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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 8h

We both observed the comet on Oct 4 & 5 at 5:45 AM from the suburbs, SQM about 17.5 with 11×80 binos and 12.5" Newtonian with 30mm Ultima Plossl eyepiece, and it was there.

The photo I posted of it was from itelescope.net in Utah, not my h/w.

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 11h

Sounds like that guy is having a rough go

Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 2d

Dick Tracy was a hit for that stuntman who got his bell rung. Yes, of course it was a stuntman

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Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 4d

It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)

Peter Davison, a fair-skinned blond man, as the fifth Doctor, circa 1982.

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Michael Doyle @mikeburnlab.bsky.social · 12d

It’s been off the air for years, but Wiretap with Jonathan Goldstein remains my favorite public radio program/podcast of all time.

www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

There's No Ship Like Friendship: The Best of Season 6 | Wiretap | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

Howard launches "Jonny 2.0", a monolog machine that can stand in for Jonathan when he goes on vacation.

www.cbc.ca

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds like the best worst episode of Wiretap with Jonathan Goldstein. Will listen

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 3d

Karaoke is pretty neat, it's an invitation to be rude and shouty and make poor decisions and then they thank you for it. And not ruling out being objectively good either.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 7d

The New Statesman

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David Dickinson @astrodave.bsky.social · 8d

Tonight's look at Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN - #Dwarf3

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 8d

Comet Lemmon photo, 4 degree field of view. T14 at iTelescope.net. 5x 30s L 1x, and 5x 30s RGB 2x. Aligned on the comet.

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 10d

11 years ago

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 10d

Got up early to look at Comet Lemmon. It's OK and should get better this month.

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 11d

An Unearthly Child for example

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 13d

It's a banger, not sorry

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 15d

A fraud he may be, but I'm fond of Oscar's tango uniform

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 15d

Hang on, the Trojan War was never in Star Trek at all. Thank you Prime Directive

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 16d

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table eating cereal and drinking orange juice

Alt: Phil Hartman sitting at a table eating cereal and drinking orange juice. The cereal box is labeled 'Colon Blow' My only regret visiting England was probably down to lacking a product like this. Tbf one of our goals was to test out Tunnock's tea cakes and meat pies so I've only myself to blame

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 16d

So like flax meal?

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 16d

Nice playlist this morning but I might not share it

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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 17d

drunk history wolf 359

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 18d

If only someone had invented a carding machine

Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 18d

Right, let's cheer things up.

Post a happy TV theme that you like. (Just edit out the metadata starting with the ? in the link if you don't mind)

youtu.be/Q_ILhv6N-Bk

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 19d

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Eric Briggs @tgebriggs.bsky.social · 19d

Perhaps it was inspired by the then-recent Hammer film with the same title