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@nedman.bsky.social

B.S. Physics, M.S. Chemistry , Astro πŸͺ Buff, Maker, Husband, Freemason, Dad, Nerd, Dog Dad, Am. Photographer, Stalker of Butterflies, πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆAlly, πŸ˜ƒ Coastal NC

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There are 12 new bunnies looking for homes in the shop. Each one is unique and incredibly huggable!
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02.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Great Grey Owl outstretches her wings wide to slow down. The background is snow covered. Her talons can be seen getting ready to grab the landing post.

A Great Grey Owl outstretches her wings wide to slow down. The background is snow covered. Her talons can be seen getting ready to grab the landing post.

The grace and ease with which a Great Grey Owl moves is a sight to behold. Here a Great Grey uses her wings to slow down as she approaches a post to land on. And check out those talons! #wildlife #birds #owls

01.03.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 996    πŸ” 195    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 9

Now more than ever, you don't have to be cutting and pasting batshit posts that you have seen over on That Other Site and also, for fuck's sake, get off That Other Site, again, now more than ever

01.03.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2607    πŸ” 395    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 11

WOOF indeed. 😬

26.02.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Second bird muppet on my timeline today and it's a related bird.
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24.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture taken right at sunset down a road leading to the river bank. On the other side of the river is the battleship NC floating memorial. Behind that is the setting sun exploring through a layer of clouds setting right along the horizon.  Tall wall of a building is seen on the left.

Picture taken right at sunset down a road leading to the river bank. On the other side of the river is the battleship NC floating memorial. Behind that is the setting sun exploring through a layer of clouds setting right along the horizon. Tall wall of a building is seen on the left.

(Wider view of the other picture) Picture taken right at sunset down a road leading to the river bank. On the other side of the river is the battleship NC floating memorial. Behind that is the setting sun exploring through a layer of clouds setting right along the horizon.  Tall wall of a building is seen on the left.

(Wider view of the other picture) Picture taken right at sunset down a road leading to the river bank. On the other side of the river is the battleship NC floating memorial. Behind that is the setting sun exploring through a layer of clouds setting right along the horizon. Tall wall of a building is seen on the left.

Took theses pictures of the sunset yesterday downtown along the river with the battleship USS NC memorial in the foreground. Makes the old girl looking like she’s firing her guns. 🫑
#sunset #photography #NCwx #USSNC #Battleship

23.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Still satellite imagery of a nor'easter. This image contains the GeoColor product from the GOES-19 weather satellite from the morning of 2026-02-23.

Still satellite imagery of a nor'easter. This image contains the GeoColor product from the GOES-19 weather satellite from the morning of 2026-02-23.

A stunning satellite shot of a powerful nor'easter.

23.02.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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A Moon shadow sliding across Antarctica. This play of light & darkness happened during the February 17 annular solar eclipse.

Great catch by the GEO-KOMPSAT 2A satellite, watching Earth in visible & infrared light. πŸ”­πŸ§ͺ

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22.02.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

TIMELINE CLEANSE!!!

Shorty is a good boy, and so is Bryan.

22.02.2026 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice parade of planets in the sky at sunset for the next few days or so. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

22.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Preparing for the dawn patrol on March 3rd to view the lunar eclipse. Which be low in the west for me just like this.

22.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sky safari app screenshot of the night sky looking west on Monday feb 23rd at 6:10pm. The sun has just set and the planets Venus, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune are in close conjunction near the horizon.

Sky safari app screenshot of the night sky looking west on Monday feb 23rd at 6:10pm. The sun has just set and the planets Venus, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune are in close conjunction near the horizon.

Unfortunately we currently have total cloud cover on the NC coast through tonight. Tomorrow should be free of clouds so I’m hoping to get a picture down by the river with a clear view west at sunset.

22.02.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This afternoon was the "Hands-On Activities" portion of the conference. I brought the supplies (150 laser-cut pieces of wood, 1000 yards of yarn, wood glue, and 50 binder clips) to make a giant cardioid and a giant nephroid. It was fun, and I think they turned out great.

22.02.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Because of these discs I had to explain to my 14 year old the difference between dvd and Blue-Ray.

Why aren't they learning about this kind of stuff in school?

21.02.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Night time picture of the setting crescent moon over a river on the foreground. The light of the moon and other lights on the far shore are reflected in the river.

Night time picture of the setting crescent moon over a river on the foreground. The light of the moon and other lights on the far shore are reflected in the river.

Night time picture of the setting crescent moon over a river on the foreground. The light of the moon and other lights on the far shore are reflected in the river. It

Night time picture of the setting crescent moon over a river on the foreground. The light of the moon and other lights on the far shore are reflected in the river. It

My local maker space is locate a block from the Cape Fear River. Was just down there and captured these pics of the setting crescent moon over the river. The moon light and other lights reflecting in the river make for an interesting composition. #moon #Astrophotograpy #Astronomy

21.02.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah before I left twitter (X) I was defiently doing the chronological thing as the algorithm was getting so whacked.

20.02.2026 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is a gorgeous picture sir.

