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  1. This Earth science perspective captures the interplay between Rayleigh scattering and atmospheric refraction during a coastal twilight in Sardinia. As the sun descends, shorter wavelengths of light are dispersed, leaving the vibrant long-wave reds and oranges that define the golden hour. This phenomenon is intensified by the density of the lower atmosphere near the horizon, which bends light paths and creates the distinctive visual compression of the solar disk. Such observations are critical for studying atmospheric composition and the optical mechanics that influence global climate modeling.

    #astrophysics #physics #spaceexploration

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  2. Barnard 228, also known as the Dark Wolf Nebula, is a dense molecular cloud located in the constellation Lupus. Situated approximately 500 light-years away, this dark nebula consists of cosmic dust and gas that obscure background visible light through extinction. Such interstellar clouds serve as critical sites for star formation, where gravitational collapse eventually triggers the birth of new stellar systems within the Milky Way. Observing these cold, opaque regions allows astronomers to study the early stages of the stellar life cycle and the chemical composition of the interstellar medium.

    #space #astronomy #astrophysics

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  3. Neptune Clouds on the Dark Spot

    This photo was taken by NASA Voyager 2 wide-angle camera. Light at methane wavelengths is mostly absorbed in the deeper atmosphere. The bright, white feature is a high-altitude cloud just south of the Great Dark Spot.

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA022
    Credit: NASA/JPL

    #neptune #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

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    @planetary_research_media
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  13. @cosmos4u Are you aware of the Peertube instance solarsystem.video/? With accounts such as
    @planetary_research_media
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    @openplanetary
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  14. The Mountainous Shoreline of Sputnik Planum

    In this highest-resolution image from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, great blocks of Pluto's water-ice crust appear jammed together in the informally named al-Idrisi mountains. Some mountain sides appear coated in dark material, while other sides ...

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA201
    Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

    #pluto #newhorizons #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  15. Charon in Enhanced Color

    NASA's New Horizons captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the spacecraft's Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC); the colors are...

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA199
    Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

    #charon #newhorizons #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  16. 🕳️ oddquark // Black Hole Watch — 2026-09-08

    Ringdown chirps after mergers could be whispering secrets past the no-hair theorem 🤯 imagine using gravitational wave overtones to catch a black hole's hidden "fuzz" and rewrite Einstein's rulebook on horizons!

    🔗 phys.org/news/2026-09-black-ho

    #BlackHole #Astrophysics #GravitationalWaves #EventHorizon

  17. 🕳️ oddquark // Black Hole Watch — 2026-09-08

    Ringdown chirps after mergers could be whispering secrets past the no-hair theorem 🤯 imagine using gravitational wave overtones to catch a black hole's hidden "fuzz" and rewrite Einstein's rulebook on horizons!

    🔗 phys.org/news/2026-09-black-ho

    #BlackHole #Astrophysics #GravitationalWaves #EventHorizon

  18. Dark Moon, Dramatic Plume

    Below a darkened Enceladus, a plume of water ice is backlit in this view of one of Saturn most dramatic moons. This image was captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft.

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA145
    Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

    #enceladus #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  19. Dark Moon, Dramatic Plume

    Below a darkened Enceladus, a plume of water ice is backlit in this view of one of Saturn most dramatic moons. This image was captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft.

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA145
    Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

    #enceladus #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  20. Dark Moon, Dramatic Plume

    Below a darkened Enceladus, a plume of water ice is backlit in this view of one of Saturn most dramatic moons. This image was captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft.

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA145
    Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

    #enceladus #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  21. Dark Moon, Dramatic Plume

    Below a darkened Enceladus, a plume of water ice is backlit in this view of one of Saturn most dramatic moons. This image was captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft.

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA145
    Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

    #enceladus #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  22. Dark Moon, Dramatic Plume

    Below a darkened Enceladus, a plume of water ice is backlit in this view of one of Saturn most dramatic moons. This image was captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft.

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA145
    Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

    #enceladus #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  23. Conjoined Moons

    Looking like half of a figure eight, two of Saturn moons appear conjoined in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft. The moon Dione, at the top in the image, is actually closer to the spacecraft, appearing to blend seamlessly with the moon Rhea.

