Peter Braubach
@peterbraubach.bsky.social
Thoracic pathologist, with a focus on ILD and transplant. Dad of 2 👱👱 (03/18, 08/21). Bakes bread 🍞. Cares for a garden 🌻. Bikes to work 🚲. Biodiversity enthusiast. Mainly thinking about lichens here. He/him
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Der eigentliche Skandal ist ja, dass in einem Naturschutzgebiet überhaupt Torf abgebaut werden darf. Ganz legal, mit dem Segen des grünen Umweltministers. #MoorMussNass
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800 Lkw-Ladungen Torf fehlen: Niedersachsen verklagt Konzern auf 4,5 Millionen Euro
Das Land Niedersachsen klagt gegen ein emsländisches Unternehmen und fordert Schadenersatz in Höhe von 4,5 Millionen Euro. Es wirft dem Großkonzern unter anderem vor, zu viel Torf abgebaut zu haben.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Der eigentliche Skandal ist ja, dass in einem Naturschutzgebiet überhaupt Torf abgebaut werden darf. Ganz legal, mit dem Segen des grünen Umweltministers. #MoorMussNass
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How to get into nature.
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
How to get into nature.
A question for microsky.
I want to build a custom horizontal setup and am thinking of mounting a prior xy stage vertically.
Is this an obviously dumb move and it will break?
#microscopy #micromanager
I want to build a custom horizontal setup and am thinking of mounting a prior xy stage vertically.
Is this an obviously dumb move and it will break?
#microscopy #micromanager
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A question for microsky.
I want to build a custom horizontal setup and am thinking of mounting a prior xy stage vertically.
Is this an obviously dumb move and it will break?
#microscopy #micromanager
I want to build a custom horizontal setup and am thinking of mounting a prior xy stage vertically.
Is this an obviously dumb move and it will break?
#microscopy #micromanager
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This it what it looks in practice. It is boring and I should go to bed but I am still missing 2 positions so I post here #macrophotography #lichen
January 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This it what it looks in practice. It is boring and I should go to bed but I am still missing 2 positions so I post here #macrophotography #lichen
Up and down we go.
It would be nice to automate this - I have not yet found a good way to synchronize a prior stage and the wemacro rail.
Its semi-manual at the moment.
It would be nice to automate this - I have not yet found a good way to synchronize a prior stage and the wemacro rail.
Its semi-manual at the moment.
January 17, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Up and down we go.
It would be nice to automate this - I have not yet found a good way to synchronize a prior stage and the wemacro rail.
Its semi-manual at the moment.
It would be nice to automate this - I have not yet found a good way to synchronize a prior stage and the wemacro rail.
Its semi-manual at the moment.
Stack and stitch works surprisingly well on macro...
#lichen #macrophotography
Cladonia chrolophaea agg. (I think).
#lichen #macrophotography
Cladonia chrolophaea agg. (I think).
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Stack and stitch works surprisingly well on macro...
#lichen #macrophotography
Cladonia chrolophaea agg. (I think).
#lichen #macrophotography
Cladonia chrolophaea agg. (I think).
Stacking with raw and 4-pixel shift. The images blow my mind - the process, shooting, stacking and developing from raw, is slow - - Probably not what I will be doing regularly.
Lichen people: Do you have ideas how to use such images to add value?
drive.google.com/file/d/1a2gS...
Lichen people: Do you have ideas how to use such images to add value?
drive.google.com/file/d/1a2gS...
January 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Stacking with raw and 4-pixel shift. The images blow my mind - the process, shooting, stacking and developing from raw, is slow - - Probably not what I will be doing regularly.
Lichen people: Do you have ideas how to use such images to add value?
drive.google.com/file/d/1a2gS...
Lichen people: Do you have ideas how to use such images to add value?
drive.google.com/file/d/1a2gS...
Tetracladium setigerum #AquaticHyphomycetes in a foam sample from Hannover.
The melting snow filled a drainage ditch which runs to the Mittellandkanal with a small waterfall. Lots of foam for a nice sample.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
The melting snow filled a drainage ditch which runs to the Mittellandkanal with a small waterfall. Lots of foam for a nice sample.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Tetracladium setigerum
Tetracladium setigerum from Hanover-Misburg-Anderten, Germany on January 17, 2026 at 02:40 PM by Peter Braubach
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January 17, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Tetracladium setigerum #AquaticHyphomycetes in a foam sample from Hannover.
The melting snow filled a drainage ditch which runs to the Mittellandkanal with a small waterfall. Lots of foam for a nice sample.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
The melting snow filled a drainage ditch which runs to the Mittellandkanal with a small waterfall. Lots of foam for a nice sample.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Are there any experiences or opinions on 3d printed diffusers for #macrophotography?
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Are there any experiences or opinions on 3d printed diffusers for #macrophotography?
Placidium squamulosum #lichen to test out my new Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x 😀 #macrophotography.
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Placidium squamulosum #lichen to test out my new Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x 😀 #macrophotography.
Yesterday was my first experience with AI slop contaminating my search to the extent that I was not able to resolve my question (in the time I had).
I was looking for a naan bread recipe and found only incoherent, implausible or recipes lacking a ingredient list - but with many "beautiful" words.
