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thomasfuchs, 8 months ago to random

⚠️ PSA for US peeps: please don’t forget, new COVID boosters are available now and recommended for everyone.

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webcubus, 8 months ago to octopus

Time for more cephalopods! This time around, we have Wunderpus photogenicus (yes, this is really the scientific name). The first one we saw was in maybe 15 feet of water and our guide found it before we had all even descended. It didn't seem too bothered as photographers gathered around and snapped away. Philippines diving is epic!

Prints: https://briangweber.com/collections/cephalopods

#octopus #Philippines #wunderpus #scuba #diving #underwater

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webcubus, 8 months ago to space

Even bigger project! I spent over 31h imaging this two-panel mosaic of the Elephant Trunk nebula. This area is jam-packed with colorful emissions and strange dusty structures. Which do you like better? Foraxx + boost (first) or HOO (second)

Details/Full Res: https://www.astrobin.com/9hlxyx/
Prints: https://briangweber.com/collections/astrophotography

#space #nebula #astrophotography #stars #colorful

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gbhnews, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to boston

🌞 Good morning! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston.

Lab studies show the new #COVID booster is effective against the BA.2.86 variant.

US v. Google got underway in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday. #antitrust

Former White House aide Gabe Amo came out on top of a crowded primary field in the Congressional race in #RhodeIsland.

webcubus, 8 months ago to random

Just made another sale! This customer was looking for some specific critters and I was able dig them out of my extensive photo archives 😃. If you're looking for a specific creature you don't see on the site or want a different image of a published creature, feel free to shoot me a message and I'll see what I can find.

https://briangweber.com/saleannouncement.html?id=113d2650daed9c8008a34cc5c71ec026

webcubus, 8 months ago to astrophotography

Big project alert! This image is an area in Cygnus containing both the North America nebula (big blue area) and the Pelican nebula (bump in the top middle). This area is rich in OIII, which gives it a nice blue color with certain processing. This is over 25h of total exposure time across the two panels of the mosaic.

Print: https://briangweber.com/featured/north-america-and-pelican-nebula-in-cygnus-brian-weber.html
Acquisition Details: https://www.astrobin.com/uevzok/B/

#astrophotography #nebula #mosaic #space #astronomy #cygnus #qhy #skywatcher

jdlbt, 8 months ago to astrophotography French

Clear skies are too precious to waste, even if it's the full/super/blue/whatever moon.

Luckily, narrow band filters help making the data collected under moon glow usable.

I can see details of the Bubble Nebula in the individual sub exposures so hopefully I'll be able to process this into an acceptable image.

#astrophotography #astronomy #astrodon #astroberry #kstars #ekos #phd2

Image of an astrophotography rig on the side of a small road in between fields. The full moon is visible in the background.
Photography of a computer screen showing the Ekos astrophotography software during an astrophotography session. The preview on the screen shows a close-up of the Bubble Nebula.

webcubus, 8 months ago to random

Just uploaded a few more pictures from my spectacular Philippines trip! This time we've got a teeny tiny "leaf sheep" nudibranch, a peacock Mantis Shrimp, a porcelain crab, and a bobtail squid.

Check out the full images on my website: https://briangweber.com/collections/philippines

#Philippines #Dumaguete #underwater #shrimp #squid #crab #nudibranch #macrophotography

catherineryanhyde, 9 months ago to random

This is the last one, and I'm less than trilled with it. It's called the Lion Nebula, I've never tried it before, and it's tricky. And before you tell me it doesn't look like a lion, it does if you're doing it right.

ManyWorldsAstro_, 9 months ago to python

Made my first "real" #Python application: an interactive folder structure generator for multi-night imaging to feed into PixInsight's WBPP.

Is it clunky? Yes.
Does it work? Yes.

#astrophotography #Astrodon #coding

webcubus, 9 months ago to random

Just sold a Trunkfish throw pillow on my website! Feel free to stop on by and stay tuned over the next few weeks as I continue to add new designs from my Philippines trip.

