Kevin Freitas, Professional Generalist

He/Him • Dad and partner in #WestSeattle • Sousa, trumpet w/ #BetterAsBrass • 📸 by me unless otherwise noted

Website: http://kevinfreitas.net/
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2026-08-04 15:50:57 CEST

Currently in #WestSeattle. 😷
#AQI #SmokeSeason #PNW #Wildfires #Seattle
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2026-07-28 23:54:17 CEST

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Stunning! Did you use a polarized filter to bring out the iridescence?

2026-07-23 01:41:01 CEST

Air quality comparison in Seattle from this morning to the same time the morning of the 20th.
#Seattle #AQI #SmokeSeason #ClimateCrisis
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2026-07-20 16:21:57 CEST

The 10 yo wanted to get in on the Jimothy pop art and wanted me to post it. Show him some love Mastodon!
#Jimothy #seattle
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2026-07-16 19:55:26 CEST

Caught a good lightning strike at 240fps. Video to come! Kiddo's outdoor camp just got cancelled for the day -- better safe than sorry.
#wawx #seattle #lightning
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2026-07-16 17:24:41 CEST

Dakobed (Glacier Peak) among other layers of the Cascade Mountains this morning.
#pnw #dakobed #GlacierPeak #photography #seattle
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2026-06-17 20:46:57 CEST

Daytime crescent Moon with Venus about to go behind it from Seattle.
#Astrodon #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2026-06-13 20:55:25 CEST

Stayed up for the late Seattle twilight to catch Venus (upper left), Jupiter (below her to the right) and little Mercury (lower right of the sky). Second pic is just Venus (brighter) and Jupiter.
#Astronomy #AstroPhotography #Seattle #LookUp #Astrodon #Photography
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2026-05-27 20:03:50 CEST

Flicker friend.
📸 by me
License: CC BY-NC-SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en
#wallpaperwednesday #birds #birdsofmastodon
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2026-04-26 16:51:04 CEST

#SilentSunday #TahomaToday #Tahoma #MtRainier #PNW #photography
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2026-02-03 01:46:15 CET

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Just got this as well. Crap. Miss our muni fiber in Tacoma even more rn.

2026-01-21 05:58:11 CET

Bit of aurora showing up on phone out there.
#seattle #aurora
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2026-01-16 17:56:02 CET

A very snowy Kulshan (Mt. Baker) and Seattle Space Needle last night as seen from West Seattle.
#Kulshan #MtBaker #SpaceNeedle #Seattle #WestSeattle #PNW #Photography
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2025-12-17 23:26:13 CET

Seen this afternoon in West Seattle. ❤️
#StreetArt @npub1ecr…ltcz #WestSeattle #Seattle #art
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2025-12-13 16:46:36 CET

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Our band chose to add it to our holiday setlist this year but I don’t think that counts. :)

2025-12-08 23:47:16 CET

Nice rain shadow ya got there. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
#wawx #AtmosphericRiver #Seattle
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2025-11-04 18:00:51 CET

Kulshan (Mt. Baker) this morning from West Seattle.
#photography #PNW #Seattle #SpaceNeedle #WestSeattle
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2025-10-22 17:38:19 CEST

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Got it! Here’s my stack of comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon AND I was able to shoot through some nearby parking lot lights to glimpse comet C/2025 R2 SWAN. Not a bad night!
#astronomy #AstroPhotography #dwarf2 #LookUp #CometLemmon #Seattle #CometSWAN
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2025-10-22 04:17:10 CEST

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Trying again tonight and, with it just a bit higher in the sky, seems I’m getting some clearer frames of C/2025 A6 Lemmon.
May try for comet SWAN tonight, too.
#astronomy #AstroPhotography #dwarf2 #LookUp #CometLemmon #Seattle
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2025-10-15 22:43:55 CEST

