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Does the solar magnetic field migrate towards the poles faster than expected? Results using the data from #ESA ’s #SolarOrbiter are published today in #ApJL. More infos here: www.mps.mpg.de/sun-first-gl... @science.esa.int @ioppublishing.bsky.social
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Over on my blog, @vextaur I've done MLP story reviews, and lets try one here and see if'n Markdown can make it look good. For today, we're doing two stories we don't like, because it makes little point only being a cheerleader, right?
First off, The White-Tail Affair.
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Honestly I hate to dislike this one, because the supporting cast is actually interesting and fun, Blueblood is… Odd, and I'm curious what's going on with him. Raven, even weirder, and Goody Two-Shoes the pegasus lawyer is fun… Unfortunately our main character Eterna Blossom is just a train wreck that drags the story down which really sucks with so many interesting and/or good characters running around.
What's the story about?
Well so far a diplomatic mission with the deer that live near the Everfree. So far because we've had a glimpse of a future where they're studying what went wrong I think, plus there's plenty of references to Eterna's family history which is tied to Nightmare Moon and the Everfree Forest. Seriously, I find myself being pretty sure there's a lot going on that I have figured out yet, but that's not a bad thing. Really its a shame about this one.So what's the second one?
Leather & Lace.
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This is another potential squandered by a basically unlikable lead. Seriously, we have a person who's pulled into Friendship is Magic (My Little Pony generation 4) from the 80's via magic. Suspending disbelief that Twilight could do this without Celestia noticing, this is an interesting idea because typically human in Equestria stories are just that, or the human died and is reborn and is familiar with G4, but here the character is only vaguely aware of My Little Pony and that would be the first cartoon version, along with being converted into a pony when he was pulled in. Problem is that Andy isn't very likeable, survivor of an abusive childhood that ran off to CA to become a rock star, alcoholic and a drug user. This character sabotages himself at every opportunity, and while I'm glad there's no miracle cures in this Equestria, there doesn't seem to be any cures or help available. Because of this, things never really move forward, 7 chapters in, and really nothing has changed, things have happened, but nothing has really changed.Seriously, the fact that I gave up on both of these is telling, I can put up with characters, settings or versions of Equestria that aren't entirely likeable, I mean I'm still reading Ascension, Abdication or Abduction, a story that I can say has its moments, the good parts out number the bad, but it definitely has issues.
Both of these though?
Yeah, definitely thumbs down, don't waste your time.
#MLP #FiM #Friendship-is-Magic #G4 -
Over on my blog, @vextaur I've done MLP story reviews, and lets try one here and see if'n Markdown can make it look good. For today, we're doing two stories we don't like, because it makes little point only being a cheerleader, right?
First off, The White-Tail Affair.
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Honestly I hate to dislike this one, because the supporting cast is actually interesting and fun, Blueblood is… Odd, and I'm curious what's going on with him. Raven, even weirder, and Goody Two-Shoes the pegasus lawyer is fun… Unfortunately our main character Eterna Blossom is just a train wreck that drags the story down which really sucks with so many interesting and/or good characters running around.
What's the story about?
Well so far a diplomatic mission with the deer that live near the Everfree. So far because we've had a glimpse of a future where they're studying what went wrong I think, plus there's plenty of references to Eterna's family history which is tied to Nightmare Moon and the Everfree Forest. Seriously, I find myself being pretty sure there's a lot going on that I have figured out yet, but that's not a bad thing. Really its a shame about this one.So what's the second one?
Leather & Lace.
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This is another potential squandered by a basically unlikable lead. Seriously, we have a person who's pulled into Friendship is Magic (My Little Pony generation 4) from the 80's via magic. Suspending disbelief that Twilight could do this without Celestia noticing, this is an interesting idea because typically human in Equestria stories are just that, or the human died and is reborn and is familiar with G4, but here the character is only vaguely aware of My Little Pony and that would be the first cartoon version, along with being converted into a pony when he was pulled in. Problem is that Andy isn't very likeable, survivor of an abusive childhood that ran off to CA to become a rock star, alcoholic and a drug user. This character sabotages himself at every opportunity, and while I'm glad there's no miracle cures in this Equestria, there doesn't seem to be any cures or help available. Because of this, things never really move forward, 7 chapters in, and really nothing has changed, things have happened, but nothing has really changed.Seriously, the fact that I gave up on both of these is telling, I can put up with characters, settings or versions of Equestria that aren't entirely likeable, I mean I'm still reading Ascension, Abdication or Abduction, a story that I can say has its moments, the good parts out number the bad, but it definitely has issues.
