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webcubus

@webcubus@astrodon.social

Astrophotographer, scuba diver, hockey fan, software engineer

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iangriffin, to NewZealand

No 2.5 hour road trip to witness an aurora last night. I slummed it in my back garden!

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@iangriffin So nice! I'm hoping I get another shot at it soon - we had a very pink/red experience, but I'd love to mix in some green.

webcubus, to scuba
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My dry suit recently sprung a small leak in the wrist seal. I decided to do my own wrist seal replacement, so I wrote up a blog post about it. This isn't a full tutorial of how to do it - I'll leave that to the pros. This is more meant as a tips and tricks/overview of the process to help others decide if they want to do it themselves.

I've put 2 cold water dives on the new seal and it works great!

https://blog.briangweber.com/2024-05-09-diy-dry-suit-seals/

richard, to Astronomy
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Astronomers discover new Earth-sized world orbiting an ultra-cool star

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-astronomers-earth-sized-world-orbiting.html

"Next steps for the project could include follow-up observations by the James Webb Space Telescope, which would deliver important insights into the planet's surface mineralogy, and the potential for an atmosphere."

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@richard I assume "ultra-cool" refers to the temperature, but it sounds pretty neat too 😄

webcubus, to scuba
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Picture of the day: Following up on yesterday's picture of the Jellyfish Nebula, I have a picture of a Lion's Mane Jellyfish. This species can get very large, but this one was small.

https://briangweber.com/featured/lions-mane-jellyfish-brian-weber.html

#jellyfish #underwaterPhotography #scubaDiving #NewEngland #coldWater #olympus #tg

webcubus, to space
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Picture of the day: This wild-looking supernova remnant is nicknamed the Jellyfish Nebula. Supernovas produce some of the strangest objects in the night sky.

https://briangweber.com/featured/jellyfish-nebula-brian-weber.html

jda, to random
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I can't even tell you how bad the record is in 6v5

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@jda you can, but I would prefer if you didn't. That was a brutal finish 🥵

Phreba, to nba
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The has serious officiating issues. Too many reviews, indecisive calls, bad calls and just too many calls. No flow.

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@spelled_with_a_k @Phreba I would have lost my damn mind if that gentle brush on Bobrovsky was deemed interference

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@spelled_with_a_k @Phreba they've set the threshold to "goalie gets yeeted into the stands from the crease by significant contact" and there's no going back now.

webcubus, to newhampshire
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Picture of the day: a large nudibranch munching the flowery top off of a hydroid in the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

https://briangweber.com/featured/nudibranch-snack-brian-weber.html

spelled_with_a_k, to Hockey
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the refereeing is a joke. Clearly they are only looking at the Bruins. Because the Cats are angels.

What a joke.

#NHLBruins #HNOM #Hockey #USSSport

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@spelled_with_a_k why have a goaltender interference call if you're not going to apply it? I get missing the push live, but there's just no excuse for looking at the replay and not calling it. Best sport, terrible league.

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@spelled_with_a_k oh, and don't even get me started on the "interference" that created that powerplay. OEL throws his head back after a small push from Lindholm and somehow we're short-handed. What is even happening?!

webcubus, to Canon
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Seeing the northern lights with my own eyes was an amazing experience this weekend! I wrote up a blog post about it and assembled a new video. Check it out!

https://blog.briangweber.com/2024-05-11-northern-lights-show/

webcubus, to random
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Not a great image, because I was shooting around the clouds but I had to capture the source of our Aurora fun. That big chunk on the right side has been blasting us with solar mass to light up the sky!

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@Powerfromspace1 I don't know, the surface of the sun doesn't seem like a very safe place to hang out generally 😂

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@Shi @Powerfromspace1 the scale of the sun is mind-boggling!

webcubus, to Canon
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The Aurora put on a show for us last night! This was 10 second exposures @ f/2.8 on my Canon T3 + 14mm lens. So cool!

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webcubus, to random
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It's not quite as active now, but the aurora was wild earlier. This was just a simple night lapse on my Hero11 - we could see colors and pillars with the naked eye, but the camera is next level

#aurora #cme #solarstorm #northernlights

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PSA: If the sun is out where you are and you still have your eclipse glasses, put them on and take a look at the sun. There is a giant sunspot visible on the lower right side. I took pictures of it a couple days ago, but it's still wild to see it with my own eyes.

Also, if you live in the northern latitudes, there's a chance for some strong aurora activity tonight. If it's clear, I'll be pointing my camera north to see if I can get anything!

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental

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@Monolecte NOAA is an American government agency, so the views they show tend to be US-centric. Spaceweatherlive has more global information (and a good mobile app)

https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/

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@Monolecte might be worth a look if you're in northern France! https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast

webcubus, to scuba
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Just published a blog post about how to replace your fiber optic cables on your underwater photography rig on the cheap! Underwater photography is expensive, so let's save a few bucks where we can. I have been shooting with these cables for awhile and they are very reliable.

https://blog.briangweber.com/2024-05-08-fiber-optic-cables/

thomasfuchs, to random
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iPad OS be like “what if we put the most powerful personal computer processor in the world into a Game Boy”

webcubus,
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@thomasfuchs but you need to upgrade from the last generation of Game Boy, because we slowed that thing down a loooot. Even tasks you could do on your graphing calculator don't run well on the last gen's supercomputer.

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@thomasfuchs maybe they stopped doing that after they got sued for it? 😬

webcubus, to solar
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Finally! A clear day for some solar imaging and what a view today! My phone has been buzzing all day as all of these spots are firing off solar flares.

Details: https://www.astrobin.com/ahxkph/

#sun #solar #star #solarSystem #astrophotography #qhyccd #skywatcherUSA #sunspots #solarflare

webcubus, to random
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Another garden image! This flower is called beebalm, and it's no wonder why. Pollinators love this colorful flower.

Print: https://briangweber.com/featured/bumblebee-in-the-beebalm-brian-weber.html

#bee #bumblebee #beebalm #plant #garden #flower #colorful

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