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Tough imaging through our light-polluted #Seattle skies but managed to get this of C/2025 A6 Lemmon last night. I’ve been unable to get Siril to properly process my shots but am happy I was able to get even this out of my Dwarf 2.
#astronomy #AstroPhotography #dwarf2 #LookUp #CometLemmon
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2025-10-14 05:22:05 CEST

Imaging Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon tonight with my Dwarf II. Getting low on the evening horizon but already have some decent results. Will have to re-stack the images on my PC to center on the comet since it moves so much across the background stars even over 10-20 mins.
#astronomy #AstroPhotography #Dwarf2 #Seattle #CometLemmon

2025-09-23 19:03:50 CEST

AQI above 100 here in West Seattle this morning. Can smell smoke. :(
#PNW #Seattle #WAWX #WestSeattle #SmokeSeason #wildfires
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2025-09-11 17:41:57 CEST

Appreciate you, Governor Ferguson. Well done.
#WA #PNW #FlagLowering #PoliticalViolence
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2025-08-18 18:00:45 CEST

Fish were jumping constantly near Alki beach yesterday. Hard to capture but am happy with this photo.
#Seattle #WestSeattle #PNW
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2025-08-06 05:15:37 CEST

Cloud drama in Seattle tonight.
#CloudDrama #Seattle
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2025-07-18 18:30:41 CEST

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When my family joined our local #NoKings march the cheer I lead a loud as I could was, “Who’s flag?!!” And, right away, everyone responded, “Our flag!!!”
Thank you for this and your ever-present voice in this and so many matters. 💜
#ReclaimTheFlag #ReclaimOurFlag

2025-07-14 16:24:44 CEST

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Only one I could find with people in it on archive.org
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2025-07-13 19:51:50 CEST

Today!
https://mastodon.social/@KevinFreitas/114835260275356715
#Seattle #WestSeattle #LiveMusic

2025-07-11 17:16:53 CEST

This Sunday -- Catch my band Better As Brass at West Seattle Summer Fest. 2-3:30pm at the corner of SW Alaska & California. We'll be debuting our version of RATM's "Wake Up" among our other brassy tunes. Hope to see you there!
https://BetterAsBrass.band
#BetterAsBrass #WestSeattle #Seattle #LiveMusic

2025-06-20 18:57:50 CEST

Segment of a lovely 22° halo around the Sun yesterday.
#TheSun #WAWX #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2025-06-18 00:12:17 CEST

Our star today as seen from West Seattle.
#OurStar #OurSolarNeighborhood #astrodon #sunspots #sol #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2025-06-12 18:09:12 CEST

Tonight! 7-830ish in West Seattle Junction (SW Alaska & California) come see Better As Brass. Dance it out with us!
#LiveMusic #Seattle #WestSeattle #BetterAsBrass
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2025-05-15 16:19:40 CEST

Beautiful sundog kinda morning here in West Seattle. Hope you’re well wherever you are!
#Seattle #WestSeattle
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2025-05-06 03:37:26 CEST

An amazing historic and scenic #railroad running near #MtRainier National Park had a huge setback for future expansion with a trestle burning to the ground. They’re still running their current line and rail cycle adventures but need help sorting out the mess and how they’ll move forward re: cleanup, planning, rebuilding and all the hoops and regulations therein. Please consider donating to help:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebuild-mt-rainier-scenic-railroads-future-after-deva
#RailFan #pnw

2025-05-04 17:23:06 CEST

#SilentSunday
#PNW #MtRainier #Tahoma #Photogeaphy #LandscapePhotography
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2025-05-02 19:07:31 CEST

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Here’s one that’s even closer :)
https://mastodon.social/@KevinFreitas/114439331423028099

2025-05-02 19:06:58 CEST

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Bonus #TahomaToday! Wearing a dapper hat just a half hour or so after the prev pic.
#MtRainier #Tahoma #pnw #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2025-05-02 18:52:30 CEST

