Michael Straka

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Napa Valley amateur astrophotography w/ life science day job. Working to leave this place better than I found it.
Bright Supernova Blazes in M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy

A supergiant star exploded as a supernova in the prominent galaxy M101 in Ursa Major. It's now bright enough to see in a 4.5-inch telescope!

Sky & Telescope
ISS Transit of the sun on 6-26-23
Some lunar images from June 2nd, 2023 taken from the driveway in Calistoga, CA
Transit of the ISS across the sun on 5/26/23 from Middletown, CA.

RT @celinegounder
Testing wastewater from planes found that almost all flights had passengers with COVID.

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national/coronavirus-found-in-samples-from-96-percent-of-flights

Today is historic as Representative Hakeem Jeffries begins his tenure as the first African American elected as leader of a party in Congress.

His leadership demonstrates the unity of our caucus, and I look forward to working with Leader Jeffries to fight for the issues that matter most to our communities.

A few more images from an incredible evening west of Tromsø Norway Dec 30th 2022
@__icoder__ thanks!!
@weatherwest thanks, curious that this is happening on 2 continents at the same time. We are really happy that the AR allowed for clear skies west of Tromsø, Norway last night.