Anna Richards @MsHouseMD@qoto.org

"Record-breaking ocean heat continues with no signs of slowing down" by Andrei Ionescu for #EarthDotCom: https://www.earth.com/news/record-breaking-ocean-heat-continues-with-no-signs-of-slowing-down/

Here's a quick #PaintingsILove before I dive into some work for the day! Nicolae Vermont - Reading - 1919

Does this look like a beating heart to anyone else?

This NASA animation of surface #temperatures (warmer in red, cooler in blue) shows the spread of cold #Arctic air over much of the U.S. in late December 2022.

https://go.nasa.gov/3XaD4iK

Comet C/2022 E3 is looking beautifully odd as it swings by the Sun for the first time in 50,000 years. It will slide between the Big & Little Dippers late this month, then approach Mars on Feb 10 (bring binoculars!). Photo: Michael Jäger. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2022-e3-ztf/ #comet #space https://t.co/jHrKLrXGgb

#NewYear, same resolutions: a 2023 of solidarity and peace. 🕊️

Честита Нова година!
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Šťastný Nový rok!
Godt Nytår!
Frohes Neues Jahr!
Head uut aastat!
Καλή χρονιά!
Happy New Year!
Bonne année!
Athbhliain faoi mhaise!
Sretna nova godina!
Felice Anno Nuovo!
Laimīgu Jauno gadu!
Laimingų Naujųjų Metų!
Boldog új évet!
Is-Sena t-Tajba!
Gelukkig nieuwjaar!
Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
Feliz Ano Novo!
An Nou fericit!
Šťastný nový rok!
Srečno novo leto!
Gott Nytt År!
Hyvää uutta vuotta!

"A sense of wonder is desperately important."

Jane Goodall
#Quotes #EmotionalIntelligence

Enceladus.

The famous water plumes on the south polar limb, backlit by the Sun with a little extra reflected Saturn glow on one side, all seen against the E-ring.

HDR stack of two monochrome images taken by the ISS NAC on Cassini on 27 November 2015.

Downloaded from the PDS, aligned, processed, cleaned, upscaled by a factor of two, then tinted for aesthetic effect.

Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Cassini Imaging Team / Mark McCaughrean

#astrodon #photography #spaceflight

One of my favorite mossy forest haunts out on the Olympic Peninsula in the PNW. It’s an old growth lowland forest along the shores of Barnes Creek near Lake Crescent, WA.

#ForestFriday #Mosstodon #PNW #Nemophilist

Welcome to Laniakea, your galactic supercluster home

Meet Laniakea, a really big, beautiful supercluster of galaxies that also holds the Milky Way, writes reporter Amina Khan for the Los Angeles Times: https://web.archive.org/web/20140905214144/https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-laniakea-galaxy-supercluster-milky-way-20140904-story.html

“This is what I’ve been doing for a long time, trying to understand where we live” said R. Brent Tully, lead author of the study published in Nature.

#universe #cosmology #laniakea #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science #research #scicom #physics #astrodon #galaxies

"WINTER LANDSCAPE IN WALES"
Belgian landscape painter Valerius de Saedeleer and his family were brought to Wales as refugees during the First World War by David, Gwendoline and Margaret Davies.
He painted this wonderfully imagined snow scene between 1914-1918.
#Christmas #Art

People, please start using CamelCase to break apart words in #HashTags.

It makes it easier to read and more #accessible. Single words are OK to keep lowercase, unless they are proper nouns 😉

As an instance moderator, it makes it easier to review of you're a #MastoAdmin.

#CamelCaseAllTheHashTags

#Mastodon #HashTag #accessibilty

Please #boost this for visibility and to help improve the lives of many people.

Also looks like someone at the UK's Royal Astronomical Society set up a Mastodon account and is crafting custom posts for it, but it only has ~300 followers compared with their >50K on Twitter:

@royalastrosoc

I see this all too often -- major public/nonprofit organizations set up shop here, but don't know how to best cross-link/promote it, so the accounts get kind of lost. If you care about #astronomy & like their work, give them a boost or follow :)

In early December, northern hemisphere observers will enjoy their best view of Mars until the 2030s. The red planet will be high in UK skies and will appear brighter than any star. ✨

Learn how to observe the planet at the link below 👇

https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/mars-shines-high-uk-skies

Image: Mars captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2016. Credit: ASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell (ASU), and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute)

Wishing a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, and a wonderful day to all.

#Tigger – dedicated guardian of the resting Christmas roast turkey 💂

Against possible hungry dragons, he claims 🐲😼

Sounds legit to me 🤷‍♂️🤪

#christmas #trustinthecat #catsofmastodon

I can't recall Mars ever looking this Christmassy! Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, I hope you're safe and happy and healthy.
https://www.space.com/mars-winter-wonderland-frosty-craters-image