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Greatest #astronomy #space headline ever

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Wind Blowing Out of Uranus Makes It Hard to Probe, NASA Complains

Scientists found that a "rare intense wind event" during NASA's Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus messed with our understanding of the planet.
Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
#astronomy #space

A fireball streaked by while Yasutaka Saika was taking a photograph of Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, producing this beautiful, accidental celestial alignment.

Captured on Oct 24 from Tereske, Hungary.

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Comet C/2023A3 and a fireball seen together in northern Hungary.

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#photography #science #astronomy #space

Space, the final frontier. Our solar system is in space, right? This BBC series gets into the nitty gritty of Earth, asteroids, moons and the other planets near us. Maybe it doesn't sound like edge of your seat stuff but Brian Cox does his best to keep your attention. Cox simplifies complicated concepts while he tries to figure out how life began here while postulating about where else life could be found. BBC 2 on iPlayer.

#tv #space #science #astronomy

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BBC Two - Solar System, Series 1, Volcano Worlds

Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons erupting with fire and ice.
BBC
#science #astronomy #space #tv

ULA launches second Vulcan flight, encounters strap-on booster anomaly
spaceflightnow.com/2024/10/04/… #space #nasa #universe #astronomy #art #science #galaxy #moon #stars #spacex
By thirty-seven seconds after liftoff, it was clear one of two strap-on solid fuel boostersvwas suffered an anomaly as can be seen by sparks and debris falling away from the rocket. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now
#art #science #astronomy #space #nasa #Universe #moon #spacex #galaxy #stars

Anyone knows any visually impaired astronomers (or amateurs) who will be interested to test our #astronomy apps for #Accessibility ?
#Accessibility #astronomy

#Earth used to have a ring like #Saturn. Scientists found evidence of a ring system that formed 466 million years ago. #news #space #universe #research #science #astronomy #physics #cosmos #solarsystem @monash university
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#News #science #research #astronomy #space #Universe #cosmos #earth #solarsystem #physics #saturn

What a cool astrophotography winner in the "People and Space" category.

Oh look, that's the International Space Station in front of the Sun! (Credit: Tom Williams)

#astronomy #science #photography

"This dramatic image serves as a powerful reminder of humanity’s ongoing presence in space. The photographer has done a great job in perfectly timing this shot so that the International Space Station is silhouetted against the backdrop of the Sun’s eastern solar limb. "The photograph beautifully showcases the dynamic and active nature of the Sun, bringing it to life in a captivating way. Yet among that, your eye is permanently fixed on the tiny human-made spacecraft making its way across, emphasizing its significance amid the grandeur of the Sun. It’s a worthy winner of this category."
#photography #science #astronomy

Here is this year's winner in the astronomy photographer "Skyscapes" category.

It's remarkable composite of local and deep-space photography. (Credit: Tom Rae)

#space #art #astronomy

"It’s very challenging to create this sort of composition without tipping the balance in favour of either foreground or background. Here, the grass and central rock retain wonderful detail, as do the midground mountains, but the vibrance and detail in the cosmic background shine through as well. "Even the airglow adds to the image, which is no easy feat! As well as being technically impressive, the balance also produces a sort of surreal quality. A slightly dream-like connection between the Earth-bound and the celestial."
#art #astronomy #space

So this was the cool shit I was seeing on the sun yesterday, Sept 13

152 minutes condensed into 15.9 seconds (573x)

#solar #astrophotography #astronomy

#astronomy #astrophotography #solar

Brand-new pics of planet Mercury, just in from the European Space Agency's BepiColombo spacecraft!

esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp… #space #science #astronomy #ESA

Mercury is receding into the distance in this image taken by the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission in the early hours of 5 September 2024 as the spacecraft sped by for its fourth of six gravity assist manoeuvres at the planet. The image is a nice teaser of what scientists would like to study in much more detail when BepiColombo starts is main science mission in early 2027. For the first time, BepiColombo saw Mercury’s south pole (top right). Sunlight never reaches the floor of some craters in this region, so despite the planet being very close to the Sun, the land remains freezing cold, making it likely that there is water ice present. The surface of Mercury hosts many fascinating geological features, including four craters close to Mercury’s south pole. The large ring around the south pole indicates the area designated as the south polar region (the equivalent of Earth’s ‘polar circle’). Also in the image are the Mercury Planetary Orbiter’s medium gain antenna (top centre) and magnetometer boom (right).
#science #astronomy #space #esa

Long before #Rosetta & 67P/C-G, there was Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 & its devastating 1994 encounter with Jupiter.

I was privileged to be part of the team that made & released the very first images of Fragment A impacting at ~20:15 UTC on 16 July, 30 years ago last night, as seen from Calar Alto in Spain.

The brightness of the impact plume was a huge surprise & the following week saw intense astronomical, media, & public engagement.

#Astronomy #Astrodon #SpaceScience #PlanetaryProtection

#astronomy #Astrodon #rosetta #spacescience #planetaryprotection

The astronauts aboard the ISS were amazed by the April 8 solar eclipse, just like the rest of us, and went crazy snapping photos from orbit.

They got some amazing views of the Moon's shadow sweeping across southern Canada & Maine, seen from 420 km (261 miles) above: flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore… #space #eclipse #space #astronomy

The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick and the American state of Maine in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared into the solar eclipse from 261 miles above.
The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick and the American state of Maine in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared into the solar eclipse from 261 miles above.
The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick and the American state of Maine in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared into the solar eclipse from 261 miles above.
#astronomy #space #Eclipse

As I capture more and more data in this region, I am amazed at the dusty detail that is there. I will continue to capture data on this one into the 32 hour mark. So far about 10 hours of integration time. 25% RGB data and 75% HOO narrowband data for an RGBHOO image. #astrophotography #photography #astronomy 🔭📷
An image of the Thor's Helmet Nebula. Captured with the following details: Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses- Stellarvue SVX102T Imaging Cameras - ZWO ASI2600MM Pro Mounts - Losmandy G11 Filters: ZWO Blue 2" · ZWO Green 2" · ZWO H-alpha 7nm 2" · ZWO O-III 7nm 2" · ZWO Red 2" Accessories: Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 4 Software: Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Software Bisque TheSkyX Imaging Bundle Integration Times: ZWO Blue 2": 8×300″(40′) ZWO Green 2": 9×300″(45′) ZWO H-alpha 7nm 2": 40×300″(3h 20′) ZWO O-III 7nm 2": 42×300″(3h 30′) ZWO Red 2": 9×300″(45′)
#photography #astronomy #astrophotography

This is the surface of a comet! Dust is swirling around the surface of Comet 67/P -- captured in 2016 by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft, processing by Jacint Roger Perez.

Still one of the most remarkable scenes in space exploration.

#space #science #astronomy #ESA

#science #astronomy #space #esa

Don’t fuck with moon dust. No seriously, do not fuck with moon dust.

Absent any moisture or atmosphere, millennia of asteroid impacts have turned lunar regolith (soil) into a fine powder of razor sharp, glass-like particles. What’s more, the solar wind imparts an electric charge on the dust, causing it to cling to any and every surface it touches through static electricity. On earth, sand tends to get smoother over time as wind and water tumble the grains about, eroding their sharpness. Not so on the moon – lunar dust is sharp and deadly. This is Not A Good Time if you’re an explorer looking to visit our celestial neighbor.

During Apollo, the astronauts faced a plethora of unexpected issues caused by dust. It clung to spacesuits and darkened them enough that exposure to sunlight overheated the life support systems. Dust got in suit joints and on suit visors, damaging them. It ate away layers of boot lining. It covered cameras. Upon returning to the cabin, astronauts attempting to brush it off damaged their suit fabric and sent the dust airborne, where it remained suspended in the air due to low gravity.

