@larysadub.bsky.social
Medical Imaging Tech, Astrophotographer, fiber artist, Physics enthusiast, book hoarder, frequent forest dweller.🇺🇦
Just spent the last ½ hour talking someone down off the ceiling after she self diagnosed a pelvic ultrasound image using AI as a molar pregnancy when, in fact, it was an image of her ovary. Giving people access to their medical imaging records is a huge mistake.
October 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Just spent the last ½ hour talking someone down off the ceiling after she self diagnosed a pelvic ultrasound image using AI as a molar pregnancy when, in fact, it was an image of her ovary. Giving people access to their medical imaging records is a huge mistake.
Rethinking my choice of wall paper lining the walls of the exam room when I'm trying to hunt down a big wasp.
October 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Rethinking my choice of wall paper lining the walls of the exam room when I'm trying to hunt down a big wasp.
This is why astrophotographers and telescope operators despise Musk and Starlink. Virtually all of those moving dots are Starlink.
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is why astrophotographers and telescope operators despise Musk and Starlink. Virtually all of those moving dots are Starlink.
Spotted these mushrooms along the trail this morning. They're 'Shaggy Mane' mushrooms and are supposed to be edible but I think they scream 'don't touch me'!
September 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Spotted these mushrooms along the trail this morning. They're 'Shaggy Mane' mushrooms and are supposed to be edible but I think they scream 'don't touch me'!
I'm 2/3 through the new Dan Brown audiobook, 'The Secret of Secrets'. I'm now fast forwarding and skipping large chunks. I like a little background info on unfamiliar technology but the relentless charachters monologuing on the minutiae of the technology was starting to feel nauseating.
September 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'm 2/3 through the new Dan Brown audiobook, 'The Secret of Secrets'. I'm now fast forwarding and skipping large chunks. I like a little background info on unfamiliar technology but the relentless charachters monologuing on the minutiae of the technology was starting to feel nauseating.
This is my favorite place, my sanctuary, where I go at sunrise, just to gear down, to exercise, to find my peace. The wildfire smoke is horrible at times but makes for pretty pictures.
August 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is my favorite place, my sanctuary, where I go at sunrise, just to gear down, to exercise, to find my peace. The wildfire smoke is horrible at times but makes for pretty pictures.
Guess the direction of the prevailing winds.
July 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Guess the direction of the prevailing winds.
Western Veil Nebula captured July 1st in my Bortle 7 backyard. 3.3 hrs total integration, Redcat 51, unmodded Nikon D5600 with IDAS LP2 filter, 50mm Starfield guidescope with ZWO guide camera, HEQ5 Pro mount. Stacked and processed in Pixinsight. Still struggling with PI but swearing less and less.
July 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Western Veil Nebula captured July 1st in my Bortle 7 backyard. 3.3 hrs total integration, Redcat 51, unmodded Nikon D5600 with IDAS LP2 filter, 50mm Starfield guidescope with ZWO guide camera, HEQ5 Pro mount. Stacked and processed in Pixinsight. Still struggling with PI but swearing less and less.
Waiting to Polar align. Forgot about Canada Day fireworks which have just started going off.
July 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Waiting to Polar align. Forgot about Canada Day fireworks which have just started going off.
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Article on the potential impact to LPL planetary missions from the proposed NASA budget. www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
'Ghost spacecraft': NASA budget cuts threaten UA's OSIRIS & other missions
The proposed 2026 NASA budget calls for defunding seven University of Arizona-led space missions even though some, including the well-known OSIRIS project, have already been launched into operation.
www.tucsonsentinel.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Article on the potential impact to LPL planetary missions from the proposed NASA budget. www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
Open the skyviewer link and pan and zoom. Absolutely brilliant! 🌌
Yesterday we released our cosmic treasure chest...and now it's yours to explore! With ✨~10 million galaxies✨ in the image, there's plenty to find.
Pan, zoom, and hunt for gems in this treasure chest using Skyviewer - and be sure to share your favorites with us! 🔭🧪
➡️ skyviewer.app/explorer
Pan, zoom, and hunt for gems in this treasure chest using Skyviewer - and be sure to share your favorites with us! 🔭🧪
➡️ skyviewer.app/explorer
June 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Open the skyviewer link and pan and zoom. Absolutely brilliant! 🌌
The Rubin Observatory in Chile has launched it's 'first look' images and they are stunning! The Rubin's main task will be conducting an astronomical surver of the sky every day, and it'sexpected to find over 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade.
rubinobservatory.org
rubinobservatory.org
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Rubin Observatory in Chile has launched it's 'first look' images and they are stunning! The Rubin's main task will be conducting an astronomical surver of the sky every day, and it'sexpected to find over 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade.
rubinobservatory.org
rubinobservatory.org
Went on an early morning trail walk the other day. It's that time of year again, watch out for turtles!
June 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Went on an early morning trail walk the other day. It's that time of year again, watch out for turtles!
Conversations I've had to have with some patients this week:
-No, I'm not part of a grand conspiracy to give women breast cancer by doing mammograms because they don't
-No, squeezing your breast won't rupture cancer and cause it to spread"
-No, aliens don't walk among us,
Ffs people, crack a book!
