Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️
@spahn711.bsky.social
Storm chaser. Volcano hunter. University Physics, Astronomy, & Earth Science Instructor. MS Physics/BS Astrophysics. Rockhounder & Mineral Collector. Raccoon whisperer. Allow me to share our planet's beauty with you. linktr.ee/spahn711
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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️
@spahn711.bsky.social
· Oct 18
With all the new faces here, I figured I'd also say hi and reintroduce myself. I am a professor of physics, astronomy and earth science, among other things, but most of what you'll get from me are photos of our immensely beautiful planet. Sharing that beauty is my passion; we're so lucky to be here.
I thought this was an attempt to make fun of the photo/appearance and then I read her name and I'm sorry WHAT
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I thought this was an attempt to make fun of the photo/appearance and then I read her name and I'm sorry WHAT
While there aren't fee increases for US residents, I just learned of this bullshit abomination.
I get annual passes every year, which always feature beautiful wildlife or landscape photos. If I have to see his f***ing face every time I use one now, I might actually throw up. What a loser.
I get annual passes every year, which always feature beautiful wildlife or landscape photos. If I have to see his f***ing face every time I use one now, I might actually throw up. What a loser.
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
While there aren't fee increases for US residents, I just learned of this bullshit abomination.
I get annual passes every year, which always feature beautiful wildlife or landscape photos. If I have to see his f***ing face every time I use one now, I might actually throw up. What a loser.
I get annual passes every year, which always feature beautiful wildlife or landscape photos. If I have to see his f***ing face every time I use one now, I might actually throw up. What a loser.
I've seen remarkable things in my years of chasing, but this scene from my first year remains a favorite. Here, the flanking line of a supercell is painted by the setting Sun, while the very clouds you're looking at cast shadows for miles (seen as anticrepuscular rays near the horizon). #photography
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I've seen remarkable things in my years of chasing, but this scene from my first year remains a favorite. Here, the flanking line of a supercell is painted by the setting Sun, while the very clouds you're looking at cast shadows for miles (seen as anticrepuscular rays near the horizon). #photography
This webcam view of Semeru's recent pyroclastic flow is among the most remarkable footage I've seen. Keep in mind that this is a high-speed, towering column of boiling hot gas/ash (400-1300+°F) carrying sharp rock fragments, and generating its own lightning. It flowed 10 miles from the summit.
Nov 19, 2025: Large Pyroclastic Flow Semeru Volcano, Indonesia (Raw Footage) Cam A
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November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This webcam view of Semeru's recent pyroclastic flow is among the most remarkable footage I've seen. Keep in mind that this is a high-speed, towering column of boiling hot gas/ash (400-1300+°F) carrying sharp rock fragments, and generating its own lightning. It flowed 10 miles from the summit.
I still stop every once in a while to appreciate how insane it is that we have the ability to capture memories through photos and videos that can be viewed over and over again through time. How lucky we are.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I still stop every once in a while to appreciate how insane it is that we have the ability to capture memories through photos and videos that can be viewed over and over again through time. How lucky we are.
Solo exploring a 100% pitch black lava tube for over a mile underground. I brought some portable lights to place and set up this shot.
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Solo exploring a 100% pitch black lava tube for over a mile underground. I brought some portable lights to place and set up this shot.
Dramatic, stormy skies over Colorado's Great Sand Dunes. #photography
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Dramatic, stormy skies over Colorado's Great Sand Dunes. #photography
I had a student tell me that she now thinks of everything she sees in the context of physics, and her dad is now begging her to stop bringing it up. My job here is done. 🤓
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I had a student tell me that she now thinks of everything she sees in the context of physics, and her dad is now begging her to stop bringing it up. My job here is done. 🤓
Desert mud (forbidden chocolate). #photography
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Desert mud (forbidden chocolate). #photography
The 54-mile-long Talimena Scenic Drive passes over the Ouachita mountains and winds through the Ouachita national forest in southeast Oklahoma. While beautiful any time of the year, it comes alive in the fall with vibrant foliage. This video showcases some of my favorite views on Nov 6. #Oklahoma
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The 54-mile-long Talimena Scenic Drive passes over the Ouachita mountains and winds through the Ouachita national forest in southeast Oklahoma. While beautiful any time of the year, it comes alive in the fall with vibrant foliage. This video showcases some of my favorite views on Nov 6. #Oklahoma
Every morning on my way to work, I pass by a tree absolutely filled with vultures - so far there's always between 15 and 30 of them. 😍
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Every morning on my way to work, I pass by a tree absolutely filled with vultures - so far there's always between 15 and 30 of them. 😍
I have no place to store my Halloween decorations, so now they're Christmas decorations! Skelly Santa and his ghost elves 🎅👻
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I have no place to store my Halloween decorations, so now they're Christmas decorations! Skelly Santa and his ghost elves 🎅👻
I'm not exactly sure how, but Chaser got stuck under the bed and hit me with the 🥺.
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm not exactly sure how, but Chaser got stuck under the bed and hit me with the 🥺.
Third quarter Moon rising. #photography
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Third quarter Moon rising. #photography
Having a normal one!
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Having a normal one!
Your moment of zen with the sights and sounds from the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Your moment of zen with the sights and sounds from the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.
A little aurora & Milky Way combo from last night. Not too shabby for far southern Oklahoma, eh? #photography
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A little aurora & Milky Way combo from last night. Not too shabby for far southern Oklahoma, eh? #photography
The Milky Way over aurora over far southern Oklahoma 0n 11/11. #photography
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The Milky Way over aurora over far southern Oklahoma 0n 11/11. #photography
Y'all this is the best. I'm in rural Oklahoma and there's people stopped on a lot of the exit ramps along the highway watching the aurora. Many have likely never seen it before. One old southern dude stopped beside me asking if I see the "big orange lights" too. We're all just little curious humans.
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Y'all this is the best. I'm in rural Oklahoma and there's people stopped on a lot of the exit ramps along the highway watching the aurora. Many have likely never seen it before. One old southern dude stopped beside me asking if I see the "big orange lights" too. We're all just little curious humans.
This is currently from my apartment, looking toward the city, in far SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. Entire sky is full of color with this sub storm.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is currently from my apartment, looking toward the city, in far SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. Entire sky is full of color with this sub storm.
Nights like this are the best. All the trouble of the world is momentarily set aside while we're collectively marveling at the pretty lights and nature together. This is how it's supposed to be. Life, I mean. Shared joy and all. 🙂
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Nights like this are the best. All the trouble of the world is momentarily set aside while we're collectively marveling at the pretty lights and nature together. This is how it's supposed to be. Life, I mean. Shared joy and all. 🙂