Both of these though?
Yeah, definitely thumbs down, don't waste your time.
#MLP #FiM #Friendship-is-Magic #G4 -
Over on my blog, @vextaur I've done MLP story reviews, and lets try one here and see if'n Markdown can make it look good. For today, we're doing two stories we don't like, because it makes little point only being a cheerleader, right?
First off, The White-Tail Affair.
![media-1]
Honestly I hate to dislike this one, because the supporting cast is actually interesting and fun, Blueblood is… Odd, and I'm curious what's going on with him. Raven, even weirder, and Goody Two-Shoes the pegasus lawyer is fun… Unfortunately our main character Eterna Blossom is just a train wreck that drags the story down which really sucks with so many interesting and/or good characters running around.
What's the story about?
Well so far a diplomatic mission with the deer that live near the Everfree. So far because we've had a glimpse of a future where they're studying what went wrong I think, plus there's plenty of references to Eterna's family history which is tied to Nightmare Moon and the Everfree Forest. Seriously, I find myself being pretty sure there's a lot going on that I have figured out yet, but that's not a bad thing. Really its a shame about this one.So what's the second one?
Leather & Lace.
![media-2]
This is another potential squandered by a basically unlikable lead. Seriously, we have a person who's pulled into Friendship is Magic (My Little Pony generation 4) from the 80's via magic. Suspending disbelief that Twilight could do this without Celestia noticing, this is an interesting idea because typically human in Equestria stories are just that, or the human died and is reborn and is familiar with G4, but here the character is only vaguely aware of My Little Pony and that would be the first cartoon version, along with being converted into a pony when he was pulled in. Problem is that Andy isn't very likeable, survivor of an abusive childhood that ran off to CA to become a rock star, alcoholic and a drug user. This character sabotages himself at every opportunity, and while I'm glad there's no miracle cures in this Equestria, there doesn't seem to be any cures or help available. Because of this, things never really move forward, 7 chapters in, and really nothing has changed, things have happened, but nothing has really changed.Seriously, the fact that I gave up on both of these is telling, I can put up with characters, settings or versions of Equestria that aren't entirely likeable, I mean I'm still reading Ascension, Abdication or Abduction, a story that I can say has its moments, the good parts out number the bad, but it definitely has issues.
Both of these though?
Yeah, definitely thumbs down, don't waste your time.
#MLP #FiM #Friendship-is-Magic #G4 -
I've finally got see a copy of the Rev F G Lee's rare 'More Glimpses Of The World Unseen' (1876) but it was in a reading room so unfortunately I had to give it back. I like the cute little jack o'lantern on the front cover. #PhantomsFriday #folklore #ghosts #BookChatWeekly #Victorian
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This is an excellent #documentary about a #TroubledTeenIndustry program and gives you a good glimpse of what some of the #rehab model #TTI programs are like and the harm they cause #teens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxxA...
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Lee's 'More Glimpses' includes a great first-hand description of a banshee from 17th Century Limerick in #Ireland. The witness was one Lady Fanshaw. I shall write it out verbatim, because it's worth it, but I don't think the thread will be terribly long. [Cont: #PhantomsFriday #banshee #folklore
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Star Wars Jedi Survivor (2023): Coruscant Underworld, art by George Rushing We didn't get a chance to explore level 1313, but Jedi Survivor gave us a nice glimpse of the underworld. #MayTheFourth
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Star Wars Jedi Survivor (2023): Coruscant Underworld, art by George Rushing We didn't get a chance to explore level 1313, but Jedi Survivor gave us a nice glimpse of the underworld. #MayTheFourth
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“You are loved. You belong. There’s no good God that would condemn you for exactly how you are. The queer community gives us a small glimpse of what the world could be, full of joy, dance, acceptance, glitter and magic… More than that an unspeakable amount of courage.” #ItGetsBetter #LGBTQ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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While riding the B or Q trains between Dekalb Ave station and the Manhattan Bridge, you may catch a glimpse of "Masstransiscope," a public art installation by Bill Brand. It was added to the #NYCsubway system in 1980.
