Ingo Thomas

6 Nov 2024

For the ages, as warning. THIS is what happened.

Ingo Thomas reposted

Astronomy 🔭

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The ozone hole over Antarctica grew to its second-largest size on record for this time of year It peaked at more than 10.6 million square miles in September, nearly 3x the size of the US

5 July

There! 4th of July Firework, brought to you by Mother (you know who). 🫠

30 June

I need to stop looking at Hubble images and expect my smart telescope to do the same thing. They call it "Dwarf" for a reason. 🫤

21 June

Spring Session is done. Woohoo! Interesting what we can see these days. Didn't dare dreaming of this when I saw it in books as kid. sites.google.com/view/photo-q...

This is what I found the perfect table-top "tripod" for a Dwarf. Almost always instant perfect polar alignment. Quickmount plate allows easy detachment without losing elevation angle, and North is where it was yesterday, so... - verify and go to bed. 🥱

21 June

...and the results speak volumes - when you totally forgot to polar align 🤦‍♂️🫪

Items: - Andoer Tb81X Tripod Ball Head ...mounted on... - Tripod Leveling Base, 15 deg. Tilt Adjustment ...glued on... - Yes4All Standard Weight Plates, 1-Inch Cast Iron Leveling base compensates for slanted surface, e.g. car hood or roof, overall more flexible and finicky than regular tripod.

More flexible and less finicky that was 🙄

17 June

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27 Nov 2024

If anyone still wonders what happened - it's not exactly new. What's new (to me) is the observation of civilization being driven to "reset itself" by some sort of natural instinct, with the consequences in plain sight and complete disregard for them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_a...

6 Nov 2024

For the ages, as warning. THIS is what happened.