20.02.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Small-telescope photo: Three blue stars of Orion's belt, with the colorful swirl of the Great Nebula forming his sword

Small-telescope photo: Three blue stars of Orion's belt, with the colorful swirl of the Great Nebula forming his sword

Orion's belt through hazy clouds. It was cold tonight but this was the closest to clear sky we've seen here in weeks, so dammit I went out. πŸ”­

20.02.2026 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Download full size image: www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/54432455960/sizes/o/ (check license below)

Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck CC BY

NASA/ESA JWST Webb Space Telescope
Target: Ring Nebula, NGC6720
Distance: 2,300 light-years
Date: 2022-08-04 / 2022-08-08
Instruments: NIRCam, MIRI
Filters: F770W, F560W, F335M, F300M, F212N, F162M
Colours Assigned: B/W, Red, Orange, Green, Cyan, Blue

PI: Michael Barlow
PI Institution: University College London
Proposal ID: 1558 www.stsci.edu/jwst/science-execution/program-information?...

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jw01558-o001_t001_miri_f770w
jw01558-o001_t001_miri_f560w
jw01558-o005_t001_nircam_clear-f335m
jw01558-o005_t001_nircam_clear-f300m
jw01558-o005_t001_nircam_clear-f212n
jw01558-o005_t001_nircam_f150w2-f162m

Image created using data processed from: mast.stsci.edu/

Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck CC BY

Feel free to share, giving the appropriate credit and providing a link to the original media on Flickr: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Download full size image: www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/54432455960/sizes/o/ (check license below) Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck CC BY NASA/ESA JWST Webb Space Telescope Target: Ring Nebula, NGC6720 Distance: 2,300 light-years Date: 2022-08-04 / 2022-08-08 Instruments: NIRCam, MIRI Filters: F770W, F560W, F335M, F300M, F212N, F162M Colours Assigned: B/W, Red, Orange, Green, Cyan, Blue PI: Michael Barlow PI Institution: University College London Proposal ID: 1558 www.stsci.edu/jwst/science-execution/program-information?... Product IDs: jw01558-o001_t001_miri_f770w jw01558-o001_t001_miri_f560w jw01558-o005_t001_nircam_clear-f335m jw01558-o005_t001_nircam_clear-f300m jw01558-o005_t001_nircam_clear-f212n jw01558-o005_t001_nircam_f150w2-f162m Image created using data processed from: mast.stsci.edu/ Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck CC BY Feel free to share, giving the appropriate credit and providing a link to the original media on Flickr: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ring Nebula, NGC6720 - NASA/ESA JWST Space Telescope - From Andrea Luck (andrealuck.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qW1yL1

19.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

OMG! "Jeus Christ, I'm 40 yrs old I can be dealing with this shit!" 🀣

15.02.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The laughter! πŸ₯Ή

12.02.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1038    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5
"Today in Chemistry History" infographic marking Dmitri Mendeleev's birthday (8 Feb 1834). The graphic highlights the date of publication of Mendeleev's first periodic table (1869) and shows the elements that were known at that time and included in the table. It also shows the elements which had yet to be discovered which Mendeleev used his table to predict the properties of.

"Today in Chemistry History" infographic marking Dmitri Mendeleev's birthday (8 Feb 1834). The graphic highlights the date of publication of Mendeleev's first periodic table (1869) and shows the elements that were known at that time and included in the table. It also shows the elements which had yet to be discovered which Mendeleev used his table to predict the properties of.

Dmitri Mendeleev was born #OTD (8 Feb) in 1834. He's known for recognising periodic patterns in the properties of elements, using these to predict the properties of undiscovered elements. And, of course, the periodic table! wp.me/p4aPLT-8UU

#ChemSky πŸ§ͺ

08.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Yeah, kinda of depends on how good your Pinter is at bridging.

I usually tend to go with less supports then the slicer defaults most of the time.

09.02.2026 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol, I was like that’s some strange spaghettification before I realized that’s the actual print. πŸ˜†

It is possible you could get away with using less supports.

09.02.2026 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

07.02.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 33619    πŸ” 6994    πŸ’¬ 220    πŸ“Œ 183
Screenshot of a rentahuman.ai Comments field.  Says "only verified users can comment.  get verified"

Screenshot of a rentahuman.ai Comments field. Says "only verified users can comment. get verified"

Apparently their solution was to let only verified accounts comment.

07.02.2026 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My fave from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year nominees: a small male broad-headed bark spider perched atop a large female, together looking like the face of some kind of forest creature. Photo by Artur Tomaszek. #SciArt #NaturePhotography #Pareidolia

07.02.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Ugh..*POTUS*

07.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a bounty from rentahuman.ai titled  β€œShoot Donald Trump”. Text below title says β€œMy uncle from Israel would like this task to be done son”.

Screenshot of a bounty from rentahuman.ai titled β€œShoot Donald Trump”. Text below title says β€œMy uncle from Israel would like this task to be done son”.

Oh my. 😲 #rentahuman #Trump

06.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm. Seems they nuked most comments on bounties now.

06.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0