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harlekinpierrot.eurosky.social
'On the Road'
In der Wüste unterwegs, hier in der Forschungsstation Gobabeb... auch fas war mal Arbeit für die Bildungszentrale (2018... war das ein Erlebnis! )

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@frau-s-aus-a.bsky.social ☺️

#FotoVorschlag
In der Wüste unterwegs, hier in der Forschungsstation Gobabeb
April 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
frau-s-aus-a.bsky.social
Fr_auS_Zeit 👋

Und den gestrigen Nachthimmel in der Forschungsstation Gobabeb muss ich euch auch zeigen.🥰

Bis bald! ✨
Die Milchstraße dort, ohne jegliches Licht drum herum.
August 10, 2024 at 5:01 PM
edrybicki.bsky.social
Early morning at Gobabeb Research Station, Namib Desert, 2013.
February 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
kheyduk.bsky.social
Last full day at Gobabeb 💔
Photo of a desert landscape with some buildings dotting the foreground. The sky at sunset is cotton candy pink.
February 27, 2026 at 8:04 AM
pans-river-namib.bsky.social
Field team, parts 1 & 2 during June 2025 field season, with the wonderful launching off point of the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute

#NamibSandSea #archaeology #lithics #pans #gobabeb
July 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
entsocamerica.bsky.social
Arthropod Photo of the Week: July 22, 2026
Dancing white lady spider
Leucorchestris arenicola
Araneae: Sparassidae
Observed in Gobabeb, Namibia
By Brent Sinclair (coldbugs.com), New York, USA
#arthropodPOTW
A pale, sand-colored spider with long legs is positioned on orange sand, facing the camera. The spider's eyes and body details are clearly visible.
July 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
ageofarthropods.bsky.social
It’s #TenebTuesday! Another “pancaked” #Adelostomini —Stips sp.—photographed at night near Gobabeb Namib Research Institute. The adult beetles spend the days buried in the sand, emerging at night to forage on the dunes. #Coleoptera #Tenebrionidae
A flattened/circular, dark brown beetle, with three raised ridges on its elytra, sitting on orange sand A flattened/circular, dark brown beetle, with three raised ridges on its elytra, burrowing into orange sand A ventral view of a flattened/circular, dark brown beetle with legs held tightly against its body
January 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
tdikow.bsky.social
another interesting species is Acenphalomyia eremia Londt, 2010 - previously only known from 1 holotype in eastern region of southern Namib Desert - now abundantly recorded from Gobabeb Namib Research Institute (gobabeb.org) + surrounding habitats - endemic to sand dunes small + big

#asiloidflies
assassin fly Acenpahlomyia eremia on sand dune at Gobabeb, Namibia assassin fly Acenpahlomyia eremia on sand dune at Gobabeb, Namibia assassin fly Acenpahlomyia eremia on sand dune at Gobabeb, Namibia small sand dune at Gobabeb, Namibia, where assassin fly Acenpahlomyia eremia was collected
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
tdikow.bsky.social
#FlyWeek

stiletto fly species Orthactia deserticola Lyneborg, 1988 (Therevidae) on sand dune at #Gobabeb Namib Research Institute in #Namib Desert (Namibia) - www.inaturalist.org/observations... #asiloidflies
fly siting on sand dune fly siting on sand dune
May 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
cnes.fr
Afrique : le désert de Gobabeb en Namibie
Amérique : les géoglyphes de Nasca au Pérou
Antarctique : la Terre Adélie
Asie : le volcan Semeru en Indonésie

