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Horsehead and Flame Nebula are a rite of passage for any new camera gear, so I pointed my ToupTek585M at it and snapped away with L, R, G, and B filters. As usual, Alnitak (the easternmost star in Orion's Belt) is a problem. At some point, I'll try again with shorter exposures, but for now I'm...showcasing how bright that star is. Let's go with that.

Prints: https://briangweber.com/featured/horsehead-and-flame-nebula-brian-weber.html
Details: https://www.astrobin.com/g9t1vj/

#astrophotography #space #nebula #orion #horsehead #photography

This is the region around Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion's Belt. Featured are the Flame and Horsehead Nebula, which both shine brightly in the dust.

Brian Weber

Horsehead and Flame Nebula by Brian Weber

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Akshay

@Akshay@eupolicy.social · 3 days ago

“2025 was the third warmest year on record, only marginally (0.01°C) cooler than 2023, and 0.13°C cooler than 2024…

The past 11 years have been the 11 warmest on record.

Global temperatures from the past three years (2023-2025) averaged more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level (1850–1900).”

- EU’s “Copernicus” Earth observation programme

https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2025-was-third-hottest-year-record

#Climate #Science #ClimateScience #Space #ClimateCrisis #EU

Copernicus: 2025 was the third hottest year on record

Copernicus data show that 2025 was the third warmest year on record, only marginally (0.01°C) cooler than 2023, and 0.13°C cooler than 2024 – the warmest year on record. The past 11 years have been the 11 warmest on record. Global temperatures from the past three years (2023-2025) averaged more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level (1850–1900). This marks the first time a three-year period has exceeded the 1.5°C limit. Air temperature over global land areas was second warmest, whilst the Antarctic saw its warmest annual temperature on record and the Arctic its 2nd warmest.

Akshay

@Akshay@eupolicy.social · 3 days ago

“2025 was the third warmest year on record, only marginally (0.01°C) cooler than 2023, and 0.13°C cooler than 2024…

The past 11 years have been the 11 warmest on record.

Global temperatures from the past three years (2023-2025) averaged more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level (1850–1900).”

- EU’s “Copernicus” Earth observation programme

https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2025-was-third-hottest-year-record

#Climate #Science #ClimateScience #Space #ClimateCrisis #EU

Copernicus: 2025 was the third hottest year on record

The Conversation U.S.

@TheConversationUS@newsie.social · 6 days ago

Why an astronomer is really excited about today's telescope launch: "We built Pandora to shatter a barrier – to understand and remove a source of noise in the data – that limits our ability to study small exoplanets in detail and search for life on them."
https://theconversation.com/nasas-pandora-telescope-will-study-stars-in-detail-to-learn-about-the-exoplanets-orbiting-them-272155 #space #astronomy #news

The Conversation

NASA’s Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them

The findings from Pandora will complement data from the James Webb Space Telescope to give astronomers more insight into stars and planets outside our solar system.

World Beauty :verified:

@world_beauty@universeodon.com · 6 days ago

The Milky Way Over Monument Valley
Credits: Wally Pacholka, AstroPics.com, TWAN
#nature #space #astrophotography

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ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · last week

“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
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The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ElonMusk #SpaceX #Starship #Aviation #Space #Safety #Musk