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Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 08:20:09 EDT Stephen Sekula From pfsmet@mastodon.social on Mastodon: The warmer an object, the more (infrared) radiation being emitted. This is detected by a thermal camera (typ. in the range from 3 to 14µm). Germanium is transparent for this IR (but not in the visible!), making it one of the materials used for # thermal camera # optics . # SummerOfPhysics 20/n -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 08:10:10 EDT Stephen Sekula From BBC_News_Labs@social.bbc on Mastodon: Hi, we are BBC News Labs # introduction We’re charged with driving innovation for BBC News. Our team of technologists and journalists explore how new tools and formats affect how news is found and reported. You can find out more at https:// bbcnewslabs.co.uk/ and we’ll be posting here about our work This account is part of an experiment from BBC R -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 22:15:10 EDT Stephen Sekula From arstechnica@mastodon.social on Mastodon: Voyager 2 phones home and says everything is cool After sending the command, NASA had to wait 37 hours for a response. https:// arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/ voyager-2-phones-home-and-says-everything-is-cool/?utm_brand=arstechnica -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 07:15:46 EDT Stephen Sekula James Webb Space Telescope peers into the Ring Nebula (The Globe and Mail (Ontario Edition)), Aug 04, 2023 https:// globe2go.pressreader.com/artic le/281526525568531 -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 07:21:28 EDT Stephen Sekula From ec_euclid@astrodon.social on Mastodon: We have made a 5min film about # ESAEuclid ðŸ›°ï¸ # FirstLight 💡, what these images are, what # Euclid 's # science will be, and what the next steps are towards science-ready images. 👉 https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=7zdIdAVNyU E # astrodon # astronomy # space # ESA # DarkMatter # DarkEnergy -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 07:20:14 EDT Stephen Sekula From ec_euclid@astrodon.social on Mastodon: # ESAEuclid 's first light 💡 images "webstory" at # ESA from Monday this week already has more than 100,000 views. Wow! We thank y'all for your interest! 👠👉 https://www. esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp ace_Science/Euclid/Euclid_test_images_tease_of_riches_to_come -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 07:55:16 EDT Stephen Sekula From http://status.hackerposse.com/url/24572 on Mastodon: Putting this out there, hoping the power of Mastodon works! My daughter just started community college and is looking for an entry level research lab role (she wants to do biochemistry). I don’t have any connections in this area but if anyone has any tips on how to get in, we’d be grateful for your help. Locati… -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 07:45:26 EDT Stephen Sekula From Fuchskind@mastodon.art on Mastodon: English Version 🇬🇧 Yaaay, you can now download all my autism info cards/communication cards I made so far (neurodivergence versions are included)! There are also three new cards: Mutism and Yes/No cards. The cards are available in German and English, you can switch the languages on my website by clicking on the flag in the le… -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 17:55:16 EDT Stephen Sekula A lovely dinner of homemade sushi and pot stickers. These plates have been with us since we bought the set, piece by piece, over the time we were postdocs near San Francisco. https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/e3949d0f82e359388c9339e1d9a4864e3aa1e4ff5d765d273649168036a4abcb/view -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 07:40:21 EDT Stephen Sekula From beaveinflow@mstdn.ca on Mastodon: Does anyone else think it’s weird that people do surveys on social media? -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 07:35:25 EDT Stephen Sekula From APoD@botsin.space on Mastodon: Monster Solar Prominence Image Credit -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 07:35:22 EDT Stephen Sekula It is an absolutely glorious morning in # Sudbury . Blue skies, birdsong, and # coffee . https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/847a7938d77fdafea0402fc67a9f2b9582babce0314fc6eacaba95e4ba05fc6d/view -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 20:55:14 EDT Stephen Sekula From MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social on Mastodon: We've released the patches 4.1.6, 4.0.8 and 3.5.12 today, fixing some stability issues. There are no security fixes in these updates but you are encouraged to upgrade unless you're already on one of the latest nightlies! -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 15:05:17 EDT Stephen Sekula It has been one year since @ jodi and I moved from the U.S. to Canada and started this new phase of our lives at # SNOLAB and # QueensUniversity . While there have been challenges here and there (international moves are always hard), it has been a wonderful experience. # SNOLAB is an especially excellent environment, driven entirely by the people who work or conduct resea… -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Sunday, 30-Jul-2023 21:10:12 EDT Stephen Sekula From StellaLunaObs@mastodon.online on Mastodon: In case you're considering travel to another planet in our Solar System this summer -- we hear Mars is nice -- here's a handy guide to what passes for air there... https://www. compoundchem.com/2014/07/25/pl anetatmospheres/ -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 29-Jul-2023 18:26:31 EDT Stephen Sekula From telescoper@mastodon.social on Mastodon: Euclid has arrived… Here's a little video update to accompany the news that, as of yesterday (28th July), the European Space Agency's Euclid spacecraft has reached its orbit around L2, the second Lagrange Point of the Earth-Sun system: More news is on the way. Commissioning of the instruments is now complete and the telescope… -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 29-Jul-2023 18:25:14 EDT Stephen Sekula Recovering from seeing # Oppenheimer with a nice NA beer in my # SUSY2014 glass. First, the movie made me miss teaching about the legacy of the # ManhattanProject at the # Taos Cultural Institute. Second, a raft of incredible performances, both beautiful, savage, and tragic. Third, glorious storytelling devices to weave pre-bomb, bomb, and post-bomb eras. Fourth... it is … -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 28-Jul-2023 18:50:13 EDT Stephen Sekula From my high school # English and # Latin # teacher , Mr. Phil Devlin: "Harvard Classmates: J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Ettore Carniglia" https:// hk-now.com/harvard-classmates- j-robert-oppenheimer-and-dr-ettore-carniglia/ -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 28-Jul-2023 18:40:14 EDT Stephen Sekula From the latest # AIP FYI funding bulletin: "Nuclear Physics. Funding for NP is poised to remain near-flat ... The program is currently awaiting delivery of a new long-range plan from the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, which will weigh in on priorities currently on the back burner, such as a large-scale experiment to try to establish the existence of the hypothesized… -
Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 28-Jul-2023 17:50:15 EDT Stephen Sekula Having a lovely relaxing evening on the back patio, enjoying the weather and view and peace. https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/4e938be4120cf8e6e32523a94224de9e257a82b2fda6556bd5018b8c7da3f923/view