#TahomaToday
#MtRainier #Tahoma #pnw #LandscapePhotography #photography
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2025-04-22 04:30:08 CEST

Our star today from West Seattle.
#OurStar #sunspots #OurSolarNeighborhood #TheSun #astrodon #AstroPhotography #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2025-04-03 01:30:05 CEST

Our star today from West Seattle.
#sunspots #TheSun #OurStar #SolarNeighborhood #AstroPhotography #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2025-03-31 04:20:15 CEST

#BloomScrolling #SilentSunday #Seattle #Photography
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2025-03-27 07:08:29 CET

Two best lightning shots from tonight. That second one was super close, prompted my kiddo to get his ear protection, and left an image on my eye for a couple minutes. No hail so thankful for that.
#wawx #WAstorm #Seattle #WestSeattle #lightning
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2025-03-14 16:44:08 CET

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Wallpaper version of all my lunar eclipse shows from the first half of the event last night. All approx 15 min. apart.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle #Astrodon #Wallpaper #iOSWallpaper #AndroidWallpaper #PhoneWallpaper
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2025-03-14 08:08:46 CET

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Sky scene for that last photo. Cheers!
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 08:07:54 CET

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12am Seattle time. Eeked out one last shot before heading for bed. Happy Pi Day, everyone! G’night!
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 07:48:02 CET

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Never mind, we got this. 11:45pm Seattle and grainy since I’m up to 6400 ISO.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 07:43:42 CET

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Uh-oh, may not quite make it to totality here in Seattle.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 07:35:18 CET

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11:30pm Seattle time. Image is getting noisy as I bump the ISO to get more of that red glow. On a tripod for the prev few images, too.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 07:20:31 CET

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11:15pm Seattle time.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 07:07:53 CET

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11pm Seattle time. Shifting over to a longer exposure to catch the red which, remember, are all Earth’s sunrises and sunsets being projects onto the surface of the Moon at once.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 06:49:10 CET

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Here are the clouds that wafted by just before that 10:45pm shot.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 06:48:20 CET

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10:45pm Seattle time. Was actually a pretty stormy day today so feeling lucky I can even see and share this at all. Yay!
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 06:33:58 CET

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10:30pm Seattle time.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 06:26:35 CET

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~10:15pm
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-14 06:03:19 CET

Starting to see some shadow on the lower left portion of the Moon now as of 10pm Seattle time.
#LunarEclipse #AstroPhotography #Seattle
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2025-03-09 15:14:57 CET

#SilentSunday
#PNW
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2025-02-22 03:55:56 CET

I like this. I like this very much!
https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/17/state-bill-would-clear-path-for-seattle-civilian-responder-expansion/
#Seattle #SPD #SPOG

2025-02-02 16:10:13 CET

#SilentSunday
#MtRainierNP #PNW #Photography
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2025-01-29 03:58:45 CET

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For y'all's consideration: my simple wordpress AI poison plugin.
https://kevinfreitas.net/tools-experiments/
#AI #LLM #GPT

2025-01-20 01:03:45 CET

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I also took a time-lapse and caught a snow tornado(?) whipping down the flanks. Check it out!
https://kevinfreitas.net/perspective/video-mt-rainier-snownado/
#MtRainier #WAWX #SnowTornado #TimeLapse @npub19xy…lkfq

2025-01-19 22:54:01 CET

#TahomaToday
#SilentSunday #MtRainier #Tahoma #photography #LandscapePhotography
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2025-01-18 23:45:41 CET

Our star today from #WestSeattle.
#SolarNeighborhood #TheSun #sunspots #AstroPhotography
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2025-01-14 05:12:37 CET

Managed to eke out some shots of the Moon/Mars conjunction tonight. That last pic is the conditions in #Seattle. :)
All photos taken through a Meade ETX 90 on a 25mm eyepiece with my iPhone 15 and edited in the iOS Photos app.
#Astronomy #AstroPhotography #Moon #Mars #conjunction #SolarNeighborhood #LookUp #wawx
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2024-12-31 23:50:49 CET