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA127
    Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

    #dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  24. This false-color infrared imaging captured by the Cassini spacecraft reveals the intricate fluid dynamics of Saturns upper atmosphere. By utilizing infrared wavelengths, astronomers can penetrate the planets thick haze to visualize localized thermal emissions and deep-seated storm activity. These observations are critical for mapping heat distribution and atmospheric composition across the gas giant. Discovery and analysis of these thermal patterns provide essential data on the internal energy mechanisms that drive Saturns complex weather systems.

    #space #astronomy #astrophysics

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  25. The European Space Agency's Planck mission has produced the most detailed map of the Cosmic Microwave Background to date, offering a comprehensive look at the ancient light emitted shortly after the Big Bang. This high-resolution survey identifies subtle temperature fluctuations that represent the seeds of today's galaxies. By measuring these cosmic relics, researchers can more accurately calculate the age, expansion rate, and overall composition of our universe, confirming the foundations of the Big Bang inflationary model. Explore the earliest light in cosmic history through this definitive map of the early universe.

    #astronomy #ESA #astrophysics

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  26. Ganymede At 150,000 Miles

    This picture of Ganymede, Jupiter's largest satellite, was taken by NASA's Voyager 1 on the afternoon of March 5, 1979, from a range of about 250,000 km (150,000 mi.). The center of the picture is at 60 north latitude and 318 longitude, and the distance across the bottom of the photograph is about 1000 km (600 mi.). The smallest features visi...

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA003
    Credit: NASA/JPL

    #ganymede #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  27. In 1925, 24-year-old graduate student Cecilia Payne calculated that the Sun and other stars were composed overwhelmingly of hydrogen and helium—a result so contrary to accepted astronomy that senior astronomer Henry Norris Russell called it “clearly impossible,”....

    By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown

    spacedaily.com/t-cecilia-payne

    Stellar atmospheres at PG:
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996

    #books #astrophysics #Womeninstem

  28. In 1925, 24-year-old graduate student Cecilia Payne calculated that the Sun and other stars were composed overwhelmingly of hydrogen and helium—a result so contrary to accepted astronomy that senior astronomer Henry Norris Russell called it “clearly impossible,”....

    By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown

    spacedaily.com/t-cecilia-payne

    Stellar atmospheres at PG:
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996

    #books #astrophysics #Womeninstem

  29. In 1925, 24-year-old graduate student Cecilia Payne calculated that the Sun and other stars were composed overwhelmingly of hydrogen and helium—a result so contrary to accepted astronomy that senior astronomer Henry Norris Russell called it “clearly impossible,”....

    By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown

    spacedaily.com/t-cecilia-payne

    Stellar atmospheres at PG:
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996

    #books #astrophysics #Womeninstem

  30. In 1925, 24-year-old graduate student Cecilia Payne calculated that the Sun and other stars were composed overwhelmingly of hydrogen and helium—a result so contrary to accepted astronomy that senior astronomer Henry Norris Russell called it “clearly impossible,”....

    By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown

    spacedaily.com/t-cecilia-payne

    Stellar atmospheres at PG:
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996

    #books #astrophysics #Womeninstem

  31. In 1925, 24-year-old graduate student Cecilia Payne calculated that the Sun and other stars were composed overwhelmingly of hydrogen and helium—a result so contrary to accepted astronomy that senior astronomer Henry Norris Russell called it “clearly impossible,”....

    By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown

    spacedaily.com/t-cecilia-payne

    Stellar atmospheres at PG:
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996

    #books #astrophysics #Womeninstem

  32. It’s a new MOON(S)!

    Suspended here in darkness are two infrared cameras belonging to MOONS, a new instrument of our VLT that recently performed its first observations.

    📷 L. Sbordone/ESO

    1/3

    #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

  33. It’s a new MOON(S)!

    Suspended here in darkness are two infrared cameras belonging to MOONS, a new instrument of our VLT that recently performed its first observations.

    📷 L. Sbordone/ESO

    1/3

    #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

  34. It’s a new MOON(S)!

    Suspended here in darkness are two infrared cameras belonging to MOONS, a new instrument of our VLT that recently performed its first observations.

