Failed Protostar
@failedprotostar.bsky.social
Backyard astronomer and astrophotographer from Ottawa, Canada. More or less agog.
the left hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing
September 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
the left hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing
Yes, the pun was intended, but no I did not mean to add a broken link. Here’s the proper one: www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca/publications...
An Electric Banquet - The Historical Society of Ottawa
29 August 1892 During the late nineteenth century, electricity was the cutting-edge, new technology, and Ottawa was Canada’s high-tech capital, thanks to two factors—the entrepreneurial skills of Thom...
www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca
September 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Yes, the pun was intended, but no I did not mean to add a broken link. Here’s the proper one: www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca/publications...
No but I’m often appealing to a Higher Power™️
September 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
No but I’m often appealing to a Higher Power™️
“I guess you could say they…”
*puts on sunglasses*
“… threw the book at him.”
🎵The Who: YEAAAAHHH! 🎵
*puts on sunglasses*
“… threw the book at him.”
🎵The Who: YEAAAAHHH! 🎵
September 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM
“I guess you could say they…”
*puts on sunglasses*
“… threw the book at him.”
🎵The Who: YEAAAAHHH! 🎵
*puts on sunglasses*
“… threw the book at him.”
🎵The Who: YEAAAAHHH! 🎵
The telescope helps a lot, haha. Hard to get a good shot just with the phone when there’s such a difference between the light and dark portions during an eclipse!
August 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The telescope helps a lot, haha. Hard to get a good shot just with the phone when there’s such a difference between the light and dark portions during an eclipse!
Thanks, Scott, and it looks like you got a couple of good ones, too!
August 28, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Thanks, Scott, and it looks like you got a couple of good ones, too!
Thank you! I used an iPhone 17 Pro Max and it did a great job - the hardest part is finding an adapter/holder to keep such a large phone in place at the eyepiece 😂
August 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Thank you! I used an iPhone 17 Pro Max and it did a great job - the hardest part is finding an adapter/holder to keep such a large phone in place at the eyepiece 😂