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Storm chaser. Volcano hunter. University Physics, Astronomy, & Earth Science Instructor. MS Physics/BS Astrophysics. Rockhounder & Mineral Collector. Raccoon whisperer. Allow me to share our planet's beauty with you. linktr.ee/spahn711
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Alex Spahn ๐ŸŒ‹๐ŸŒช๏ธโ˜„๏ธ @spahn711.bsky.social ยท Oct 18
With all the new faces here, I figured I'd also say hi and reintroduce myself. I am a professor of physics, astronomy and earth science, among other things, but most of what you'll get from me are photos of our immensely beautiful planet. Sharing that beauty is my passion; we're so lucky to be here.
A photo of myself writing "Hi! :)" on a lightboard. A photo of a comet just after sunset with a rocky, foggy waterfall among tree-covered hills in the foreground. A supercell thunderstorm with pancake-stacked structure and lightning protruding out from the clouds in a few directions. A clear, starry sky sits to the left. A gibbous Moon sits directly above an erupting volcano, with lava fountaining in all directions and a lava pool sitting out front.
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I just wanted to see Josh Allen in the super bowl, damnit. ๐Ÿซค
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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It is in theaters. All three extended editions. ๐Ÿ™Œ
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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This is one of the best decisions I've ever made.
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Him (me): "I can't wait to walk down the aisle."

The aisle (path to a volcano):
A photo looking down a gravel path over a lava field, looking toward steep and rocky hills. Just beyond those hills is a brand new volcano, not visible in this image. The blue sky above is filled with a large, turbulent cloud generated by the gases being released by the volcano. That cloud occasionally produced precipitation that then fell on me when I was near the volcano. Fagradalsfjall, Iceland (2021).
January 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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I needed this today, holy shit lmao
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im so sorry..

that anchor is fighting for his liiiifeeeee
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Tough one to say, really. Personally, yes, I thought it was absolutely worth it. But I am biased here. Unless you already have an excessive interest/passion for this kind of stuff, it may not seem like much more than 20 mins in a cave for such a steep cost.
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Thanks, Stephen! ๐Ÿป
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Right? ๐ŸŒ‹
January 16, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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This is รžrรญhnรบkagรญgur, which is not far from Reykjavik, Iceland.
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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I've been inside of both a tornado and a volcano! This is a wide angle photo I shot from within the evacuated magma chamber of a volcano, roughly 400 ft below the surface, looking up toward the vent. If you look closely, you'll see the lift in the vent that brought me down! #Photography
A photo from within the magma chamber of a dormant volcano, 400 ft below the surface. A person is standing on the bounders at the bottom, looking up toward the volcano's vent (the opening through which we were lowered). Lights illuminate the magma chamber's walls, which are a mix of vibrant yellow, red, and black.
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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I've spent way too much time making animated title slides for each unit of my Earth Science course, but I am quite happy with how they're turning out!
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Thanks, Jack! ๐Ÿป
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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I'm mostly just here to share the beauty of our world. #PortfolioDay
A black and white image of a supercell thunderstorm at night with pancake-stacked structure and lightning protruding out from the clouds in a few directions. A clear, starry sky sits to the left, and a gravel road extends out to the horizon. An erupting volcano. A black spatter cone with a gap in the front has lava fountaining out, hundreds of feet into the air, smacking against the cone, and flowing along a snaking lava river toward the camera. A plume of gas rises into the air with mostly cloudy sky in the background. An image taken of Colorado's Maroon Bells from the still lake before it. In the foreground is the glass lake mirroring the landscape and sky above. A long log on the water reaches out from the left of the frame toward its center. On the other end of the lake is a lush green forest, with the forest stretching up the steep hills that bracket the image. Sitting right in the center of those hills are the Marron Bells - mountain peaks - partially coated in snow, and bathed in the saturated orange glow of the just-rising Sun. Overhead are blue skies with numerous puffy white clouds, some of which are still in the shadow of other mountains. A vertical image of comet Neowise. The nucleus of the comet rests at the bottom center, with a white dust tail stretching across the frame toward the top right corner, and the blue ion tail pointing toward the top left corner. Numerous stars dot the background. A very thin layer of orange clouds sit horizontally across the middle of the frame.
January 14, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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Thank you! ๐Ÿ˜Š
January 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Any time! ๐Ÿซก
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Thanks, JB! ๐Ÿ™
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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I'm mostly just here to share the beauty of our world. #PortfolioDay
A black and white image of a supercell thunderstorm at night with pancake-stacked structure and lightning protruding out from the clouds in a few directions. A clear, starry sky sits to the left, and a gravel road extends out to the horizon. An erupting volcano. A black spatter cone with a gap in the front has lava fountaining out, hundreds of feet into the air, smacking against the cone, and flowing along a snaking lava river toward the camera. A plume of gas rises into the air with mostly cloudy sky in the background. An image taken of Colorado's Maroon Bells from the still lake before it. In the foreground is the glass lake mirroring the landscape and sky above. A long log on the water reaches out from the left of the frame toward its center. On the other end of the lake is a lush green forest, with the forest stretching up the steep hills that bracket the image. Sitting right in the center of those hills are the Marron Bells - mountain peaks - partially coated in snow, and bathed in the saturated orange glow of the just-rising Sun. Overhead are blue skies with numerous puffy white clouds, some of which are still in the shadow of other mountains. A vertical image of comet Neowise. The nucleus of the comet rests at the bottom center, with a white dust tail stretching across the frame toward the top right corner, and the blue ion tail pointing toward the top left corner. Numerous stars dot the background. A very thin layer of orange clouds sit horizontally across the middle of the frame.
January 14, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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New bumper sticker. ๐Ÿซก
A photo of a bumper sticker on the back window of my car, which says "I brake for lil guys" and has cartoons of various small animals on it.
January 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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The days are getting longer, which means skies like this over the plains are almost on the horizon. ๐Ÿ™Œ #Photography
A photo of a supercell thunderstorm over a grassy field, with a Toyota Rav4 in the foreground.
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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I would rather live surrounded by a community of immigrants than next door to any of the masked goons cosplaying LEOs and terrorizing neighborhoods.
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Thank you! ๐Ÿ˜Š
January 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Thank you! โœจ
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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Thanks, Davis! ๐Ÿ™
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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I made little night lights out of some clear quartz points I dug up in Arkansas! Hoping to get some bigger ones soon.
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM