K.E.M Lindblom
@eggstronomer
Questioning, overworked angry astronomer of many trades, science journalist, writer, visual artist, GM, gamer and nocturnal geek who speaks her mind every time.
Happy #InternationalMoonDay! 🚀 🌖 #Apollo11 (And it's on a Monday too!)
I went with the same style today; cap and sunglasses. As soon as I stepped outside I decided to take the bus rather than walk (it was just too hot and the buses have AC) so I didn't get to use the umbrella. If the heat continues I however have a cap that is probably just as good as an umbrella!
It's been a while since I've had the time to practise making "realistic" space art but lately I've managed to do no less than three pieces and here is one of them! ✨🪐🔭 #Astronomy #SpaceArt #illustration
Today it's Midsummer's eve in Sweden. Most likely to have originated as a Norse celebration of the summer solstice, it has now evolved into a national holiday where many Swedes celebrate by eating pickled herring and singing about frogs (okay, not only those things). Happy midsummer, everyone! 🐸🇸🇪💐
Spent Sunday building #Lego with a friend: He went with the #Tintin Moon rocket and I with #Artemis. (Ireally should have filmed the “launchpad” rather than taking photos but I don’t have the time right now) 🚀🐸 ( @astropotamus.com , @astrocalhau.bsky.social )
So, another one of my articles for @popularastronomi.se made it to the front page! I'm deeply honoured! "Månen tur och retur" is by the way what the Tintin comic book "Destination Moon" is called in Swedish and my article is about Moon exploration and the #Artemis program.
–Cowabunga, dude!!! –When you're done flying around like an alien projectile, would you mind giving me a hand here since you've already figured out the entire anti gravity thing? –Sure, but I promise it's almost as simple as assembling IKEA furniture. –Oh, is it now... #SciFiSat
I hereby proudly present this year's poster (guess who made it?) of Day and Night of Astronomy – the annual national astronomy festival of Sweden going on its 14th year!
Sun has already set but I’m in the northern hemisphere so the nights are getting brighter. Hello there Venus and Moon! 🔭
–So, do you want an omelette or would you prefer to wait for an opportunity to have fried chicken? –Neither. This place brings back bad memories so let's just leave. –Yeah well, it's not like we'll want to be here when mama bird returns anyway. #SciFiSat Happy Easter to all of you! 🐣
3I/Atlas passing by Alpha Centauri A and B. With a passenger. Just for fun. ✨🔭🐸 #Astronomy #Space #SpaceArt
This week I've drawn a pulsar! If you, or someone you know, are in need of a space artist just give me a poke! ✨🔭 #Astronomy #Space #Pulsars #SpaceArt
Whilst practising drawing space and astronomy stuff, I might as well be silly about it so let's take a giant leap back in time to check out what was really going on between Earth and Theia, approximately 4,5 billion years ago. 🌍 🌕 #Astronomy #Space #Moon
As much as I love drawing my space explorers and Captain Space Frog, I really need to start working on illustrations for my website. Here's a version of the Trappist 1 system and a... a broken planet. #Astronomy #Spaceart #SciFi
–And on this week's episode of Ancient Aliens we enter the domains of the mysterious Frog Cult. What the... this is new. –Interesting indeed. Still, I would advise against going down there. There's something in the water –I agree. Let's just observe from up here. #SciFiSat
–Well this place suddenly got awfully crowded... What are they doing here? –Beats me but last time I checked that type of craft isn't made for landing. –Maybe they're drop ships? –Screw that, we were here first! –Yes, and we don't want any human company! #SciFiSat
A good reason to take a day off from work is when you, like I was, are invited to a full day’s conference followed by a nice gala dinner. Congratulations to Gaisler for their 25 years in space! 🚀
–You can probably stop waving now. I don't think they see us anymore. –I really hope they'll find a new home... –And that they won't invade Earth as you suggested. What? I actually told them to _avoid_ Earth because of all the stupid people living there. –Ah. That was likely a good deed. #SciFiSat
My first photo of an Aurora Borealis! It's not great because I was pretty much standing underneath it all (also my fingers went numb in the minus degrees so I couldn't be bothered with camera settings but look – you have Orion and Jupiter in there as well!
Revisiting the end of the Kepler Space Station's AI/spam misadventures from last month: "Mr. Pepperoni's Party Pizza space pizzeria is real." #SciFiSat