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[?]grobi » 🌐
@grobi@defcon.social

NGC 4565

* Image Credit & Copyright: José Rodrigues
joserodrigues.space/
iastro.pt/
ofxb.ch/
* Text: Hartmut Frommert, Christine Kronberg

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4565 (= H V.24), type Sb, in Coma Berenices

[n4565jn.jpg]
Right Ascension 12 : 36.3 (h:m)
Declination +25 : 59 (deg:m)
Distance 31,000 (kly)
Visual Brightness 9.6 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 16 x 3 (arc min)

Discovered by William Herschel in 1785.

The considerably bright, very large edge-on spiral NGC 4565 is another showpiece and often used in textbooks, as it is assumed that its view may resemble that of our own Milky Way, seen from outside from a place situated near its galactic equatorial plane. According to R. Brent Tully, NGC 4565 is about 31 million light years distant.

science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb
arxiv.org/abs/1810.10073

chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cosm

dibonsmith.com/com_con.htm
cloudynights.com/articles/cat/

joserodrigues.space/deep-sky/

Discovered by William Herschel in 1785. The considerably bright, very large edge-on spiral NGC 4565 is another showpiece and often used in textbooks, as it is assumed that its view may resemble that of our own Milky Way, seen from outside from a place situated near its galactic equatorial plane. According to R. Brent Tully, NGC 4565 is about 31 million light years distant.

Alt...Discovered by William Herschel in 1785. The considerably bright, very large edge-on spiral NGC 4565 is another showpiece and often used in textbooks, as it is assumed that its view may resemble that of our own Milky Way, seen from outside from a place situated near its galactic equatorial plane. According to R. Brent Tully, NGC 4565 is about 31 million light years distant.

    [?]grobi » 🌐
    @grobi@defcon.social

    Spirals On Edge
    * Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler

    Explanation:
    Spiral galaxies viewed face-on display a grand design, with graceful spiral arms traced by bright star clusters and glowing stellar nurseries. When seen edge-on, their appearance is very different but no less striking as their central regions bulge and dark cosmic dust lanes appear silhouetted against starlight from flattened galactic disks. This masterful mosaic of digital images shows nine prominent edge-on spirals arranged as follows: top; NGC2683, M104, NGC4565, middle; NGC891, NGC4631, NGC3628, and bottom; NGC5746, NGC5907, and NGC4217. Perhaps the best known of these is M104 (NGC4594) whose more descriptive moniker is the Sombrero Galaxy. Notably, the edge-on perspective of these galaxies allows a measurement of their galactic rotation speed using the Doppler effect. Plotting rotation speed versus distance from the center determines a galaxy's gravitational mass and historically led to premier evidence for mysterious Dark Matter.

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010427.ht

    2001 May 10 Spirals On Edge * Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler Explanation: Spiral galaxies viewed face-on display a grand design, with graceful spiral arms traced by bright star clusters and glowing stellar nurseries. When seen edge-on, their appearance is very different but no less striking as their central regions bulge and dark cosmic dust lanes appear silhouetted against starlight from flattened galactic disks. This masterful mosaic of digital images shows nine prominent edge-on spirals arranged as follows: top; NGC2683, M104, NGC4565, middle; NGC891, NGC4631, NGC3628, and bottom; NGC5746, NGC5907, and NGC4217. Perhaps the best known of these is M104 (NGC4594) whose more descriptive moniker is the Sombrero Galaxy. Notably, the edge-on perspective of these galaxies allows a measurement of their galactic rotation speed using the Doppler effect. Plotting rotation speed versus distance from the center determines a galaxy's gravitational mass and historically led to premier evidence for mysterious Dark Matter. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.

    Alt...2001 May 10 Spirals On Edge * Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler Explanation: Spiral galaxies viewed face-on display a grand design, with graceful spiral arms traced by bright star clusters and glowing stellar nurseries. When seen edge-on, their appearance is very different but no less striking as their central regions bulge and dark cosmic dust lanes appear silhouetted against starlight from flattened galactic disks. This masterful mosaic of digital images shows nine prominent edge-on spirals arranged as follows: top; NGC2683, M104, NGC4565, middle; NGC891, NGC4631, NGC3628, and bottom; NGC5746, NGC5907, and NGC4217. Perhaps the best known of these is M104 (NGC4594) whose more descriptive moniker is the Sombrero Galaxy. Notably, the edge-on perspective of these galaxies allows a measurement of their galactic rotation speed using the Doppler effect. Plotting rotation speed versus distance from the center determines a galaxy's gravitational mass and historically led to premier evidence for mysterious Dark Matter. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.

