Dr Marla Spencer

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#DataAnalyst | RECODE programme at the Natural History Museum London. #datadriven #collections. #PhD alumni in #marinebiology, #deepsea #amphipods with University of Southampton @unisouthampton, National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and NHM London #phylogenetics #systematics #datascience

Here's a green flash I photographed a few years ago at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile, back when I worked there. This phenomenon happens at sunset or sunrise if conditions are right, especially if the atmosphere is strongly layered.

This is a rapid burst of shots taken one after the other. The whole sequence lasted only two seconds, which gives you an idea of how ephemeral green flashes are.

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #sunset

@james thank you so much. Yes the environment on here has been fab! So welcoming- yes I'm excited to see the scientific communities forming as well.
@DrsMeena love it! Absolutely, always love finding other scientists and finding out what they're working on or curious about.
In celebration of #autumn in Lower Woods Nature Reserve, South Gloucestershire 🍂🍄#fungi #nature #mushtodon #mushrooms #MushroomMonday

Working with UK academics these days. Does give you some idea of how bad the conditions are - while simultaneously conveying how much people love their science

#science #academicchatter #britishacademia #strike #ucustrike

So, an intro:

I'm an author who writes about how both nature & time spent creatively improves mental health, a molecular cell biologist & brain chemistry nerd, naturalist (especially plants and birds),
I run creative workshops (see link in bio) and use scientifically proven research to make photos that can alleviate anxiety and lift mood:

@shay_fenetre thank you for the welcome!
@sflorg great to hear. Thank you for the welcome Heidi-Ann!
@natbat thank you Natalie- that's great advice. I appreciate it!
@FrankSonntag @soulstorm thank you so much for the links! Very much appreciated