Ned
@nedman.bsky.social
B.S. Physics, M.S. Chemistry , Astro 🪐 Buff, Maker, Husband, Freemason, Dad, Nerd, Dog Dad, Am. Photographer, Stalker of Butterflies, 🏳️🌈Ally, 😃 Coastal NC
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Dmitri Mendeleev was born #OTD (8 Feb) in 1834. He's known for recognising periodic patterns in the properties of elements, using these to predict the properties of undiscovered elements. And, of course, the periodic table! wp.me/p4aPLT-8UU
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
February 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Dmitri Mendeleev was born #OTD (8 Feb) in 1834. He's known for recognising periodic patterns in the properties of elements, using these to predict the properties of undiscovered elements. And, of course, the periodic table! wp.me/p4aPLT-8UU
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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My fave from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year nominees: a small male broad-headed bark spider perched atop a large female, together looking like the face of some kind of forest creature. Photo by Artur Tomaszek. #SciArt #NaturePhotography #Pareidolia
February 7, 2026 at 12:32 AM
My fave from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year nominees: a small male broad-headed bark spider perched atop a large female, together looking like the face of some kind of forest creature. Photo by Artur Tomaszek. #SciArt #NaturePhotography #Pareidolia
Wow, I was checking out Rentahuman .ai and the messages on the bounties are LOADed with promotion of CSAM. 😬 #Rentahuman #CSAM
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Wow, I was checking out Rentahuman .ai and the messages on the bounties are LOADed with promotion of CSAM. 😬 #Rentahuman #CSAM
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Holy shit, this is exceptional.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Holy shit, this is exceptional.
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A newborn and the walking dead - astrophysics version!
Bright spot with clumpy jets is a newborn protostar (Ve 7-27).
Yellow-green blob to its left is a neutron star (CXOU J085201.4-461753).
The circle of cosmic life!
paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
📸 @eso.org /J. Suherli et al.
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Bright spot with clumpy jets is a newborn protostar (Ve 7-27).
Yellow-green blob to its left is a neutron star (CXOU J085201.4-461753).
The circle of cosmic life!
paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
📸 @eso.org /J. Suherli et al.
🔭
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 AM
A newborn and the walking dead - astrophysics version!
Bright spot with clumpy jets is a newborn protostar (Ve 7-27).
Yellow-green blob to its left is a neutron star (CXOU J085201.4-461753).
The circle of cosmic life!
paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
📸 @eso.org /J. Suherli et al.
🔭
Bright spot with clumpy jets is a newborn protostar (Ve 7-27).
Yellow-green blob to its left is a neutron star (CXOU J085201.4-461753).
The circle of cosmic life!
paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
📸 @eso.org /J. Suherli et al.
🔭
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Chien-Shiung Wu, who obtained experimental proof of parity violation in weak nuclear decay, was born #OTD in 1912.
Her 1956 experiment involving the decay of Cobalt-60 confirmed that the weak interaction does not respect what many had assumed was a fundamental symmetry of nature. 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️
Her 1956 experiment involving the decay of Cobalt-60 confirmed that the weak interaction does not respect what many had assumed was a fundamental symmetry of nature. 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️
May 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Chien-Shiung Wu, who obtained experimental proof of parity violation in weak nuclear decay, was born #OTD in 1912.
Her 1956 experiment involving the decay of Cobalt-60 confirmed that the weak interaction does not respect what many had assumed was a fundamental symmetry of nature. 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️
Her 1956 experiment involving the decay of Cobalt-60 confirmed that the weak interaction does not respect what many had assumed was a fundamental symmetry of nature. 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️
#FYP #snow #winterstorm #snow2026 #northcarolina
TikTok video by Sav🫶🏼
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February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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New video just dropped! Meet Cailean, a 14-year-old bagpipe prodigy from Prestonpans - and enjoy his beautiful performance on bagpipes. If you enjoyed the video, don’t forget to comment or share; it helps the algorithm recommend it to more people! #scotland #bagpipes
youtu.be/iVcL5aBPqy8
youtu.be/iVcL5aBPqy8
Scotland Sounds Like This | Cailean on the Bagpipes
YouTube video by Journey Dude - Exploring Scotland
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
New video just dropped! Meet Cailean, a 14-year-old bagpipe prodigy from Prestonpans - and enjoy his beautiful performance on bagpipes. If you enjoyed the video, don’t forget to comment or share; it helps the algorithm recommend it to more people! #scotland #bagpipes
youtu.be/iVcL5aBPqy8
youtu.be/iVcL5aBPqy8
So... Groundhog Day.... 😐
February 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
So... Groundhog Day.... 😐
😆
February 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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As you watch this time-lapse of a storm rolling over Pondicherry, India by Karthik Easvur, you may spot a sort of rolling wave called an ARCUS or SHELF cloud.
