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#OTD May 15 1963, the launch of Faith 7, last manned Mercury ...

2026-05-15T21:30:12Z

#OTD May 15 1963, the launch of Faith 7, last manned Mercury flight, 22 orbits (Titov had achieved 17 orbits for the USSR in August 1961)

Gordo Cooper became the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone

#space

it used to be tv.garden (like radio.garden) but they changed the ...

2026-04-23T00:16:07Z

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it used to be tv.garden (like radio.garden) but they changed the url, it's now https://famelack.com/tv

at 5:47pm tonight in Toronto, the sun will set directly over the ...

2026-02-15T22:25:01Z

at 5:47pm tonight in Toronto, the sun will set directly over the east-west street grid, creating an effect known as Torontohenge (named after Stonehenge)

the effect is more dramatic amidst downtown towers

there are four Torontohenges each year --

Feb 15 (+) sunset
Apr 19 (+) sunrise
Aug 23 (–) sunrise
Oct 25 (–) sunset

(+) good pics for a week or so after
(–) good pics for a week or so before

while today is mostly cloudy, keep an eye on that weather forecast, and look for an opportunity later this week

#Torontohenge

RE: https://toot.community/@Rihilism/115587805100018783 ...

2025-11-21T16:18:40Z

RE: https://toot.community/@Rihilism/115587805100018783

fabulously timed photo

and the ALT text is master class
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"done something, or gone somewhere" -- god, i love ...

2025-09-17T23:26:37Z

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"done something, or gone somewhere" -- god, i love science

that's not sarcasm, i am really gobsmacked

i'm just astonished i mean, 120 AU cubed is a ~huge~ volume, ...

2025-09-17T19:35:21Z

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i'm just astonished

i mean, 120 AU cubed is a ~huge~ volume, and i would expect that for a density greater than a neutron star, the mass would have to be more that a piffling few billion solar masses

just another example where my mind struggles with large numbers

wait, wait, the black hole's radius is 120 AU???

2025-09-17T14:53:02Z

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wait, wait, the black hole's radius is **120** AU???

the guy who invented the merry-go-round and the guy who invented ...

2025-08-06T15:39:02Z

the guy who invented the merry-go-round and the guy who invented the ferris wheel never actually met, because they travelled in different circles

jesus, would you look at the time ...

2025-07-28T20:36:53Z

jesus, would you look at the time

#OTD February 3 1966, Russian spaceship Luna 9 accomplishes a ...

2025-02-03T23:35:59Z

#OTD February 3 1966, Russian spaceship Luna 9 accomplishes a relatively soft landing on the moon (it bounced a few times)

and by not sinking, confirms that the moon's surface is not covered in ten feet of moon dust, which we weren't sure about

https://theconversation.com/the-forgotten-moon-landing-that-paved-the-way-for-todays-space-adventures-53909

#space

found on Bluesky ...

2025-02-02T11:26:58Z

found on Bluesky

who decided on the name Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was ...

2024-12-19T17:18:40Z

who decided on the name Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there for the taking

https://mas.to/@SmudgeTheInsultCat/113558311221122503

2024-11-29T14:16:32Z

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https://mas.to/@SmudgeTheInsultCat/113558311221122503

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2024-11-03T12:01:09Z

#time please boost far and wide, thanks

#space #OTD Nov 3, 1957 -- Laika launched to orbit in Sputnik 2 ...

2024-11-03T10:36:45Z

#space #OTD Nov 3, 1957 -- Laika launched to orbit in Sputnik 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika

she was a good girl 🥹

#Toronto #Torontohenge #astronomy four times a year, the rising ...

2024-10-18T13:13:01Z

#Toronto #Torontohenge #astronomy

four times a year, the rising or setting sun crosses the horizon directly over Toronto's east-west-aligned street grid, producing an effect named Torontohenge

the next Torontohenge is October 25 at 6:18pm, with good photo opportunities for the week prior

#Ontario #Toronto #BikeTO seems relevant to repost this today -- ...

2024-09-20T13:59:51Z

#Ontario #Toronto #BikeTO seems relevant to repost this today -- "fucking cyclists!!!"

#ClimateCatastrophe this Bizarro cartoon is TWENTY-ONE years old ...

2024-08-09T18:11:04Z

#ClimateCatastrophe this Bizarro cartoon is TWENTY-ONE years old

we knew then, enough to joke about it... what have we done in the meantime?