      [?]grobi » 🌐
      @grobi@defcon.social

      2022 April 23

      Messier 104
      * Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Legacy Archive;
      Processing & Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo
      pampaskies.com/gallery3/index.
      hla.stsci.edu/
      esa.int/
      nasa.gov/

      Explanation:
      A gorgeous spiral galaxy, Messier 104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lends a broad brimmed hat-like appearance to the galaxy suggesting a more popular moniker, the Sombrero Galaxy. This sharp view of the well-known galaxy was made from over 10 hours of Hubble Space Telescope image data, processed to bring out faint details often lost in the overwhelming glare of M104's bright central bulge. Also known as NGC 4594, the Sombrero galaxy can be seen across the spectrum, and is host to a central supermassive black hole. About 50,000 light-years across and 28 million light-years away, M104 is one of the largest galaxies at the southern edge of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Still, the spiky foreground stars in this field of view lie well within our own Milky Way.
      pampaskies.com/gallery3/Deep-S
      messier.seds.org/m/m104.html
      apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190101.ht
      apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070505.ht
      arxiv.org/abs/1107.1238
      svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30855

      apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220423.ht

      2022 April 23 Messier 104 * Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing & Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo Explanation: A gorgeous spiral galaxy, Messier 104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lends a broad brimmed hat-like appearance to the galaxy suggesting a more popular moniker, the Sombrero Galaxy. This sharp view of the well-known galaxy was made from over 10 hours of Hubble Space Telescope image data, processed to bring out faint details often lost in the overwhelming glare of M104's bright central bulge. Also known as NGC 4594, the Sombrero galaxy can be seen across the spectrum, and is host to a central supermassive black hole. About 50,000 light-years across and 28 million light-years away, M104 is one of the largest galaxies at the southern edge of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Still, the spiky foreground stars in this field of view lie well within our own Milky Way. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.

      Alt...2022 April 23 Messier 104 * Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing & Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo Explanation: A gorgeous spiral galaxy, Messier 104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lends a broad brimmed hat-like appearance to the galaxy suggesting a more popular moniker, the Sombrero Galaxy. This sharp view of the well-known galaxy was made from over 10 hours of Hubble Space Telescope image data, processed to bring out faint details often lost in the overwhelming glare of M104's bright central bulge. Also known as NGC 4594, the Sombrero galaxy can be seen across the spectrum, and is host to a central supermassive black hole. About 50,000 light-years across and 28 million light-years away, M104 is one of the largest galaxies at the southern edge of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Still, the spiky foreground stars in this field of view lie well within our own Milky Way. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.

        [?]grobi » 🌐
        @grobi@defcon.social

        NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy
        * Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager, Torsten Grossmann
        stargazer-observatory.com/
        astrogrossi.de/

        Explanation:
        This elegant island universe is cataloged as NGC 2683. It lies a mere 16 million light-years distant toward the northern constellation Lynx. A spiral galaxy comparable to our own Milky Way, NGC 2683 is seen nearly edge-on in the cosmic vista. Blended light from a large population of old, yellowish stars forms the remarkably bright galactic core. Their starlight silhouettes the dust lanes along winding spiral arms, dotted with NGC 2683's young blue star clusters. The sharp image was recorded through the lens of a refracting telescope that shows brighter foreground Milky Way stars as colorful and round, lacking diffraction spikes characteristic of images from reflecting telescopes with internal supports. The many more distant galaxies scattered through the background appear as fuzzy, extended sources.
        spider.seds.org/spider/Misc/n2
        ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Ma

        apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120317.ht

        2012 March 17 NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy * Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager, Torsten Grossmann Explanation: This elegant island universe is cataloged as NGC 2683. It lies a mere 16 million light-years distant toward the northern constellation Lynx. A spiral galaxy comparable to our own Milky Way, NGC 2683 is seen nearly edge-on in the cosmic vista. Blended light from a large population of old, yellowish stars forms the remarkably bright galactic core. Their starlight silhouettes the dust lanes along winding spiral arms, dotted with NGC 2683's young blue star clusters. The sharp image was recorded through the lens of a refracting telescope that shows brighter foreground Milky Way stars as colorful and round, lacking diffraction spikes characteristic of images from reflecting telescopes with internal supports. The many more distant galaxies scattered through the background appear as fuzzy, extended sources. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.

