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[shortbread-crew]

Name: Tricksie

Species: Cat

Breed: Maine coon

From: Becca @ Sungraze

Version: 3

Mate: Loaf of Milkbread

Children: Mumflower

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( @coolskeletonsdontcry !! )

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[ncfcatalyst]

New College’s academic year ends with community-focused celebration of students

On the evening of May 18, over 400 members of the New College community—encompassing students, staff, faculty, alumni and parents—gathered at the Sarasota Art Museum to celebrate the graduation of the cohort of 2019. It was a ceremony held on their own terms, aptly titled [NEW] Commencement. In the words of co-organizer KC Casey (‘23), the student and alum-run celebration sought to make graduates…

[thepastisalreadywritten]

If the conditions are right, comets can leave debris trails that cause meteor showers if Earth’s orbit encounters their path, such as the October Orionids, which are particles from the famous Halley’s comet.

The next meteor shower, the Southern Taurids, is expected to peak on the night of November 4 into the early morning of November 5 and also has a comet for a parent body called Comet Encke.

"However, any debris from C/2023 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS or C/2024 S1 will not pass near enough to Earth to produce a meteor shower," Cooke said.

"How often comets are visible in our skies is variable, with some years offering up a handful of the icy bodies that sky-gazers can spot and others not so fruitful," Battams said.

“Historically, comets have always been a source of fascination to people, in part due to the fact that they are such infrequent occurrences,” he added.

“I’m sure back in pre-industrial times when light pollution was no concern, some of the comets that people saw must have been equally awe-inspiring and terrifying!”

[skylobster]

THE SUN JUST SWALLOWED A COMET: The solar system has one less comet. Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) melted away today when it passed within 0.008 AU of the sun. Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory witnessed the final moments.

In the movie, an opaque disk covers the sun, blocking its glare to produce an artificial eclipse. This allowed SOHO's digital cameras to see the comet only 550,000 km from the surface of the sun.

Comet ATLAS is a Kreutz sungrazer, a family of comets which are fragments from the breakup of a single giant comet ~1000 years ago. SOHO has discovered thousands of them, almost all disintegrating near the sun.

The end of Comet ATLAS is a disapointment. When it first appeared in September, an outburst brightened the comet, making it appear larger than average Kreutz fragments. Many astronomers hoped it would survive the sun and put on a magnificent display like Kreutz Comet Ikeya-Seki did in 1965. Maybe next time :)

(from SpaceWeather)

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

[spacenutspod]

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S03E177 Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your trusted source for the latest in space and Astronomy news. I'm Anna, your host, and today we have a captivating lineup of cosmic stories that will take us from solar storms to the discovery of potential exomoons. Highlights: - Severe Solar Storm Alert: A powerful solar storm has hit Earth, raising concerns over potential disruptions to power grids, GPS systems, and radio communications. However, this event also offers a rare opportunity to witness stunning aurora displays, potentially visible as far south as Alabama and northern California. - US Space Force's X-37B Maneuvers: The enigmatic X-37B space plane is set to perform a series of orbital maneuvers using aero-braking techniques. This mission not only showcases the craft's advanced engineering but also emphasizes responsible space practices by adhering to space debris mitigation guidelines. - James Webb Space Telescope's Breakthrough: In a groundbreaking discovery, the JWST has captured detailed images of winds blowing from gaseous disks around young stars, providing crucial insights into planet formation processes and the evolution of planetary systems. - NASA and Minecraft Collaboration: NASA has partnered with Minecraft to create an immersive experience based on the James Webb Space Telescope, allowing players to explore space science in a virtual realm, aiming to inspire future generations in STEM fields. - Comet C/2023 P1 Observation: A newly discovered sungrazer comet, C/2023 P1, is making its way through our cosmic neighborhood and could become visible to the naked eye, offering a thrilling celestial show for stargazers. - SpaceX Dragon's New Safety Feature: SpaceX has unveiled a new capability for their Dragon spacecraft, enabling propulsive landings using SuperDraco thrusters, adding an extra layer of safety for astronauts and cargo. - Potential Exomoon Discovery: Researchers may have found the first evidence of an exomoon, a volcanic moon orbiting a gas giant exoplanet, 635 light-years away. This discovery could provide valuable insights into planetary formation and evolution beyond our solar system. For more space news, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. There, you can sign up for our free Daily newsletter, catch up on all the latest space and Astronomy news with our constantly updating newsfeed, and listen to all our previous episodes. Don't forget to follow us on social media. Just search for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok. Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

[knuckle-master]

So You Want To Plat Sonic Super Stars?!

[silvereyedowl]

[source]

Sungrazer

Credits: LASCO, SOHO Consortium, NRL, ESA, NASA

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Word List: Sun

beautiful words with "sun" to help illuminate your poem/story

Sunback - having a low-cut back for tanning and coolness—used of an article of wearing apparel

Sunbaked - heated, parched, or compacted especially by excessive sunlight

Sunbath - an exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp

Sunberry - the edible fruit of the black nightshade; also called wonderberry

Sunbird - any of numerous small brilliantly colored oscine birds (family Nectariniidae) of the tropical Old World somewhat resembling hummingbirds

Sunblind - awning (i.e., a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place as a shelter)

Sunblink - a glimmer of sunlight

Sunbow - an arch resembling a rainbow made by the sun shining through vapor or mist

Sunchoke - Jerusalem artichoke

Sundeck - the usually upper deck of a ship that is exposed to the most sun; a roof, deck, or terrace for sunning

Sunder - to become parted, disunited, or severed

Sundew - any of a genus (Drosera of the family Droseraceae, the sundew family) of bog-inhabiting insectivorous herbs having leaves covered with gland-tipped adhesive hairs

Sundial - an instrument to show the time of day by the shadow of a gnomon on a usually horizontal plate or on a cylindrical surface

Sundress - a dress with an abbreviated bodice usually exposing the shoulders, arms, and back

Sunfall - sunset

Sunfast - resistant to fading by sunlight

Sunfish - any of numerous North American freshwater bony fishes (family Centrarchidae, especially genus Lepomis) usually with a deep compressed body and metallic luster

Sunflower - any of a genus (Helianthus) of New World composite plants with large yellow-rayed flower heads bearing edible seeds that yield an edible oil

Sunglow - a brownish yellow or rosy flush often seen in the sky before sunrise or after sunset that is due to solar rays scattered or diffracted from particles in the lower and upper air

Sungrazer - any of a group of comets whose perihelions are very close to the sun and which are often destroyed by their close approach to it

Sunless - lacking sunshine; dark, cheerless

Sunpocket - solar trap (i.e., a garden or terrace so oriented as to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds)

Sunporch - a screened-in or glassed-in porch with a sunny exposure

Sunscald - an injury of woody plants (such as fruit or forest trees) characterized by localized death of the tissues and sometimes by cankers and caused when it occurs in the summer by the combined action of both the heat and light of the sun and in the winter by the combined action of sun and low temperature to produce freezing of bark and underlying tissues

Sunseeker - a person who travels to an area of warmth and sun especially in winter

Sunsquall - a large jellyfish

Sunstone - aventurine (i.e., a translucent quartz spangled throughout with scales of mica or other mineral)

Sunstruck - affected or touched by the sun

Sunup - sunrise

Sunwise - clockwise

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or leave a link in the replies. I would love to read them!

More: Word Lists

[shortbread-crew]

Slack from Becca@Sungraze!

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hot cocoa fort with the best... i'm so ready

[ncfcatalyst]

New College supporters gather to protest their rights prior to final board meeting of the semester

It was 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 26. Mornings are often quiet at New College, but outside the Hamilton “Ham” Center, a faint sound of music could be heard coming from Z Green. Slowly, a crowd began to gather. In just a few hours, the last Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting of the semester would be held, and communities were congregating outside Ham to protest for civil liberties and academic…

[apod]

2024 October 10

Five Bright Comets from SOHO Image Compilation Credit: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)

Explanation: Five bright comets are compared in these panels, recorded by a coronograph on board the long-lived, sun-staring SOHO spacecraft. Arranged chronologically all are recognizable by their tails streaming away from the Sun at the center of each field of view, where a direct view of the overwhelmingly bright Sun is blocked by the coronagraph's occulting disk. Each comet was memorable for earthbound skygazers, starting at top left with Comet McNaught, the 21st century's brightest comet (so far). C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, approaching its perihelion with the active Sun at bottom center, has most recently grabbed the attention of comet watchers around the globe. By the end of October 2024, the blank 6th panel may be filled with bright sungrazer comet C/2024 S1 Atlas. ... or not.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241010.html

[boccher]

now that c/2023 A3 tsuchinshan-atlas is fading from visibility let's look at what c/2024 S1 atlas is doing

over the past week there been reports that the comet's nucleus was becoming diffuse and elongated, possibly disintegrating, which got covered by some news sites. but since then most observations have found a tight nucleus again. so a disintegration event is not solidly confirmed

observations from yesterday and today show that the comet is undergoing a dramatic outburst, brightening by 2-3 magnitudes. this increase activity could also indicate fragmentation, but in lieu of other convincing evidence, it could just be highly reactive to the solar wind which would be a positive indicator for its future brightness

since this comet is unique as a kreutz sungrazer and is exhibiting such erratic behaviour, we can't really predict what's going to happen to it or how bright it will get as it crosses the sun in 10 days. the most we can do is compare it to its analogue c/2011 W3 lovejoy. if it acts the same way (partially or totally disintegrating after it passes the sun) then there's a possibility that it becomes bright and visible. it's also possible that it doesn't become visible at all. but we cant assign any numerical probability to any outcome, we can only wait and see

[halfabird]

Kiki Smith, Sungrazer II, 2019, bronze

[threads-to-oblivion]

Ganymede / (he/him) / (26)

Head physician of the Sungrazer and the person who receives a pair of cosmic scissors that cuts the threads of fate

You’ll be playing as him in the visual novel