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Andrew Symes

@FailedProtostar

Avid astrophotographer and Canadian communicator. Buzz Aldrin tweeted me once.

 Ottawa, Canada
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Joined August 2009
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If you want to take telescopic photos with a smartphone or are wondering how I take mine, here's my guide: canadianastronomy.wordpress.…
Smartphone Astrophotography: How I photograph the Moon & planets with my phone

Smartphone Astrophotography: How I photograph the Moon & planets with my phone

I’m often asked how I am able to take high-quality images of the solar system using my iPhone. In short, the quality of today’s smartphone cameras makes it possible to take very respectable i…

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This guy just won the game for the Buffalo Bills!!! Thank you, Matt Prater! 😂 🏈 #Bills #MattPrater #SNF #BuffaloBills
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You can now find me where the sky is blue! I plan to post there more than here…
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DSCOVR:EPIC@dscovr_epic30 Oct 2024
16:44 on Tuesday October 29th, over South America
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One of my images is featured in this nice roundup of comet photos. Thank you, @astroguyz!
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@WillOremus30 Oct 2024
Our story today on how Musk is funding Facebook ads impersonating Harris to outrage voters with false claims — and why Meta is ok with that, collecting $600k and counting to target the ads to swing-state voters under a fictitious name. washingtonpost.com/politics/… w/ @TrishaThadani
Analysis | These look like Harris ads. Trump backers bought them.

Analysis | These look like Harris ads. Trump backers bought them.

A pro-Trump group funded by Elon Musk is quietly placing deceptive Facebook ads that misrepresent the Democrat’s positions.

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@WillOremus30 Oct 2024
A blitz of Facebook ads by what poses as a pro-Harris group, but is secretly a front for a pro-Trump dark money group funded by Elon Musk to misrepresent Harris's views to swing-state voters, does not appear to violate Meta's ad transparency policies.
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Elon Musk has secretly been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022 on.wsj.com/48jWPuO on.wsj.com/48jWPuO
Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin

Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin

Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns. Topics include geopolitics, business and personal matters.

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The comet is fading but it’s still there. Taken from my yard with an iPhone 14 Pro Max. 💫📱
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Caught the comet from my yard this evening. Handheld photo with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. 💫📱🍂 #comet
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Gotta love a comet on a fall evening. Taken this evening with my iPhone 14 Pro Max from Ottawa, Canada. 📱💫🍂
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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) looked much better this evening without all the bright moonlight! Taken around 7:30pm from Ottawa, Canada with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. 📱💫
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Good morning, Moon! Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. 🌖📱
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Tonight’s view of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) taken with my iPhone from Ottawa, Canada.📱💫 #comet
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This comet has not been easy to spot from Ottawa due to low-lying clouds in recent evenings. It was completely obscured shortly after I took this iPhone shot. 📱💫
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I love this one! 👏
James Billings (@jowlymonster) profile pictureJames Billings@jowlymonster14 Oct 2024
Tonight I managed to catch Comet C/2023 A3. I struggled to find it for ages, starting to look half an hour after sunset - but eventually found it. Half an hour later it was visible by eye clearly, including the huge tail. Sony A7R2, Voigtlander 110mm 2.5 APO, ISO 640, 2.5s
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Best I could do this evening to catch comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) between clouds. Taken with an iPhone 14 Pro Max from Ottawa, Canada. 💫 #comet
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This was crazy LMAO – at North Liberty, IA
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@SpaceX13 Oct 2024
Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!
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They caught the booster! Congratulations @SpaceX !
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Here’s Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS taken with my iPhone this evening from Ottawa, Canada! Barely visible to the naked eye with averted vision but I spotted it quickly with binoculars. @Astroguyz.
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I’ve spotted the comet!!! Here is Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS with an iPhone taken just now in Ottawa, Canada! 📱💫
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