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Diffraction | #TerraSonalis
August 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
astrojaz.bsky.social
diffraction spikes? you mean telescope astigmatism?
A spherical collection of stars which fills the whole view. The cluster is dominated by a concentrated group of bright white stars at the center, with several large yellow stars scattered throughout the image. Many of the stars have visible diffraction spikes. The background is black.
January 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
astrojaz.bsky.social
this is probably one of my favorite hubble images of all time 🌌
Three bright stars with diffraction spikes shine near the center-right of the image, illuminating nearby clouds that glow in pale blue. The clouds darken at the edges of the image, and are dotted with smaller stars, some also with diffraction spikes. image credit: NASA, ESA, G. Duchene (Universite de Grenoble I); image processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
December 10, 2024 at 2:57 AM
davis.social
diffraction pattern
A side view of a girl engulfed in flames walking. The light is distorted like a diffraction pattern.
December 13, 2023 at 3:26 AM
pinktweets.bsky.social
Image 51. X-ray diffraction image of DNA taken by Rosalind Franklin, 1952.
November 21, 2024 at 3:44 PM
astrokatie.com
My favorite thing about JWST images is all the little spots and smudges in the background (the ones without diffraction spikes) — they’re all distant galaxies 🤩
stsci.edu Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · Apr 29
The Horsehead Nebula “runs for the roses” across the cosmic stage in this new near-infrared view from the James Webb Space Telescope. The extreme close-up focuses on a portion of the horse’s “mane.” Explore the mid-infrared counterpart: webbtelescope.pub/3W6fx4X 🔭 🧪
A clumpy dome of blueish-gray clouds rises about a third of the way from the bottom. Above it, streaky, translucent red wisps brush upward to about halfway up the image. The top half of the image is the black background of space with one prominent, bright white star with Webb’s 8-point diffraction spikes. Additional stars and galaxies are scattered throughout the image, although very few are seen through the thick clouds at bottom and all are significantly smaller than the largest star.
April 29, 2024 at 11:04 AM
ratlimit.bsky.social
Spent $20 on a sheet of diffraction film for my window
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
kenburnside.bsky.social
"What did James Watson discover?"

"Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction slides."
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Nov 7
Watson was a racist who, "near the end of his life, faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks, including saying Black people are less intelligent than white people"
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
watchinthesky.bsky.social
One from September when conditions were right for #rainbowwings 🌈
Hummingbird #birds
A hummingbird photographed with backlighting is displaying diffraction as light passes through the wing feathers and is split into a rainbow of colors.
December 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
What happens when you put a snake in shag carpeting with some little soft, bendable posts in the way (and also it can't see the posts).

If you answered: "It behaves like a light particle moving through a diffraction grating" then congratulations! You win!

Let's talk about SNAKE DIFFRACTION.
May 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
americanbeetles.bsky.social
DIFFRACTION GRATING SPOTTED
brendanoloughlin.bsky.social Brendan O'Loughlin @brendanoloughlin.bsky.social · Jan 20
Beautiful Huntsman spider from Maromizaha Forest, Madagascar

#spiders #Madagascar
Top down view of a large male Hunstman spider. Underside of the same spider playing dead, showing bright orange spots at the top of the abdomen
January 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
jwstfeed.bsky.social
An ocean of stars.
🔭 🧪
A spherical collection of stars which fills the whole view. The cluster is dominated by a concentrated group of bright white stars at the centre, with several large yellow stars scattered throughout the image. Many of the stars have visible diffraction spikes. The background is black.
December 30, 2024 at 6:54 PM
tohu-sand.com
Diffraction
カラーイラスト。窓を背にして立ち、こちらを振り返るセーラー服とスラックスを着た少女。
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
astrojaz.bsky.social
this is actually my aura
Several stars with pointed diffraction spikes gleam in shades of white, orange, and blue against a black backdrop of space.
November 30, 2024 at 1:23 AM
spavel.bsky.social
Metal Gear Solid VII: SNAKE DIFFRACTION
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · May 15
What happens when you put a snake in shag carpeting with some little soft, bendable posts in the way (and also it can't see the posts).

