@pmumbower

astronomy, photography, marathoner forever...dreaming and training my way to my first BQ.

 West Michigan
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Joined March 2009
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I am going to train today and each day for the next 19 weeks so I can have the fitness to qualify for Boston. I don't have that fitness currently, so my workout today will not discourage me. #bqchat #marathontraining
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Sure wish either @Garmin or @Strava had a manual training plan feature where I could map out a block. VDOT has it, but I don’t want yet another app. Maybe I need to go back to a spreadsheet??
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Solid night of collecting data for my next project.
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Anyone got recommendations for headlamp for running at night? Been a while since I needed one or is the cheapo stuff at store ok? #bqchat
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Playing catchup with @HankFrank now if @ChiMarathon will just select my name in the lotto…
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Moonlight reflected off the Amazon river. At the proper angles in our orbit, we aboard @Space_Station can see brief silvery flashes atop water surfaces, illuminating even the darkest places on Earth.
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Vinny Mauri is the real deal. In the age of optimizing bros, he is the peak nonchalantmaxxer. Nontraditional training approach, doesn’t care about the status quo, talks his shit, and currently 7th in Chicago right now pacing a 2:05. Might have to keep an eye on this guy.
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Galen Rupp smashes the @usatf masters marathon record, clocking 2:06:55 at #ChicagoMarathon.
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Stop trying to prove fitness, and start trying to do what is best to get you to the starting line fit, healthy, and ready to go. The need to prove oneself comes from insecurity. It’s a lack of trust in the plan and the process.
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10000000% this. Also make sure it has red dot finder/telrad for easy pointing. Very cheap upgrade and results in a good experience.
Andrew McCarthy
@AJamesMcCarthyOct 5
Replying to @MaryTilesTexas
Get an 8” dobsonian. Brand doesn’t matter. Not crazy expensive and a good sweet spot with size/usability.
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Clear night, collecting photons!
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And…the clouds rolled in. At least I got 10 more frames for the latest imaging project.
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We are one week out from Hungerford 2026, and the weather forecast is looking GREAT this week. Some rain mid week to tamp down the power lines ‘sand,’ and then sunny and 70° projected on race day! Bring it!
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This episode takes you on a tour of the stars and planets that you’ll see overhead during September. First, we’ll check out this month’s equinox and Harvest Moon; then we’ll track down the bright planets. Sponsored by @Celestron buff.ly/ACaBnIA #podcast #stargazing
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y'all realize an MCP server is just an API that describes itself right?
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Clear skies and the Milky Way riding high after sunset. Summer is winding down.
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Learning about meteorites in a wind tunnel: 1. a rock hits Earth's air, forms a shockwave, heats into a visibly glowing 'shooting star' 2. gets hot enough to start melting the rock itself, often spinning, spewing droplets 3. as the air thickens, the rock often breaks up, visibly flaring 4. the air cools it all enough to stop melting & glowing, rocks end up with a melted crust 5. hits Earth as lumps, or as falling bits and dust better details: seti.org/news/how-space-rock… images: @NASA, @SETIInstitute, G. de Reijke
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Here is a stabilized look at @SpaceX Starship engine shutdown as seen from my telescope as the vehicle flew south of Florida minutes after launching from Texas during IFT-11!
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Weinberger 1-10, a planetary nebula in Cygnus. Distant estimates put it at 1400ly. I took this with my 12”f/4 reflector in Ha,OIII, RGB. Total time on project 33hrs. More details at my Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/svxlr6?r=…
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Fun day to be in IT and managing email in Exchange Online!
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A lot of really good lunar eclipse photos have been taken by others. Here is the collage I am assembling taken from my driveway with a 61mm refractor and ZWO camera.
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