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Night...💫

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September 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Carefree Moments 🌴
September 2, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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Night skies over Yosemite ✨
September 3, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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The Perfect Storm.
September 3, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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The most frequently asked question that I get about JWST images is: "Why do the stars look like that?". In other words: why are the stars "spikey"?

A 🧵on JWST diffraction spikes. 🔭🧪

The full infographic can be downloaded here: webbtelescope.org/contents/med...
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At the bottom left of this vertical image are the thickest regions of brown and rusty red gas and dust. There are many layers of semi-transparent gas and dust overlaying one another. A peak rises about a third of the way from the bottom, and becomes far darker brown with two bright red areas toward the tip. The light brown dust becomes more diaphanous about halfway up the screen. There’s a slight gap in the dust, which allows the blue background to come into view clearly. About 60% of the background in this image is set in shades of blue and littered with tiny yellow and blue stars. The brown pillars continue, taking the shape of a shoulder at the base, with three prominent columns rising out toward the upper right. The top left pillar is the largest and widest. The peaks of the second and third pillars are set off in darker shades of brown and have red outlines.
September 3, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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We’re diving into the world of Endless Ocean Luminous TODAY @ 3:30 PM PT with Aquarium dive officers Meriah, Sara, and Tori! Join us on Twitch or YouTube as we chat all things SCUBA, the ocean, and how our awesome staff are making positive changes for the safety of women divers everywhere! 🎮🤿
Volunteer divers in the middle of cleaning the windows of the Kelp Forest exhibit. The image is taken at a 45 degree angle, giving the illusion that the straight, tall window borders of the exhibit are running across the image like bold diagonal lines. The three divers are positioned on the upper left, middle center, and lower right corner of the image, while a vibrant community of fish swim and tall kelp strands sway behind them.
May 30, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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Have you heard? It’s World Ocean Day! 🌍🌊
Let’s raise our voices and seal-ebrate all the wonders the ocean provides. From regulating our planet’s climate to the incredible wildlife it supports, the nourishment it offers, and the calming solace it brings us. We can't shell-ebrate our ocean enough. 🐋💙
Several brown and tan elephant seals lay sleeping on a sandy beach, all laying near or slightly on top of one another. One elephant seal in the middle has its head raised and mouth wide open as it makes noise while looking at the camera.
June 8, 2024 at 5:07 PM