It forms as the storm's downdraft, along the leading edge of the moving storm, forces warmer, moist surface air up unto a horizontal 'roll'.
It forms as the storm's downdraft, along the leading edge of the moving storm, forces warmer, moist surface air up unto a horizontal 'roll'.
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
As you watch this time-lapse of a storm rolling over Pondicherry, India by Karthik Easvur, you may spot a sort of rolling wave called an ARCUS or SHELF cloud.
It forms as the storm's downdraft, along the leading edge of the moving storm, forces warmer, moist surface air up unto a horizontal 'roll'.
It forms as the storm's downdraft, along the leading edge of the moving storm, forces warmer, moist surface air up unto a horizontal 'roll'.
Sharing this for no particular reason. Ok, there is a reason. Be safe out there. Re-skeet if you can. #PepperSpray #Protests
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
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February 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Sharing this for no particular reason. Ok, there is a reason. Be safe out there. Re-skeet if you can. #PepperSpray #Protests
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
Looks like we got about 5.5 - 6 inches of snow at my house in Wilmington NC.
February 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Looks like we got about 5.5 - 6 inches of snow at my house in Wilmington NC.
Had some high thin clouds moving through but was able to see the pair last night. 😃 #astonomy #Astrophotography
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Had some high thin clouds moving through but was able to see the pair last night. 😃 #astonomy #Astrophotography
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Just an incredible and unusual landslide at Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, as captured by @planet.com SuperDove satellites 🧪⚒️🛰️
January 29, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Just an incredible and unusual landslide at Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, as captured by @planet.com SuperDove satellites 🧪⚒️🛰️
I was heading to downtown Wilmington, NC which is along the Cape Fear river. Spotted a bright rainbow-ish spot a little ways to the right of the setting sun and was pretty sure it was a Sundog optical phenomenon. Hustled down to the River front saw this beautiful sight. #WX #NCwx #sundog
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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Tonight (Jan. 30), the waxing gibbous Moon will be near Jupiter all night. If you have a clear sky, step outside and have a look. The cold air and beauty of the night sky will do you good! SkySafari rendering. #astronomy
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Tonight (Jan. 30), the waxing gibbous Moon will be near Jupiter all night. If you have a clear sky, step outside and have a look. The cold air and beauty of the night sky will do you good! SkySafari rendering. #astronomy
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Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
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Not all rings are forged in fantasy, my precious!
For astronomers, they are found in space. This image shows debris discs captured by ALMA around stars. The two at the top-right told astronomers something very interesting. Find out what here: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2603a/
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For astronomers, they are found in space. This image shows debris discs captured by ALMA around stars. The two at the top-right told astronomers something very interesting. Find out what here: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2603a/
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January 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Not all rings are forged in fantasy, my precious!
For astronomers, they are found in space. This image shows debris discs captured by ALMA around stars. The two at the top-right told astronomers something very interesting. Find out what here: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2603a/
🔭 🧪
For astronomers, they are found in space. This image shows debris discs captured by ALMA around stars. The two at the top-right told astronomers something very interesting. Find out what here: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2603a/
🔭 🧪
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Let’s check in on the solar cosmic ray count at Mawson station following the big CME event and everything looks norm—
Oooooft.
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Oooooft.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Let’s check in on the solar cosmic ray count at Mawson station following the big CME event and everything looks norm—
Oooooft.
🔭
Oooooft.
🔭
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Did you know the sound of popcorn popping isn't caused by the cracking of the corn kernel? For #NationalPopcornDay, here's a portion of popcorn science 🍿 www.compoundchem.com/2017/01/19/p...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
January 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Did you know the sound of popcorn popping isn't caused by the cracking of the corn kernel? For #NationalPopcornDay, here's a portion of popcorn science 🍿 www.compoundchem.com/2017/01/19/p...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
When you work in a science lab you can often be called a Lab Rat. Most people wear it as a badge of pride.
I came across this small zippered bag on Amazon as a Haul penny day deal and couldn’t resist. 😁
Will use it to carry small tools for my trips to my local makerspace. #chemsky
I came across this small zippered bag on Amazon as a Haul penny day deal and couldn’t resist. 😁
Will use it to carry small tools for my trips to my local makerspace. #chemsky
January 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
When you work in a science lab you can often be called a Lab Rat. Most people wear it as a badge of pride.
I came across this small zippered bag on Amazon as a Haul penny day deal and couldn’t resist. 😁
Will use it to carry small tools for my trips to my local makerspace. #chemsky
I came across this small zippered bag on Amazon as a Haul penny day deal and couldn’t resist. 😁
Will use it to carry small tools for my trips to my local makerspace. #chemsky