Karl
@karlbauers.bsky.social
Computer Programmer / System's Analyst. Kidney transplant for 23+ yrs. 34+ yrs relationship. lgbtqia2s+, Love: Earth, astrophysics, cosmology, sciences, sci-fi, and electronics. he/him, born 319 ppm
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Made it to the weekend! Everyone enjoy a little bit of cuteness.
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Made it to the weekend! Everyone enjoy a little bit of cuteness.
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Reminder the Geminids peak continues tonight. Got everything crossed for decent weather. 🔭 🧪
December 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Reminder the Geminids peak continues tonight. Got everything crossed for decent weather. 🔭 🧪
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1/ The Flying Dragon nebula (Sh2-114) | December is driving me crazy: over the last two weeks the weather has alternated grey, rainy days with others sunny, seemingly crystal-clear at night—except it isn’t, because the sky is constantly crossed by fog banks and “sheep-clouds”. ⬇️
#Astrophotography
#Astrophotography
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
1/ The Flying Dragon nebula (Sh2-114) | December is driving me crazy: over the last two weeks the weather has alternated grey, rainy days with others sunny, seemingly crystal-clear at night—except it isn’t, because the sky is constantly crossed by fog banks and “sheep-clouds”. ⬇️
#Astrophotography
#Astrophotography
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Last night I had a good time capturing the Andromeda Galaxy despite floodlights and passing clouds. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #Astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Last night I had a good time capturing the Andromeda Galaxy despite floodlights and passing clouds. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #Astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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Vega (Alpha Lyrae). 12 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Vega (Alpha Lyrae). 12 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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Rare leopard cub born at zoo is named. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rare Amur leopard cub born at Dartmoor Zoo is named
Staff say the cub is named after a river in the animal's native region.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Rare leopard cub born at zoo is named. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Super flu' wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Super flu' wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet
Numbers in hospital rise by more than 50% in a week as NHS faces 'worst-case scenario'.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
'Super flu' wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France
The 120 metre wall was either a fish-trap or a dyke for protection against rising sea-levels, archeologists believe.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) with Galaxy M110. 11 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) with Galaxy M110. 11 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the world's oldest evidence of humans lighting fires
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December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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Fiery sunrise. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 11th December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Fiery sunrise. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 11th December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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The Pleiades and Uranus. 8 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Pleiades and Uranus. 8 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Watch: Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera
Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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How the solar storms that cause the Northern Lights can wreak havoc on Earth. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
How solar storms that cause the Northern Lights have the power to wreak havoc on Earth
The aurora borealis can bring stunning night skies, but hidden dangers can accompany the Northern Lights to disrupt life on earth as Chris Fawkes explains.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
How the solar storms that cause the Northern Lights can wreak havoc on Earth. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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Reality Doesn’t Need Complex Numbers, Physicists Prove
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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December 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Seven celestial events to look for in the December night sky. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Seven celestial events to look for in the December night sky
December brings an array of night sky events including a mysterious interstellar comet, the Geminids meteor shower and winter solstice.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Seven celestial events to look for in the December night sky. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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Language Models Don't Accurately Describe How They Would Answer If Questions Were Posed in a Different Order (Favorite Animal Edition)
#AI “metacognition” is becoming a hot topic.
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#AI “metacognition” is becoming a hot topic.
open.substack.com/pub/eschwitz...
Language Models Don't Accurately Describe How They Would Answer If Questions Were Posed in a Different Order (Favorite Animal Edition)
How well do language models like ChatGPT know their own inclinations and preferences?
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December 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Language Models Don't Accurately Describe How They Would Answer If Questions Were Posed in a Different Order (Favorite Animal Edition)
#AI “metacognition” is becoming a hot topic.
open.substack.com/pub/eschwitz...
#AI “metacognition” is becoming a hot topic.
open.substack.com/pub/eschwitz...
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I’ve found myself increasingly drawn to an axiology of harmony, inspired by ancient Daoism and Confucianism.
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Four Aspects of Harmony
I’ve found myself increasingly drawn to an axiology of harmony, inspired by ancient Daoism and Confucianism. (Axiology is the study of what makes things valuable in general, including ethically, aesth...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I’ve found myself increasingly drawn to an axiology of harmony, inspired by ancient Daoism and Confucianism.
open.substack.com/pub/eschwitz...
open.substack.com/pub/eschwitz...
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A little horseplay is healthy for the body and mind. Make sure to enjoy the weekend everyone.
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
A little horseplay is healthy for the body and mind. Make sure to enjoy the weekend everyone.
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It's that time of year! The SETI Institute, a non-profit private scientific research institution located in California’s Silicon Valley, invites you to apply for a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students who are interested in research related... 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's that time of year! The SETI Institute, a non-profit private scientific research institution located in California’s Silicon Valley, invites you to apply for a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students who are interested in research related... 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
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Spiral galaxies like our own are rare in the early universe, because they require quiet, stable conditions.
But the discovery of "Alaknanda," a tidy spiral from 12.3 billion years ago, shows that there were pockets of calm even in the era of cosmic chaos. 🧪🔭
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
But the discovery of "Alaknanda," a tidy spiral from 12.3 billion years ago, shows that there were pockets of calm even in the era of cosmic chaos. 🧪🔭
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Spiral galaxies like our own are rare in the early universe, because they require quiet, stable conditions.
But the discovery of "Alaknanda," a tidy spiral from 12.3 billion years ago, shows that there were pockets of calm even in the era of cosmic chaos. 🧪🔭
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
But the discovery of "Alaknanda," a tidy spiral from 12.3 billion years ago, shows that there were pockets of calm even in the era of cosmic chaos. 🧪🔭
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Here's the link to the timeanddate site where you can get info about the monthly Moon phases. 🔭 🧪 www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/
Moon Phases 2025 – Lunar Calendar
Moon phases for 2025 or any year. New Moon and Full Moon calendar with precise times and simulation of the Moon phase today. When is the next Full Moon?
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December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Here's the link to the timeanddate site where you can get info about the monthly Moon phases. 🔭 🧪 www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/
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Waxing Gibbous Moon. 3 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Waxing Gibbous Moon. 3 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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Although the Geminids become (officially) active on Thursday it may be possible to see one or two meteors before that. 🔭 🧪
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Although the Geminids become (officially) active on Thursday it may be possible to see one or two meteors before that. 🔭 🧪
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When is the winter solstice? 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Shortest day of the year: When is the winter solstice in 2025?
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, but when is it in 2025 and what more does it signify? Ben Rich and Helen Willetts can help explain.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
When is the winter solstice? 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...