Jason Betzner
@jbetzner.bsky.social
I’m a former science teacher with interests in photography, space, and art. He/Him
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Still can’t get over how beautiful this was.
Aurora from Virginia on 11/11/25.
#Photography #Aurora #eastcoastkin
Aurora from Virginia on 11/11/25.
#Photography #Aurora #eastcoastkin
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Milky Way and Aurora over Ruataniwha
A smaller aurora over Lake Ruataniwha.
Just giving it a little Glow-Up to make it pretty.
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#Twizel #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with Soul."
#Aurora #Galaxy #Astrophotograph #Nightscape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Bucketlist #PureNZ #Epic
A smaller aurora over Lake Ruataniwha.
Just giving it a little Glow-Up to make it pretty.
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#Twizel #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with Soul."
#Aurora #Galaxy #Astrophotograph #Nightscape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Bucketlist #PureNZ #Epic
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Milky Way and Aurora over Ruataniwha
A smaller aurora over Lake Ruataniwha.
Just giving it a little Glow-Up to make it pretty.
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#Twizel #NewZealand
--
"Look with your eyes. See with Soul."
#Aurora #Galaxy #Astrophotograph #Nightscape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Bucketlist #PureNZ #Epic
A smaller aurora over Lake Ruataniwha.
Just giving it a little Glow-Up to make it pretty.
--
#Twizel #NewZealand
--
"Look with your eyes. See with Soul."
#Aurora #Galaxy #Astrophotograph #Nightscape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Bucketlist #PureNZ #Epic
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I took advantage of a couple of clear nights at the end of November to photograph the spiral Galaxy NGC 7331 in the constellation of Pegasus. Despite the light pollution over Wolverhampton it’s not turned out too badly using just an infrared cut filter.
Kit in comments 😉
#astrophotography
Kit in comments 😉
#astrophotography
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I took advantage of a couple of clear nights at the end of November to photograph the spiral Galaxy NGC 7331 in the constellation of Pegasus. Despite the light pollution over Wolverhampton it’s not turned out too badly using just an infrared cut filter.
Kit in comments 😉
#astrophotography
Kit in comments 😉
#astrophotography
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Tonight, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a G3 (STRONG) watch for December 9 and a G1 (minor) watch for December 10 due to a coronal mass ejection (CME) that is directed at Earth. Auroras may be seen further equator ward than usual Monday night.
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Tonight, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a G3 (STRONG) watch for December 9 and a G1 (minor) watch for December 10 due to a coronal mass ejection (CME) that is directed at Earth. Auroras may be seen further equator ward than usual Monday night.
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A G3 (STRONG) geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. This is due to a CME predicted to arrive at Earth around early-midday Dec 9 UT (Monday night).
Auroral displays may be seen across the central U.S. Follow for more updates.
Auroral displays may be seen across the central U.S. Follow for more updates.
December 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM
A G3 (STRONG) geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. This is due to a CME predicted to arrive at Earth around early-midday Dec 9 UT (Monday night).
Auroral displays may be seen across the central U.S. Follow for more updates.
Auroral displays may be seen across the central U.S. Follow for more updates.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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One more aurora shot from northern California for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #sky
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
One more aurora shot from northern California for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #sky
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Just now: NOAA SWPC Is forecasting the M8.1 CME to arrive around 5 UT on Dec 9. This is essentially the same arrival time as the NASA M2M model, so it's great these models are converging. Monday night is "the night" for potential auroras at mid-latitudes. Fingers crossed!
#heliophysics #aurora
#heliophysics #aurora
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Just now: NOAA SWPC Is forecasting the M8.1 CME to arrive around 5 UT on Dec 9. This is essentially the same arrival time as the NASA M2M model, so it's great these models are converging. Monday night is "the night" for potential auroras at mid-latitudes. Fingers crossed!
#heliophysics #aurora
#heliophysics #aurora
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Direct hit! Here is a preliminary WSA ENLIL+Cone model of the M8.1 CME from NASA M2M. Earth shock arrival time is calculated to be Dec 9, 4 UT +/- 7 hr (Monday night).
G2-G3 conditions may be possible, but we'll see what the official forecast from NOAA SWPC is. Stay tuned...
G2-G3 conditions may be possible, but we'll see what the official forecast from NOAA SWPC is. Stay tuned...
December 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Direct hit! Here is a preliminary WSA ENLIL+Cone model of the M8.1 CME from NASA M2M. Earth shock arrival time is calculated to be Dec 9, 4 UT +/- 7 hr (Monday night).
