👀 Directive 8020 is a cosmic horror about the crew of the Cassiopeia crashing during a colonization mission and facing a shape‑shifting alien straight out of The Thing. Nonlinear story and creeping dread are front and center.

The new promo lays it out: branching paths, fast QTEs, hard moral choices, stealth gameplay, a rewind-to-key-moments system for quick replays and alternate outcomes, plus optional co‑op for up to 5...

#SteamAndEpic #PlayStation #Cassiopeia #Directive #Nonlinear #Russian

The Pacman Nebula
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NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula - a return to a familiar target in Cassiopeia. This time with a new setup and considerably more integration time, captured in the Hubble palette (HSO). The result is a view dominated by the warm red glow of ionized hydrogen and sulfur, punctuated by the brighter, subtly blue-grey core where the young star cluster IC 1590 drives the entire nebula's energy.

What fascinates me most about this object are the dark Bok globules - dense dust structures silhouetted against the glowing gas, slowly being eroded by the intense radiation from IC 1590. They look like they are being consumed, and in a sense they are. But deep inside their cold, shielded cores, gravity may be quietly winning - collapsing gas into new stars, born from the same clouds being stripped away around them.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 1.0x Flattener
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Antlia Tri-Band RGB Ultra
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF

Integration time: 6hrs 40min

Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260407_ngc281

#astrophotography #nebula #ngc281 #pacmannebula #cassiopeia #narrowband #hubblepalette #hso #deepsky #nightsky #space #astronomy #astrography #astrophoto #stars #stargazing

NGC 281 - the Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia. A return to a familiar object, this time with a new setup and considerably more integration time. In the Hubble palette (HSO), the dark Bok globules stand out with particular clarity - dense dust structures being eroded by the radiation pressure of the young cluster IC 1590, while possibly hiding new star formation deep within.

https://adfr.io/astro/20260407_ngc281

#Astrophotography #Narrowband #NGC281 #PacmanNebula #Cassiopeia #HSO #HubblePalette #astrodon

The Pacman Nebula

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#PhotoOfTheDay: Composite image of the #Cassiopeia A (or Cas A) supernova remnant

The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant glows in X-ray, visible, and infrared light in this Jan, 2024, image that combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble, Webb, and Spitzer space telescopes.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/xrism-finds-chlorine-potassium-in-cas-a/

Eleine
06.11.2026 Berlin / Cassiopeia

Jungle Rot, KHNVM und Rats Of Gomorrah
05.08.2026 Berlin / Lido

Moon Shot und Die Happy
23.10.2026 Berlin / Badehaus

Sepultura
24.06.2026 Potsdam / Waschhaus

The Hu und Skald
18.10.2026 Berlin / Columbiahalle

#Badehaus #Berlin #Cassiopeia #Columbiahalle #Eleine #JungleRot #Lido #MoonShot #Potsdam #Sepultura #TheHu #Waschhaus #SteelFeed

SteelFeed: Berlin / Cassiopeia / Eleine - European / UK Tour 2026 / 2026-11-06

Metal-Konzert-Termine in RSS-Feed, iCal und im Fediverse

Viele geile Shows im Cassiopeia gesehen...

Das wäre echt bitter

"Einstellung des Betriebs mit sofortiger Wirkung“: Vier Clubs in Berlin-Friedrichshain droht das Aus"

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/streit-zwischen-eigentumer-und-bezirksamt-vier-berliner-clubs-auf-dem-raw-gelande-delande-droht-die-insolvenz-15291134.html

Via @Tagesspiegel
#punk #Berlin #xhain #fhain #Friedrichshain #cassiopeia #raw

26.02.2026 Berlin #Cassiopeia
27.02.2026 Hameln #Sumpfblume
28.02.2026 Bochum #Rockpalast

Tickets: www.eventim.de/artist/ohrenfeindt.

Bis gleich!😎🤘

The Nereids

In Greek mythology, the Nereid/Nereides are sea nymphs (female spirits of the sea/waters), the 50 daughters of Nereus (the “Old Man of the Sea”) & Doris (an Oceanid). They’re sisters of the Nerites. They often accompany Poseidon & can be kind to sailors (as in the Argonauts’ search for the Golden Fleece).

While they’re often grouped together as a group of sea nymphs, they represent the multifaceted nature of the Mediterranean.

The Nereids were distinct from other nymphs. Like the freshwater Naiads or the deep-ocean Oceanids. They were specifically associated with the Aegean Sea. The Nereids symbolized everything beautiful & kind about the sea. Their beautiful voices sang as they danced around their dad. They’re pictured as beautiful women crowned with branches of red coral & dressed in white silk robes trimmed with gold.

