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Peter Braubach

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Thoracic pathologist, with a focus on ILD and transplant. Dad of 2 πŸ‘±πŸ‘± (03/18, 08/21). Bakes bread 🍞. Cares for a garden 🌻. Bikes to work 🚲. Biodiversity enthusiast. Mainly thinking about lichens here. He/him

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Ich werde es versuchen, fΓΌrchte aber @lilithelina.bsky.social bringt den vorher raus.

06.03.2026 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Matschinger Apfel in einer BlechschΓΌssel mit KompostmΓΌll

Matschinger Apfel in einer BlechschΓΌssel mit KompostmΓΌll

"Oh ich habe was in meinem Schulranzen vergessen - das kann man jetzt nicht mehr essen."

Klingt wie ein Auftakt zu einem spannenden #MibiFlausch war dann aber doch nur ein Matschinger Apfel. @malo82.bsky.social

06.03.2026 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Slightly messy desk with a stereo microscope (Olympus SZX12) with dual objective nosepiece.

Slightly messy desk with a stereo microscope (Olympus SZX12) with dual objective nosepiece.

Olympus SZX10 revolver with 2 added holes. β›³

Olympus SZX10 revolver with 2 added holes. β›³

The Olympus SZX12 stereo microscope dual objective revolving nosepiece is discontinued and hard to find on the used market.

The SZX10 revolver can be adapted with 2 additional holes and a 3d printed spacer.

#microscopy

05.03.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bryophytes Module 1: What is a bryophyte?
YouTube video by University and Jepson Herbaria Bryophytes Module 1: What is a bryophyte?

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04.03.2026 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A tiny example of the Goldeneyes lichen or Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, about 5mm across with only one fruit or apothecia. The fruit is circular, golden orange and surrounded by cilia that look like eyelashes, which is where it gets its common name. The lichen was found on Hawthorn on Devils Dyke, part of the South Downs, in Sussex.

A tiny example of the Goldeneyes lichen or Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, about 5mm across with only one fruit or apothecia. The fruit is circular, golden orange and surrounded by cilia that look like eyelashes, which is where it gets its common name. The lichen was found on Hawthorn on Devils Dyke, part of the South Downs, in Sussex.

An example of the Goldeneyes lichen or Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, about 1cm across with no fruit (apothecia.) The lichen was found on Hawthorn on Devils Dyke, part of the South Downs, in Sussex.

An example of the Goldeneyes lichen or Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, about 1cm across with no fruit (apothecia.) The lichen was found on Hawthorn on Devils Dyke, part of the South Downs, in Sussex.

A larger example of the Goldeneyes lichen or Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, about 2cm across with lots of fruit or apothecia. The fruit is circular, golden orange and surrounded by cilia that look like eyelashes, which is where it gets its common name. The lichen was found on Hawthorn on Devils Dyke, part of the South Downs, in Sussex.

A larger example of the Goldeneyes lichen or Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, about 2cm across with lots of fruit or apothecia. The fruit is circular, golden orange and surrounded by cilia that look like eyelashes, which is where it gets its common name. The lichen was found on Hawthorn on Devils Dyke, part of the South Downs, in Sussex.

A good day to check on the Goldeneyes lichen - Teloschistes chrysophthalmos - on Devils Dyke on the South Downs above Brighton - lots found - from a tiny one with a single 'eye', ones with no 'eyes' to lots of 'eyes'. #lichen #lichenGBI @friendssouthdowns.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

28.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! These drawings are fantastic.

27.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

that is a good idea, I will try.

27.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It has an auto on maybe that's the culprit. Even if I do not move it much and it is on the desk without being touched.

I don't keep it in a box (because I'm lazy so option one is unlikely)

27.02.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cover of The Lancet:

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27.02.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8161    πŸ” 3445    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 221

Wow

They’re not wrong but wow, what a cover

27.02.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mahr digital calipers with the LCD very dim as a first sign of draining battery.

Mahr digital calipers with the LCD very dim as a first sign of draining battery.

My Mahr/MarCal digital caliper eats CR2032 batteries for lunch (lasts not even 2 wk with occasional use). Is this normal or is it broken somehow?

I cannot even remember when I last changed the battery in the cheap WorkZone calipers.

27.02.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Harder to observe with a 10x lens. Tend to not react well with spot tests. Difficult to fit under a microscope.