        Alt...2012 March 17 NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy * Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager, Torsten Grossmann Explanation: This elegant island universe is cataloged as NGC 2683. It lies a mere 16 million light-years distant toward the northern constellation Lynx. A spiral galaxy comparable to our own Milky Way, NGC 2683 is seen nearly edge-on in the cosmic vista. Blended light from a large population of old, yellowish stars forms the remarkably bright galactic core. Their starlight silhouettes the dust lanes along winding spiral arms, dotted with NGC 2683's young blue star clusters. The sharp image was recorded through the lens of a refracting telescope that shows brighter foreground Milky Way stars as colorful and round, lacking diffraction spikes characteristic of images from reflecting telescopes with internal supports. The many more distant galaxies scattered through the background appear as fuzzy, extended sources. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.

          [?]grobi » 🌐
          @grobi@defcon.social

          NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
          * Image Credit & Copyright: Lóránd Fényes
          fenyeslorand.hu/en/

          Explanation:
          Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. This sharp, colorful image reveals the galaxy's boxy, bulging central core cut by obscuring dust lanes that lace NGC 4565's thin galactic plane. NGC 4565 itself lies about 40 million light-years distant and spans some 100,000 light-years. Easily spotted with small telescopes, sky enthusiasts consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent celestial masterpiece Messier missed.
          fenyeslorand.hu/a-tu-galaxis/
          messier.seds.org/xtra/ngc/n456
          dibonsmith.com/com_con.htm
          science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb

          apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240606.ht

          2024 June 6 NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge * Image Credit & Copyright: Lóránd Fényes Explanation: Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. This sharp, colorful image reveals the galaxy's boxy, bulging central core cut by obscuring dust lanes that lace NGC 4565's thin galactic plane. NGC 4565 itself lies about 40 million light-years distant and spans some 100,000 light-years. Easily spotted with small telescopes, sky enthusiasts consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent celestial masterpiece Messier missed. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U.

          Alt...2024 June 6 NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge * Image Credit & Copyright: Lóránd Fényes Explanation: Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. This sharp, colorful image reveals the galaxy's boxy, bulging central core cut by obscuring dust lanes that lace NGC 4565's thin galactic plane. NGC 4565 itself lies about 40 million light-years distant and spans some 100,000 light-years. Easily spotted with small telescopes, sky enthusiasts consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent celestial masterpiece Messier missed. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U.

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            [?]Sabine » 🌐
            @canyakker@mas.to

            The rocks around Lake Huron are covered with all kinds of lichens. This is one of my favourites: Elegant Sunburst Lichen (Rusavskia).

            A large angular rock almost completely covered with a bright orange lichen.

            Alt...A large angular rock almost completely covered with a bright orange lichen.

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              [?]hawaiianeye797 (Craig F) » 🌐
              @hawaiianeye797@mastodon.online

              Gold Lace Nudibranch at an . Your

              Find me at @hawaiianeye797.bsky.social

              Prints available - DM me.

              A see-through sea slug, smaller than your fingernail, crawling over an ocean reef. It has gold veins throughout its body and raised white bumps spaced sporadically over its surface. Its rhinosphores and gills are white speckled with black.

              Alt...A see-through sea slug, smaller than your fingernail, crawling over an ocean reef. It has gold veins throughout its body and raised white bumps spaced sporadically over its surface. Its rhinosphores and gills are white speckled with black.

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                [?]Swede’s Photographs » 🌐
                @Swede1952@universeodon.com

                Lemon in the Thicke

                There's a quiet thrill in photographing a bird species for the first time. This one—a white-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus)—landed right where curiosity meets luck.

                Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

                swede1952-photographs.pixels.c

                "This image of a white-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus) captures a quiet moment in the foliage. The bird perches on a slender branch, its lemon-yellow chest and underparts glowing softly against the green blur of the background. A clean white throat and greenish-yellow head frame its pale eye, ringed in white like a tiny lens of attention. The wings and tail are a subtle mix of gray and white, angled in a posture that suggests readiness without urgency. Below, a few dark berries hang like punctuation. Whether pausing between foraging or simply tasting the air, the bird holds still—alert, ambiguous, and perfectly placed." - Copilot

                Alt..."This image of a white-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus) captures a quiet moment in the foliage. The bird perches on a slender branch, its lemon-yellow chest and underparts glowing softly against the green blur of the background. A clean white throat and greenish-yellow head frame its pale eye, ringed in white like a tiny lens of attention. The wings and tail are a subtle mix of gray and white, angled in a posture that suggests readiness without urgency. Below, a few dark berries hang like punctuation. Whether pausing between foraging or simply tasting the air, the bird holds still—alert, ambiguous, and perfectly placed." - Copilot

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                  [?]Swede’s Photographs » 🌐
                  @Swede1952@universeodon.com

                  Lichen and Lore

                  This image of a red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) captures a curious moment—her tongue extends beyond the tip of her beak, as if she's tasting the air itself. Or perhaps she’s simply cleaning it off after probing for nectar or insects, a gesture both precise and ambiguous.

                  Explore more chic woodpecker photos by visiting my photo gallery.

                  swede1952-photographs.pixels.c

                  "A female red-bellied woodpecker perches on a lichen-draped branch, her posture alert yet composed. Her crown and nape blaze with crimson, a vivid contrast to the monochrome mosaic of her wings—black and white bars that ripple like static across her back. Her pale underside softens the palette, a quiet echo of the forest light filtering through the green blur behind her. But the focal point is her beak—slightly open, revealing a long, slender tongue that juts forward like a probing instrument. It’s not a flicker or a blur, but a deliberate extension, caught mid-motion. The tongue curves subtly, almost serpentine, as if tasting the air or reaching for something just beyond the frame. It’s a rare glimpse into the mechanics of her foraging, a moment of anatomical precision rendered poetic. The branch she clings to is mottled with lichen, its surface rough and storied, like a scroll of forest memory. Her talons grip with ease, claws curled around the bark in a pose that balances tension and grace. The background is a soft wash of green foliage, out of focus but present—suggesting depth, habitat, and the quiet pulse of woodland life. This is not just a portrait of a bird—it’s a dispatch from the edge of instinct, a study in texture, anatomy, and timing. The photographer’s signature, “© Swede's Photographs,” rests in the lower left corner, unobtrusive yet grounding the image in authorship. - - Copilot

                  Alt..."A female red-bellied woodpecker perches on a lichen-draped branch, her posture alert yet composed. Her crown and nape blaze with crimson, a vivid contrast to the monochrome mosaic of her wings—black and white bars that ripple like static across her back. Her pale underside softens the palette, a quiet echo of the forest light filtering through the green blur behind her. But the focal point is her beak—slightly open, revealing a long, slender tongue that juts forward like a probing instrument. It’s not a flicker or a blur, but a deliberate extension, caught mid-motion. The tongue curves subtly, almost serpentine, as if tasting the air or reaching for something just beyond the frame. It’s a rare glimpse into the mechanics of her foraging, a moment of anatomical precision rendered poetic. The branch she clings to is mottled with lichen, its surface rough and storied, like a scroll of forest memory. Her talons grip with ease, claws curled around the bark in a pose that balances tension and grace. The background is a soft wash of green foliage, out of focus but present—suggesting depth, habitat, and the quiet pulse of woodland life. This is not just a portrait of a bird—it’s a dispatch from the edge of instinct, a study in texture, anatomy, and timing. The photographer’s signature, “© Swede's Photographs,” rests in the lower left corner, unobtrusive yet grounding the image in authorship. - - Copilot