They lived with their dad, Nereus, in the depths of a golden palace. While there were 50 sisters, 3 stand out:

  • Thetis, the mom of a legend
    • She was so beautiful & powerful that Zeus & Poseidon courted her. Until a prophecy says that her son would be greater than his dad. To stop this prophecy from upsetting the “cosmic balance” (so Zeus’ power stayed with him), Zeus forced Thetis to marry a mortal king, Peleus. This wedding was the catalyst for the Trojan War. It’s where Eris threw the “Apple of Discord.” Thetis spent her life trying to protect her son, Achilles, from his destiny. She was 1 of the few nymphs to have a significant cult following, particularly in Laconia & Thessaly.
  • Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea
    • Amphitrite is the “First Lady” of the ocean. Poseidon may be the king, but Amphitrite represents the sea’s actual substance. Legend says that she initially ran away from Poseidon’s romantic advancements. She hid in the Atlas Mountains to get away from Poseidon. Poseidon sent a dolphin to find her & plead his case. The dolphin successfully pleaded Poseidon’s case. She agreed to marry Poseidon. Poseidon put the dolphin in the stars as a reward (the Delphinus constellation).
  • Galatea, the beloved & the bitter
    • She was loved by the giant cyclops, Polyphemus. However, Galatea loved a mortal shepherd named Acis. In a fit of rage, Polyphemus crushed Acis with a boulder. Galatea, using her divine sea powers, transformed her lover’s blood into a river (the River Acis in Sicily) so that he could remain immortal in spirit.

In Homer’s Iliad XVIII, when Thetis cries out in sympathy for the grief of her son, Achilles, for the slain Patroclus, her sisters show up. 4 of her sisters, Cymodoce, Thalia, Nesaea, & Spio, were among the nymphs in the training of Cyrene. Later on, these 4 together with their sisters (Thetis, Melite, & Panopea) were able to help the hero Aeneas & his crew during a storm.

In 1 account, Cassiopeia boasted that her daughter, Andromeda, was more beautiful than the Nereides. The Nereids were livid at Cassiopeia’s claim. Their divine homie, Poseidon, being sympathetic towards them, sent a flood, & a sea monster to the land of the Aethiopians, demanding Andromeda’s sacrifices.

These sea goddesses were also said to reveal the mysteries of Dionysus & Persephone. The Nereids were worshipped in several parts of Greece. More specifically, in seaport towns, such as Cardamyle & the Isthmus of Corinth.

In the ancient world, the Nereids weren’t some fanciful fairy tales. They were a part of a functional religious system. Historical records show that sailors & military commanders (like Alexander the Great) offered sacrifices to the Nereids before going out on dangerous voyages.

The Nereid is the direct ancestor of the modern mermaid. The Greeks usually pictured them as fully human. But later Roman & Hellenistic art began to blend them with fish-like features.

The 3rd largest moon of Neptune is called Nereid. It was discovered in 1949 by Gerard Kuiper. The moon is famous for having 1 of the most eccentric (non-circular) orbits of any moon in the solar system. Also, there’s a “lake” in Antarctica that bears their name.

#Achilles #Acis #AcisRiver #AegeanSea #Aeneas #Aethiopians #AlexanderTheGreat #Amphitrite #Andromeda #Antarctica #AppleOfDiscord #Argonauts #AtlasMountains #Cardamyle #Cassiopeia #Cyclops #Cymodoce #Cyrene #DelphinusConstellation #Dionysus #Doris #Eris #Galatea #GerardKuiper #Greece #GreekMythology #Hellenistic #Homer #Iliad #IsthmusOfCorinth #KingPeleus #Laconia #Mediterranean #Melite #Naiads #Neptune #Nereid #Nereides #Nereus #Nerites #Nesaea #Oceanid #OldManOfTheSea #Panopea #Patroclus #Persephone #Polyphemus #Poseidon #Roman #SeaNymphs #Sicily #Spio #Thalia #Thessaly #Thetis #TrojanWar #Zeus
First try on the Heart Nebula❤️ in the Heart and Soul Cluster in Cassiopeia.

The Fish Head Nebula🐟 is also to be seen at the bottom of the photo.

Tricky thing this, processing astro photography pics😅.

#astrophotography #space #sweden #heartnebula #fishheadnebula #nebula #cassiopeia #astro

If you've ever wondered what sort of #chaos, we get up to in our #PopCulture episodes...

Here's a little taste of our Wish Upon a Star segment where we take over the brand and propose what we *wish* existed in "pop culture" (broadly defined)...

Full episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cassiopeia-pop-culture-superstar/

#astronomy #constellations #space #silly #Humor #PopCulture #Cassiopeia #podcast