Alan
@alanbaral.bsky.social
Physics | Astronomy | Philosophy
Astronomy enthusiast from the land of the Himalayas 🇳🇵
Astronomy enthusiast from the land of the Himalayas 🇳🇵
Cyril Connolly in 1933, timeless words
November 30, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Cyril Connolly in 1933, timeless words
Today marks the 105th birthday of a legendary scientist, a nobel laureate, an educator, a visionary and an extraordinary human being Dr. Richard Feynman.
He is remembered just as well for his scientific brilliance as he is for his playful nature and inquisitive storytelling.
He is remembered just as well for his scientific brilliance as he is for his playful nature and inquisitive storytelling.
May 11, 2023 at 3:33 PM
Today marks the 105th birthday of a legendary scientist, a nobel laureate, an educator, a visionary and an extraordinary human being Dr. Richard Feynman.
He is remembered just as well for his scientific brilliance as he is for his playful nature and inquisitive storytelling.
He is remembered just as well for his scientific brilliance as he is for his playful nature and inquisitive storytelling.
A fine day in Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵
May 10, 2023 at 1:19 PM
A fine day in Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵
What are your views regarding Monarchy in the 21st century?
Image Credit: Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2023
Image Credit: Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2023
May 9, 2023 at 3:03 PM
What are your views regarding Monarchy in the 21st century?
Image Credit: Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2023
Image Credit: Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2023
May 9, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Have you seen a Great Red Spot in Jupiter's images? This is how big it is!
An illustration depicting the size and depth of Jupiter's Great Red Spot compared to Earth.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Image processing by Kevin M. Gill
An illustration depicting the size and depth of Jupiter's Great Red Spot compared to Earth.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Image processing by Kevin M. Gill
May 7, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Have you seen a Great Red Spot in Jupiter's images? This is how big it is!
An illustration depicting the size and depth of Jupiter's Great Red Spot compared to Earth.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Image processing by Kevin M. Gill
An illustration depicting the size and depth of Jupiter's Great Red Spot compared to Earth.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Image processing by Kevin M. Gill
Have you ever seen an Atom?
Look at the very center of this image, Yes! It's an image of a single positively-charged strontium atom, held near motionless by electric fields.
Image Credit: David Nadlinger - University of Oxford
Read More: https://shorturl.at/cIJN1
Look at the very center of this image, Yes! It's an image of a single positively-charged strontium atom, held near motionless by electric fields.
Image Credit: David Nadlinger - University of Oxford
Read More: https://shorturl.at/cIJN1
May 7, 2023 at 11:51 AM
Have you ever seen an Atom?
Look at the very center of this image, Yes! It's an image of a single positively-charged strontium atom, held near motionless by electric fields.
Image Credit: David Nadlinger - University of Oxford
Read More: https://shorturl.at/cIJN1
Look at the very center of this image, Yes! It's an image of a single positively-charged strontium atom, held near motionless by electric fields.
Image Credit: David Nadlinger - University of Oxford
Read More: https://shorturl.at/cIJN1
Let's say, for a moment, all the rocky stuff of our Solar System combines to form a supercontinent.
Here's what it would look like!
Map created by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/1389
Here's what it would look like!
Map created by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/1389
May 6, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Let's say, for a moment, all the rocky stuff of our Solar System combines to form a supercontinent.
Here's what it would look like!
Map created by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/1389
Here's what it would look like!
Map created by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/1389
Café Terrace at Night, 1888 by Vincent Van Gogh
This painting of a colorful outdoor view is a picturesque work, the vision of a relaxed spectator who enjoys the charm of his surrounding without any moral concern.
Source and Credit: www.VincentVanGogh.org
This painting of a colorful outdoor view is a picturesque work, the vision of a relaxed spectator who enjoys the charm of his surrounding without any moral concern.
Source and Credit: www.VincentVanGogh.org
May 5, 2023 at 8:36 AM
Café Terrace at Night, 1888 by Vincent Van Gogh
This painting of a colorful outdoor view is a picturesque work, the vision of a relaxed spectator who enjoys the charm of his surrounding without any moral concern.
Source and Credit: www.VincentVanGogh.org
This painting of a colorful outdoor view is a picturesque work, the vision of a relaxed spectator who enjoys the charm of his surrounding without any moral concern.
Source and Credit: www.VincentVanGogh.org
A captivating illustration by Pablo Carlos Budassi, which depicts a logarithmic perspective of the observable Universe - spanning from our humble abode on Earth and the Solar system to the vast expanse of the Milky Way, superclusters, and beyond!
Read More: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220316.html
Read More: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220316.html
May 4, 2023 at 7:10 PM
A captivating illustration by Pablo Carlos Budassi, which depicts a logarithmic perspective of the observable Universe - spanning from our humble abode on Earth and the Solar system to the vast expanse of the Milky Way, superclusters, and beyond!
Read More: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220316.html
Read More: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220316.html
I have a very old and very faithful attachment for dogs. I like them because they always forgive.
~ Albert Camus
(Art: 'Fidelity', 1869 by Briton Riviere)
~ Albert Camus
(Art: 'Fidelity', 1869 by Briton Riviere)
May 4, 2023 at 5:53 PM
I have a very old and very faithful attachment for dogs. I like them because they always forgive.
~ Albert Camus
(Art: 'Fidelity', 1869 by Briton Riviere)
~ Albert Camus
(Art: 'Fidelity', 1869 by Briton Riviere)
In a galaxy far far away Hubert Zitt, professor at the Zweibrücken University of Applied Sciences and known for Star Trek and Star Wars lectures transformed this Observatory into a giant R2-D2 – and it is out of this world.