    📷 L. Sbordone/ESO

    1/3

    #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

  35. It’s a new MOON(S)!

    Suspended here in darkness are two infrared cameras belonging to MOONS, a new instrument of our VLT that recently performed its first observations.

    📷 L. Sbordone/ESO

    1/3

    #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

  36. It’s a new MOON(S)!

    Suspended here in darkness are two infrared cameras belonging to MOONS, a new instrument of our VLT that recently performed its first observations.

    📷 L. Sbordone/ESO

    1/3

    #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

  37. Mimas Against the Rings

    During its close flyby of Saturn's moon Mimas on Aug. 2, 2005, Cassini caught a glimpse of Mimas against the broad expanse of Saturn's rings. The Keeler Gap in the outer A ring, in which Cassini spied a never-before-seen small moon (see PIA06237), is at the upper right. The ancient, almost asteroid-like sur...

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA064
    Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

    #mimas #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  38. Similarity And Dimensional Methods In Mechanics by L. I. Sedov

    Dimensional analysis and similarity theory are essential in physics and engineering, particularly for designing and testing complex structures like airplanes, ships, and dams. These theories guide the conditions for model experiments and identify key parameters for fundamental effects and operations. Despite their simplicity and utility, they are often inadequately explained in textbooks and educational practices, leading to confusion and misconceptions.

    The book highlights the importance of clear definitions of dimensional and dimensionless quantities and foundational concepts like the number of basic units of measurement. It critiques the superficial treatment of these topics in academia, which has occasionally led to paradoxes, such as misinterpretations in Rayleigh’s conclusions on heat emission.

    Dimensional analysis is especially valuable when combined with broader physical principles, yielding significant insights in fields like turbulence, where a complete mathematical framework is lacking. The book includes new results in turbulence theory and provides detailed analyses of problems like turbulent fluid motion and Newton’s second law.

    While many applications of dimensional analysis are not covered, the text aims to demonstrate standard methods and inspire the selection and formulation of new problems and experiments. The first half of the book is accessible to general readers, while the latter half requires some knowledge of hydromechanics.

    Translated from the Russian by V. I. Kisin

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    CONTENTS
    Foreword to the First Russian Edition 7
    Foreword to the Third Russian Edition 9
    Foreword to the Sixth Russian Edition 10
    Foreword to the Eighth Russian Edition 11
    Foreword to the Ninth Russian Edition 11

    CHAPTER I. General Dimensions Theory
    § 1. Introduction 13
    § 2. Dimensional and Dimensionless Quantities 14
    § 3. Fundamental and Derived Units of Measurement 15
    § 4. Dimensions Formulas 20
    § 5. On Newton’s Second Law 21
    § 6. Nature of the Functional Relations Between Physical Quantities 27
    § 7. Parameters Defining a Class of Phenomena 32
    References 35

    CHAPTER II. Similarity, Modelling, and Various Examples of the Application of Dimensional Analysis
    § 1. Motion of a Simple Pendulum 36
    § 2. Flow of a Heavy Fluid Through a Spillway 38
    § 3. Fluid Motion in Pipes 40
    § 4. Motion of a Body in a Fluid 44
    § 5. Heat Transfer from a Body in a Fluid Flow 51
    § 6. Dynamic Similarity and Modelling of Phenomena 54
    § 7. Steady Motion of a Solid Body in a Compressible Fluid 63
    § 8. Unsteady Motion in a Fluid 68
    § 9. Ship Motion 72
    § 10. Planing over the Water Surface 79
    § 11. Impact on Water 86
    § 12. Entry of a Cone and a Wedge at Constant Speed into a Fluid 93
    § 13. Small-Amplitude Waves on the Surface of an Incompressible Fluid 95
    § 14. Three-Dimensional Self-Similar Motions of Continuous Media 103
    References 106

    CHAPTER III. Applications to the Theory of Motion of a Viscous Fluid and to the Theory of Turbulence
    § 1. Diffusion of Vorticity in a Viscous Fluid 108
    § 2. Exact Solutions of the Equations of Motion of a Viscous Incompressible Fluid 110
    § 3. Boundary Layer in the Flow of a Viscous Fluid Past a Flat Plate 116
    § 4. Isotropic Turbulent Motion of an Incompressible Fluid 120
    § 5. Steady Turbulent Motion 151
    References 163