Sale announcement: https://briangweber.com/saleannouncement.html?id=3dc219becf0545cc7eaa59bd0ac11495
Store homepage: https://briangweber.com

rsliva, 9 months ago to random

As a last gasp shot before the clouds rolled in last night I targeted the Helix Nebula for 30 minutes (15x120s). I’m not a nebula guy, but as the saying goes, “make hay while the gas is glowing.”

webcubus, 9 months ago to random

Really interesting - I'm getting much more engagement from posts here than on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube. Very few comments here, but plenty of favorites and boosts, which are both appreciated. Now if only I could generate a few sales... 😀

webcubus, 9 months ago to Philippines

More bucket list creatures from Dumaguete! Flamboyant cuttlefish walk around the sea floor looking for small fish and crustaceans. When they find one, they slowly extend their two specialized feeding arms and snap out in the blink of an eye to grab their prey. A fellow diver and I spent 20 minutes with a single cuttlefish watching it walk and feed repeatedly. Video coming soon!

Prints: https://briangweber.com/collections/philippines

#cuttlefish #cephalopod #Philippines #Dumaguete #macrophotography #epic #colorful

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webcubus, 9 months ago to space

Work in Progress! This is the beautiful Helix Nebula, sometimes referred to as the "Eye of God". This is the only planetary nebula I can reasonably capture with my widefield scope. It is very low in the night sky, rising to only 27 degrees above the horizon from my location but I was able to get almost 4 hours on it. I will add more time over the next month to bring out the finer details. Off to a great start!

#nebula #eye #helix #space #stars #astrophotography #rainbow #colorful

Teri_Kanefield, 9 months ago to random

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webcubus, 9 months ago to Philippines

I've mostly stopped taking videos while diving in favor of still images, but I couldn't resist taking some video of these charismatic blue ring octopus. A still image just can't capture the hypnotic pulsing of those blue rings or the way they move around the ocean floor.

Still prints: https://briangweber.com/collections/philippines
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fFYDUxSOqVI&feature=youtu.be

#blueringoctopus #muckdiving #cephalopod #venomous #Dumaguete #Philippines #macrophotography

webcubus, 9 months ago to octopus

Blue Ring Octopus are famous for their venomous bite and their vibrant color. Despite their large personalities, they are small in stature. The fourth image below shows the octopus next to a regular-sized marble. It was a delight to watch this species flash its colors, walk around the sea floor, and even interact with a nearby fish.

Prints: https://briangweber.com/collections/philippines

#blueringoctopus #venomous #octopus #cephalopod #macrophotography #olympus #epl

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webcubus, 9 months ago to Philippines

Ornate ghost pipefish can be very challenging to photograph as they are specifically camouflaged to their favorite hangouts. We saw them nearly every dive in Dumaguete, Philippines, so I was able to be selective and only image when they were against favorable backgrounds.

Prints:
https://briangweber.com/featured/ornate-ghost-pipefish-brian-weber.html?newartwork=true
https://briangweber.com/featured/1-ornate-ghost-pipefish-brian-weber.html

#pipefish #ghostpipefish #philippines #dumaguete #fish #macrophotography

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webcubus, 9 months ago to astrophotography

Messier 106 is one of the larger galaxies visible in the northern hemisphere and has an interesting fainter disk around a bright core. There are also a number of other smaller galaxies in the area that you can see highlighted in the second image.

Print: https://briangweber.com/featured/messier-106-brian-weber.html
Details: https://www.astrobin.com/rsmj7b/

#astrophotography #space #galaxy #stars #astronomy #SkyWatcher #QHYCCD

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webcubus, 10 months ago to Philippines

Today was yet another awesome dive day despite the Coast Guard sending us back to shore after our first dive due to rough conditions (it has been the same for a couple days now - not sure why today was special) and a tiny camera leak. This may have been my best photography day despite only having 2 photography dives.

Included photos: ornate ghost pipefish, "Shaun the sheep" nudibranch, robust ghost pipefish, and painted frogfish.

#Philippines #Dumaguete #nudibranch #pipefish #macrophotography

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webcubus, 10 months ago to Philippines

My favorite subject of the day was this pink-eared mantis shrimp. I spent probably 20 minutes with this little shrimp between visits at the beginning and end of the dive.

#Philippines #Dumaguete #mantisshrimp #underwater #macro #scuba #diving

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davidaugust, 10 months ago to random

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