David Leggett

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Tech enthusiast, Apple aficionado, Lyme disease patient and advocate, Husband and Dad. Academic background and passionate interest in astronomy and physics. My home is 🇨🇦 Canada, a beautiful country and part of an intricate ecology spanning the globe. We have one planet to live on, and my hope is that we can take care of it and develop sustainable practices that will take us into the long term. Day to day, my focus is on being Slow and Mindful.
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Walking through the fall leaves. The backlit scenes were so peaceful. I couldn’t put my phone down for long, ended up with 56 photos of our beautiful jaunt through the colourful mosaic of autumn. #AutumnLeaves #FallColors

🇨🇦 God's speed Marc Garneau.

Canada's first man in space, The Right Honourable Member for Westmount--Ville-Marie, and member of cabinet.

“It is with deep sadness that I share the news of my husband Marc Garneau’s passing. Marc faced his final days with the same strength, clarity, and grace that defined his life. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family.”

- Pam Garneau

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/marc-garneau-dead-at-76/

A few brief moments of peace this evening while Rome burns and the world goes to hell in a handbasket

#Sunset #Peace

all that yoga finally paid off
Emergency cute.

Comet Jacques and The Heart & Soul Nebulae.

📸 Astronomy & Physics

#astrophotographer #nebula #space #science

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars
Credits: Viking Project, USGS, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

Sometimes — really, most times — it can help your mental health to go outside and just look up.

Here's my list of things in 2025 I'm most excited about seeing. The Moon eats Mars! A lunar eclipse! Saturn's rings vanish! Planetary encounters aplenty!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sky-sights-to-watch-in-2025/

Sky Sights to Watch in 2025

The heavens will provide a bounty of viewing treasures in the coming year

Scientific American
Last time the U.S. invaded Canada, the White House ended up burned down. Don’t mistake politeness for passivity.
This did not end up how I thought it would!