    CHAPTER IV. One-Dimensional Unsteady Motion of a Gas
    § 1. Self-Similar Motion of Spherical, Cylindrical, and Plane Waves in a Gas 166
    § 2. Ordinary Differential Equations and the Shock Conditions for Self-Similar Motions 175
    § 3. Algebraic Integrals for Self-Similar Motion 187
    § 4. Motions which Are Self-Similar in the Limit 196
    § 5. Investigation of the Family of Integral Curves in the (z, V) Plane 200
    § 6. The Piston Problem 208
    § 7. Problem of Implosion and Explosion at a Point 211
    § 8. Spherical Detonation 213
    § 9. Flame Propagation 220
    § 10. Collapse of an Arbitrary Discontinuity in a Combustible Mixture 225
    § 11. Problem of a Strong Explosion 229
    § 12. Point Explosion with Counterpressure Taken into Account 260
    § 13. On Modelling and on Formulas for the Peak Pressure and Impulse of Explosions 272
    § 14. Problem of a Strong Explosion in a Medium with a Variable Density 282
    § 15. Unsteady Motion of a Gas when the Velocity is Proportional to the Distance from the Centre of Symmetry 293
    § 16. On the General Theory of One-Dimensional Motion of a Gas 304
    § 17. Asymptotic Laws of Shock Wave Damping 317
    References 325

    CHAPTER V. Introduction to the Theory of Gas Engines
    § 1. On Averaging of Nonuniform Gas Flows in Ducts 334
    § 2. Similarity Conditions and Abstract Parameters Determining the Characteristics of Compressors 348
    § 3. On Flight Efficiency of an Ideal Propeller and an Ideal Air-Breathing Jet Engine 359
    References 366

    CHAPTER VI. Applications to Astrophysical Problems
    § 1. Some Observational Results 367
    § 2. On the Equations of Equilibrium and Motion of a Gaseous Mass Simulating a Star 377
    § 3. Theoretical Formulas Relating Luminosity with Mass, and Radius with Mass 382
    § 4. Some Simple Solutions of the System of Equations of Stellar Equilibrium 386
    § 5. On the Relation Between the Period of Variation of the Brightness and the Average Density for Cepheids 392
    § 6. On the Theory of the Flare-ups of Novae and Supernovae 395
    References 417

    Name Index 419
    Subject Index 422

    #astrophysics #dimensionalAnalysis #hydrodynamics #mechanics #modelling #physics #problemSolving #scaling #similarityInProblemSolving #sovietLiterature #unsteadyMotion
  39. Similarity And Dimensional Methods In Mechanics by L. I. Sedov

    Dimensional analysis and similarity theory are essential in physics and engineering, particularly for designing and testing complex structures like airplanes, ships, and dams. These theories guide the conditions for model experiments and identify key parameters for fundamental effects and operations. Despite their simplicity and utility, they are often inadequately explained in textbooks and educational practices, leading to confusion and misconceptions.

    The book highlights the importance of clear definitions of dimensional and dimensionless quantities and foundational concepts like the number of basic units of measurement. It critiques the superficial treatment of these topics in academia, which has occasionally led to paradoxes, such as misinterpretations in Rayleigh’s conclusions on heat emission.

    Dimensional analysis is especially valuable when combined with broader physical principles, yielding significant insights in fields like turbulence, where a complete mathematical framework is lacking. The book includes new results in turbulence theory and provides detailed analyses of problems like turbulent fluid motion and Newton’s second law.

    While many applications of dimensional analysis are not covered, the text aims to demonstrate standard methods and inspire the selection and formulation of new problems and experiments. The first half of the book is accessible to general readers, while the latter half requires some knowledge of hydromechanics.

    Translated from the Russian by V. I. Kisin

    Credits to the original uploaders, this is a cleaned optimised scan.