Inhaling moon dust causes mucus membranes to swell; every Apollo astronaut who stepped foot on the moon reported symptoms of “Lunar Hay Fever.” Sneezing, congestion, and a “smell of burnt gunpowder” took days to subside. Later Apollo missions even sent a special dust brush with the team to help clean each other and equipment. We don’t know exactly how dangerous the stuff is, but lunar regolith simulants suggest it might destroy lung and brain cells with long-term exposure. 1
In fact the dust is so nasty that it destroyed the vacuum seals of sample return containers. We no longer have any accurate samples of lunar dust, “Every sample brought back from the moon has been contaminated by Earth’s air and humidity […] The chemical and electrostatic properties of the soil no longer match what future astronauts will encounter on the moon.” 2
Whats worse, the solar-charged dust gets thrown up off the moon’s surface via electrostatic forces. The moon doesn’t technically have an atmosphere, but it does have a thin cloud of sharp dust itching to cling to anything it can find.

And it probably isn’t just the moon. “A 2005 NASA study listed 20 risks that required further study before humans should commit to a human Mars expedition, and ranked "dust" as the number one challenge.” 3
The coolest solution I’ve heard about in next-gen spacesuit design is a mesh of woven wires layered into the suit. When activated, the wire mesh would form an anti-static electric field that repels dust. Quite literally a force field. 4
#astronomy #apollo #moon #lunardust

Dust covers the central part of the lens in this photograph, obscuring the subject. The photo is of a dust-covered lunar rover. Dust can be seen caking the wheel rims and bodywork, as well as the astronaut’s suit in the top right of the image. https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/picture.html
A color photograph of the Apollo 16 lunar rover, centering on some equipment. The object in focus at the center left is a dust brush. Footprints can be seen on the lunar surface behind the rover near the tool’s attachment point, implying the dust brush was recently in use. https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/picture.html
Two microscopic images of lunar dust particles. “Figure 13-1. Examples of lunar dust grains. – LEFT: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a typical lunar agglutinate. Note the sharp edges, reentrant surfaces, and micro-craters. Smaller grains, which are less than 1 μm in diameter, are attached to this particle, and are also seen as loose grains in the upper portion of the image. RIGHT: SEM image of a lunar agglutinate fragment that was removed from the outer surface of Harrison Schmitt’s EVA suit.” https://humanresearchroadmap.nasa.gov/evidence/reports/lunar%20dust.pdf
A side-profile photo of the lunar rover from Apollo 16. John Young stands at the front of the vehicle, to the right of the photo frame. He is using the lunar dust brush to clean regolith off of the vehicle. https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/picture.html
An astronaut stands on lunar soil to the right of frame, tending to surface experiments filled with tubing and wires. The boots of their spacesuit are deeply blackened from a coating of lunar dust. https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/picture.html
A large vertical pole holds metal panels aloft to the left of frame. In the center, a scientific instrument with a mirror covered in dust has had a single finger drawn across it, showing just how dusty it is. To the right of frame is an astronaut’s outstretched hand. https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/picture.html
A photo of the lunar rover vehicle taken from behind, centered on the right rear wheel. A replacement fender is haphazardly attached. A dust-coated originally blue box is mounted above the wheel, and a suited up astronaut is driving the vehicle. The astronauts suit is also covered in lunar dust. https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/picture.html
Astronaut Gene Cernan sits in his spacesuit, helmet off, inside the Apollo 17 module. Various knobs, tubes, and buttons can be seen behind him. His suit is completely covered in black lunar dust. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil#cite_note-16

Stronger Than Dirt

Lunar explorers will have to battle an insidious enemy—dust.
Trudy E. Bell (Smithsonian Magazine)
#astronomy #moon #apollo #lunardust

You ever hear a fact that utterly blows your mind? That would be impossible to believe if there weren't photographic evidence?

Saturn's rings can be counted like rings on a treestump. They tell the story of the entire Saturn system's history.

What's more, they aren't rings, they are spirals. The gravitational mechanics of Saturn's rings work similarly to galactic arms, only wound more tightly.

The density waves that are formed by "shepherd moons" aren't one-directional, either. In one of the pics attached, the gravitational wake of the moon Daphnis can be seen throwing up waves perpendicular to the plane of the rings.

