IoTman (@iotman) - STEMGeeks

IoTman

ART, IOT and DIY

about 15 hours ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: Cygnus and the Solitary Tree 🪐 A lone tree stands in a quiet meadow in Guadalajara, Spain, silhouetted against the Cygnus region rising above like flames in the night sky. This deep night skyscape is a composite of exposures tha

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3 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy 🪐 If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe containing billions of stars and situated about 40 million light-years away toward t

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4 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: Equinox at the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent 🪐 To see the feathered serpent descend the Mayan pyramid requires exquisite timing. You must visit El Castillo -- in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula -- near an equinox. The

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5 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: A Year for K2-315b 🪐 Want to visit a planet that has 3.14 days in a year? Then plan a trip to K2-315b, an earth-sized planet orbiting around a cool, red, M dwarf star about once every 3.14 days. The exoplanet's discover

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6 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: Toolondo Totality Trails 🪐 In this composited night skyscape, stacked exposures trace graceful star trails above Lake Toolondo, Victoria, Australia, planet Earth. Captured while the lunar ecli

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8 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: CG 4: The Globule and the Galaxy 🪐 Is this a cosmic monster ready to devour an unsuspecting galaxy? Thankfully, that is not the case. The red “monster” shown in the featured image is Cometary Globule CG 4, 1,300…

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9 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: Sky Glows over Paranal Observatory 🪐 Are lasers from giant telescopes being used to defend the Earth? No. Lasers shot from telescopes are now commonly used to help increase the accuracy of astronomical observations. I

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10 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: The Cranium Nebula from the Webb Telescope 🪐 What's going on inside the head of this nebula? Dubbed the Exposed Cranium Nebula for its similarity to the human brain, what created the nebula remains a mystery. One thought i

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11 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: The Aurora Tree 🪐 Yes, but can your tree do this? Pictured is a visual coincidence between the dark branches of a nearby tree and bright glow of a distant aurora. The beauty of the aurora --…

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12 days ago

🌌 SpacePicture of a Day: Two Eclipses of Saros 133 🪐 Centered on maximum eclipse, these two total lunar eclipse sequences look almost identical. Yet the one shown on top is composed of images recorded in February 2008, while at the bottom

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