Luis Calçada

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Graphic artist. Scientist. Musician. http://soundcloud.com/azul-cobalto/ Photographer. Works at http://eso.org
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A stellar sprinkler

A stellar sprinkler

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These are always so fun to make. MUSE is such an amazing instrument. It's like tuning through an FM radio
#astrodon #ESO #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #Astronomy #astroviz
https://youtu.be/07OVodIuC5c
A MUSE view of the 244-440 young stellar object

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with @astro_jcm #Astrodon Venus, Jupiter, Moon and the Olympia tower. let's see what comes out of these. #Astronomy #astrophoto #astrophotography #nightsky
Keeping an eye out for Wednesday's Jupiter Venus Crescent Moon alignment. Fingers crossed that the weather will cooperate for some nice shots here in Munich.
#astrophotography #astrophoto #Astronomy #astrodon
Google AI chatbot Bard sends shares plummeting after it gives wrong answer

Chatbot Bard incorrectly said James Webb Space Telescope was first to take pictures of planet outside Earth’s solar system

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Pleasure to have presented about Art and Science at the opening event of the German Science year 2023, organised by the Ministry of Science and Education.

https://www.youtube.com/live/RSo6s04Pa2A?feature=share (at 1h1m mark)

#Astrodon #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #astronomy #WJ23 #wissenschaftsjahr #UnserUniversum

Wissenschaftsjahr 2023 - #UnserUniversum Auftaktveranstaltung

Am 25. Januar hebt sich der Vorhang für das Wissenschaftsjahr 2023 – Unser Universum, und Sie können dabei sein! Von 16.30 bis 18.00 Uhr begrüßt Bundesforsch...

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I might keep my job for a while longer (until someone trains the ai how to draw a telescope).

ai prompt: 3D rendering of the future Extremely Large Telescope in the Atacama desert, sunset, [...] hyper realistic, wide angle, birds eye view.

#Astrodon #ai #ExtremelyLargeTelescope #europeansouthernobservatory

"It took 8 long years to obtain the above image, but it was worth it. This was the longest and most time-consuming astrophotography project of [Petr's] life, the complete collection of 6-major meteor showers (ones having a normal zenithal hourly rate of more than 18 meteors per hour) captured from different locations around the globe."

https://epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/10/observing-six-major-annual-meteor-showers-.html

Stunning composite of 6 major meteor showers, 8 years in the making, by Petr Horálek.

#astrodon #astrophotography #astronomy #nightsky #space