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The journey to DH2026 in Daejeon has begun! 🇰🇷 Here is a first glimpse of our host city and the conference theme of 'Engagement'. For all official information, including future calls for proposals and registration, our website is your main hub. 🌐 Visit us: dh2026.adho.org #DH2026 #Daejeon
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Oh look, the gallery just posted a video of me delivering the workshop. You can see a brief glimpse of the output of the Videonics MX1 https://www.instagram.com/p/DVtqzH2gOyO/
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#Perseid meteor shower: When, where and how to catch a glimpse. Via @bbc #SkyWatchers 🌃✨🌠 #Perseids #meteor #meteors #MeteorShower #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️
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This painting 'A Glimpse' is going live via my newsletter today at 7pm BST - only newsletter followers will get the link and the password! Everyone else gets access 24hrs later. You can join the newsletter here! buff.ly/ksVmLyM There are 5 more paintings... 1/6 #unicorn #unicornart #unicornmagic
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A beautiful moorhen is nestled among the reeds and green foliage. The bird is captured in a serene moment, its dark feathers contrasting with the vibrant greens of the marshland. An intimate glimpse into the life of a wetland bird. #moorhen #birds #lukehaigh #photography #canon #photo
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@devingaffney.com demonstrated his work oh @graze.social, which lets people create custom ATproto feeds - and potentially monetize them. It’s an exciting glimpse of the future. #protocolsforpublishers
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It’s cherry blossom time! 💮💮💮Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Weg behind #mpsgoettingen has turned into a lovely cherry walk – offering glimpses of the institute’s far side amidst a sea of white blossoms. Maybe an idea for an evening stroll? #Kirschpost #CherryBlossom @[email protected] @[email protected]
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It’s cherry blossom time! 💮💮💮Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Weg behind #mpsgoettingen has turned into a lovely cherry walk – offering glimpses of the institute’s far side amidst a sea of white blossoms. Maybe an idea for an evening stroll? #Kirschpost #CherryBlossom @[email protected] @[email protected]
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What you're looking at is a brand new protist species! 🤯🔬 Isn't it beautiful? This image is just a glimpse of what's to come. We can't wait to share our full findings soon, in partnership with Guifré @beaplab.bsky.social @luisjagago.bsky.social. Stay tuned! #NewSpecies #protistsonSky #diversity
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I've been meaning to write something about the strange semi-appropriateness of the choices of minerals or gemstones that furnish the substrates, as it were, supporting the sci-fi Gem civilization that we glimpse in Steven Universe and its related media.
At a first glance, the choice of which character is supported by a Gem of which mineral might seem as arbitrary as the usage of "crystals" by a whıte-Western practitioner of spellwork. But I've noted some curious correspondences of Gem gemstone material to some characteristic or aspect of the Gem character's function or personality.
Take Ruby, for example. Ruby is one of those gemstones which can be synthesized most easily—the Verneuil method for making synthetic corundum by sifting aluminum oxide powder into a very hot gas flame was invented in 1883—so ruby is an eminently suitable workhorse material, commonly used in science and engineering, as with chromium-doped ruby laser rods and ruby bearings and ruby optical components. And Ruby is a tough working-class Gem, a Ruby rider, a sturdy solitary stone. As we all know and love. =D
Sapphire is also corundum but a little trickier. The red color of ruby comes from the "color centers" (i.e. out of place atoms or bonds in a crystal lattice which absorb specific wavelengths of light) created by doping corundum with chromium. The blue color of sapphire requires two elements, titanium and iron, forming a charge-transfer pair which absorbs light in a specific absorption band. There are other examples of such charge-transfer pairings in chemistry, associated with unusually colorful substances, e.g. the iodine-starch complex or the coördination complexes that form between electron-rich and electron-depleted aromatic compounds (e.g. sym-trinitrobenzene with hexamethylbenzene.) Whether or not that's especially fitting to Sapphire (as a Steven Universe character who can see the future) is not for me to guess. =p
Garnet is not ruby + sapphire, in terms of chemical substance. But garnet (the mineral) is a gemstone which features many metals from the periodic table, just as it takes different metals to make either the blue of Sapphire or the red of Ruby. That's a weak association but it's something. As a mineral of multiple metals, rather than an almost-pure single metal oxide such as corundum (Al2O3), garnet seems to fit the Gem fusion in Steven Universe, Garnet. And like ruby, garnet has been put to industrial use (and there's laser rods of various garnets, including a lot of manmade garnets incorporating pure lanthanides) which suits the toughness with which Garnet always bears herself.
Pearl seems to have very many layers in her memory, like you'd expect a pearl-stone to have, with its lamellar structure. Peridot is made of humble stuff, magnesium and iron and silicon—among the most common elements in the Cosmos—and its ordinary form olivine is common enough to be useful for casting metals (as "greensand"). But the gemmy variety, peridot, in its best examples has a lovely grass-green sort of greeniness that I happen to find more attractive and pleasing to the eye than the "pure" green of emerald beryl.
The quartzes are all tough, and the cryptocrystalline forms of quartz such as chalcedony and jasper are even tougher, and one can see that reflected in their Gem counterparts. Quartz is one of those minerals which saddens me the most, as it happens, worse than blood diamonds or the niobium and tantalum the technology sector is always thirsty for. Humble, everyday, bedrock-solid quartz.
My! look at the time.
~Chara of Pnictogen
#steven-universe #rocks-and-minerals #gemstones #quartz -
I've been meaning to write something about the strange semi-appropriateness of the choices of minerals or gemstones that furnish the substrates, as it were, supporting the sci-fi Gem civilization that we glimpse in Steven Universe and its related media.
At a first glance, the choice of which character is supported by a Gem of which mineral might seem as arbitrary as the usage of "crystals" by a whıte-Western practitioner of spellwork. But I've noted some curious correspondences of Gem gemstone material to some characteristic or aspect of the Gem character's function or personality.
Take Ruby, for example. Ruby is one of those gemstones which can be synthesized most easily—the Verneuil method for making synthetic corundum by sifting aluminum oxide powder into a very hot gas flame was invented in 1883—so ruby is an eminently suitable workhorse material, commonly used in science and engineering, as with chromium-doped ruby laser rods and ruby bearings and ruby optical components. And Ruby is a tough working-class Gem, a Ruby rider, a sturdy solitary stone. As we all know and love. =D
Sapphire is also corundum but a little trickier. The red color of ruby comes from the "color centers" (i.e. out of place atoms or bonds in a crystal lattice which absorb specific wavelengths of light) created by doping corundum with chromium. The blue color of sapphire requires two elements, titanium and iron, forming a charge-transfer pair which absorbs light in a specific absorption band. There are other examples of such charge-transfer pairings in chemistry, associated with unusually colorful substances, e.g. the iodine-starch complex or the coördination complexes that form between electron-rich and electron-depleted aromatic compounds (e.g. sym-trinitrobenzene with hexamethylbenzene.) Whether or not that's especially fitting to Sapphire (as a Steven Universe character who can see the future) is not for me to guess. =p
Garnet is not ruby + sapphire, in terms of chemical substance. But garnet (the mineral) is a gemstone which features many metals from the periodic table, just as it takes different metals to make either the blue of Sapphire or the red of Ruby. That's a weak association but it's something. As a mineral of multiple metals, rather than an almost-pure single metal oxide such as corundum (Al2O3), garnet seems to fit the Gem fusion in Steven Universe, Garnet. And like ruby, garnet has been put to industrial use (and there's laser rods of various garnets, including a lot of manmade garnets incorporating pure lanthanides) which suits the toughness with which Garnet always bears herself.