25.02.2026 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wenn die LΓΆcher halt genau 3 mV Abstand brauchen. Was soll man dann anders tun? πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

24.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aus Pathologensicht ist hier nix einzuwenden.

24.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mycelium macro #fungi #fungifriends #macro πŸ“·πŸ„β€πŸŸ«

22.02.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now for the next problems - triggering the camera from either software or arduino. The alpha 7 (R IV) only accepts trigger via usb-c *cough* sony multiport or bluetooth...

maybe via glibphoto2 in micromanager but I was not yet successful with building mm in ubuntu.

20.02.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Large screen view of the sony alpha camera, small screen the basler camera with micromanager - now with a fairly usable image.

Large screen view of the sony alpha camera, small screen the basler camera with micromanager - now with a fairly usable image.

I provisionally attached the mirror with a minimum amount of sticky tape on 2 corners and left out the holder part. And that worked 2/2.

20.02.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Large screen view of the sony alpha camera, small screen the basler camera with micromanager. the small image is heavily distored

Large screen view of the sony alpha camera, small screen the basler camera with micromanager. the small image is heavily distored

Urs, thank you! I tried loosening the screws and at first it did not change anything, but then I noticed that someone had removed the leaf spring (the mirror is maybe thicker than spec?) and the 2 rubber pads in the filter holder were pressing against the mirror. 1/2

20.02.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Green Wall, a solution for the Sahel ? - Willagri - Comprendre les enjeux de l'agriculture Across Africa, from Senegal to Djibouti, the world’s longest vegetative wall is being built: the Great Green Wall. It is 7,600 km long. More than just a reforestation program, the.

Something along these lines. The regular circular pattern could match the image lower in the article

willagri.com/2023/05/10/t...

20.02.2026 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will try. Thank you!

It is a 50/50 plate, not optimal for splitting to a second camera but it is what I have lying around (from a big box of optomechanics/optics stuff I bought off a startup liquidation).

20.02.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Will do tomorrow! Thank you.

17.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am building a custom setup with a consumer mirrorless camera and a c-mount guide cam (for triggering) to di large area macro photography

Unfortunately the mirror introduces a lot of astigmatism.

Is there some option to mount a beam splitter prism in the cubes for dichroic filter sets?

17.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a weak spot for good optics (mostly for looking at small stuff up close) and can totally understand that it had to happen (and would like to have a look through one someday).

Have fun!

17.02.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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patrick star and spongebob squarepants are standing next to each other in a dark room . Alt: patrick star and spongebob squarepants are standing panicking in a room.

Aaaah

15.02.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A set up game of CoraQuest - a dungeon made from multiple 3x3 in cards with hero and monster standees and lots of meeples

A set up game of CoraQuest - a dungeon made from multiple 3x3 in cards with hero and monster standees and lots of meeples

Boxes of the CoraQuest boardgame and Expansion keep on questing.

Boxes of the CoraQuest boardgame and Expansion keep on questing.

We played through the final 3 games of a CoraQuest campaign today. It was fun ! A nice progression of power - in the end we just smashed through the simple mobs and the bosses. Maybe we have do dial up the difficulty the next time.

15.02.2026 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck and fingers crossed for the grant application!

15.02.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I made my best slides on the trip to the conference...

15.02.2026 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I ordered some beam splitter prism cubes from AliExpress and hope to make a 3d printed mount that fits into the cube.

15.02.2026 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Optical setup for macro photography with a mitutoyo 5x, a thorlabs cube with a 50/50 beam splitter mirror directing light to a lens tube assembly with a 100mm achromat doublet and a industry camera (left) and the main imaging axis with a raynox dcr150 and Sony mirrorless camera

Optical setup for macro photography with a mitutoyo 5x, a thorlabs cube with a 50/50 beam splitter mirror directing light to a lens tube assembly with a 100mm achromat doublet and a industry camera (left) and the main imaging axis with a raynox dcr150 and Sony mirrorless camera

With the rail done my #optics #microscopy project is going into the next phase meaning new problems.

I want to use a beam splitter to direct some light to a guide camera (small Basler Cam on the side). However astigmatism from the 50/50 mirror is so bad that I don't get a usable image.

Help?!

15.02.2026 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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14.02.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0