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Iron fillings and solar explosions

12 Feb 201911 Feb 2019
Magnetic fields are weird. They interact with each other in non-intuitive ways. If you're one of those who didn't feel anxiety in physics class, you probably think I'm crazy saying…
Stream of consciousness

Busy image

10 Feb 201911 Feb 2019
In this image, you see: Light from a town called Dverberg on one side, from a town called Bleik on the other, stars, a little airglow, and, not least, the…
Stream of consciousness

A sky full of stars

31 Jan 201919 Jan 2019
When growing up, I thought accountancy was boring. Becoming a researcher, spending nights looking at lines and points on screens during experiments, I realised that accountancy was probably really exciting,…
Stream of consciousness

Nova over Supernova at ESO

24 Jan 201913 Jan 2019
Sometimes, I just want to give you a link to enjoy. Like all my links, this one's safe, too. It'll take you to the European Southern Observatory for a rather…
Stream of consciousness

Looking for STEVE

31 Dec 201830 Dec 2018
There are many hidden corners on the island of Andøya - sometimes they are hidden in plain sight. I took this image on my way down along a glacier moraine.…
Stream of consciousness

Not an 80-ies sci-fi-movie

12 Oct 201827 Nov 2018
The image title at the source is "Cheops inside LEAF chamber". This is where satellites get tested with the help of sound. The "Large European Acoustic Facility" can bombard the…
Stream of consciousness

Greetings from 1054 AD

7 Sep 20182 Dec 2018
There is a neutron star there. For neutron stars to exist, there had to be a supernova. This particular neutron star is a pulsar. Impressed? If not, I would advise…
Stream of consciousness

When spectral shifts get exciting

3 Aug 20187 Dec 2018
"A young star devouring a planet" as NASA put it at the source. How would you find evidence of that? With the help of the two lines down there to…
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Awesome amateur photography

27 Jul 20188 Dec 2018
Here's another one of those amateur astrophotography images. Know one thing: An image such as this, you cannot take without excrutiatingly expensive equipment. If nothing else, have that make you…

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