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                    [?]Frosch B » 🌐
                    @b_age@troet.cafe

                    und die zauneidechse bei der bank am teich war auch in posierlaune 🤩

                    zwischen den in einem hellen beginnt-zu-verblassen-grün gestrichenen balken einer parkbank guckt eine eidechse hervor, der kopf ragt über die kante, ansonsten ist noch die vordere hälfte des tiers zu sehen, ein hinterbein teilweise und der nach links weggehende schwanz. die schuppen des reptils sind in verschieden hellen brauntönen gefärbt, da ist alles dabei von cremeweiß bis fast schwarz. auf dem rücken verlaufen 2 helle streifen, dazwischen ist so eine art leopardenmuster, das sich auf den flanken etwas kleiner wiederholt. die vorderbeinchen sind hell mit dunklen pünktchen, auf dem schwanz sind die ansonsten sehr feinen schuppen deutlich größer, das muster deshalb gröber, unterbrochen-längsgestreift

                    Alt...zwischen den in einem hellen beginnt-zu-verblassen-grün gestrichenen balken einer parkbank guckt eine eidechse hervor, der kopf ragt über die kante, ansonsten ist noch die vordere hälfte des tiers zu sehen, ein hinterbein teilweise und der nach links weggehende schwanz. die schuppen des reptils sind in verschieden hellen brauntönen gefärbt, da ist alles dabei von cremeweiß bis fast schwarz. auf dem rücken verlaufen 2 helle streifen, dazwischen ist so eine art leopardenmuster, das sich auf den flanken etwas kleiner wiederholt. die vorderbeinchen sind hell mit dunklen pünktchen, auf dem schwanz sind die ansonsten sehr feinen schuppen deutlich größer, das muster deshalb gröber, unterbrochen-längsgestreift

                      [?]Deborah League » 🌐
                      @DeborahLeagueFineArt@socel.net

                      Autumn walk along Naamans Creek.

                      ART - deborah-league.pixels.com/feat

                      Autumn Walk Along Naamans Creek, Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania landscape. Colorful Fall leaves have drifted into the water and landed on the shaggy grasses lining the water's edge. Water flows past and over moss-covered rocks, herding the leaves into clumps as they make their way downstream. The light in the image makes it clear that warmer days are giving way to the changing season.

                      Alt...Autumn Walk Along Naamans Creek, Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania landscape. Colorful Fall leaves have drifted into the water and landed on the shaggy grasses lining the water's edge. Water flows past and over moss-covered rocks, herding the leaves into clumps as they make their way downstream. The light in the image makes it clear that warmer days are giving way to the changing season.

                      Framed art shown in a display room.

                      Alt...Framed art shown in a display room.

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                        [?]Alex Wild » 🌐
                        @alexwild@mastodon.online

                        In their rebellious adolescent years, Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers sport garish stripes and spikes, before maturing into more stately and traditional thorn bugs (Ecuador).

                        Macro photo of several bugs on a green plant stem, in side view. The insect at center is smaller, orange, with white trim and pairs of long thin spikes, while the two flanking bugs behind it are larger, with a single long paddle-like horn, and medium brown.

                        Alt...Macro photo of several bugs on a green plant stem, in side view. The insect at center is smaller, orange, with white trim and pairs of long thin spikes, while the two flanking bugs behind it are larger, with a single long paddle-like horn, and medium brown.

                          Kaye Menner Photography boosted

                          [?]Joseph S Giacalone Photo Art » 🌐
                          @JosephSGiacaloneArt@mstdn.party

                          The magical colors of the Valley of Fire State Park

                          Wall Art, Prints available here: fineartamerica.com/featured/vi


                            [?]Joan Carroll » 🌐
                            @joancarroll@photog.social

                            A majestic tail of a humpback whale rises gracefully out of the serene ocean around Ilulissat Greenland. The tranquil water mirrors the overcast sky and shadows of distant mountains frame the background.

                            joan-carroll.pixels.com/featur

                            @joancarroll

                            A majestic tail of a humpback whale rises gracefully out of the serene ocean around Ilulissat Greenland. The tranquil water mirrors the overcast sky and shadows of distant mountains frame the background.

                            Alt...A majestic tail of a humpback whale rises gracefully out of the serene ocean around Ilulissat Greenland. The tranquil water mirrors the overcast sky and shadows of distant mountains frame the background.

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                              [?]Swede’s Photographs » 🌐
                              @Swede1952@universeodon.com

                              Good morning. 💻🚶‍♂️‍➡️🐕‍🦺

                              3 September 2025

                              Ever bought just one tire? I usually go in fours. But a few years ago, while traveling, I picked up a bolt in the sidewall of a nearly new tire. I had one of those baby spares—good for getting you off the road but not much else—so I had to buy a single tire just to get home.

                              Problem was, I couldn’t find the same brand. So, I bought a different one. Then, once I got home, I replaced that oddball with a match for the original set. In the end, I bought two tries to replace one. And I was left with an extra, which I eventually gave away. The math made my head spin.

                              Still, it beat my younger days, when “a set of tires” wasn’t even in my vocabulary. Back then, four different brands on one car was normal. Replacing a blowout with a used retread? That was luxury.

                              “The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.” — Bill Watterson

                              #photo

                              "Ten Brown Pelicans soar overhead in loose formation, their wings outstretched like sails catching invisible wind. The sky behind them is a layered wash of white and gray clouds, with soft patches of blue peeking through—like a watercolor sky mid-thought. The birds are large and deliberate, each one suspended mid-flight, their long bills pointed forward, their bodies streamlined for distance. The formation is loosely V-shaped, not rigid—more like a conversation than a command. Some birds fly slightly higher, others lower, creating a rhythm of motion that feels both choreographed and casual. Their wings are broad and slightly bowed, tips feathered like brushstrokes, and their silhouettes shift subtly against the changing light. There’s no visible land, no horizon—just sky and movement. The pelicans seem to float rather than fly, their pace unhurried, their purpose quiet. It’s a moment of aerial ceremony, a migration not just of bodies but of instinct and memory. In the top right corner, the image bears the watermark “© Swede’s Photographs,” a gentle signature that doesn’t intrude on the scene’s rhythm." - Copilot

                              Alt..."Ten Brown Pelicans soar overhead in loose formation, their wings outstretched like sails catching invisible wind. The sky behind them is a layered wash of white and gray clouds, with soft patches of blue peeking through—like a watercolor sky mid-thought. The birds are large and deliberate, each one suspended mid-flight, their long bills pointed forward, their bodies streamlined for distance. The formation is loosely V-shaped, not rigid—more like a conversation than a command. Some birds fly slightly higher, others lower, creating a rhythm of motion that feels both choreographed and casual. Their wings are broad and slightly bowed, tips feathered like brushstrokes, and their silhouettes shift subtly against the changing light. There’s no visible land, no horizon—just sky and movement. The pelicans seem to float rather than fly, their pace unhurried, their purpose quiet. It’s a moment of aerial ceremony, a migration not just of bodies but of instinct and memory. In the top right corner, the image bears the watermark “© Swede’s Photographs,” a gentle signature that doesn’t intrude on the scene’s rhythm." - Copilot

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                                [?]Chrystyne Novack » 🌐
                                @ChrystyneNovack@socel.net

                                Branches sway in time to season’s melodies.

                                Craggy Pinnacle Tree - Blue Ridge Parkway----> chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/fe

                                -yoku

                                A crown of a few autumn leaves adorns the majestic beauty of the Craggy Tree; a unique tree that can be found on the Craggy Pinnacle Trail just off the Blue Ridge Parkway.

                                Alt...A crown of a few autumn leaves adorns the majestic beauty of the Craggy Tree; a unique tree that can be found on the Craggy Pinnacle Trail just off the Blue Ridge Parkway.

                                  [?]Christina Anne Hawthorne [she/her] » 🌐
                                  @CA_Hawthorne@writing.exchange

                                  03

                                  Good day!

                                  This is supposed to be our last day of heat. Truthfully, it hasn’t been much of a heatwave.

                                  It doesn’t heat up until extremely late in the day. I don’t have AC, yet my place has remained cool.

                                  No complaints from me, but I’ll also welcome the cool weather.

                                  Be everwell.

                                  A late season stream’s waters are low so a rocky beach is created on a bend to the left, brush behind it. To the right, on the opposite bank, tall brush gives way to forest. In the background, the stream meanders left, then right as it skirts a cliff, trees also growing above it. The sky is cloudy.

                                  Alt...A late season stream’s waters are low so a rocky beach is created on a bend to the left, brush behind it. To the right, on the opposite bank, tall brush gives way to forest. In the background, the stream meanders left, then right as it skirts a cliff, trees also growing above it. The sky is cloudy.

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