Happy New Year!
#TahomaToday #MtRainier #PNW #Photography #LandsxapePhotography
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2024-12-29 17:51:16 CET

#SilentSunday
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2024-12-25 01:20:45 CET

Love when large scale weather features are visible irl!
#wawx @npub19xy…lkfq #Seattle
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2024-12-20 00:14:33 CET

Dakobed (Glacier Peak) in Washington state this afternoon from West Seattle.
#Dakobed #GlacierPeak #PNW #LenticularCloud #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2024-12-18 00:20:57 CET

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Oh boy, so many! I loved Rampage and TMNT in the arcade. I was a Genesis kid at home and dug Sonic 1 quite a bit and, for a different pace, The Immortal. On my Atari 2600 it was all about H.E.R.O.
What were your other favs?
#GenX #VideoGames #RetroGames #Genesis

2024-12-17 19:19:19 CET

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On an iPhone or Mac you can use the little “speed” option (icon looks like a little speed-o) on a clip to slow it down.

2024-12-06 19:17:09 CET

Seattle’s Space Needle and a very snowy Kulshan / Mt. Baker this morning from West Seattle.
#Kulshan #MrBaker #SpaceNeedle #Seattle #WestSeattle #PNW #Photography #LandscapePhotography
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2024-11-20 18:39:17 CET

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Couldn’t believe it! And it makes me “what if” about having better cameras or being aware it might happen to take real photos. But I can also be thankful to capture them at all :)

2024-11-20 17:56:13 CET

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Here’s a still frame. It’s not much but those sure look like sprites to me.
#wawx #wx #Seattle #WestSeattle #lightning
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2024-11-20 17:53:17 CET

Holy crap! My all-sky cam caught a bunch of distant lightning flashes this morning over the Olympic Mtns. then I saw this vid and I think those are sprites!
#wawx #Seattle #WestSeattle #wx #OlympicMtns #lightning
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2024-11-20 01:33:40 CET

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Just measured a modest 12.9 MPH gust.
#wawx #BombCyclone #Seattle #WestSeattle #wx @npub19xy…lkfq
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2024-11-20 01:19:41 CET

Finally starting to blow a bit here in West Seattle and actually, as I typed, just had a power blip.
#wawx #BombCyclone #Seattle #WestSeattle #wx @ingalls

2024-11-13 17:17:41 CET

Seattle right now.
#wawx #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2024-11-03 18:26:51 CET

#SilentSunday
#PNW #Photography
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2024-11-01 00:15:47 CET

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[inspects labels] “Ah, Deplorables Brand™ garbage bags.”

2024-10-31 03:05:33 CET

Heron among the Fall foliage above Longfellow Creek in West Seattle.
#NaturePhotography #Photography #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2024-10-26 20:47:03 CEST

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Ordered! Went full cruelty mode with the 1,000 piece. Will let you know how they get on post-Xmas!

2024-10-26 18:24:24 CEST

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Haha, oh that would be a cruel one but I know some people in my life that would go for it. Stunning photo!

2024-10-20 22:08:57 CEST

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Time lapse of those same clouds dancing atop Tahoma today.
#Tahoma #TimeLapse #MtRainier #TahomaToday #pnw #wawx
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/341/540/170/222/687/original/b5bb483f4460f0e1.mp4

2024-10-20 21:59:25 CEST

Insane lenticular clouds over Mt. Rainier this morning!
#Tahoma #TahomaToday #MtRainier #SilentSunday #wawx #pnw #Photography #LandscapePhotography
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/341/512/814/532/034/original/a9935c6741eb3e08.jpeg

2024-10-20 15:44:37 CEST

#SilentSunday #PNW #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fall #FallFoliage
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2024-10-16 15:09:41 CEST

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Glad they’ve finally gone this direction but love my Kobo Libra Colour given the pen input. It makes it so much more useful/fun via quick sketches and, more importantly for me, marking up sheet music for my band.

