
@stim3on@fosstodon.org
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Jan 31, 2026
You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a Gigantic Jet #TLE from space?
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 as part of the DTU/ESA Thor-Davis experiment.
[WARNING: Video contains flashing lights!]
https://youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
#space #ISS #thunderstorm #lightning #giganticjet #transientluminousevent #nasa #esa
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Philip C James
@PhilipCJames__dup_644@mas.to
English/German-speaking Brython living in Austenland; careless as carless, hard-science grasping, liberal-leaning, creativity-yearning, Bohemian-aspiring humanist. Allergy Warning: May Contain Fiction. And Nuts Banner: ISS over NZ (Getty) Avatar: Horsehead Nebula, Six Star System, Alien on an Asteroid (Own Work)
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Philip C James
@PhilipCJames__dup_644@mas.to
English/German-speaking Brython living in Austenland; careless as carless, hard-science grasping, liberal-leaning, creativity-yearning, Bohemian-aspiring humanist. Allergy Warning: May Contain Fiction. And Nuts Banner: ISS over NZ (Getty) Avatar: Horsehead Nebula, Six Star System, Alien on an Asteroid (Own Work)
mas.to
@PhilipCJames__dup_644@mas.to
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Dec 01, 2025
Morning, all,
the International Space Station relies in part on regular unmanned ‘Progress’ resupply missions launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz launch pad there is ancient (1960s) and decidedly ropey.
I wasn’t aware of this but the Soyuz launch sequence is almost literally “light blue touch-paper and retire.”
A failure to secure a locking pin has destroyed that part of the complex, and the Russians can no longer launch to the #ISS.
#Spaceflight #NASA #ESA
https://youtu.be/gv4ClusLU2s?si=lKM7RRC8hxs67Kx5
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