If you answered: "It behaves like a light particle moving through a diffraction grating" then congratulations! You win!

Let's talk about SNAKE DIFFRACTION.
May 15, 2026 at 10:32 PM
ryanshirlow.bsky.social
Yay! Sights like this remind you that despite everything, hate can’t stop the diffraction of electromagnetic radiation from the sun by atmospheric water droplets.
A double rainbow over North Leeds
September 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
elkement.art
My first diffraction art - "Ribbon of Diffraction", a collaboration with Isaac Newton of sorts :-) I combined my code-generated "ribbon" of diffraction curves with Newton's drawings from his book Opticks (public domain, project Gutenberg, resolution of the drawings is a bit low). #SciArt
Ribbon of Diffraction - abstract art from the physics of diffraction, combined with drawings by Isaac Newton in the style of a collage. By elkement 2022. Part of a series. Ribbon of Diffraction - abstract art from the physics of diffraction, combined with drawings by Isaac Newton in the style of a collage. By elkement 2022. Part of a series. Ribbon of Diffraction - abstract art from the physics of diffraction, combined with drawings by Isaac Newton in the style of a collage. By elkement 2022. Part of a series. Ribbon of Diffraction - abstract art from the physics of diffraction, combined with drawings by Isaac Newton in the style of a collage. By elkement 2022. Part of a series.
November 15, 2024 at 8:37 PM
itsthepleiades.bsky.social
Rho Ophiuchi in all its beauty. The closest star forming region to our own planet at 390 light years away.

Brighter stars standing out due to JWST's characteristic pattern of diffraction spikes.

Image Credit: #NASA, #ESA, #CSA, STScl, Klaus Pontoppidan, Alyssa Pagan.

🔭 #Astronomy #Space
February 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
astrojaz.bsky.social
some beautiful star clusters seen by hubble ✨
Several stars with pointed diffraction spikes gleam in shades of white, orange, and blue against a black backdrop of space. Thousands of bright stars shine against black space, more tightly condensed near the image’s center. The stars glint in shades of white, blue, and red, and diffraction spikes are visible around the foreground stars. A cluster of stars in warm and cool colors. The whole view is filled with small stars, which become much denser and brighter around a core just right of center. Most of the stars are small, but some are larger with a round, brightly colored glow and four sharp diffraction spikes. Behind the stars, a dark background can be seen. This star cluster features several orange stars packed together near the center and growing more sporadic toward the image's edges. In the foreground, bigger blue stars with diffraction spikes shine, all against a black backdrop of space.
December 7, 2024 at 9:54 PM
elkement.art
Another one from my series "Sparse Spectral Spaceport" - virtual 3D scupltures from mathematically exact diffraction curves.

Intensity of diffracted light depending on the position (angle). The diffraction grating would be in the center of the structure.

#MathArt #SciArt
Sparse Spectral Spaceport Zeta by elkement. Digital art based on physics, created with custom code using threejs. Diffraction curves for different wavelength, mounted on a circle. As if there was a cylindrical screen of different radius for each color (wavelength). Created 2024, optimized for canvas prints 2025.
September 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
Portrait of physicist Henry Augustus Rowland holding diffraction grating, with fab original frame, 1891. By Thomas Eakins.
July 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
gingergh0st.bsky.social
diffraction spikes / starburst effects ✨
starbursts throughout space from stars
June 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
yama2186.bsky.social
•Abstract Diffraction

#Diffraction #Lines #Curve #Colorful #Architecture #Lines #Curves #Colors #Design #California #LosAngeles #USA
#Minimal #Minimalism #AbstractPhotography #Photography
#Yama山
December 23, 2024 at 10:54 AM
currentbiology.bsky.social
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
X-ray diffraction pattern of B-DNA by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling, 1951.
August 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM