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Posted on 01/06/2009 9:31:42 AM PST by smokingfrog
As snow blizzards sweep across the country you may be forgiven for wanting to see the back of this Arctic winter. But for scientist Kenneth Libbrecht the prospect of sub zero temperatures, snow blizzards and Arctic winds is music to his ears. Using a specially designed photo-microscope Kenneth, a Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology, spent the last 11 years catching and photographing tiny snowflakes. Showcased in his latest book, “Snowflakes” these amazingly detailed images show the unique crystal formation of snowflakes. “When I first began toying with the idea of writing a book about snowflakes, I found that there weren’t any really nice pictures out there,” says the 50-year-old who lives in California. “The state-of-the-art in snowflake photography was not what it could have been. “This was an opportunity, so I set out to design and build a photo-microscope that was optimised for taking pictures of snowflakes. “The crystals are small, so the usual techniques of macro photography don’t work well. What you need is essentially a high-quality, low-power microscope." Kenneth built a specially designed SnowMaster 9000 – with a microscope and Nikon D1X digital camera. He says he has now identified 35 different types of formations.
Go to website for a slide show.
Cool stuff. :)
God’s creation is magnificent.
“When I first began toying with the idea of writing a book about snowflakes, I found that there weren’t any really nice pictures out there,” says the 50-year-old who lives in California.
that is sooo “last administration”
Is it my imagination, or do some of those designs inside the snowflakes look like crop circles?
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