Stephen Sekula steve@hub.polari.us
Dallas, TX, USA
Husband; Associate Professor of Physics; I teach at SMU in Dallas, TX; I study the Higgs Particle with the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN; writer and blogger; drummer; programmer; teacher; scientist; traveler; runner; gardener; open-source aficionado.
2017-08-23T17:12:47Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: Antares: astronomers capture best ever image of a star’s surface and atmosphere https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/23/antares-astronomers-capture-best-ever-image-of-a-stars-surface-and-atmosphere?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience2017-08-23T17:12:43Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: Talk to the typewriter poet @SMU Fondren Starbucks until 1PM. She'll compose a poem about your concept of home. https://twitter.com/SMU/status/900391878503399425/photo/12017-08-22T01:41:29Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: At the speed of darkness...watch as #SolarEclipse2017 shadow moves across our beautiful planet at <1 mile/second; as seen from GIII aircraft https://twitter.com/Dr_ThomasZ/status/899788647041388544/video/12017-08-22T00:21:57Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: As #SolarEclipse2017 captivated crowds all over the country, our own employees gathered to celebrate and watch. https://twitter.com/NASA_Marshall/status/899786762322677760/photo/1
when I was a kid (in the late 1970s) there was a total solar eclipse visble here in Sydney.
I remember using a pinhole in paper to project an image to see it.
(works like a lense - like in a pinhole camera -
it's a safe for your eyes - you look at the projected image, NOT directly at the sun)
If you are actually somewhere fully under the moon's shadow and do it at the right moment, it might look similar to what's on the screens in that photo - it did back then.
unfortunately I missed the eclipse festivals that were on in more recent years in South Australia and Northern Territory
(those were music festivals but still its a great excuse for a party :-)
and would probably be a great way way to meet lots of friendly travellers from everywhere!)
2017-08-22T00:21:33Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: As #SolarEclipse2017 captivated crowds all over the country, our own employees gathered to celebrate and watch. https://twitter.com/NASA_Marshall/status/899786762322677760/photo/12017-08-22T00:21:20Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: As #SolarEclipse2017 captivated crowds all over the country, our own employees gathered to celebrate and watch. https://twitter.com/NASA_Marshall/status/899786762322677760/photo/12017-08-21T21:34:47Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: Preparing to share images of the #solareclipse @SMU's Dallas Hall. Will capture the image outside, project it onto screen inside. Crowded! https://twitter.com/SMUkimcobb/status/899681272011907072/photo/12017-08-21T21:34:24Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: Preparing to share images of the #solareclipse @SMU's Dallas Hall. Will capture the image outside, project it onto screen inside. Crowded! https://twitter.com/SMUkimcobb/status/899681272011907072/photo/12017-08-21T21:13:35Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: In Dallas Hall, @SMUPhysics ready to educate the crowd here to (safely!) view the #SolarEclipse2017. @SMU https://twitter.com/KTibbettsSMU/status/899682224504795139/photo/12017-08-21T21:13:05Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: In Dallas Hall, @SMUPhysics ready to educate the crowd here to (safely!) view the #SolarEclipse2017. @SMU https://twitter.com/KTibbettsSMU/status/899682224504795139/photo/12017-08-21T21:12:59Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: In Dallas Hall, @SMUPhysics ready to educate the crowd here to (safely!) view the #SolarEclipse2017. @SMU https://twitter.com/KTibbettsSMU/status/899682224504795139/photo/12017-08-21T21:12:55Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: Amazing eclipse cookies created by @SMUDining. #SolarEclipse2017 https://twitter.com/SMU/status/899683257830264832/photo/12017-08-21T20:53:03Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: #Eclipse2017 @SMU in Dallas Hall Rotunda https://twitter.com/Madhuri_Man/status/899692292176478208/photo/12017-08-21T20:52:52Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: #Eclipse2017 @SMU in Dallas Hall Rotunda https://twitter.com/Madhuri_Man/status/899692292176478208/photo/12017-08-21T20:52:44Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: #Eclipse2017 @SMU in Dallas Hall Rotunda https://twitter.com/Madhuri_Man/status/899692292176478208/photo/12017-08-21T20:33:28Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: Eclipse (and eclipse shadows) on the #DallasHall lawn. @SMU #SolarEclipse2017 https://twitter.com/KTibbettsSMU/status/899697564622221312/photo/12017-08-21T20:33:00Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: The @SMU campus took a science break with help from a historic U.S. #SolarEclipse⚡️ “#SolarEclipse2017 at SMU” https://twitter.com/i/moments/8996995193314713602017-08-21T20:32:51Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: Thanks to all who came to see #SolarEclipse2017 @SMU today. Always nice to have folks stop by for a little science. https://twitter.com/SMU/status/899706175998107648/photo/1George Standish likes this.
2017-08-21T20:32:42Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: No one enjoyed #solareclipse2017 more than @SMUDedman Dean DiPiero, whose faculty hosted the viewing. The eclipse cookies were a hit! @SMU https://twitter.com/SMUkimcobb/status/899711092032774144/photo/12017-08-21T20:32:38Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Twitter: No one enjoyed #solareclipse2017 more than @SMUDedman Dean DiPiero, whose faculty hosted the viewing. The eclipse cookies were a hit! @SMU https://twitter.com/SMUkimcobb/status/899711092032774144/photo/1