Lee Nixon
badgermcbadgerface.bsky.social
Lee Nixon
@badgermcbadgerface.bsky.social
Socialist, Artist, Writer, Birder, Astronomer, Cloud watcher, Dog walker, cat and doglover. No unsolicited DMs.
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…speaking of the speed of light, also watch this: vimeo.com/117815404/de...
Riding Light
In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems incredibly fast. But as soon as you view it against the vast distances of the universe, it's unfortunately…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sit back. Make yourself comfortable. Scroll slowly to get the full effect (and to make sure you see the philosophical witticisms and thought-provoking insights dropped like breadcrumbs along the way). #space #solarsystem #astronomy #planetaryalignment #planets
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If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel - A tediously accurate map of the solar system
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January 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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January 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Magnificent images of the elemental.
January 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Turquoise Winter
#photography #winter
January 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The snow drips its last
Branches etch the sky in black
Against winter's light
#haiku #photography #landscape
January 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Tightly packed snowmen
Are the only memory
Of the winter storm
#haiku
January 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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#DYK nearly 75% of major marine fish stocks have been depleted/overexploited & 50% of live coral cover on reefs destroyed?

- @ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment

Let’s restore our ocean's vitality & ensure a more sustainable future. 🪸🌍🧪🦈
January 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#philosophy #QI #evolution
If a tree falls and nothing hears it, does it make a sound? Another easy one. The answer is no, it makes vibrations. "Sound" exists only in the heads of those creatures with an ear-brain system, which has evolved to represent vibrations in a more useful way.
January 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#philosophy #QI #evolution Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is an easy one. The answer is the egg. In evolutionary terms, the first thing we would define as a chicken hatched out of an egg laid by something we would define as "not quite a chicken".
January 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
January 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Nice cumulus and altocumulus undulatus
#clouds #skywatching #photography
December 30, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.

This man sows hate, lies and division.

He is a grifter and a conman.

He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.

Repost if you agree

P.s. multiculturalism is great.
December 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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December 26, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Hudsonian Godwit #BurtonMarsh UK 2024. A rarity in these here parts. #birding
December 26, 2024 at 9:57 AM
December 24, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Altocumulus perlucidus, appearing strangely "flattened". #clouds #skywatching #photography
December 24, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Emerging above the cloud near the summit of Pillar.
#photography #landscape #mountains #clouds #cloudinversion #lakedistrict
December 22, 2024 at 1:46 PM
December 21, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Cumulus congestus throwing shade
#clouds #skywatching #storm
December 20, 2024 at 6:45 AM
December 18, 2024 at 9:42 AM
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100% feeling her vibe
December 17, 2024 at 6:33 AM
December 15, 2024 at 11:10 PM