#StarWarsDay
📷: Hochschule Kaiserslautern
#StarWarsDay
📷: Hochschule Kaiserslautern
May 4, 2023 at 3:42 PM
In a galaxy far far away Hubert Zitt, professor at the Zweibrücken University of Applied Sciences and known for Star Trek and Star Wars lectures transformed this Observatory into a giant R2-D2 – and it is out of this world.
#StarWarsDay
📷: Hochschule Kaiserslautern
#StarWarsDay
📷: Hochschule Kaiserslautern
Here's a meme that I made a long time ago when I was in a galaxy far, far away!
Happy Star Wars Day ✨
Happy Star Wars Day ✨
May 4, 2023 at 11:27 AM
Here's a meme that I made a long time ago when I was in a galaxy far, far away!
Happy Star Wars Day ✨
Happy Star Wars Day ✨
Wow, thanks.
What do I do if the image says this? There are no specific credits or names given.
What do I do if the image says this? There are no specific credits or names given.
May 3, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Wow, thanks.
What do I do if the image says this? There are no specific credits or names given.
What do I do if the image says this? There are no specific credits or names given.
This image of our Earth is a gentle reminder of where we stand, and as Carl Sagan said, "It underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
May 3, 2023 at 7:08 PM
This image of our Earth is a gentle reminder of where we stand, and as Carl Sagan said, "It underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
I did. There are other similar images by Hubble. But not this one. It may be edited or enhanced after, or created by some artist.
Here is the most similar one from Hubble Space Telescope.
Here is the most similar one from Hubble Space Telescope.
May 3, 2023 at 12:42 PM
I did. There are other similar images by Hubble. But not this one. It may be edited or enhanced after, or created by some artist.
Here is the most similar one from Hubble Space Telescope.
Here is the most similar one from Hubble Space Telescope.
Is it?
Jokes aside, I'm talking about relative size. It's the same as why Moon and the Sun appear the same size in the sky.
Picture for reference. 😉
Jokes aside, I'm talking about relative size. It's the same as why Moon and the Sun appear the same size in the sky.
Picture for reference. 😉
May 3, 2023 at 10:19 AM
Is it?
Jokes aside, I'm talking about relative size. It's the same as why Moon and the Sun appear the same size in the sky.
Picture for reference. 😉
Jokes aside, I'm talking about relative size. It's the same as why Moon and the Sun appear the same size in the sky.
Picture for reference. 😉
Sun disc setting behind a tree with the same relative size.
May 3, 2023 at 9:57 AM
Sun disc setting behind a tree with the same relative size.
Venus Crossing the Sun for the Last Time Until 2117
This historic transit of Venus on June 5, 2012, shows the path of Venus at different stages of the event as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft.
This historic transit of Venus on June 5, 2012, shows the path of Venus at different stages of the event as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft.
May 2, 2023 at 12:52 PM
Venus Crossing the Sun for the Last Time Until 2117
This historic transit of Venus on June 5, 2012, shows the path of Venus at different stages of the event as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft.
This historic transit of Venus on June 5, 2012, shows the path of Venus at different stages of the event as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft.
This jar of jelly beans, often referred to as the jelly bean universe, displays the high percentages of dark matter and energy versus ordinary matter.
Colored jelly beans represent the visible matter in the universe, which contains all the stars, galaxies, planets, and everything you can see.
Colored jelly beans represent the visible matter in the universe, which contains all the stars, galaxies, planets, and everything you can see.
May 1, 2023 at 6:02 PM
This jar of jelly beans, often referred to as the jelly bean universe, displays the high percentages of dark matter and energy versus ordinary matter.
Colored jelly beans represent the visible matter in the universe, which contains all the stars, galaxies, planets, and everything you can see.
Colored jelly beans represent the visible matter in the universe, which contains all the stars, galaxies, planets, and everything you can see.
This is the first accurate image of a black hole, made in 1978 by Jean-Pierre Luminet using punch cards on an IBM 7040.
Not only it closely resembles the model used for the movie 'Interstellar' but it's also not that different from the real one captured later by the Event Horizon Telescope.
Not only it closely resembles the model used for the movie 'Interstellar' but it's also not that different from the real one captured later by the Event Horizon Telescope.
April 30, 2023 at 9:56 PM
This is the first accurate image of a black hole, made in 1978 by Jean-Pierre Luminet using punch cards on an IBM 7040.
Not only it closely resembles the model used for the movie 'Interstellar' but it's also not that different from the real one captured later by the Event Horizon Telescope.
Not only it closely resembles the model used for the movie 'Interstellar' but it's also not that different from the real one captured later by the Event Horizon Telescope.
Who says physicists don't have a sense of humor?
April 30, 2023 at 6:26 PM
Who says physicists don't have a sense of humor?
1927 Solvay Conference on Quantum Mechanics. Photograph by Benjamin Couprie, Institut International de Physique Solvay, Brussels, Belgium.
Photo with names.
Photo with names.
April 30, 2023 at 11:45 AM
1927 Solvay Conference on Quantum Mechanics. Photograph by Benjamin Couprie, Institut International de Physique Solvay, Brussels, Belgium.
Photo with names.
Photo with names.
Perhaps the greatest photo in the history of Physics!
April 30, 2023 at 11:44 AM
Perhaps the greatest photo in the history of Physics!
Before the days of computers, scientists would have to go about conveying their knowledge in a much more laborious way: chalk, board, and likely tears.
April 29, 2023 at 6:21 PM
Before the days of computers, scientists would have to go about conveying their knowledge in a much more laborious way: chalk, board, and likely tears.