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200mm Sierpinski Pyramid

Just 12 hours to go on this 86-hour print. Keep everything crossed that it continues smoothly to the end.

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The Absolutely Amazing ELEGOO Neptune 4 Plus 3D Printer

I recently purchased the ELEGOO Neptune 4 Plus 3D printer in a Black Friday deal at a ridiculously low price. I have been wanting a larger print-volume printer for quite a long while now, and as the Neptune 4 plus … Continue reading

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I Just Don’t Believe it!!!!

Just came back from the dog walk tonight and took a look at the pinhole camera on the side of the house before going in. I don’t believe this!! Once again a bird has decided to peck through the Aluminium … Continue reading

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ChatGPT Discussion on DNA Origins

Why Life Appeared Early and Only Once: A Discussion This document explores the paradox of life’s early appearance on Earth and the absence of new life forms over the last 4 billion years, with a focus on the panspermia hypothesis … Continue reading

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The Golden Solid Angle – Full Derivation

Title: The Golden Solid Angle: A Three-Dimensional Extension of the Golden Ratio Abstract: The Golden Ratio (φ) and its planar analogue, the Golden Angle (α), are well-known mathematical constants that appear widely in Nature, design and geometry. In this short … Continue reading

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On Being a Photon

Imagine you are a photon. You suddenly come into existence, and without the passing of any time, and without travelling any distance, you suddenly disappear again. Did you even exist? Well you must have done because an astrophotographer on planet … Continue reading

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Markarian’s Chain Composite

This is everything I have on Markarian’s Chain from the original Hyperstar, the Hyperstar III, the Hyperstar 4, and the Sky90 array. Must be more than 20-hours in total, probably more than 30. So why doesn’t it look a lot … Continue reading

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Partial Solar Eclipse

Here is this morning’s partial solar eclipse taken from the New Forest Observatory at the maximum at 11 a.m. GMT. Image shown using the projection method.

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A Little Piece of History

This one is a shaggy-dog story and a half. I will attempt to make sense of the whole episode. It was probably March 16th 2025 around 8:00 p.m. (I didn’t make a note) that I went outside to have a … Continue reading

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Kemble’s Cascade Reprocess

Spent a little time tonight having another look at the Kemble’s Cascade data.

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