Banalingus
@banalingus.bsky.social
Long Beach CA.
Astrophotography and musings from the recrudescent Dark Age
Astrophotography and musings from the recrudescent Dark Age
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Video I made last year of astro pics, all captured under the bortle 8 skies of Long Beach 😄
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#longbeach
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#longbeach
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Video I made last year of astro pics, all captured under the bortle 8 skies of Long Beach 😄
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#longbeach
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#longbeach
Anyone else having a hard time believing a right-wing race "scientist" found Jesus?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | I’m an academic who found religion. Cue the incredulous reactions.
In university and policy settings, religious belief is often derided. I sought spiritual nourishment.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Anyone else having a hard time believing a right-wing race "scientist" found Jesus?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
MAGA donor Charles Munger Jr. paid $30 million out of his own pocket to stop Prop 50. It makes me happy when horrible people pay a price for being horrible.
#YesOn50
#YesOn50
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
MAGA donor Charles Munger Jr. paid $30 million out of his own pocket to stop Prop 50. It makes me happy when horrible people pay a price for being horrible.
#YesOn50
#YesOn50
Triangulum Galaxy this weekend over Long Beach. I tried combining broadband and narrowband frames in PixInsight with mixed results. Someday I hope to make the leap to a mono camera. Friggin tariffs made this hobby way more expensive.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Triangulum Galaxy this weekend over Long Beach. I tried combining broadband and narrowband frames in PixInsight with mixed results. Someday I hope to make the leap to a mono camera. Friggin tariffs made this hobby way more expensive.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
Coming 48 hours after the largest protest event in American history, the good folks at NYT would like attendees to know they're "partisan" and "wrong"
October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Coming 48 hours after the largest protest event in American history, the good folks at NYT would like attendees to know they're "partisan" and "wrong"
7 million Americans took to the streets in one of the largest political protests in history, and this is the lead story in the NYT. Big media across the board are in the tank for Trump and authoritarianism.
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
7 million Americans took to the streets in one of the largest political protests in history, and this is the lead story in the NYT. Big media across the board are in the tank for Trump and authoritarianism.
October 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
SH2-115, large emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus.
300sx36 frames. Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, Lextreme Pro filter. Processed in PixInsight.
#astrophotography
300sx36 frames. Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, Lextreme Pro filter. Processed in PixInsight.
#astrophotography
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
SH2-115, large emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus.
300sx36 frames. Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, Lextreme Pro filter. Processed in PixInsight.
#astrophotography
300sx36 frames. Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, Lextreme Pro filter. Processed in PixInsight.
#astrophotography
A new low for the WaPo Editorial Board. Suggesting there's some moral equivalence between Jack Smith's investigation into the J6 insurrection and Trump's siccing of the DOJ on his political enemies is an absurd and craven betrayal of journalistic ethics.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges
Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A new low for the WaPo Editorial Board. Suggesting there's some moral equivalence between Jack Smith's investigation into the J6 insurrection and Trump's siccing of the DOJ on his political enemies is an absurd and craven betrayal of journalistic ethics.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Cave Nebula, SH2‐155.
3 hours (300sx36 frames), Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC. Processed in PixInsight with touch up in PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
3 hours (300sx36 frames), Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC. Processed in PixInsight with touch up in PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
October 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Cave Nebula, SH2‐155.
3 hours (300sx36 frames), Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC. Processed in PixInsight with touch up in PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
3 hours (300sx36 frames), Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC. Processed in PixInsight with touch up in PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
I asked an AI a question. Lot of legal gibberish in the answers
October 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I asked an AI a question. Lot of legal gibberish in the answers
Snapshot of American stupidity in the Trump Dark Age
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Snapshot of American stupidity in the Trump Dark Age
The Washington Post, like most media, is owned by a billionaire. The Editorial Board is the billionaire's voice. This explains why healthcare for you and your family is described as a government handout you don't deserve and ought to be "clawed back".
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
October 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Washington Post, like most media, is owned by a billionaire. The Editorial Board is the billionaire's voice. This explains why healthcare for you and your family is described as a government handout you don't deserve and ought to be "clawed back".
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social astrometry of this image
September 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social astrometry of this image
Eagle Nebula over Long Beach.
Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
September 27, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Eagle Nebula over Long Beach.
Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
Be nice if is real and followed through with meaningful support for Ukraine. But right now it's better to assume he was only babbling in one of his fugue states and come tomorrow he'll be back sucking Putin's cock.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says Ukraine poised to defeat Russia with NATO support
Trump on Tuesday said Ukraine could reclaim its invaded territory with the backing of NATO countries, shifting his public stance on the conflict.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Be nice if is real and followed through with meaningful support for Ukraine. But right now it's better to assume he was only babbling in one of his fugue states and come tomorrow he'll be back sucking Putin's cock.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A heart-warming story from WaPo about MAGA voters persevering despite being materially harmed by Trump's policies.
The more you suffer the more it shows you really care, right? Yeaahhh.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
The more you suffer the more it shows you really care, right? Yeaahhh.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
September 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A heart-warming story from WaPo about MAGA voters persevering despite being materially harmed by Trump's policies.
The more you suffer the more it shows you really care, right? Yeaahhh.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
The more you suffer the more it shows you really care, right? Yeaahhh.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Remember when George W. Bush was considered the worse president in history?
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Remember when George W. Bush was considered the worse president in history?
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
NGC 7635, Bubble Nebula over Long Beach.
300sx60 frames, Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, Lextreme Optolong filter (gamechanger!), processed in PixInsight, touch ups in PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
300sx60 frames, Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, Lextreme Optolong filter (gamechanger!), processed in PixInsight, touch ups in PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
September 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
NGC 7635, Bubble Nebula over Long Beach.
300sx60 frames, Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, Lextreme Optolong filter (gamechanger!), processed in PixInsight, touch ups in PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
300sx60 frames, Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC, Lextreme Optolong filter (gamechanger!), processed in PixInsight, touch ups in PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
Wizard Nebula.
300sx50 light frames. ASI294MC, Celestron 8 SE Edge, PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
300sx50 light frames. ASI294MC, Celestron 8 SE Edge, PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
September 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Wizard Nebula.
300sx50 light frames. ASI294MC, Celestron 8 SE Edge, PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
300sx50 light frames. ASI294MC, Celestron 8 SE Edge, PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
NGC 281 last night over Long Beach.
5 hours, Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC. Processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
5 hours, Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC. Processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
September 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
NGC 281 last night over Long Beach.
5 hours, Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC. Processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
5 hours, Celestron 8 SE Edge, ASI294MC. Processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
#astrophotography
Star Cluster M13 last night over Long Beach.
60sx100 frames, ASI294MC, Celestron 8 SE Edge. Processed in PixInsight.
#astrophotography #longbeach
60sx100 frames, ASI294MC, Celestron 8 SE Edge. Processed in PixInsight.
#astrophotography #longbeach
September 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Star Cluster M13 last night over Long Beach.
60sx100 frames, ASI294MC, Celestron 8 SE Edge. Processed in PixInsight.
#astrophotography #longbeach
60sx100 frames, ASI294MC, Celestron 8 SE Edge. Processed in PixInsight.
#astrophotography #longbeach