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ProteusH
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Physics/Engineering Student. I post about physics, radiation, space, my projects, and more.
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2017-11-27 22:12
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proteus-h
photography
2019-04-09 05:30
Carrizo Plain, California
I visited Carrizo Plain National Monument, a remote valley in California, this past weekend to see the current wildflower show. Unlike last month when I was there, there are now flowers covering the valley
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steemstem
2019-04-08 04:01
Cheap FM Radio Transmitter: Teardown
Hello all - it's been awhile since I last posted. Let's get to it. Sitting on my desk for the past month is a small battery powered FM transmitter sold by Straight Talk, the cell phone carrier. The device
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steemstem
2019-04-02 06:51
proteus-h reblogged
SteemSTEM Distilled #95
Welcome to the 95th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team. Let's try to make distilled great again! Or at least let's try to make it a routine again. Our
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life
2018-08-31 01:56
Hazard Reef, central California
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photography
2018-08-26 00:43
California scrub jay at Montana de Oro, California
This bird was surprisingly friendly this morning and let me take this picture. In the background is the Hazard Reef formation, which stretches about a mile down the coast. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web
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gadgets
2018-05-16 01:46
My X-Ray emitter device built from a barbecue lighter
Recently I completed a small project - I created a little X-ray radiation source using a barbecue lighter and a vacuum tube. When you pull the trigger, a short pulse of X-rays is produced inside the tube.
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photography
2018-05-12 05:05
Harmony Headlands, California, from above
I finally licensed my drone so I can use the photos for "commercial" (Steemit) purposes now. Here's a shot of Harmony Headlands, a state park north of Cayucos, from last week. It's the tail end
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steemstem
2018-05-12 03:07
NASA's Insight Mars Lander Mission
Early this morning, the Insight mission launched aboard an Atlas 5 rocket on a trajectory to the planet Mars. This large machine, weighing almost a ton at takeoff, will touch down on the red planet about
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steemstem
2018-05-08 00:30
proteus-h reblogged
SteemSTEM Distilled #46
Welcome to the 46th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team. SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science,
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steemstem
2018-04-29 06:20
Inside an inexpensive E-reader device
About a month ago I discovered that my e-reader (which I use to store textbooks and a few other books that I occasionally read) had been smashed. It had been in my backpack for a week or two without me
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steemstem
2018-04-26 05:51
What is an orbit? Part 3: Orbital Transfers
In this writeup I'm going to discuss how a spacecraft can go from one orbit to another, and hopefully make it as intuitive as possible. Transferring between two orbital trajectories is done by almost every
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steemstem
2018-04-24 02:02
What is an orbit? Part 2: Common types of orbits
Today I'd like to briefly discuss various common types of orbital trajectories that many satellites above your head use to complete their missions. Since a given orbit defines the location and velocity
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steemstem
2018-04-19 18:31
proteus-h reblogged
Digital Images | Image Acquisition
[CC-BY-SA-3.0] Computers are rapidly advancing and assisting us in achieving huge benefits in each aspect of life. Be it medical, accountancy, engineering, science, arts or what so ever. I don't want to
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steemstem
2018-04-21 04:42
What exactly is an orbit? An Introduction
After several very busy weeks and a Physics GRE, I finally have another article. Today I'd like to discuss the basics of (gravitational) orbits - namely, why they occur at all and how they work. This
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photo
2018-04-19 20:29
Looking east from the Laguna mountains near San Diego
Taken in March, near Garnett peak. Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play | IOS
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bryce
2018-04-01 16:43
Hoodoo in Bryce Canyon, Utah
Taken along the Navajo loop trail last week in Bryce Canyon National Park. Most of the snow has melted but the temperature was still in the 30s (F). Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play
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zion
2018-03-30 03:15
Moonrise over Zion Canyon, Utah
This picture shows a steep peak inside Zion National Park with the moon above it. This was taken from a detour off of the canyon overlook trail. The famous Zion tunnel passes through the mountain you see,
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writing
2018-03-29 12:21
proteus-h reblogged
Say Hello To DBooks: A Book Publishing Platform On STEEM - Publish Your Books And Earn.
Introduction steemit is a social platform, where people share their original contents and get rewarded for them according to the strength of the upvotes gotten from other users. Thanks to the help of some
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technology
2018-03-30 00:36
Teardown/Explanation of a Bluetooth Selfie-Stick
Another cheap Bluetooth device teardown today. I recently purchased (at my local dollar store of course) a pink wireless selfie-stick. I don't really take selfies (pretty much just pictures of landscapes
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photography
2018-03-24 06:22
California Coast North of San Simeon
Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play
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