-No, I'm not part of a grand conspiracy to give women breast cancer by doing mammograms because they don't
-No, squeezing your breast won't rupture cancer and cause it to spread"
-No, aliens don't walk among us,
Ffs people, crack a book!
June 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Conversations I've had to have with some patients this week:
-No, I'm not part of a grand conspiracy to give women breast cancer by doing mammograms because they don't
-No, squeezing your breast won't rupture cancer and cause it to spread"
-No, aliens don't walk among us,
Ffs people, crack a book!
-No, I'm not part of a grand conspiracy to give women breast cancer by doing mammograms because they don't
-No, squeezing your breast won't rupture cancer and cause it to spread"
-No, aliens don't walk among us,
Ffs people, crack a book!
Michael Lachmann, director and producer of many award winning BBC documentaries, including those with @profbriancox.bsky.social
has died in a mountaineering accident in the French Alps.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/enterta...
has died in a mountaineering accident in the French Alps.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/enterta...
June 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Michael Lachmann, director and producer of many award winning BBC documentaries, including those with @profbriancox.bsky.social
has died in a mountaineering accident in the French Alps.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/enterta...
has died in a mountaineering accident in the French Alps.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/enterta...
Haven't done any imaging in almost a year so am pulling out old data from Pinwheel Galaxy that I processed in GIMP and am giving Pixinsight a shot. No calibration frames were done so expectations for improvement are low.The before image, 4 hrs total guided subs with Redcat 51 in Bortle 7 garden.
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Haven't done any imaging in almost a year so am pulling out old data from Pinwheel Galaxy that I processed in GIMP and am giving Pixinsight a shot. No calibration frames were done so expectations for improvement are low.The before image, 4 hrs total guided subs with Redcat 51 in Bortle 7 garden.
With nothing but wildfire smokey days in the forcast, I decided to finally dive into The Feynman Lectures. I'm not fond of reading books on my phone so navigated to caltech on my Kindle. You can also increase the font size.
www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu
www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu
June 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
With nothing but wildfire smokey days in the forcast, I decided to finally dive into The Feynman Lectures. I'm not fond of reading books on my phone so navigated to caltech on my Kindle. You can also increase the font size.
www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu
www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu
They mistook me for someone that feeds them and came out of the pond and chased me a bit down the trail. Dad was a bit of an ass and kept hissing at me.
June 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
They mistook me for someone that feeds them and came out of the pond and chased me a bit down the trail. Dad was a bit of an ass and kept hissing at me.
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Inspired by @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social and @ohdearz.bsky.social, here's what the White House proposed budget cuts to NASA would do to the entirety of the agency's Science Mission Directorate.
Bloodbath is right.
Bloodbath is right.
May 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Inspired by @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social and @ohdearz.bsky.social, here's what the White House proposed budget cuts to NASA would do to the entirety of the agency's Science Mission Directorate.
Bloodbath is right.
Bloodbath is right.
Alberta wildfire smoke has hit SW Ontario. Windows closed, AC on.
June 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Alberta wildfire smoke has hit SW Ontario. Windows closed, AC on.
If you're energy is zapped and you're not at all yourself, get your Vitamin D levels checked. My levels were at rock bottom and I felt horrible. 6 weeks of mega-doses and..
a picture of elsa from frozen with her arms outstretched and the words `` ta da ! i 'm back '' .
ALT: a picture of elsa from frozen with her arms outstretched and the words `` ta da ! i 'm back '' .
media.tenor.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
If you're energy is zapped and you're not at all yourself, get your Vitamin D levels checked. My levels were at rock bottom and I felt horrible. 6 weeks of mega-doses and..
A year ago, I couldn't walk for months because of a devastating knee injury. I'm so incredibly thankful that I can be back on the trails again. Next, waiting for a clear night to see if I can handle setting up my telescope rig and polar aligning.🤞
May 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A year ago, I couldn't walk for months because of a devastating knee injury. I'm so incredibly thankful that I can be back on the trails again. Next, waiting for a clear night to see if I can handle setting up my telescope rig and polar aligning.🤞
Women 40 and over can now self refer for a screening Mammogram at an accredited OBSP site. All women over 30 presenting with a breast lump require a mammogram and ultrasound with a referral from their doctor, and women under 30 should be given an ultrasound first.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Montreal woman dies at 32 after being told she was ‘too young for breast cancer’
A Montreal woman who was told by health-care professionals that she was too young for breast cancer but later diagnosed with it, has died from the disease. Valerie Buchanan was 32 when she died at the...
www.ctvnews.ca
May 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Women 40 and over can now self refer for a screening Mammogram at an accredited OBSP site. All women over 30 presenting with a breast lump require a mammogram and ultrasound with a referral from their doctor, and women under 30 should be given an ultrasound first.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Last night's rain had a little extra something in it. It's too early for pollen here in SW Ontario so is this an American import?
April 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Last night's rain had a little extra something in it. It's too early for pollen here in SW Ontario so is this an American import?