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tmwellington.bsky.social
Solar System Ambassador, astronomy outreach, DarkSky Tennessee board member, Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society board member. Occasional photography and astrophotography.
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Hey, fellow science enthusiasts here in Tennessee! One of the best Citizen Science projects is recruiting this month. We need to get us higher in the state rankings! See cocorahs.org/marchmadness...

The Mercury 13 were thirteen American women who in 1959-60 took part in a privately funded research program run by physician William Randolph Lovelace II, a private contractor to #NASA, which aimed to test and screen the women for spaceflight #InternationalWomensDay en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury...

Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man (1964)

#JunoCam: Another interpretation of last week's shot. JunoCam is powered by citizen scientists & everyone processes images uniquely. Want to participate in citizen science and process your own images? buff.ly/BXjCPYF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill/@tthomopoulos.bsky.social 🧪 🔭

A whisper thin Moon, just under 24 hours fron new moon, with Mercury.

Check out this amazing image from Firefly Aerospace from the surface of the moon today🤯 That’s the lander’s shadow, and above the lunar horizon you can see our beautiful blue marble home. This marks the first fully successful moon landing from a private company, huge congrats to the whole team!

Local flooding...my neighborhood low water bridge at Hitt Lane and Old Hitt.

This holiday season, let’s celebrate with lights that shine responsibly! We suggest using timers on your outdoor lights to minimize light pollution while still enjoying the festive glow. This small step makes a big difference! #DarkSky #SaveTheNight #LightPollution

DarkSky Intern, Savannah Pobre, explored the Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Read about her visit and insights in our latest blog post! ✨ darksky.org/news/explori... #DarkSky #LightsOut #Smithsonian

Nice shot!

“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.” Is equivalent to asking “Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.” www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...

When it's still drizzling and the Sun comes out...you look for the rainbow!

A lovely warm sunset in progress with a crescent Moon high.

We honor the legacy & memory of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on this MLK Day.

Sunset

We hope to be hanging out in space more in the coming year!