See sources for more detailed info
1 2 3 4 5
#astronomy #astrophysics #saturn #cassini

This image shows the different types of rings on saturn. Additional details for this image are found here: https://science.nasa.gov/resource/two-kinds-of-wave/
The bottom third of the image is filled with darkness. The top two thirds show the rings of saturn, forming patterned density waves vertically. In the center of the image there is a gap in the rings, and the moon Daphnis can be seen sweeping out a path. Both in front of and behind the moon, waves of ring dust are being created in a plane perpendicular to the camera and the rest of the ring structures.
A tilted, near-side on view of saturn's rings. Density waves can be seen in the ring spirals, with different densities corresponding to historic gravitational changes in the Saturn system

Rings and Waves - NASA Science

Saturn's A ring is decorated with several kinds of waves. 
science.nasa.gov
#astronomy #astrophysics #saturn #cassini

This is a three hour long #photo sequence I took in Jan 2019 during a total lunar #eclipse at ESO's Paranal Observatory in #Chile

As the #Moon moves into the Earth's shadow it becomes red. When sunlight passes through the Earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away more efficiently than red light, which passes through almost unimpeded, like at #sunrise or #sunset.

From the Moon, you would see the Earth surrounded by a golden fiery ring.

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography

A night image taken in an astronomical observatory. There are four large cylindrical telescope domes and two small rounder ones under the night sky. But the stars aren't point sources: instead, they are curved arcs streaking across the sky. In the middle of the frame there's an arc brighter than the rest. It looks like a Q-tip, with white bright ends and a thinner red middle part.
#photo #astronomy #astrophotography #Astrodon #sunset #moon #sunrise #Eclipse #chile

Phew! Thanks to new data from ESO's Very Large #Telescope, we now know that a white dwarf that was set for a close encounter with our Solar System in 29000 years isn't actually headed our way. Turns out that the intense magnetic field of the #star had biased the previous measurements of the approach speed. You're welcome everyone! 😉

We tell you everything in our latest ESO #blog: eso.org/public/blog/rogue-star…

#astrodon #astronomy #space #scicomm


ESOblog: Rogue star not heading for Solar System collision after all

Rogue star not heading for Solar System collision after all
www.eso.org
#blog #scicomm #astronomy #space #telescope #Astrodon #star

Happy Halloween 🎃

Here are the pumpkins I carved this year: An active red dwarf star and its gas giant planet. I call it an exo-pumpkin.

#pumpkin #JackOLantern #halloween #Astrodon #astronomy

Two carved pumpkins, lit from within, photographed at night. The larger pumpkin is carved with a detailed, stylized image of the sun including prominences that arc off the limb of the sun. The smaller pumpkin is carved like a planet, resembling a stylized Jupiter.
#astronomy #halloween #Astrodon #pumpkin #JackOLantern

We have a new post in our Blog article series illuminating 🪔the #science background 👩🏻‍🔬 👨🏾‍🔬 of ##ESAEuclid 🛰️ and the techniques we'll employ for high-precision #cosmology: "Measuring the Universe with Baryon Acoustic Oscillations?"

👉 euclid-ec.org/measuring-the-un…

#astrodon #astronomy #DarkEnergy #DarkMatter #space

Measuring the Universe with Baryon Acoustic Oscillations?

A space mission to map the Dark Universe
Euclid Consortium
#science #astronomy #space #Astrodon #esaeuclid #cosmology #darkenergy #darkmatter

With a good telescope on Mars, you can get a beautiful view of the crescent Earth & Moon. This shot was taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from a distance of 142 million km (88 million miles). nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/mul… #astronomy #science #wonder
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera would make a great backyard telescope for viewing Mars, and we can also use it at Mars to view other planets. This is an image of Earth and the moon, acquired on October 3, 2007, by the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars

Earth and moon
NASA
#science #astronomy #wonder

Mars - #HopeMarsMission spotted an elongated cloud around Ascraeus Mons

Full size image: flic.kr/p/2oDddEZ

North Polar Cap ↖️
Timetag: 2021-07-10
Altitude: 33580 km
Raw Data from: sdc.emiratesmarsmission.a
Filters: f635+f546+f437 (f320UV used just to enhance a little bit the cloud around the Ascraeus Mons)

I love also Olympus and Arsia Mons on the Terminator!

