Sometimes you get a #sunset that just keeps giving. Tonight’s ended up being one of the most colourful sunsets I’ve ever seen.

This is the Salish Sea in Victoria, BC, (Canada) looking toward Port Angeles, Washington.

(this was January, 2023, so I have muted notifications on this post -- but I'm thrilled people love it.)

#photography #nature #colour #ocean #pacific #pnw #bc

#Introduction

I'm a physics professor at Duke University. I study particle physics and cosmology. I'm a long time member of the Super-Kamiokande neutrino experiment in Japan and now focus on trying to understand the nature of Dark Energy with the @VRubinObs.

I am also a member of the Rubin Observatory commissioning team. I took this photo working in Chile. It shows how far along the observatory already is. Look at the cars to get a sense of scale!

#astronomy #physics #cosmology #astrodon

Avila Beach Pier

Just off oh Highway 101 where the highway meets the central coast of California is a little town of Avila. There's not much to the little town but what is there is cute and well worth the visit.
The fog that had blanketed Pismo Beach had tried to extend it's reach into Avila. This made for some interesting light as the sun was just starting it's retreat over the nearby cliffs.
See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/avila-beach-pier-bill-gallagher.html #aYearForArt #BillGallagherPhotography #AvilaBeach

ART🌻 HANG IT, WEAR IT, SIT ON IT, GIFT IT

#GiveArtNotCandy ❤️ Give Them The Gift Of Art!

Soooo much water in California and the west coast. Thinking of you and hoping the best....

"RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH"

See It Here : https://lynnie-lang.pixels.com/featured/river-deep-mountain-high-abstract-yellow-blue-white-water-lynnie-lang.html

Hope I #MadeYouSmile

#ArtMatters - Please share art with the world

#AYearForArt #MastoArt #mastodon #art #artistsonmastodon #artist #abstract #abstractart #painting #fediart #prints #floods #river #storm

For the SF Chronicle, I wrote about getting canceled from #twitter (& switching to Mastodon):

It’s an honor to get canceled by Musk, who is welcoming neo-Nazis back to Twitter while banning reporters. Still, it’s admittedly terrifying to see him cross the bright red line of declaring outright war against freedom of the press.

Twitter has become a virtual simulation of authoritarian rule.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/elon-musk-twitter-ban-censorship-17680044.php

A full rotation of the Moon in high resolution created from photos captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200719.html

Credit: LRO/ASU/NASA

Big Journalism is still largely unwilling to call things what they are. Today's example is the Washington Post's use of "vaccine hesitancy" to describe a movement that is based on rejecting science and evidence in favor of dangerous and, increasingly, politically motivated lies.

The people who reject vaccines are attacking their communities. They spread disease and death. We should recognize this, and say it out loud.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/12/26/vaccine-hesitancy-measles-chickenpox-polio-flu/

I spent six years living in a falling apart hunting shack in northern Wisconsin with a living room window that overlooked Lake Superior.

One of my favorite things about being there was watching storms roll in across the lake.

Extremely lucky to get this shot by waiting for the lightning to start and repeatedly mashing the shutter button.

#photography #storm #lightning #longexposure #lakesuperior #wisconsin