deep-twilight.bsky.social
Planetary imager for fun, earth extreme weather for work, I like trail running, wild places, cool images, relaxing with cricket. Blue Mtns 🇦🇺 🪐 APOTY shortlist x6 (2019 planets win) ☀️ Malin awards wins 2021, 2024 (x2) 🚀 APOD x2
👤 Joined on 16 November 2024
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@deep-twilight.bsky.socialThe phenomenon of the horns extending beyond 180° was already noted by Johann Schröter in the late 18th century and was one of the first independent pieces of evidence for the existence of a dense atmosphere around Venus. Striking images like this one make it particularly clear. 🔭🧪⚛️ #sciart
Show PostI've seen a crescent Venus through a telescope but this is incredible
Show PostSaturn from inside its shadow. On 13 April 2017 Cassini flew through Saturn's shadow: the Sun behind the planet, the rings glowing with light scattered through them, the night side lit only by the rings. More than 200 frames, rebuilt from the calibrated archive data at full resolution.
Show PostHeading in to University Of British Columbia to give my talk on my PhD topic millisecond pulsar profile changes and meet the astrophysics team 🤓 Vancouver is such a beautiful city — loving the harbour area with the mountains backdrop 😍
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