Tad Thurston
@tadthurston.bsky.social
Data scientist/analyst, astrophysicist
Publishes physics student tutorial videos
https://youtube.com/c/tadthurston
And general scicomm articles
https://firstexcitedstate.substack.com
Publishes physics student tutorial videos
https://youtube.com/c/tadthurston
And general scicomm articles
https://firstexcitedstate.substack.com
Happy Earth Day! 🧪
Earth size relative to Sun -> to scale
Earth distance from Sun -> not to scale
Earth size relative to Sun -> to scale
Earth distance from Sun -> not to scale
April 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy Earth Day! 🧪
Earth size relative to Sun -> to scale
Earth distance from Sun -> not to scale
Earth size relative to Sun -> to scale
Earth distance from Sun -> not to scale
2024: Warmest year recorded!
-> we inject CO2 into the atmosphere
-> the concentration of CO2 goes up
-> since CO2 absorbs and re-radiates heat, the temperature goes up.
We should stop doing so much of the first thing. 🧪
-> we inject CO2 into the atmosphere
-> the concentration of CO2 goes up
-> since CO2 absorbs and re-radiates heat, the temperature goes up.
We should stop doing so much of the first thing. 🧪
January 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
2024: Warmest year recorded!
-> we inject CO2 into the atmosphere
-> the concentration of CO2 goes up
-> since CO2 absorbs and re-radiates heat, the temperature goes up.
We should stop doing so much of the first thing. 🧪
-> we inject CO2 into the atmosphere
-> the concentration of CO2 goes up
-> since CO2 absorbs and re-radiates heat, the temperature goes up.
We should stop doing so much of the first thing. 🧪
Even in late November with lows in the 30s-40s and leaves falling off the trees, the Dipladenia from the summer are still booming
November 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Even in late November with lows in the 30s-40s and leaves falling off the trees, the Dipladenia from the summer are still booming
I made my nebula-ish cover image using the free @blender3d.bsky.social Blender3D software and Gleb's (@glebalexandrov.bsky.social) remarkable tutorials. Opened up a whole new avenue of creativity!
November 19, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I made my nebula-ish cover image using the free @blender3d.bsky.social Blender3D software and Gleb's (@glebalexandrov.bsky.social) remarkable tutorials. Opened up a whole new avenue of creativity!
Used to be a peek/poke guru. 😂
November 18, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Used to be a peek/poke guru. 😂
Finished messing with this composite (6-filter) image I took of M42/43 in Orion [from a 0.8m 'scope at CTIO in Chile]. #Astronomy
November 11, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Finished messing with this composite (6-filter) image I took of M42/43 in Orion [from a 0.8m 'scope at CTIO in Chile]. #Astronomy