Franck Marchis

@allplanets

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Last night in Anguilla, I captured my best shot yet of the Orion Nebula while chatting with the amazing visitors and staff at the Malliouhana hotel about space. It was inspiring and made me proud to have contributed to creating this @Unistellar telescope. Bringing back the wonders of space—and, more importantly, joy.

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Expanding the @SETIInstitute Citizen Science Network to share the wonders of the dark sky & support local space initiatives is our mission. Recently, my colleague Ryan Lambert visited Rwanda for #SpaceWeek with @Unistellar telescopes to inspire. Big thanks to @TRLspace for involving us in this project! We’re excited to help observe Rwanda’s first satellite & spark youth passion for space. #Rwanda #CitizenScience https://www.seti.org/exploring-stars-rwanda-astronomers-journey-international-space-week

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Comet c/2023 A3 from my backyard in San Francisco tonight. What a beauty. Happy Diwali! Happy Halloween! #cometA3

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I voted yesterday—for the mayor of San Francisco, a range of important city and state propositions, and the school district. I’m grateful to live in a democratic system where we’re consulted on meaningful, necessary changes. For president, I voted for Kamala Harris because I believe in this country’s future and oppose those who try to divide us with hate. You should too. 🇺🇸

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Last night, Comet C/2023 A3 put on an incredible show from San Francisco. As it is higher in the sky and further away from the sun, the images keep getting better with my @unistellar Odyssey telescope #astronomy #cometA3

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A year after Europe’s Mars orbiter played alien by sending an extraterrestrial message to Earth, a brilliant father-daughter duo decoded the signal from @asigninspace! This project pushes the limits of SETI protocols and showcases the power of Citizen Science. 👽 #ASignInSpace #SETI #CitizenScience #Space https://blogs.esa.int/to-mars-and-back/2024/10/23/father-daughter-team-decodes-alien-signal/

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When a high-profile figure finally says what the US space industry has known for years, it could spark much-needed change. The NASA Artemis program—years behind schedule and billions over budget—should have taxpayers and leaders demanding accountability. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-17/michael-bloomberg-nasa-s-artemis-moon-mission-is-a-colossal-waste

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Please welcome SkyMapper, our company to build the first decentralized platform for astronomy and Space data to harness the collective power of digital telescopes. Thanks to my co-founder (Stefaan Vervaet) and our team of advisors for believing in this project. #desci #startup #depin #astronomy www.skymapper.io

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Finally, the fog has lifted, and San Francisco gets a clear view of Comet A3! Even with the almost full moon, we managed to spot it thanks to the @unistellar Odyssey. #Astronomy #CometA3 #Unistellar

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Finally spotted Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), and you should too! You won’t get another chance for ~80,660 years. Catch it just after sunset before it fades further this month as it moves farther from the Sun. Don’t miss out this cosmic event. #cometA3

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With Earth capturing a ‘mini moon,’ does this mean it hasn’t fully cleared its orbit? Should we reconsider the definition of a planet—or even reclassify Earth as a dwarf planet? #sundaysciencequestion #astronomy https://abc7news.com/post/asteroid-will-join-earths-orbit-mini-moon-2-months-starting-sunday/15371816/

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Let’s dive into the mystery of the 1977 Wow! Signal, once linked to aliens. A new study by Prof. Abel Mendez points to a natural origin. We’ll break it down and explore how it contrasts with the LaserSETI survey, scanning the sky for life—All the Sky, All the Time. https://youtu.be/NZ4fLtLne98?si=lZDb7WTUOwgpkdx6

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I'm proud to be one of the contributors to "A Sign in Space," a game-changing project that just won the 2024 Gizmodo Science Fair! This collaborative effort beamed an encoded message from a Mars satellite, inviting the public to help decipher it. It offers a glimpse into how we might interpret a message from an entirely unknown civilization. 🌌🛰️🚀 https://gizmodo.com/science-fair-sign-in-space-1851478609

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Get those telescopes ready. Comet C/2023 A3 could be a show… or not. #comet https://www.seti.org/will-comet-c2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas-be-comet-decade

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First observations of the sky in Idaho. So peaceful, so beautiful… I am glad I finally came here. #labourday

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The sky of San Francisco with my Unistellar Odyssey telescope. Digital telescopes are truly changing the way we do astronomy . #nightsky

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Curious if NASA’s ACS3 solar sail will be passing overhead? 🌍✨ Check out our prediction page! It might be visible without a telescope, but if you have a Unistellar scope, this is a must-see opportunity. Don’t miss it! It’s passing above San Francisco at 9:10pm tonight. https://science.unistellar.com/blog/spot-acs-3-nasas-solar-sail-in-the-sky/

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Thank you to Space42 for inviting me to Armenia to the first music and astronomy festival. What an amazing country to visit full of remarkable people and beautiful landscape. We enjoyed the stars, the food and the music. #astronomy #festival

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My European summer trip was short this year but I am glad I managed to see my colleagues, friends and family in Paris and Marseille. As time goes, and I have been away for now 30 years, I realized that I truly became a foreigner in my own birth country. #expat #Immigrants

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Update on #CometA3 (C/2023 A3)! Just before it gets too close to the Sun, recent @unistellar network observations suggest it could peak at -1.1 magnitude—if it survives perihelion. 🌟 Big thanks to our @SETIInstitute citizen scientists! Let’s catch it in a month, fingers crossed it makes it! 🤞

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