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karlbauers.bsky.social
Computer Programmer / System's Analyst. Renal transplant for 22+ years. In same relationship for 33+ years. Love: Earth, astrophysics and cosmology, sciences, sci-fi, electronics.
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The Moon is new. 0.0 days old. 0.0% illuminated. 🔭 🧪

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Just like to mention tomorrow morning there will be no smiley face in the sky. The Slivery Waning Crescent Moon will appear close to Venus and Saturn, but not particularly spectacular. 🔭 🧪

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

"One cannot work like this - all energy goes in thinking how to survive and not think in physics ... no one can be productive in climate like this – It is the end of the US scientific and technical dominance in the world – we will not recover from this in a decade." ww2.aip.org/statistics/i...

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

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Light at night affects more than sleep. It disrupts nocturnal animals, bird migrations, and pollinators. Darkness matters — for all of us. #DarkSkyWeek #ProtectTheNight #day4

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Happy bithday Hubble Space Telescope!! 🎉 To celebrate Hubble's 35th anniversary today, here are 4 of my own processed images of some beautiful Hubble's past observations! 🔭 With this small selection, I want to highlight some lesser known beauties that Hubble has observed throughout the years.

submitted 4 days ago • 18 comments

Mars is now appearing seriously close to the Beehive Cluster. At their closest 4-5 May. Brilliant binoculars and photographic opportunities. 🔭 🧪

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

A bit of a reprocess of last night's Mars and the Beehive pic. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

This #rainbow is writ large in the night sky. It is the zodiacal light, seen against Taurus in this #photograph by the PUNCH mission. The color "sheen" indicates polarization of the light: hue tells direction, saturation tells degree of polarization. 🧪🔭⚛️ (whtwnd.com/punch-missio...)

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

“The release of the Nature Careers jobs-board data follows a separate poll of researchers by Nature’s news team, which found that 75% of researchers in the United States who responded were keen to leave.” #BrainDrain 🧪

submitted 6 days ago • 12 comments

Mars and the Beehive cluster with a possible meteor. 22 April 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Thanks for the Birthday wishes! Turning 30 is something! More music and gigs sooooon!

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Mars and the Beehive from last night. 22 April 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Mars and the Beehive from last night. 20 April 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments