Lyndie Chiou
@lyndie.bsky.social
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Stories on physics, math, astronomy! Also plays trombone.
Stories on physics, math, astronomy! Also plays trombone.
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Image credit: my tiny telescope
Hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving break in whatever way brings you joy!
Image credit: my tiny telescope
Hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving break in whatever way brings you joy!
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving break in whatever way brings you joy!
Image credit: my tiny telescope
Hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving break in whatever way brings you joy!
Thank you! Short exposures helped to keep Regulus in check.
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Thank you! Short exposures helped to keep Regulus in check.
That's an interesting one!
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
That's an interesting one!
The Milky Way has about 60 known satellite galaxies!
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Milky Way has about 60 known satellite galaxies!
Leo hides an enormous supermassive black hole in its core, so astronomers think our Milky Way probably pirated all its stars, leaving this little floating husk that now orbits us. 2/2
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Leo hides an enormous supermassive black hole in its core, so astronomers think our Milky Way probably pirated all its stars, leaving this little floating husk that now orbits us. 2/2
Wow! May all your night skies be merry and bright! ✨
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Wow! May all your night skies be merry and bright! ✨
Sony IMX 676 (color).
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Sony IMX 676 (color).
Happy you liked it!
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Happy you liked it!
Thanks to the cosmos!
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Thanks to the cosmos!
Thanks for enjoying!
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Thanks for enjoying!
And for anyone curious to see the unaltered image...
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
And for anyone curious to see the unaltered image...
Kinda? It's a "smart" telescope, so I just tell it where to point and for how long and it does the rest.
November 16, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Kinda? It's a "smart" telescope, so I just tell it where to point and for how long and it does the rest.
Thanks for enjoying it!
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Thanks for enjoying it!
Thanks! But Bortle 8. I take the telescope up to the roof which places it above the street light right next to it. And then I take lots of data (but still have to process).
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Thanks! But Bortle 8. I take the telescope up to the roof which places it above the street light right next to it. And then I take lots of data (but still have to process).