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Our camera watches the Boston skyline around the clock. Get the good moments on your phone - free, no account, no email. Mute or leave any time.

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Pick a bundle - or single topics

"Subscribe in the app" does it in one tap. If it doesn't, in the app tap + → "Use another server" → ntfy.cold.fyi → the topic name shown. Subscribe to as many as you like.

Bundles

  1. Only the good stuff

    Pink skies, fog/snow/storms, and events. Rare, never routine.

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  2. Daily rhythm

    Good morning at 7:30, golden-hour heads-up, and the sunset postcard.

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  3. Everything

    Every topic in one place.

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Or just one thing

  1. Colorful skies

    The moment the sky over the Back Bay turns pink or orange, with a photo.

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  2. Daily sunset postcard

    One photo a day, ten minutes after sunset, with the day's weather.

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  3. New videos

    New Shorts and sunrise/sunset timelapses as they go up.

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  4. Weather moments

    Fog swallowing the skyline, snow, storms - when it's actually happening.

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  5. Events

    Fireworks, the tree lighting, First Night - when they start.

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  6. Golden hour heads-up

    45 minutes before a good-looking sunset, with a photo of the sky right now.

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  7. Good morning, Boston

    One line at 7:30: temperature, the sky, and tonight's sunset odds.

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Pause or stop: in the ntfy app, long-press a topic → Mute (for an hour, a day, or forever) or Unsubscribe.

Nothing at night (10 PM - 7 AM) except fireworks-type events, and never more than a few a day. Watch live any time at common.cold.fyi.

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