2024-10-14 17:55:04 CEST

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Alrighty, here's what I could put together by stacking 12 photos and 5 dark frames. Definitely better, I think!
Wish I could get more or when it's higher but doubtful given our weather forecast. Still, happy with what I was able to get. Cheers!
#Comet #AstroPhotography #Photography #comet2023a3 #SolarNeighborhood #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2024-10-13 06:24:56 CEST

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Got it! Comet C/2023 A3(Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) tonight over the Olympic Mountains as seen from West Seattle. Took some dark frames so may do more processing to see about removing some noise but I’m happy to have seen it at all with all the clouds inbound!
#Comet #AstroPhotography #Photography #comet2023a3 #SolarNeighborhood #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2024-10-13 02:07:57 CEST

Heading out shortly with the family to try to see/capture #comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on the last clear night in #Seattle for the foreseeable future. 🤞 Will add to this 🧵 thread if I snag anything…
#CometTsuchinshanAtlas #Seattle #WestSeattle #Astronomy #AstroPhotography #OurSolarNeighborhood

2024-10-09 23:33:58 CEST

Repeated flights of a Black Hawk trio flying low (~500’when were already at 200’+ on our hill) over West Seattle isn’t top of my afternoon “do want” list.
#Seattle #WestSeattle #Photography #USMilitary #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
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2024-09-29 04:11:31 CEST

Amazing double rainbow just now in Seattle!
#Seattle #WAWX #Rainbow #WestSeattle #Photography #DoubleRainbow
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2024-09-24 17:50:47 CEST

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Here also are a couple of stills from stacking frames of video from two of my rooftop cams.
#Seattle #Astronomy #AstroPhotography #CitizenScience #WestSeattle #meteor #MeteorFireball
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2024-09-24 16:15:32 CEST

#Seattle area folks check those cameras! This #meteor streaked over about 2:09am towards the west. If you can, plz report to https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/
#astronomy #MeteorFireball #AmateurAstronomy #CitizenScience #WestSeattle
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/192/932/596/983/559/original/d07d298c2721d7dd.mp4

2024-09-05 18:14:41 CEST

When your kiddo is excited about finding a double frozen blackberry in his cereal and you have a triple but quietly break it apart and eat it.
#Parenting #IfYouKnowYouKnow

2024-08-28 00:18:34 CEST

Nice squall that just passed over us here in West Seattle. This is slow motion video showing hail in the foreground with a Sun-drenched city skyline behind.
#Seattle #wawx #WestSeattle #slowmo #SlowMotion
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/036/296/828/572/302/original/bfe3cebd1d0dfb7f.mp4

2024-08-21 16:29:29 CEST

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Ugh, so disappointing re: range and price.
I don’t think some tariffs on cheap Chinese EV imports are bad but the 100% levied is basically a free pass for other (see American and European) automakers to avoid investment and innovation on behalf of the environment and people who want to be able to afford to ditch gas.

2024-08-20 02:26:49 CEST

Our star today from West Seattle. A few easily Earth-size sunspots out there!
#OurStar #astrodon #astronomy #astroPhotography #photography #Seattle #WestSeattle
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2024-08-18 16:31:10 CEST

#TahomaToday
#SilentSunday #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MtRainier
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/983/502/328/689/601/original/3f754a691d699ef2.jpeg

2024-08-18 16:04:42 CEST

#SilentSunday #MtRainier #Photography #NaturePhotography
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2024-08-13 03:48:11 CEST

#TahomaToday.
#MountainMonday #photography #LandscapePhotography #MtRainier #PNW
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2024-08-11 20:19:15 CEST

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Hoping the clouds (and this head cold) hold off enough tonight to try for some aurora + Perseids atop Mt. Rainier.