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    CONTENTS
    Foreword to the First Russian Edition 7
    Foreword to the Third Russian Edition 9
    Foreword to the Sixth Russian Edition 10
    Foreword to the Eighth Russian Edition 11
    Foreword to the Ninth Russian Edition 11

    CHAPTER I. General Dimensions Theory
    § 1. Introduction 13
    § 2. Dimensional and Dimensionless Quantities 14
    § 3. Fundamental and Derived Units of Measurement 15
    § 4. Dimensions Formulas 20
    § 5. On Newton’s Second Law 21
    § 6. Nature of the Functional Relations Between Physical Quantities 27
    § 7. Parameters Defining a Class of Phenomena 32
    References 35

    CHAPTER II. Similarity, Modelling, and Various Examples of the Application of Dimensional Analysis
    § 1. Motion of a Simple Pendulum 36
    § 2. Flow of a Heavy Fluid Through a Spillway 38
    § 3. Fluid Motion in Pipes 40
    § 4. Motion of a Body in a Fluid 44
    § 5. Heat Transfer from a Body in a Fluid Flow 51
    § 6. Dynamic Similarity and Modelling of Phenomena 54
    § 7. Steady Motion of a Solid Body in a Compressible Fluid 63
    § 8. Unsteady Motion in a Fluid 68
    § 9. Ship Motion 72
    § 10. Planing over the Water Surface 79
    § 11. Impact on Water 86
    § 12. Entry of a Cone and a Wedge at Constant Speed into a Fluid 93
    § 13. Small-Amplitude Waves on the Surface of an Incompressible Fluid 95
    § 14. Three-Dimensional Self-Similar Motions of Continuous Media 103
    References 106

    CHAPTER III. Applications to the Theory of Motion of a Viscous Fluid and to the Theory of Turbulence
    § 1. Diffusion of Vorticity in a Viscous Fluid 108
    § 2. Exact Solutions of the Equations of Motion of a Viscous Incompressible Fluid 110
    § 3. Boundary Layer in the Flow of a Viscous Fluid Past a Flat Plate 116
    § 4. Isotropic Turbulent Motion of an Incompressible Fluid 120
    § 5. Steady Turbulent Motion 151
    References 163

    CHAPTER IV. One-Dimensional Unsteady Motion of a Gas
    § 1. Self-Similar Motion of Spherical, Cylindrical, and Plane Waves in a Gas 166
    § 2. Ordinary Differential Equations and the Shock Conditions for Self-Similar Motions 175
    § 3. Algebraic Integrals for Self-Similar Motion 187
    § 4. Motions which Are Self-Similar in the Limit 196
    § 5. Investigation of the Family of Integral Curves in the (z, V) Plane 200
    § 6. The Piston Problem 208
    § 7. Problem of Implosion and Explosion at a Point 211
    § 8. Spherical Detonation 213
    § 9. Flame Propagation 220
    § 10. Collapse of an Arbitrary Discontinuity in a Combustible Mixture 225
    § 11. Problem of a Strong Explosion 229
    § 12. Point Explosion with Counterpressure Taken into Account 260
    § 13. On Modelling and on Formulas for the Peak Pressure and Impulse of Explosions 272
    § 14. Problem of a Strong Explosion in a Medium with a Variable Density 282
    § 15. Unsteady Motion of a Gas when the Velocity is Proportional to the Distance from the Centre of Symmetry 293
    § 16. On the General Theory of One-Dimensional Motion of a Gas 304
    § 17. Asymptotic Laws of Shock Wave Damping 317
    References 325

    CHAPTER V. Introduction to the Theory of Gas Engines
    § 1. On Averaging of Nonuniform Gas Flows in Ducts 334
    § 2. Similarity Conditions and Abstract Parameters Determining the Characteristics of Compressors 348
    § 3. On Flight Efficiency of an Ideal Propeller and an Ideal Air-Breathing Jet Engine 359
    References 366

    CHAPTER VI. Applications to Astrophysical Problems
    § 1. Some Observational Results 367
    § 2. On the Equations of Equilibrium and Motion of a Gaseous Mass Simulating a Star 377
    § 3. Theoretical Formulas Relating Luminosity with Mass, and Radius with Mass 382
    § 4. Some Simple Solutions of the System of Equations of Stellar Equilibrium 386
    § 5. On the Relation Between the Period of Variation of the Brightness and the Average Density for Cepheids 392
    § 6. On the Theory of the Flare-ups of Novae and Supernovae 395
    References 417

    Name Index 419
    Subject Index 422

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