Pearl seems to have very many layers in her memory, like you'd expect a pearl-stone to have, with its lamellar structure. Peridot is made of humble stuff, magnesium and iron and silicon—among the most common elements in the Cosmos—and its ordinary form olivine is common enough to be useful for casting metals (as "greensand"). But the gemmy variety, peridot, in its best examples has a lovely grass-green sort of greeniness that I happen to find more attractive and pleasing to the eye than the "pure" green of emerald beryl.
The quartzes are all tough, and the cryptocrystalline forms of quartz such as chalcedony and jasper are even tougher, and one can see that reflected in their Gem counterparts. Quartz is one of those minerals which saddens me the most, as it happens, worse than blood diamonds or the niobium and tantalum the technology sector is always thirsty for. Humble, everyday, bedrock-solid quartz.
My! look at the time.
~Chara of Pnictogen
#steven-universe #rocks-and-minerals #gemstones #quartz -
I've been meaning to write something about the strange semi-appropriateness of the choices of minerals or gemstones that furnish the substrates, as it were, supporting the sci-fi Gem civilization that we glimpse in Steven Universe and its related media.
At a first glance, the choice of which character is supported by a Gem of which mineral might seem as arbitrary as the usage of "crystals" by a whıte-Western practitioner of spellwork. But I've noted some curious correspondences of Gem gemstone material to some characteristic or aspect of the Gem character's function or personality.
Take Ruby, for example. Ruby is one of those gemstones which can be synthesized most easily—the Verneuil method for making synthetic corundum by sifting aluminum oxide powder into a very hot gas flame was invented in 1883—so ruby is an eminently suitable workhorse material, commonly used in science and engineering, as with chromium-doped ruby laser rods and ruby bearings and ruby optical components. And Ruby is a tough working-class Gem, a Ruby rider, a sturdy solitary stone. As we all know and love. =D
Sapphire is also corundum but a little trickier. The red color of ruby comes from the "color centers" (i.e. out of place atoms or bonds in a crystal lattice which absorb specific wavelengths of light) created by doping corundum with chromium. The blue color of sapphire requires two elements, titanium and iron, forming a charge-transfer pair which absorbs light in a specific absorption band. There are other examples of such charge-transfer pairings in chemistry, associated with unusually colorful substances, e.g. the iodine-starch complex or the coördination complexes that form between electron-rich and electron-depleted aromatic compounds (e.g. sym-trinitrobenzene with hexamethylbenzene.) Whether or not that's especially fitting to Sapphire (as a Steven Universe character who can see the future) is not for me to guess. =p
Garnet is not ruby + sapphire, in terms of chemical substance. But garnet (the mineral) is a gemstone which features many metals from the periodic table, just as it takes different metals to make either the blue of Sapphire or the red of Ruby. That's a weak association but it's something. As a mineral of multiple metals, rather than an almost-pure single metal oxide such as corundum (Al2O3), garnet seems to fit the Gem fusion in Steven Universe, Garnet. And like ruby, garnet has been put to industrial use (and there's laser rods of various garnets, including a lot of manmade garnets incorporating pure lanthanides) which suits the toughness with which Garnet always bears herself.
Pearl seems to have very many layers in her memory, like you'd expect a pearl-stone to have, with its lamellar structure. Peridot is made of humble stuff, magnesium and iron and silicon—among the most common elements in the Cosmos—and its ordinary form olivine is common enough to be useful for casting metals (as "greensand"). But the gemmy variety, peridot, in its best examples has a lovely grass-green sort of greeniness that I happen to find more attractive and pleasing to the eye than the "pure" green of emerald beryl.
The quartzes are all tough, and the cryptocrystalline forms of quartz such as chalcedony and jasper are even tougher, and one can see that reflected in their Gem counterparts. Quartz is one of those minerals which saddens me the most, as it happens, worse than blood diamonds or the niobium and tantalum the technology sector is always thirsty for. Humble, everyday, bedrock-solid quartz.
My! look at the time.
~Chara of Pnictogen
#steven-universe #rocks-and-minerals #gemstones #quartz -
I've been meaning to write something about the strange semi-appropriateness of the choices of minerals or gemstones that furnish the substrates, as it were, supporting the sci-fi Gem civilization that we glimpse in Steven Universe and its related media.
