Dan Burns

@the-physics-well.net

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Physics Educator, Space Enthusiast, Astrophotographer https://the-physics-well.net/

Graph of cart’s motion on screen
Zeke with ramp and rolling disk
Two glowing pinkish red clouds in a starry background. The larger one resembles the shape of North and Central America. the other looks like a ghostly pterodactyl, but looking closer at the top is the head of a pelican with ts beak slightly open. Askar SQA55 with ZWO ASI2600MC camera. The best 68 60s exposures were stacked and processed with Astro Pixel Processor, Starnet++, and Photoshop
A dense cloud of colorful stars set against a darker background of dark nebula. a dense star cluster is embedded in the upper left of the cloud. a pink emission nebula, 2 small blue reflection nebulae are visible. Taken with an Askar SQA55 and ZWO ASI2600MC camera. The best 54 60s exposures were stacked and processed with Astro Pixel processor and Photoshop.
a dense field of stars in the Milky Way are obscured in may areas by dark material. Askar SQA55 with ZWO ASI2600MC camera. 149 60s exposures were stacked and processed with Astro Pixel Processor and Photoshop.
A colorful collection of nebula showing blue, red and yellow in a sea of stars. A globular cluster shines between them with another hiding in the dust of the yellow nebula. Askar SQA55 with ZWO ASI2600MC camera. 2-panel mosaic, each panel consists of the best 84 60s exposures. Almost as many were rejected because of dithering problems. Stacked and processed with Astro Pixel Processor and Photoshop.
Ent from lotr
a crimson emission nebula wreaths some blue stars and is set in a colorful starry background. dark nebula tendrils snake through the bright nebula. a stack of 78, 60s exposures using Astro Pixel Processor, Starnet++, and Photoshop.
colorful firework reflected in a rippling lake
the great globular cluster M13 in hercules. It looks like spherical swarm of gold and blue fireflies. hundreds of stars are seen of M13's several hundred thousand
polar graph paper with distance as radius and time as angle
fireworks reflected in a lake with small ripples produces a psychedelic effect. It is enhanced by rotating the image so the reflection is on top.
a small orange disk on the right and a smaller greenish-blue disk on the left against a dark background. This image taken at 4:33 AM PDT with a Meade 8" SCT and modified Sony Alpha 7 III camera.
crescent phase of eclipse
photo of Dubai from a plane on the tarmac with the Burj Khalifa seen through haze
image from movie holes showing a lot of people digging holes
the full sun in inverted h-alpha showing spicules, filaments, dark plages and bright sunspots. Lunt 50mm pressure-tuned double stack h-alpha with ZWO ASI 178MM camera. The best 20% of 1000, 1ms exposure frames staked with Autostakkert and processed with IMppg and Photoshop.
crescent pinhole images of a solar eclipse spell out Guv = 8piTuv, the equation for general relativity
an h-alpha image of a large portion of the Sun shows filaments, sunspots, fibrils, and plages. The dark profile of a jet and contrail isn seen in front of the Sun
Bringing Physics to Life with Smartphone Sensors: A Hands-On Workshop Facilitator: David Rakestraw Time: Saturday — PM Participants will explore physics concepts through hands-on investigations using smartphone sensors such as accelerometers, magnetometers, and gyroscopes. Activities demonstrate how everyday technology can support engaging laboratory experiences for students.
two large sunspots
A segment of the sun showing several large sunspots with dark central umbras and lighter outer penumbras looking like fried eggs. the surface is speckled with tiny bright dots with darker borders called granulation. Takahashi TSA-120 with Herschel wedge and ZWO ASI 178MM camera. The best 20% of 353 frames stacked with Autostakkert and processed with Registax and Photoshop
picture of steve mould with half his beard shaved off
the crescent nebula surrounded by red and blue nebula and stars
a detailed photo of the moon showing craters, rays, mountains and maria. Taken with a Takahashi TSA-120 with a 0.7x reducer, red filter, and a ZWO ASI2600MM camera. The best 40% of 1500 frames were stacked in Autostakkert and processed with Registax and Photoshop.
a delicate glowing magenta and cyan cloud of gas and dust resembles a brain. It is set in a feild of stars and red and blue nebulosity. Takahashi TSA-120 with 0.7x reducer and ZWO ASI2600MM camera. The best 1364 of over 1500 45s exposures were stacked and processed with Astro Pixel processor, Starnet++, and Photoshop
a picture of a crescent moon with the unlit part imaged at a longer exposure and pasted onto the lit part. The eye can see the dark part lit up by light reflected by earth but it is tough to capture in a photo without over-exposing the rest
Golden Gate Bridge
a large waxing crescent moon showing details in craters and maria. Takahashi TSA-120, 0.7x reducer, ZWO ASI2600MM camera with a narrow-band h-alpha filter. The best 30% of 760 frames stacked in Autostakkert and processed with Registax and Photoshop.
crescent moon with a bright spot just off the illuminated limb. Takahashi TSA-120, 0.7x reducer, ZWO ASI2600MM camera, luminance filter, the best 70% of 30 frames staked in Autostakkert and processed with Registax and Photoshop.
meme showing a cybertruck and a trash can that looks a lot like it. it says imagine the racoon that sees this and says what the truck kind of rubbish bin is that
A crescent moon and Venus peek out from a break in the clouds
a colorful sunset with wispy clouds and a crescent moon with Venus just to its lower right. Modified Sony Alpha 7 III, FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS lens at 37mm, f/4, 1/20s, ISO 400
a crescent moon with a bright spot just off the illuminated limb. Takahashi TSA-120, 0.7x reducer, ZWO ASI2600MM camera, luminance filter, the best 70% of 40 frames staked in Autostakkert and processed with Registax and Photoshop.
the crescent moon about to cover venus with its dark limb
a crescent moon with a bright point of light near the dark limb. The point of light is noticeably gibbous
4 cocker spaniel puppies peer over the edge of their bed
2 people with creepy smiles at the 2024 NLCS game in LA to promote the movie, Smile 2
Hotel pattee with two tractors driving by
Stars outlining the constellation lepus, shaped like a rabbit
"Humanity's Return" Is a first-of-its-kind collaboration revealing features on the moon not visible from Earth. Coordinated with Artemis II Astronaut Reid Wiseman and captured during their historic flyby, this photo shows what we miss thanks to the moon's tidal locking.
a salmon colored sky on the horizon changes to light blue, then deeper blues. Trees and hills are in the foreground. Two bright planets are seen close together in upper left center, they are Venus (top) and Jupiter. A small bright dot is seen just above the tall tree in the center, it is Mercury.
upside down men working sign