I was looking for a naan bread recipe and found only incoherent, implausible or recipes lacking a ingredient list - but with many "beautiful" words.
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Yesterday was my first experience with AI slop contaminating my search to the extent that I was not able to resolve my question (in the time I had).
I was looking for a naan bread recipe and found only incoherent, implausible or recipes lacking a ingredient list - but with many "beautiful" words.
I was looking for a naan bread recipe and found only incoherent, implausible or recipes lacking a ingredient list - but with many "beautiful" words.
I haven't been #lichen posting for a while and now I am back with a question (I should not touch sterile crusts…)
This one is from silicous boulders in a small forest creek 480m asl.
Grey areolare crust with prominent green deliminated soralia. K-, C-, KC-, P-. UV white-ish.
This one is from silicous boulders in a small forest creek 480m asl.
Grey areolare crust with prominent green deliminated soralia. K-, C-, KC-, P-. UV white-ish.
January 10, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I haven't been #lichen posting for a while and now I am back with a question (I should not touch sterile crusts…)
This one is from silicous boulders in a small forest creek 480m asl.
Grey areolare crust with prominent green deliminated soralia. K-, C-, KC-, P-. UV white-ish.
This one is from silicous boulders in a small forest creek 480m asl.
Grey areolare crust with prominent green deliminated soralia. K-, C-, KC-, P-. UV white-ish.
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Diploschistes scruposus
#Diploschistesscruposus #Diploschistes #CraterLichen #RaueKrugflechte #Flechte #lichen #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends
#Diploschistesscruposus #Diploschistes #CraterLichen #RaueKrugflechte #Flechte #lichen #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends
January 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM
"Dirt" in the water samples. I think the closer you look the more beautiful things get.
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"Dirt" in the water samples. I think the closer you look the more beautiful things get.
Dendrospora tenella (I think) is my favourite Ingoldian spore #AquaticHyphomycetes.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Dendrospora tenella (I think) is my favourite Ingoldian spore #AquaticHyphomycetes.
My best microscope accessory acquired last year was an old dictation foot pedal with 3 buttons - bound to start/stop live view, add/remove scalebar and take photo. Makes going through the #AquaticHyphomycetes and #lichen samples much faster.
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
My best microscope accessory acquired last year was an old dictation foot pedal with 3 buttons - bound to start/stop live view, add/remove scalebar and take photo. Makes going through the #AquaticHyphomycetes and #lichen samples much faster.
I dedicated the last evenings to #AquaticHyphomycetes and worked on the samples I took in Dec'25 in the Taunus.
These were very common conidia - and I each time I look at them I come to a different conclusion. Lemonniera terrestris or Alatospora acuminata or something else? @fayrnhawk.bsky.social
These were very common conidia - and I each time I look at them I come to a different conclusion. Lemonniera terrestris or Alatospora acuminata or something else? @fayrnhawk.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I dedicated the last evenings to #AquaticHyphomycetes and worked on the samples I took in Dec'25 in the Taunus.
These were very common conidia - and I each time I look at them I come to a different conclusion. Lemonniera terrestris or Alatospora acuminata or something else? @fayrnhawk.bsky.social
These were very common conidia - and I each time I look at them I come to a different conclusion. Lemonniera terrestris or Alatospora acuminata or something else? @fayrnhawk.bsky.social
I am playing around with the new macro setup, figuring out how to get lighting and positioning done. 20x is far too close for #lichen "identification" purposes, however it yields insights you cannot gain with a normal section.
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I am playing around with the new macro setup, figuring out how to get lighting and positioning done. 20x is far too close for #lichen "identification" purposes, however it yields insights you cannot gain with a normal section.
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Platz 10 für einen auf den ersten Blick unspektakulären #MibiFlausch, der erst dank vergrößerter Detailansichten seine Flauschigkeit offenbart.
Nach dem Wochenende hatten wir #MibiFlausch für @malo82.bsky.social in den Trauben.
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Platz 10 für einen auf den ersten Blick unspektakulären #MibiFlausch, der erst dank vergrößerter Detailansichten seine Flauschigkeit offenbart.
Xanthocarpia cf. lacteoides (I think) #lichen on limestone. A sample I have worked on before. The black are pigmented algae overgrowing the yellow lichen thallus.
Do you think it might be possible to capture released spores in macro? I think you can see the tips of asci/paraphyses.
Do you think it might be possible to capture released spores in macro? I think you can see the tips of asci/paraphyses.
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Xanthocarpia cf. lacteoides (I think) #lichen on limestone. A sample I have worked on before. The black are pigmented algae overgrowing the yellow lichen thallus.
Do you think it might be possible to capture released spores in macro? I think you can see the tips of asci/paraphyses.
Do you think it might be possible to capture released spores in macro? I think you can see the tips of asci/paraphyses.
Reposted by Peter Braubach
The lichen Placynthium nigrum, the best I've ever seen. Found on limestone, both worked and natural. The blue colour is where the fungal hyphae have grown out without alga, making this an easy ID #lichen #lichenGBI
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The lichen Placynthium nigrum, the best I've ever seen. Found on limestone, both worked and natural. The blue colour is where the fungal hyphae have grown out without alga, making this an easy ID #lichen #lichenGBI