#Mars #HopeProbe #Space #Spacetodon #Astrodon #Solarocks #Astronomy
Credit:
UAESA/MBRSC/HopeMarsMission/EXI/AndreaLuck

In this image a crescent Mars from the perspective of the spacecraft. On the top right side, the North Polar Cap appears icy and dusty. What's cool about this image is the elongated (orographic) cloud near Ascraeus Mons. It's also nice to see the enormous Olympus and Arsia Mons along the Terminator. The surface is a dusty red, as you would expect on Mars.

Mars - Ascraeus Mons Elongated Cloud - Hope Mission Orbit 78

Credit: UAESA/MBRSC/HopeMarsMission/EXI/AndreaLuck Download full size image: www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/52929635765/sizes/o/ Orbit: 78 Altitude: 33580 km Timetag: 2021-07-10 19:28 Filters: f635+f546+f437 (f320UV used just to enhance a lit…
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#astronomy #space #Astrodon #HopeProbe #mars #HopeMarsMission #spacetodon #solarocks

Galactic collisions result in a billion-year gravitational dance, as shown in this captivating supercomputer simulation. The simulation depicts the collision of two spiral galaxies and is complemented by actual images of galactic collisions at various stages captured by Hubble.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers
Source: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30686
#Astronomy #Space #Universe #AltText4Me

NASA Scientific Visualization Studio - Galaxy Collisions: Simulation vs Observations

Galaxies are vast swarms of billions of stars along with huge interstellar clouds of gas and dust. A spiral galaxy has a broad, thin disk shape, with a bulge of stars in its core, Within the disk are winding arms of dark dust lanes and bright star-fo…
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#astronomy #space #Universe #alttext4me

Astronomers Find a Dozen More Moons for Jupiter. By Jeff Hecht - Sky & Telescope skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-…

«The discovery of a dozen new moons for Jupiter makes the king of planets the king of moons, too — at least for now».

#Astronomy #SolarSystem #Jupiter #Satellites


Astronomers Find a Dozen More Moons for Jupiter

The discovery of a dozen new moons for Jupiter makes the king of planets the king of moons, too — at least for now.
Jeff Hecht (Sky & Telescope)
#astronomy #Jupiter #solarsystem #satellites

Tomorrow is my first day of class this semester at Duke University.

For my first year seminar I am asking the students to build and use an astrolabe. It is a great way to both get a physical understanding of the sky, and to really appreciate the sophistication of early astronomy.

The astrolabe was used for centuries to tell the time, navigate, etc. Now you can make and use one too by following the instructions here:

in-the-sky.org/astrolabe/index…

#astronomy #astrodon #histodons #teaching

A handmade astrolabe made from card-stock and transparency sits on a table on some notes for doing calculations with the astrolabe and material for building new ones. The picture is the of the front of the astrolabe and you can see the clear piece with constellations overlaying the background of the sky elevation markings with time and elevation scales on the outer rim.

Make your own astrolabe - 1. Introduction

Make your own model astrolabe, using a cut-and-glue kit.
Dominic Ford (In-The-Sky.org)
#astronomy #Astrodon #histodons #teaching

For this year's gingerbread I made... Curiosity!

#space #gingerbread #nasa #mars #curiosity #baking #astronomy

A 3D model of the Mars Curiosity Rover. Many details are piped in royal icing. It sits atop reddish gingerbread "dirt".
#astronomy #space #nasa #baking #mars #gingerbread #curiosity

We are all stardust.

That oxygen you breath? That comes from dying massive stars, ending their light in a supernova.

The iron in your blood? Some massive stars dying, but mainly white dwarfs, the leftovers of dwarf stars like our own Sun, exploding.

The gold ring on your finger? Mostly merging neutron stars, leftovers from supernovae.

