GingerDec 12, 2022
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Ephemeral beauty: 19th-century self-taught photographer Wilson Alwyn Bentley (1865–1931), a Vermont farmer, was the first person to photograph a single snow crystal in 1885. ❄️ During his life-time, he photographed over 5,000 individual snowflakes, capturing the transient ❄️ ❄️ beauty of the tiny crystals.🤗❄️ [Snowflake photographs by Wilson Bentley, winter 1902]
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Show threadMartin JuhaszDec 12, 2022
@maxplanckgesellschaft nice! There is also a super interesting video by Veritasium about snowflake photography by Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht. It’s super cool. https://youtu.be/ao2Jfm35XeE
Why are snowflakes like this?

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Show threadDetlef SteuerDec 12, 2022
@maxplanckgesellschaft It's a german article, but the first photographed snowflakes happend in #Ahrensburg (my current home town) 1879! https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article150287258/Das-erste-Schneeflockenfoto-stammt-von-1879.html
Pionierarbeit: Das erste Schneeflockenfoto stammt von 1879

Die Geschichte über das erste bedeutende Schneeflockenfoto überhaupt handelt in Schleswig-Holstein. Es liegt im Ahrensburger Stadtarchiv und stammt vom Naturforscher Johann Heinrich Flögel.

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Show threadMax-Planck-GesellschaftDec 12, 2022
@drdelle Oh that's very interesting! We didn't know that!
Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanDec 12, 2022
@maxplanckgesellschaft @KatM Anybody in the vicinity of Jericho, Vermont (where Bentley lived and worked) might want to checkout this exhibit. I had the chance to do so and it was quite interesting. https://snowflakebentley.com/contact
Contact 1 — Snowflake Bentley

Snowflake Bentley
Show threadvelacyDec 12, 2022
@maxplanckgesellschaft Perfect topic to get into christmas mood, thank you! ❄️
Show threadBill, organizer of stuffJan 29, 2025
@maxplanckgesellschaft Hey there! Could you add alt text? Your media posts will get more traction here with it!