APOD from 2025-04-12
#Moon Near the Edge
The Moon is visible during the day, appearing pale against bright skies. Best seen when waxing or waning, it's lit by reflected sunlight. A daytime Moon was photographed near an NYC observation deck on March 12, showcasing its urban visibility.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250412.html#space #astronomy #lunar #planet
APOD from 2025-04-11
The ISS Meets #Venus
A video from Shoreline, Washington captured Venus and the ISS in daylight on April 5. Despite appearing similar in size, the ISS is much closer at 400 km away, while Venus is nearly 45 million kilometers distant.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250411.html#space #astronomy #telescope #planet #earth
Überraschung am Eisriesen: Der Planet Uranus dreht sich langsamer als gedacht, wie Astronomen herausgefunden haben. #Uranus #Astronomie #Hubble #Rotation #planet
https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/rotation-des-uranus-neu-bestimmt/
Revealing a Main-sequence Star that Consumed a Planet with JWST: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adb429 -> NASA Webb's Autopsy of #Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-117
APOD from 2025-04-10
38 Hours with the M81 Group
Over 38 hours, a garden #telescope captured the M81 #galaxy group. Dominant M81 boasts spiral arms and a bright core, while cigar-shaped M82 shows intense star formation due to their billion-year gravitational tussle. Eventually, they'll merge into one galaxy. The image also features NGC 3077 and distant integrated flux nebulae from our Milky Way.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250410.html#space #astronomy #planet #earth
So, if I'm understanding this right, the best *plan* the #elite can come up with is destroying the #planet by strip mining it of every available resource so .0000000001% of the population can have more #YachtMoney?
Does that about capture "the plan"?
Space is full of great views to enjoy your lunch too :D
Illustration for Furfury featuring his proot Zayla :)
APOD from 2025-04-05
The Gargoyles' #Eclipse
Gargoyles on Notre Dame in Paris silhouette against a cloudy sky with a New #Moon partially eclipsing the Sun. Captured on March 29, 2025, during the first eclipse season, this event preceded a total #lunar eclipse and will be followed by another in September.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250405.html#space #astronomy #planet #earth
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APOD from 2025-04-03
The Da Vinci Glow
A 26-hour-old crescent #Moon, illuminated by earthshine, sets behind Italy's Dolomites. Captured in a one-second exposure, the phenomenon, first described by Leonardo da Vinci, shows the dark #lunar surface lit by sunlight reflected off #Earth.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250403.html#space #astronomy #planet
Who's harvesting who? The urge to be breed and be buried alongside your favourite plant.
My #Scottish word a week #illustration – reflecting on our #planet who is beginning to #harvest us all for neglect. Viver standing for provisions or victuals. https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/vivre/
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How to Turn an “#EconomicBlackout” Into an All-Out War on #CorporatePower
Friday’s economic boycott is a one-day attack on corporate interests. The #degrowth movement calls for a broader societal shift.
Jonah Valdez, February 28 2025
Excerpt: "Rooted in the work of American and European political theorists of the 1970s, the 'degrowth' movement criticizes a #capitalist system that seeks unending growth and profit, which has led to #ecological and #environmental ruin such as the impacts of #ClimateChange.
"Instead, it advocates for a system that prioritizes the needs of the #planet and its people, such as #housing, #education, and #healthcare. According to Jason Hickel, a leading advocate of degrowth and author of 'Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World,' the movement calls for reducing consumption and production of things that harm the planet such #FossilFuels, #SUVs, #PrivateJets, #mansions, #FastFashion, #IndustrialBeef, #CruiseShips, and the #MilitaryIndustrialComplex.
"While the term may be unfamiliar to many Americans, its core ideas have cropped up in the Green New Deal’s goals of a post-fossil fuel economy; the pandemic-era phenomenon of white-collar workers voluntarily quitting their jobs and working less; and the recent social media trend of '#NoBuy,' which encouraged people to purchase less and #repurpose more.
"'People are getting a sense that they’re ripped off, that they’re being taken advantage of and exploited as consumers,' said Aaron Vansintjan, co-author of 'The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism.' 'It is promising that people are responding to the current moment by showing their distrust of these corporations.'
"The boycott has drawn wide–ranging media coverage, along with the attention of some celebrities. It also caught the attention of #LindaSarsour, a progressive activist best known for organizing the 2017 #WomensMarch after #Trump’s first election.
"'It is an easy risk-free way to invite masses of people to act in reaction to the outrageousness of this Administration,' Sarsour told The Intercept in an email."
https://theintercept.com/2025/02/28/no-buy-nothing-corporation-boycott-capitalism-degrowth/
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APOD from 2025-03-30
A Partial Solar #Eclipse over Iceland
Yesterday, a partial solar eclipse occurred at sunrise in parts of North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. A striking photo from Iceland shows the Sun partially obscured by the #Moon, with a person seemingly pulling it out. No total eclipse was seen this time.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250330.html#space #astronomy #planet #earth
We polluted the #environment until it polluted back. Now #microplastics are terminal to the #planet, and it’s altering our #DNA
