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SaaraRituals 🔮<br> Photos taken by my friend Eve (IG: evelalandia)<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ritual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ritual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/refraction?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#refraction</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/psychedelic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psychedelic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/psykedelia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psykedelia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/psychedelicphotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psychedelicphotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/distortion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#distortion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/metsä?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metsä</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/forest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feminine?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feminine</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photoshoot?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photoshoot</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/summeradventure?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#summeradventure</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/paradise?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paradise</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pond?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pond</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lampi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lampi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/suomiluonto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suomiluonto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fantasyphotoshoot?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fantasyphotoshoot</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/suomenkesä?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suomenkesä</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/finnishnature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishnature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/luonto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#luonto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/muotokuva?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#muotokuva</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natureportrait?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natureportrait</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/finnishsummer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishsummer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gradienthair?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gradienthair</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ombre?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ombre</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ombrehair?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ombrehair</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/witchy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#witchy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotoshoot?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotoshoot</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/purplehair?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#purplehair</a>
Tony Meredith<p>Simple pleasures, focusing on a small phenomenon. I've got a glass of red wine outdoors in low angle sunlight.<br>Assuming it's a prism effect, I still can't explain the different red and white shapes to myself. Do I need professional help?<br>[Edit. H/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@ygor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ygor</span></a></span> for caustic.)<br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refraction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>light</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/caustic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caustic</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Just before moonset - an infrared view of the one-day old crescent moon next to the Pleiades in the evening sky.</p><p>The moon's elevation was only about 1/2 degree above a sea level horizon. (The distant mountain range is 45 miles away, and a few thousand feet lower than the observing location. This means the mountains are at a negative elevation.)</p><p>The moon does not appear to be a circle, Instead, it's squashed flat because of atmospheric refraction.</p><p>Haze and dust layers are prominent.</p><p>Planetarium software says that I was shooting through about 30 airmasses for this image.</p><p>Taken from the mountains of southern New Mexico at an elevation of 9,000 feet.</p><p>I slightly boosted the visibility of the Pleiades stars in post processing.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Pleiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pleiades</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Infrared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrared</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Optics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Optics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Refraction</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Atmosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atmosphere</span></a></p>
Jonny Clark<p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/Rainbow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rainbow</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/reflection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reflection</span></a> on <a href="https://birds.town/tags/StrangfordLough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrangfordLough</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refraction</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/reflections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reflections</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/CountyDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountyDown</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@weather" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>weather</span></a></span></p>
Jonny Clark<p>Some <a href="https://birds.town/tags/iridescentclouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iridescentclouds</span></a> over <a href="https://birds.town/tags/Belfast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belfast</span></a> this morning ☁️😎</p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/weatherphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weatherphotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/iridescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iridescence</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/sunlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunlight</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/refractedlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refractedlight</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refraction</span></a></p>
Vallaferescense<p>I needed a way to view and magnify a vertically polarized light source </p><p>An acrylic rod and some tape is prolly the best for now </p><p>The white is a button. That's what it looks like when you touch the hole ontop. There's some mirrors involved and smoke helps trace the rays.</p><p><a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>light</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refraction</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>Speculative solar system landscapes</p><p>Super-refraction on Venus, by Don Dixon - 1978</p><p><a href="https://cosmographica.com/spaceart/Solar%20System/Venus/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmographica.com/spaceart/Sol</span><span class="invisible">ar%20System/Venus/index.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astroart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonDixon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonDixon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarsystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscapes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landscapes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refraction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/optics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>optics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Jonny Clark<p>Apparently it was a bit chilly out last night.<br>Frost <a href="https://birds.town/tags/patterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patterns</span></a> on my <a href="https://birds.town/tags/window" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>window</span></a> this morning.</p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/frost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frost</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/glass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glass</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refraction</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/polariser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polariser</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/shotoniphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shotoniphone</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a></p>
j_bertolotti<p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SoapBubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoapBubble</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Refraction</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Optics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Optics</span></a></p>
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Jonny Clark<p>Finally found a use for the 1-inch-square piece of polarising film I’ve been keeping in my wallet for a couple of years.<br>A three-shot panorama of a rainbow from atop the Moat in Moat Park, Dundonald.<br>Shot on iPhone, stitched and processed in Affinity Photo.</p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/rain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rain</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/rainbow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rainbow</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/rainbow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rainbow</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>panorama</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refraction</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/shotoniphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shotoniphone</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/AffinityPhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffinityPhoto</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/moat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moat</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/MoatPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoatPark</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/dundonald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dundonald</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/CountyDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountyDown</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a></p>
Jonny Clark<p>A <a href="https://birds.town/tags/rainbow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rainbow</span></a> over the <a href="https://birds.town/tags/WaderMarsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaderMarsh</span></a> at <a href="https://birds.town/tags/WWTCastleEspie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWTCastleEspie</span></a> this morning 🌈</p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/refraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refraction</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/CountyDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountyDown</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/LandsapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandsapePhotography</span></a></p>