Crédits dans les balises ALT.
Afrique : le désert de Gobabeb en Namibie vu par Sentinel 2 © Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2017 Amérique : les géoglyphes de Nasca au Pérou vus par Pléiades © CNES/Distribution Airbus DS, 2023 Antarctique : la Terre Adélie vue par le satellite Pléiades © CNES/Distribution Airbus DS, 2012 Asie : le volcan Semeru en Indonésie vu par le satellite Pléiades © CNES/Distribution Airbus DS, 2020
July 26, 2024 at 3:22 PM
henselowsky.bsky.social
Finished 3 weeks of fieldwork in #Namibia with the project "Uncovering complex star dune dynamics using dense spatiotemporal 3D monitoring" from M. Herzog & K. Anders (gepris.dfg.de/gepris/proje...)
Beautiful Sites at #Gobabeb #Tsondabvlei & #Sossousvlei
#Fieldworkfriday #Geomorphology
March 27, 2026 at 5:01 AM
abistone.bsky.social
2026 field season, Namib Sand Sea with these wonderful humans for @leverhulme.ac.uk funded P.A.N.S. project - part of S.A.N.D.S. (Survey and Archaeology of the Namib Desert Surface)
gratitude to Gobabeb Namib Research Institute for the warm welcome & all their help in making this research happen!
July 12, 2026 at 11:47 AM
lborogeog.bsky.social
Our Final Year Dryland Environments Fieldcourse has returned from Namibia. A big thank you to the team at Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, to everyone supporting the trip logistically, and to fieldcourse leaders Dr Matt Baddock, Dr @edwinbaynes.bsky.social & Prof John Anderson!
Group photo of Loughborough students at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute. Photo: Matt Baddock
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
earth-observation.org
We’re excited to share that our EAGLE MSc student, Farimah, is currently spending her internship at the renowned Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, nestled in the heart of the Namib Desert—one of the oldest and most unique desert ecosystems in the world. Farimah’s research focuses on a fascinating…
Exploring the Desert: Farimah’s Internship at Gobabeb in Namibia
We’re excited to share that our EAGLE MSc student, Farimah, is currently spending her internship at the renowned Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, nestled in the heart of the Namib Desert—one of the oldest and most unique desert ecosystems in the world. Farimah’s research focuses on a fascinating topic: “Fog penetration, seasonality, and its effects on […]
remote-sensing.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
edrybicki.bsky.social
Phages. Straight out of soil from the Gobabeb area, Namib Naukluft National Park.
July 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
nasa-daily.bsky.social
Apr 23, 2021: A stunning sunset at Gobabeb, Namibia, highlights the vast desert landscape and changing sky colors as the Sun sets behind the dunes.

www.nasa.gov/image-article/theres-no-place-like-home/
Sunset at Gobabeb, Namibia. Credit: Jane Peterson (NASA)
September 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
tdikow.bsky.social
Day 5 of #asiloidflies field-work in Namibia - @gobabeb Gobabeb Namib Research Institute - 2 beautiful beetles - Zophosis fairmairi (darkling beetle) from top of one of the high dunes + Hycleus zigzagus (Zigzag Blisterbeetle) on !nara plant #fieldwork
small beetle standing on sand dune small beetle standing on sand dune beetle standing on plant beetle standing on plant
October 19, 2024 at 7:36 PM
pans-river-namib.bsky.social
Just arrived back at Gobabeb
June 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
brendanoloughlin.bsky.social
Gobabeb is a great place
January 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
lborogeog.bsky.social
Our Dryland Environments Fieldcourse is at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute this week! Led by Dr Matt Baddock, Dr @edwinbaynes.bsky.social and Prof John Anderson, students are investigating the geomorphology, biogeography and climatology of dryland environments in the Namib Desert ⬇️
Students taking notes in the Namib Desert. Photo: John Anderson Gobabeb Namib Research Institute. Photo: Edwin Baynes Student group in the Namib Desert. Photo: John Anderson Student group in the Namib Desert. Photo: Edwin Baynes
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
edrybicki.bsky.social
You have that right! Gobabeb, on the mighty Kuiseb River 😎
May 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
brendanoloughlin.bsky.social
This doesnt happen to be from near Gobabeb is it?
May 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
earth-observation.org
On October 21, 2025, Farimah Abdolzadeh will present her internship at ” Gobabeb Namib Research Institute ” at 12:30 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. Farimah has just completed her internship at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, located in the heart of the Namib Desert, tthe world’s…
EAGLE Internship Presentation “Gobabeb Namib Research Institute”
On October 21, 2025, Farimah Abdolzadeh will present her internship at ” Gobabeb Namib Research Institute ” at 12:30 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. Farimah has just completed her internship at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, located in the heart of the Namib Desert, tthe world’s oldest and one of the most remarkable desert […]
remote-sensing.org
October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
edrybicki.bsky.social
I’ve been in the sandstorm in Gobabeb and Walvis/Swakop a couple of times. NOT nice!
July 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
earth-observation.org
Our #EarthObservation EAGLE student Farimah is presenting her internship at #Gobabeb research institute doing various #desert research
October 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM