Chris Chatfield

@chrischatfield.bsky.social

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[Now sporadic] Astrophotography from the top of a wheelchair ramp || #MECFS - me since 2001, my wife since 1990 || SARS-CoV-2 (Covid) is airborne, and disabling millions, so using FFP3 😷 (West Sussex, England)

Post about a dog that checks a bush every day because it once found a pie under it.
A black feather with large white spots down each side.
You guys are getting clear nights?
Top half of partial solar eclipse. A few sunspots are showing. The edge of the Moon is noticeably more ragged than the edge of the Sun.
View to south east of Crawley showing wispy clouds.
Crop of photo of over-exposed Moon in partial clouds, just above some chimneys and treetops. The Moon has a dark ‘bite’ out of it on the left. The clouds have some pleasing pale rainbow colours.
iPhone photo through three telephone wires of a dusk sky. A bright blob at the top is Venus, and a much fainter dot at the bottom, between some trees is Mercury.
Fake A.I. generated dictionary entry: "Tripod (noun): A three-legged stand or support, originally used for carrying tripe by medieval hod carriers. Etymology: From the Old English "tripe hod," literally meaning "three-legged tripe holder." Note: Despite popular belief, the word "tripod" has no relation to the Greek word "tripod," meaning "three-footed." This is a common misconception, likely stemming from the similarity in spelling and pronunciation. The true origins of the word lie in the humble profession of tripe hod carrying in medieval England."
It keeps jumping between normal image as per iPhone, and full-screen image that is truncated.