EricTheCat 🇺🇸

2025 Geminid meteor shower. Meteors from the night of 12/13-12/14. I captured a few. 🙂

A neat spot on the Mandelbrot fractal. c=-1.12130053838094094 i=0.21865399678548136

It is good to watch your step as you wander around a Mandelbrot fractal. If you lose your footing you might fall a long way.

@JohnGetchel Reflection of a meteor over Lake Superior.

Photo challenge: Reflection Let's see your reflection photos my friends! I really love how the water is like glass in this image.

Another slow motion lightning last night from southern Minnesota. 960 FPS using a Sony RX0 II

More lighting from last night from southern Minnesota.

@MandyLSimard Here is a running crab spider that was on my house a couple weeks ago. I also have them inside. They are very welcome here!

Let’s see those spiders! 🕷️📸 “Nature wouldn’t be the same without spiders quietly doing their part.”

Lightning last night from southern Minnesota.

@Stormchaser_TS Nice one!

A cluster of sprites last night and if you listen close, you can hear the wind chimes. The sprays were located about 200 miles to my north. And now we are up shooting lightning this morning. Hoping to get a power nap before I drive to Nebraska this evening. #mowx

@scottmcn20 When it rains it pours! 😁

@EricTheSpaceCat Mid lat aurora on cams too! One camera south, one north!

Hoping for a chance at sprites tonight! @EricTheSpaceCat

@scottmcn20 Thanks! There's an impressive amount of lightning activity. Hoping the clouds will open up for TLEs.

@EricTheSpaceCat That is some clear video! Nice capture!

Slow motion lightning a little bit ago from southern Minnesota. The storm was throwing out a lot of CG strikes. 960 FPS

@TheExtremeMusi1 I would have to say Smash by The Offspring since that was the first CD I ever bought.

It's 1994, and these albums hit the shelves. Nan only gave you enough money for one. What's your pick???

Turns out that one of my monitors magically switched resolutions on me which is what made me think the aspect ratio was off. Good. Only thing to fix with this set is the alignment some day.

Four years ago tonight there was a particularly dark total lunar eclipse. (sorry aspect ratio is a bit off, I don't have much free time lately to correct) 5/15/2022

A still image of the total lunar eclipse 4 years ago tonight showing totality and stars. 5/15/2022

NO cheating, post your last saved image without any context 💀

@Cmdr_Hadfield I could use a setup like that here in a 1g environment.

Weightless fingernail trimming - bits go everywhere! So we cut them over a fan filter intake and vacuum them up when done (keeps someone from inadvertently breathing them, floating around). Note the velcro on the clippers, for 0G storage. And the loud ambient sound of living inside a spaceship.

@FlorenceLexx Thanks! Good luck next time.

@EricTheSpaceCat Urgh, I was so full of hope back then that this seemed like a sign 🫠 Beautiful photos though!

2 years ago tonight, the famous 5/10/2024 geomagnetic storm.

Finally getting through some pics from the last couple weeks. Ring-necked Pheasants and an Indigo Bunting.