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Philippe Smet

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Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · May 11, 2026
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Replying to @knud@mastodon.social
@knud@mastodon.social @sundogplanets@mastodon.social Isn’t one of the problems (also) that some calculations are done with an apparent size of the orbital reflector of 6 arcseconds, where the optical resolution of the eye is of the order of 30 arcseconds (due to lens abberations and even some diffraction), reducing the retinal impact? (Of course, those reflectors are still wrong for many reasons. Still, the argumentation should be scientifically sound)
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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Apr 29, 2026
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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De grote natuurbrand op de Veluwe in #Epe is duidelijk te zien op deze
#eumetsat beelden. De strakke oostenwind zorgt voor een lange rookpluim, tot boven de Noordzee, boven een verder onbewolkt Nederland.

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Apr 07, 2026
Philippe Smet
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Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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On days like these, it is good to put things in perspective. This image - yes, you will need to zoom in - shows the dimensions and distances of the Earth and the #Moon to scale. The furthest point of #Artemis from Earth is indicated, which is approximately 1,000 times further than the #ISS space station when it passes directly overhead.

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Apr 04, 2026
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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By now, you have seen the Earth image by the #Artemis crew at least a hundred times. In this annotated version, several #optics effects are highlighted. It also shows how fragile planet #Earth is, with a super thin #atmosphere protecting us from the harsh vacuum of space.
Let's protect it.

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Apr 03, 2026
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Zonde om de prachtige foto te annoteren, maar wat hierop van optische fenomenen allemaal te zien is, is ongelooflijk! Deze foto ziet er nu helder uit, maar voor de #Artemis astronauten is het zwakker dan het onverlichte deel van de Maan, zoals je dat kan zien wanneer enkel een smalle maansikkel verlicht is.

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Apr 03, 2026
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Starlink 34343, which experienced - according to #SpaceX - an "anomaly on-orbit" on March 29, is now spinning with a period of about 18.5 seconds based on the time between consecutive flares. Observed Apr02 from Ghent (Belgium) through thin clouds. Video is at double speed. #Starlink satellites do not spin. "Luckily" there are at least 5 (five!) other ones visible, which indeed show stable brightness.

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Mar 29, 2026
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Het was deze ochtend spannend in Ukkel of het al dan niet een vriesnacht was. In elk geval is de (gemiddelde) datum van de laatste vrieskou in Ukkel de laatste 40 jaar merkelijk opgeschoven, met zo'n 3 weken. De IJsheiligen verliezen zo hun betekenis en zouden best een stevige kalendermove maken. Data via @frankdeboosere@mastodon-belgium.be

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Frank Deboosere (@frankdeboosere@mastodon-belgium.be) - Mastodon Belgium

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Mar 22, 2026
Philippe Smet
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Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Wie op onderstaande lijn woont, kan vanavond om 20:49 het #ISS 'over' de Maan zien passeren. Het ISS komt op in het westen en neemt dan snel toe in helderheid. Op een paar kilometer naast de lijn passeert het ruimtestation al naast de Maan (deel gerust foto's hieronder (incl. locatie)!) #parallax

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Mar 14, 2026
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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De opslagcapaciteit van dit nieuwe #batterij park is (een mooie!) 800 MWh. Dat kan je omschrijven als het gemiddelde Belgische elektriciteitsverbruik gedurende 5 minuten of als de opslagcapaciteit van 62 miljoen iPhone-batterijen. Een keer raden wat het geworden is ;-)

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/03/13/batterijenpark-kluisbergen-groot-storm/

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Feb 05, 2026
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Replying to @phyphox@bildung.social
@phyphox@bildung.social Congratulations!! Well deserved.
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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Feb 26, 2025
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Replying to @PypeBros@mastodon.social
@PypeBros@mastodon.social It always holds, for any n! The sum of cubes from 1³ to n³ can be expressed as n²(n+1)²/4. This is the same as (n(n+1)/2)². The sum of the first n positive integers is expressed as n(n+1)/2 (n numbers times the average of first and last, (n+1)/2. So, if you square the last expression, you get the other expression. ☐
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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Dec 31, 2024
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Don't forget to write 2025 as
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³
(next opportunity is only in 3025)!
(Or, for the #math and #LaTeX lovers:
\begin{equation}
\sum_{n=1}^9 n^3
\end{equation})

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Aug 29, 2024
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Ook dit jaar bieden we het universiteitsbrede #ugent keuzevak "#Fysica voor de wereldburger" aan (https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/2024/universiteitsbrede-keuzevakken/programma). Met selectie basisfysica worden heel wat aspecten van #energie(omzetting), #elektriciteit, #klimaat, mobiliteit, communicatie... wetenschappelijk gekaderd.
Wees welkom!

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · Aug 11, 2024
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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Not surprisingly, rich(er) countries dominate the #olympics medal table, clearly seen when plotting the medals per capita vs. #GDP per capita.
Or: the 60% of the world population with GDP below 10k$ can only celebrate 19% of all #medals🏅. #paris2024 #dataviz

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Philippe Smet @pfsmet@mastodon.social · May 20, 2023
Philippe Smet
@pfsmet@mastodon.social

Tweets/toots in ENG+NL. #Physics, energy, optics, sustainability, academic life, #scicomm and #infographics. Proud father, #Ghentian and researcher at #UGent.

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#lievenscheire schrijft op de birdsite: “Bevolkingsbevraging.
Volgens de geruchten zouden ramen in Nederland vaker naar buiten openzwaaien, en ramen in België vaker naar binnen.
Gelieve hieronder woonplaats en raamzwaaistatus te selecteren.” Los van de enigszins gebiaste vraagstelling ontbreekt het nu vooral aan deelnemers uit NL. Delen, dus! cc @ionica@mathstodon.xyz

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