Sky, space information, and more! Igor Stravinsky and J.S. Bach my fav. composers when not listening to Darius Milhaud. Griffith Observatory 1978-2021, retired.
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Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
THE CEASEFIRE HAS COMMENCED
The ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect at 4:00am Moscow time on October 27, 2026.
Timing was accelerated two days ahead of schedule to protect the safety of civilians and to facilitate the delivery of critical humanitarian aid. The ceasefire’s geographic area has expanded beyond Oleshky, within the Kherson Region, to provide safe passage for the humanitarian convoys.
General Valery Gerasimov, Joint Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has confirmed.
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
納得いかなかったから再処理！！撮ったばかりだとハイテンションなまま処理しちゃうから、2日くらい寝かせて処理するのもアリだな。M31アンドロメダ銀河（10月15日撮影）
ALT レンズ：FMA180Pro カメラ：Ares-Cpro 赤道儀：SX2WL オートガイダー：FMA180＋ASI662MC フィルター：Player One UV/IRcut 1.25 設定：シャッタースピード120秒・Gain125、86枚、冷却温度－10度 DSSでスタッキング・Sirilでストレッチ・DxO Photolab5で最終調整
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
Hundreds of ballots sitting out in an open hallway at a Skid Row homeless shelter with over 1,100 people registered to vote there. The shelter says they’re supposed to be locked up. A photo and on-site check confirmed they weren’t. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has already said there’s a federal investigation into election ballots on Skid Row.
This is the same system that previously turned up thousands of voter registrations tied to shelters and drop-in centers, including places that don’t even have beds. Chain of custody is supposed to matter. Leaving stacks of ballots out in the open where anyone can walk through is not how you protect it
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Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
Capt PVH Weems attended a 1932 aviation meeting in Italy. He got the autographs of many notables including WW1 aces.
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
Rocket Lab officially explained why the first Neutron mission is now pushed to 2027. Carbon fibre is tricky. Hope they can nail the build for flight soon. 🤞
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Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
Only planning two astronauts to the moons Surface in Artemis IV, two stay on board in lunar orbit.
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
Fraudulent false claim was just dropped after my dispute.
Why these frauds are even able to do this I have no idea.
I've had a copyright claim submitted over a few small Tesla clips in my latest video while talking about some of the sweet Roadster thruster footage. Obviously all fair use. How is it fair @YouTubeCreators that a baseless claim like this can be made by a company that has absolutely nothing to do with Tesla? All monetisation removed again for up to 30 days including shopping and I just need to take it until my dispute expires. Add to that I need to tick boxes in my dispute submission agreeing that
"I understand that filing fraudulent disputes may result in termination of my YouTube channel."
For creators this stuff scares them into being bullied into having their earnings taken away. It only needs a 2 second glance to see that the claim itself is fraudulent, so such claims should never make their way to a creator in the first place.
All the power is with the claimant, almost nothing with the creator. 🥺
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
Starlink Brasil 🇧🇷
Starlink Mobile is now live in Brazil with @vivobr! 50M customers can use apps and messaging in cellular dead zones — with 7M phones already connected. This is the first nationwide service to cover the entire country.
The next-gen service - Starlink Mobile V2 - will make sure all Brazilians have access to high-speed mobile internet, from small fishing villages deep in the rainforests to remote stretches of highways 🛰️📱
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
I still cannot believe how far NASA was drifting off track before Jarred became administrator. The cancellation of Viper was a good example. The purpose in going back to the moon was to see if volitiles in the polar craters could be utilised (for fuel production etc). So NASA tried to cancel the very rover that would analyze what is in the craters (VIPER). Under Issacmann there will now be a second such rover, "Promise" which is the test platform originally for the Mars rovers Curiosity and Perserverance. I still have no understanding as to why NASA was trying to build the gateway, it was absolutely useless, as no more could be done on it than what was already being done on the ISS. The easiest way of getting to the lunar surface should always have been the priority.
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
🌕 The Hunter’s Moon, October’s Full Moon, peaking at 12:12 AM ET, photobombed by a Boeing 737-800 (N8698B) over Florida's Space Coast. @SouthwestAir 2257 was traveling from Orlando (MCO) to San Juan (SJU), on Sunday (10/25) @ 20,150 ft & 398 kts.
This Moon is named for the autumn hunting season, when a bright Moon over the cleared fields helped hunters track game. If you've got clear skies tonight, go outside and check it out.
📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24 – at Melbourne, FL
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
[Subaru Gallery] Arp 323, an interacting galaxy pair in Pisces, imaged with the #SubaruTelescope’s HSC. A long tidal stream, an interacting feature resembling a tadpole’s tail, stretches toward the lower left.
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Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
I took about 50,000 photos through a 14" telescope last night to produce this: A hyper-detailed photo of the full moon. The fidelity of the photo was great enough to allow me to greatly enhance the color, revealing a hidden world of geological diversity.
Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
We’re just days away from restoring natural morning sunlight. Stop Scott’s “Sunshine” Act! Ditch DST with permanent Standard Time!
We’re just days away from yet another time change.
It doesn’t have to be this way! It’s time for the Senate to pass my Sunshine Protection Act, lock the clock, and end the needless back-and-forth. Let’s get it done!
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Sen. Scott's Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent year-round. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and other experts recommend permanent standard time instead, as it better aligns with human circadian biology and supports health and safety.
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Sky Observer Anthony Cook retweeted
Phyllis "Pippa" Latour, born in 1921, was an SOE agent in WW2, who parachuted into Normandy in 1944.
She operated as a radio operator, sending 135 coded messages, crucial for D-Day operations.
"Pippa" passed away in 2023 aged 102.
