Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

AkaSci 🛰️ @AkaSci@fosstodon.org

1/2/2026, 6:57:06 PM

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The first full moon of 2026 (aka the Wolf Moon), tonight and tomorrow night, promises to be a super-bright supermoon 🌕

The moon will be near perigee in its orbit around Earth, making it ~30% brighter and ~14% larger than at its farthest point (apogee).

Earth's perihelion will make the moon shine brighter by another ~6.5% compared to July.

Moon perigee: 1 Jan, 21:43 UTC
Full moon: 3 Jan, 10:03 UTC
Earth perihelion: 3 Jan, 17:15 UTC

Happy viewing 🌝
https://earthsky.org/earth/rare-alignment-of-earth-moon-and-sun-january-1-2-3-2026/
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Rare alignment of Earth, moon and sun in early January

earthsky.org · EarthSky | Updates on your cosmos and world

AkaSci 🛰️ @AkaSci@fosstodon.org

1/3/2026, 12:13:51 AM

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In the northern hemisphere, around midnight, the Wolf Moon will be high in the sky, you know why.
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The moon's perigee and the earth's perihelion on the Sun's side, will result in heightened King Tide.
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My graphic illustrating the elevation of the moon at midnight close to the solstices.

In winter, the moon is high in the sky in the northern hemisphere, due to the axial tilt of earth.

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