SJ Kincaid

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Ran into Darth Vader in the movie theater

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Had delicious pumpkin cheesecake bd cake today!

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At the gum wall in Seattle

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Pretty amazing sights upon waking up. Washington is beautiful. #happythanksgiving

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Wahoo! I have landed in Seattle!

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Very excited to see my family at Thanksgiving! Not so excited to organize everything I want to squish into this suitcase

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Aah! I procrastinated and now have way, way too many flashcards to memorize by 4pm

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Winter wonderland day II!

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Asks

Okay, so since I am new to Tumblr, I’m keeping ‘ask me anything’ off until I get more oriented. I may actually keep it off long-term since I am already so slow to respond by other ways (emails, etc.)

The fastest way, the very fastest to get any sort of response, is via Twitter. I’m at SJKincaidBooks

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This is what happens when Two Black Holes Collide.

This is the animation of the final stages of a merger between two black holes. What is particularly interesting about this animation is that it highlights a phenomenon known as Gravitational Lensing.

What is Gravitational Lensing?

Mass bends Light. What? 

Yeah, mass can bend Light. The gravitational field of a really massive object is super strong. And this causes light rays passing close to that object to be bent and refocused somewhere else.

The more massive the object, the stronger its gravitational field and hence the greater the bending of light rays - just like using denser materials to make optical lenses results in a greater amount of refraction.

Here’s an animation showing a black hole going past a background galaxy.

This effect is one of the predictions of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity 

PC: cfhtlens, Urbane Legend

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Amazing!

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Winter wonderland outside right now!

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Does anyone else hate this type of window covering? These things fall off and break as soon as I try to do anything with them

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Love this time of year

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Capturing the Moments We Take for Granted with @vandheur

For more snapshots from Hennessy — all shot on his phone — follow @vandheur on Instagram.

“#hellomynameis Hennessy Vandheur (@vandheur). I am 17 years old, and I’m from Anaheim, California. I can tell you the instant I knew I was going to be a photographer for the rest of my life.

I’ve been a foster kid since I was 14, when my mom kicked me out of our house. I was on a rooftop in Los Angeles taking photos during a really dark time in my life. I didn’t know what to do with my life, where to go. But then, I looked out and I saw the city, the lights — I saw just how beautiful the world was around me. There’s such beauty in capturing a moment like that, and making it accessible to everyone. I’ve made it my passion to immortalize the moments around us that we all take for granted.

With photography, I found something that saved me, that made me get up in the morning. It made me want to create something new every day and put something beautiful back in the world. Making art gives you a reason to love yourself — to be able to appreciate yourself for what you do. It’s helped me evolve into someone who’s confident, driven and more satisfied with my life. I smile more often now.”

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New brushes. Indulgent star painting… 

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Pretttyyyyy

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Finally taking the plunge...

Okay, I’m slightly scared of Tumblr, but I’m giving this a shot! Hello, Tumblr!

Oh, apparently I tried this once before literally YEARS ago. Well, here is a more earnest effort. Give me time to figure out how this all works!

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Getting started

Hello, Tumblr!