G2-G3 conditions may be possible, but we'll see what the official forecast from NOAA SWPC is. Stay tuned...
G2-G3 conditions may be possible, but we'll see what the official forecast from NOAA SWPC is. Stay tuned...
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The spectacular fireworks of two eruptive M-class flares from AR 4299 today. First, an M1.1 around 1921 UT followed by an M8.1 around 2039 UT. Both flares were near the center of the Earth-facing disk and eruptive. The M8.1 CME looks the most Earth-directed.
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The spectacular fireworks of two eruptive M-class flares from AR 4299 today. First, an M1.1 around 1921 UT followed by an M8.1 around 2039 UT. Both flares were near the center of the Earth-facing disk and eruptive. The M8.1 CME looks the most Earth-directed.
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I've loved seeing the northern lights more in the last year than ever before. #sky
#blueskyartshow #landscape #nature #photography #stunday #landscapephotography #art #photographersunited #eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow #landscape #nature #photography #stunday #landscapephotography #art #photographersunited #eastcoastkin
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I've loved seeing the northern lights more in the last year than ever before. #sky
#blueskyartshow #landscape #nature #photography #stunday #landscapephotography #art #photographersunited #eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow #landscape #nature #photography #stunday #landscapephotography #art #photographersunited #eastcoastkin
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #photography Beautiful colors in the night sky. Arkansas rarely gets auroras, so this was a massive treat a few weeks ago.
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #photography Beautiful colors in the night sky. Arkansas rarely gets auroras, so this was a massive treat a few weeks ago.
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There are slight possibilities for geomagnetic storming on Dec 7 and Dec 8 according to NOAA SWPC. Please note that the timing of these G1 periods are never 100% accurate and are more like best guesses.
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
There are slight possibilities for geomagnetic storming on Dec 7 and Dec 8 according to NOAA SWPC. Please note that the timing of these G1 periods are never 100% accurate and are more like best guesses.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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If Virginia Democrats follow through with a new 10-1 congressional map and a couple of other Dem states make small changes, Trump's gambit to rig the 2026 maps will be remembered as an epic blunder.
December 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If Virginia Democrats follow through with a new 10-1 congressional map and a couple of other Dem states make small changes, Trump's gambit to rig the 2026 maps will be remembered as an epic blunder.
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Northern lights over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Sky
#EastCoastKin #photography #longexposure
#EastCoastKin #photography #longexposure
December 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Northern lights over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Sky
#EastCoastKin #photography #longexposure
#EastCoastKin #photography #longexposure
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An Aurora Framed
I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!
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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!
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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
An Aurora Framed
I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!
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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!
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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
I would pay for that
Why can’t I make coffee from my bed on my phone technology is useless
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I would pay for that
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The Seagull Nebula 🌌
Here is a spectacular astrophotography target to try with your wide-field refractor this winter.
I took this one using a super portable (quickly set up and run back inside) on a freezing cold night in February.
#astrophotography
Here is a spectacular astrophotography target to try with your wide-field refractor this winter.
I took this one using a super portable (quickly set up and run back inside) on a freezing cold night in February.
#astrophotography
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Seagull Nebula 🌌
Here is a spectacular astrophotography target to try with your wide-field refractor this winter.
I took this one using a super portable (quickly set up and run back inside) on a freezing cold night in February.
#astrophotography
Here is a spectacular astrophotography target to try with your wide-field refractor this winter.
I took this one using a super portable (quickly set up and run back inside) on a freezing cold night in February.
#astrophotography
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The windchill here is -4 degrees and I’m waiting for the bus. As I blink through the ice shards blowing into my eyeballs at 30 mph, I think about how glad I am they took the bus shelter down.
At least the unhoused will have cause to reflect on how little they contributed to the economy.
At least the unhoused will have cause to reflect on how little they contributed to the economy.
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The windchill here is -4 degrees and I’m waiting for the bus. As I blink through the ice shards blowing into my eyeballs at 30 mph, I think about how glad I am they took the bus shelter down.
At least the unhoused will have cause to reflect on how little they contributed to the economy.
At least the unhoused will have cause to reflect on how little they contributed to the economy.
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I can't stop looking at the images taken by ISS astronauts during the Nov 11-13 G4 event. Here, I have taken a screenshot from Jonny Kim's video showing a SAR arc detached from the main auroral oval.
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I can't stop looking at the images taken by ISS astronauts during the Nov 11-13 G4 event. Here, I have taken a screenshot from Jonny Kim's video showing a SAR arc detached from the main auroral oval.
Pete Souza keeping it real 😂
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Pete Souza keeping it real 😂