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Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 25

So uhmm…I’m just going to leave this here

New proposed Mississippi bill (Bill 1484) - 11pgs. #bill1484 #someonehelp #wtf

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Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 22

Oooh another series to add to my list! Haven’t read Brave New World in forever, but I enjoyed the read for sure

Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just looked it up & seems like a book that I need to check out!

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Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 22

What’s everyone’s favorite read atm? I’m reading Midnight Library BUT I read Project Hail Mary last yr (this yr but like last yr) & wow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, oposite of “boo tomato tomato” it was PHENOMENAL

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Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 22

I have too many to share, so here are 2 I quote daily

Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 21

Nothing like waking up to the smell of my rights being taken away 😀👍

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Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 20

Y’all saw that right…?

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Jan 20

Hoo boy, I bet you could use a distraction today!

So how about an intense JWST image of a pair of colossal stars whizzing past each other and blasting out wave after wave of dusty shells, expanding away at a soul-freezing NINE MILLION KPH?!

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Two colossal stars send out waves of dust in an amazing JWST image

WR 140 is a terrifying star system, but it sure is beautiful. Also, announcing a new rate for the newsletter.

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · Jan 19

my current favorite jwst images 🌌

A star cluster is shown inside a large nebula of many-coloured gas and dust. The material forms dark ridges and peaks of gas and dust surrounding the cluster, lit on the inner side, while layers of diffuse, translucent clouds blanket over them. Around and within the gas, a huge number of distant galaxies can be seen, some quite large, as well as a few stars nearer to us which are very large and bright.

$The image is divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion. Speckled across both portions is a starfield, showing innumerable stars of many sizes. The smallest of these are small, distant, and faint points of light. The largest of these appear larger, closer, brighter, and more fully resolved with 8-point diffraction spikes. The upper portion of the image is blueish, and has wispy translucent cloud-like streaks rising from the nebula below. The orangish cloudy formation in the bottom half varies in density and ranges from translucent to opaque. The stars vary in color, the majority of which, have a blue or orange hue. The cloud-like structure of the nebula contains ridges, peaks, and valleys – an appearance very similar to a mountain range. Three long diffraction spikes from the top right edge of the image suggest the presence of a large star just out of view.$

This image of the Ring Nebula, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, appears as a distorted doughnut. The nebula’s inner cavity hosts shades of blue and green, while the detailed ring transitions through shades of orange in the inner regions and pink in the outer region. The ring’s inner region has distinct filament elements. Stars litter the scene, with a particularly prominent star with 8 long spikes in the top right corner.

$An infrared light echo traveling from the lower left through the upper right of the image. The image is speckled with dozens of white stars, some showing Webb’s signature 8-point diffraction spikes, against the black background of space. The image also shows tightly packed, glowing red filaments that resemble muscle fibers or wood grain.⁣$

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Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 19

Our smelly, furry children

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Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 19

This is weird…right?

Jac @tinylilshyguy.bsky.social · Jan 19

What am I supposed to do first thing when I wake up? Get out of bed? That seems a little extreme. #riptiktok #youwillbemissed

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