You may have seen some sensational reporting about the possibility of seeing the aurora in Alaska and other parts of the US last night and tonight. You're probably not going...
Posted by | June 20, 2023
Unravel the intricate science behind the art of photography in this introductory piece, 'Physics & Photography Entwined.' Discover the basic principles that govern light capture and exposure, setting the stage...
Posted by | June 17, 2023
The Physics of Photography: An Integrated Approach is an introduction to the series and my philosophy behind it, how physics and photography inform each other.
Posted by | May 15, 2022
A fata morgana or superior mirage is a mirage that appears on the horizon and is typically associated with ships at sea or distant mountains.
Posted by | April 29, 2022
A parhelion or sun dog is a bright patch of light occurring on or near the 22° halo on the right and/or left of the Sun caused by the refraction...
Posted by | November 21, 2021
Newton’s First Law of Motion can be summarized as: A body remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by a force. The first law is often called...
Posted by | August 27, 2021
A crevasse is a crack or fracture (in a glacier or ice sheet) caused by stress in the ice. The word crevasse can refer to fissures in other media as...
Posted by | September 27, 2020
A basic, yet comprehensive explanation of what causes the aurora. Tying together the solar wind, geomagnetic field, Van Allen belts, atomic energy states, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Posted by | September 7, 2020
The following are a few examples of how to create a simple plot in Matlab/Octave, Python3, and Julia. I made a similar look between all three programs, trying to keep...
Posted by | September 5, 2020
Photos and brief description of ice crystal growth in an R-channel, or Röthlisberger style subglacial channel in winter - Castner Glacier - Alaska Range
