Tony M.
@macijauskas.bsky.social
European. Background in astro/physics. Shortwave radio listening enthusiast. Scientific data visualization enjoyer. Skeptic. New Fujifilm camera owner with little (no) spare time to shoot. Etc.
Слава Україні 🇺🇦
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Getting to orbit at first would nice, they're not at all in a hurry to reach the Moon like they have NASA contract to do so. Oh wait...
September 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Getting to orbit at first would nice, they're not at all in a hurry to reach the Moon like they have NASA contract to do so. Oh wait...
Very last (for me) images from NOAA-15 weather satellite, received directly from space back in Aug 17th.
Now all of them - NOAA-15, 18 and 19 are defunct. It was a great hobby for many.
Now all of them - NOAA-15, 18 and 19 are defunct. It was a great hobby for many.
August 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Very last (for me) images from NOAA-15 weather satellite, received directly from space back in Aug 17th.
Now all of them - NOAA-15, 18 and 19 are defunct. It was a great hobby for many.
Now all of them - NOAA-15, 18 and 19 are defunct. It was a great hobby for many.
Have a proper camera, but first art-sy image I've shared on social media in years - is this one. Made with a smartphone, while drinking some stout.
August 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Have a proper camera, but first art-sy image I've shared on social media in years - is this one. Made with a smartphone, while drinking some stout.
Relevant for years now
August 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Relevant for years now
At first - tested with my own map (boundaries of tectonic plates, created with QGIS some time ago). My script not only can re-project map-like data in ortho projection, but also move from point to point in n number of frames.
And for this - scraped ~100 GB of data from NASA SVS. Awesome resource.
And for this - scraped ~100 GB of data from NASA SVS. Awesome resource.
July 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
At first - tested with my own map (boundaries of tectonic plates, created with QGIS some time ago). My script not only can re-project map-like data in ortho projection, but also move from point to point in n number of frames.
And for this - scraped ~100 GB of data from NASA SVS. Awesome resource.
And for this - scraped ~100 GB of data from NASA SVS. Awesome resource.
Wrote a relatively simple Python script, capable of transforming maps/visualizations in equirectangular projection to orthographic one...
... and that led to this.
"Ketvirtoji dimensija" - "Fourth dimension" in lithuanian.
... and that led to this.
"Ketvirtoji dimensija" - "Fourth dimension" in lithuanian.
July 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Wrote a relatively simple Python script, capable of transforming maps/visualizations in equirectangular projection to orthographic one...
... and that led to this.
"Ketvirtoji dimensija" - "Fourth dimension" in lithuanian.
... and that led to this.
"Ketvirtoji dimensija" - "Fourth dimension" in lithuanian.
By accident I have learned that asteroid #7000 is Curie and #8000 is Newton. Now my script can highlight specific asteroids & their orbits. Gaussia is for funzz here.
May 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
By accident I have learned that asteroid #7000 is Curie and #8000 is Newton. Now my script can highlight specific asteroids & their orbits. Gaussia is for funzz here.
My little Solar system. Python script takes orbital elements of asteroids and planets from JPL Solar system dynamics tables, plots them both in 2D and 3D with user defined time steps. This is from early May. Now it's a little more capable.
May 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My little Solar system. Python script takes orbital elements of asteroids and planets from JPL Solar system dynamics tables, plots them both in 2D and 3D with user defined time steps. This is from early May. Now it's a little more capable.
Few views with Foldscope - little, (mostly) paper microscope, which actually is not so toy-ish.
More that 1,000 scientific publications mentioned it and/or it was used for research, leading to those publications.
Left: cross-section of linden tree stem, right: paramecia, unicellular organism.
More that 1,000 scientific publications mentioned it and/or it was used for research, leading to those publications.
Left: cross-section of linden tree stem, right: paramecia, unicellular organism.
April 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Few views with Foldscope - little, (mostly) paper microscope, which actually is not so toy-ish.
More that 1,000 scientific publications mentioned it and/or it was used for research, leading to those publications.
Left: cross-section of linden tree stem, right: paramecia, unicellular organism.
More that 1,000 scientific publications mentioned it and/or it was used for research, leading to those publications.
Left: cross-section of linden tree stem, right: paramecia, unicellular organism.
It's more like 10 years since "full self driving" claim was floated. Back in 2016 he even faked promotional video
March 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's more like 10 years since "full self driving" claim was floated. Back in 2016 he even faked promotional video
2 out of 2. Who knew that it's even possible?
March 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
2 out of 2. Who knew that it's even possible?
I know, right? The only giveaway to me is this spray can effect here.
March 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I know, right? The only giveaway to me is this spray can effect here.
Mr Exponential got his growth. Negative numbers, still... well... are numbers
November 19, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Mr Exponential got his growth. Negative numbers, still... well... are numbers
Getting even madder with these childish tantrums about WW III.
Which would be funnier if not that fact that they're doing every few months, so it's quite boring already.
Which would be funnier if not that fact that they're doing every few months, so it's quite boring already.
November 17, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Getting even madder with these childish tantrums about WW III.
Which would be funnier if not that fact that they're doing every few months, so it's quite boring already.
Which would be funnier if not that fact that they're doing every few months, so it's quite boring already.
Biggest response so far is the worst people on Twitter getting mad
November 17, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Biggest response so far is the worst people on Twitter getting mad
Seems to be good news. Worst people on hellsite are mad.
And this... for like 37th time:
And this... for like 37th time:
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Seems to be good news. Worst people on hellsite are mad.
And this... for like 37th time:
And this... for like 37th time:
Inner thought be like:
November 17, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Inner thought be like:
Some sort of fWeedom units, I guess.
November 17, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Some sort of fWeedom units, I guess.
Weird flex, but ok:
November 17, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Weird flex, but ok:
Shuttle Sunday it is!
(A set of postcards from the 1990s)
(A set of postcards from the 1990s)
November 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Shuttle Sunday it is!
(A set of postcards from the 1990s)
(A set of postcards from the 1990s)
Ok, having first issue with BSky. Laggy as hell whole evening.
Might be servers, unable to keep up with heavy load.
Might be servers, unable to keep up with heavy load.
November 14, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Ok, having first issue with BSky. Laggy as hell whole evening.
Might be servers, unable to keep up with heavy load.
Might be servers, unable to keep up with heavy load.