At a first glance, the choice of which character is supported by a Gem of which mineral might seem as arbitrary as the usage of "crystals" by a whıte-Western practitioner of spellwork. But I've noted some curious correspondences of Gem gemstone material to some characteristic or aspect of the Gem character's function or personality.
Take Ruby, for example. Ruby is one of those gemstones which can be synthesized most easily—the Verneuil method for making synthetic corundum by sifting aluminum oxide powder into a very hot gas flame was invented in 1883—so ruby is an eminently suitable workhorse material, commonly used in science and engineering, as with chromium-doped ruby laser rods and ruby bearings and ruby optical components. And Ruby is a tough working-class Gem, a Ruby rider, a sturdy solitary stone. As we all know and love. =D
Sapphire is also corundum but a little trickier. The red color of ruby comes from the "color centers" (i.e. out of place atoms or bonds in a crystal lattice which absorb specific wavelengths of light) created by doping corundum with chromium. The blue color of sapphire requires two elements, titanium and iron, forming a charge-transfer pair which absorbs light in a specific absorption band. There are other examples of such charge-transfer pairings in chemistry, associated with unusually colorful substances, e.g. the iodine-starch complex or the coördination complexes that form between electron-rich and electron-depleted aromatic compounds (e.g. sym-trinitrobenzene with hexamethylbenzene.) Whether or not that's especially fitting to Sapphire (as a Steven Universe character who can see the future) is not for me to guess. =p
Garnet is not ruby + sapphire, in terms of chemical substance. But garnet (the mineral) is a gemstone which features many metals from the periodic table, just as it takes different metals to make either the blue of Sapphire or the red of Ruby. That's a weak association but it's something. As a mineral of multiple metals, rather than an almost-pure single metal oxide such as corundum (Al2O3), garnet seems to fit the Gem fusion in Steven Universe, Garnet. And like ruby, garnet has been put to industrial use (and there's laser rods of various garnets, including a lot of manmade garnets incorporating pure lanthanides) which suits the toughness with which Garnet always bears herself.
Pearl seems to have very many layers in her memory, like you'd expect a pearl-stone to have, with its lamellar structure. Peridot is made of humble stuff, magnesium and iron and silicon—among the most common elements in the Cosmos—and its ordinary form olivine is common enough to be useful for casting metals (as "greensand"). But the gemmy variety, peridot, in its best examples has a lovely grass-green sort of greeniness that I happen to find more attractive and pleasing to the eye than the "pure" green of emerald beryl.
The quartzes are all tough, and the cryptocrystalline forms of quartz such as chalcedony and jasper are even tougher, and one can see that reflected in their Gem counterparts. Quartz is one of those minerals which saddens me the most, as it happens, worse than blood diamonds or the niobium and tantalum the technology sector is always thirsty for. Humble, everyday, bedrock-solid quartz.
My! look at the time.
~Chara of Pnictogen
#steven-universe #rocks-and-minerals #gemstones #quartz -
🔭A Glimpse into the our special eye to study the sun ☀️🛰️ What you’re looking at isn’t a sci-fi portal – it’s the primary mirror of Sunrise III, our stratospheric solar observatory! On Saturday, you can see it up close – high-tech research - made in Göttingen! 📍✨ #ndwgoe #ndwgoemps #ndwgoecountdown
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2 Bloomberg: … of the extremely bearish positioning going into the end of the quarter, rather than a profound shift in #investorsentiment. With #earningsseason approaching, #investors will soon get a glimpse of the war’s toll on bottom lines … 🧵 #markets
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2 Bloomberg: … of the extremely bearish positioning going into the end of the quarter, rather than a profound shift in #investorsentiment. With #earningsseason approaching, #investors will soon get a glimpse of the war’s toll on bottom lines … 🧵 #markets
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2 Bloomberg: … of the extremely bearish positioning going into the end of the quarter, rather than a profound shift in #investorsentiment. With #earningsseason approaching, #investors will soon get a glimpse of the war’s toll on bottom lines … 🧵 #markets