#astrodon #scicomm #astronomy

Graphic showing the periodic table of elements with elements colored by their most likely origin in different astrophysical processes. From https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/johnson.3064/nucleo/
#scicomm #astronomy #Astrodon

My daughter asked me, "Have we ever seen a star being born?" Here's part of the answer.
Deep within interstellar cloud CB 130-3, a dense knot of gas and dust teeters on the edge of collapse. When it goes, it will become a new star.
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard… #Space #astronomy
Interstellar cloud CB 130-3, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble Views a Billowing Cosmic Cloud

A small, dense cloud of gas and dust called CB 130-3 blots out the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
#astronomy #space

It was really nice to contribute to this image of the Cone Nebula that ESO just released to mark 60 years of collaboration. It's one of the many things I love about my current job here: working with our amazing visual team to deliver cool images for you to enjoy.

What you see here is a pillar of dust and gas sculpted by the intense radiation of stars further up, outside of the field of view.

More info: eso.org/public/news/eso2215/

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography

📷 ESO

The image shows the Cone Nebula at the centre of the picture taking up most of the frame. The shape of the dark nebulous cloud is that of a cone, pointing upwards. At the top and surrounding the cone are bright yellow stars of different sizes, tiny dots and bigger gassy spheres. To the left of the central figure, abstract dusty patterns are fading upwards. The top shines brightly, lit up by luminous stars.

ESO images a wondrous star factory to mark 60 years of collaboration

For the past 60 years the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has been enabling scientists worldwide to discover the secrets of the Universe.
www.eso.org
#astronomy #astrophotography #Astrodon

NASA published the free ebook "A Guide to Smartphone Astrophotography" by Sten Odenwald.

It's a comprehensive resource on using Android and iOS phones, as well as other equipment, to take photos of celestial objects, astronomical phenomena, and artificial satellites.

Download the PDF here:

spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/SMBook…

Image credit: NASA.

#astrophotography #astronomy #books

A book cover with a blue background, the NASA logo at the top right, the title in a sans serif font, and the rest of the page taken by a 3x3 grid of astronomical photos.
#books #astronomy #astrophotography

Andrea Luck processes photos taken by spacecraft to make them clearer and more spectacular. You can follow at:

➡️ @andrealuck

Luck has a Flickr page at flickr.com/photos/192271236@N0…

#AndreaLuck #Space #Photography #Astronomy #Spacecraft #SpacePhotos #Processing #ImageProcessing #PostProcessing #GIMP #GnuIMP

Photograph of Mars taken from space, with a polar ice cap visible on the left and a volcano on the upper right of the image. The lower half of the planet is shrouded in darkness.
Photograph of Jupiter taken by a passing spacecraft. It is relatively close and only a fraction of the planet is visible. Clouds swirl in massive storms that resemble paint swirling in water.
Closer picture of Mars taken from a spacecraft. A giant valley is visible near the top of the picture, in dark grey contrasting with the red tint of the rest of the planet.

Andrea Luck

Explore Andrea Luck’s 256 photos on Flickr!
Andrea Luck (Flickr)
#gimp #photography #astronomy #space #processing #GnuIMP #postprocessing #imageprocessing #SpacePhotos #spacecraft #AndreaLuck @Andrea Luck

Since it has been a increase of users lately, I'll follow the stream and #introduce myself 🙂 Better late than never.

My real name is Erik and I live in Sweden. Airikr is the old name of Erik from medieval Sweden.

My main interests are #programming, #photography, #cycling, #astronomy, #exploration, and #history.

I am a big fan of #opensource and #selfhosting and are working on open sourced projects like #serenum.

#opensource #history #programming #cycling #selfhosting #photography #astronomy #introduce #exploration #serenum

Do people like threads here? I guess we'll find out!

Between meetings today I thought I'd talk about #NASA #JWST and all the exciting #science we can expect from it starting in a few months!

(Yes, I made this travel mug ❤️)

#SciComm #Exoplanets #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Telescope #MastodonNewbie

A selfie of Erin (brown hair pulled back in a bun, hazel eyes, large clear glasses, noise ring) smiling while holding a travel mug she made featuring the JW Space Telescope
#science #scicomm #astronomy #astrophysics #jwst #nasa #telescope #MastodonNewbie #exoplanets

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