GNU socialtag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2024-03-28:TagTimeline:astronomyNotices tagged with astronomyUpdates tagged with astronomy on Chirp!!https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/chirp.png2024-03-28T15:10:20+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/franco_vazza/statuses/112110293905675689New note by franco_vazza<p>A new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AstrophysicsFactlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AstrophysicsFactlet</a> prompted by a smart question posed by a student of my Astroparticle course for astronomers.</p><p>In a nutshell: why the maximum energy of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CosmicRays" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CosmicRays</a> we can capture as they collide with the atmosphere of our planet is so much bigger than the maximum energy of the cosmic rays we can accelerate with human made accelerators, like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) ? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astrodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>354763http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-03-17T09:38:02+00:002024-03-17T09:38:02+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/franco_vazzafranco_vazza#SimulatedUniverses #AstroPhysicsFactletAstrophysicist at Bologna University and @ERC_Research grantee.I study the cosmic web, extragalactic magnetism and clusters of galaxies with colorful simulations.https://cosmosimfrazza.eu#astrodon #astronomyfranco_vazzafranco_vazza#SimulatedUniverses #AstroPhysicsFactletAstrophysicist at Bologna University and @ERC_Research grantee.I study the cosmic web, extragalactic magnetism and clusters of galaxies with colorful simulations.https://cosmosimfrazza.eu#astrodon #astronomytag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2024-03-17:objectType=thread:nonce=be17d30032c893fehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/franco_vazza/statuses/112002728521596731New note by franco_vazza<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Astrodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophotograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astrophotograph</a> </p><p>This photo of a supernova appearing in spiral galaxy M101 is a gem for at least two reasons:<br />- it is beautiful and it won a section of the Wikimedia Science Photo Contest <br />and<br />- it was taken by Serhiy Khomenko and it shows how there are people in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a>, who despite the war and alarms and power cuts were able to even care so deeply about the universe in May 2023, and they still do now 💪 </p><p>Kindly pointed to me by a colleague in 🇺🇦 <br />credits and details ⬇️</p>354210http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-02-27T09:39:11+00:002024-02-27T09:39:11+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/franco_vazzafranco_vazza#SimulatedUniverses #AstroPhysicsFactletAstrophysicist at Bologna University and @ERC_Research grantee.I study the cosmic web, extragalactic magnetism and clusters of galaxies with colorful simulations.https://cosmosimfrazza.eu#astrodon #astronomyfranco_vazzafranco_vazza#SimulatedUniverses #AstroPhysicsFactletAstrophysicist at Bologna University and @ERC_Research grantee.I study the cosmic web, extragalactic magnetism and clusters of galaxies with colorful simulations.https://cosmosimfrazza.eu#astrodon #astronomytag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2024-02-27:objectType=thread:nonce=a274143844acd6e0http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/franco_vazza/statuses/111708429695732432New note by franco_vazza<p>Like in real life, also in extragalactic astronomy there are VIPs*. If you are into clusters of galaxies, the top of the VIP probably is the <br />Coma clusters of galaxies, aka Abel 1656.</p><p>Let's do a small <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AstroPhysicsFactlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AstroPhysicsFactlet</a> to see why</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astrodon</a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> </p><p>*=Very Important Potential (wells)</p>352148http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-01-06T10:20:00+00:002024-01-06T10:20:00+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/franco_vazzafranco_vazza#SimulatedUniverses #AstroPhysicsFactletAstrophysicist at Bologna University and @ERC_Research grantee.I study the cosmic web, extragalactic magnetism and clusters of galaxies with colorful simulations.https://cosmosimfrazza.eu#astrodon #astronomyfranco_vazzafranco_vazza#SimulatedUniverses #AstroPhysicsFactletAstrophysicist at Bologna University and @ERC_Research grantee.I study the cosmic web, extragalactic magnetism and clusters of galaxies with colorful simulations.https://cosmosimfrazza.eu#astrodon #astronomytag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2024-01-06:objectType=thread:nonce=e64c1bc565bfc137http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/ClaireLamman/statuses/111641687702997854New note by ClaireLamman<p>For this year's gingerbread I made... the VLA! </p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/gingerbread" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gingerbread</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/radioastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#radioastronomy</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#space</a></p>351264http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-12-25T15:11:16+00:002023-12-25T15:11:16+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/ClaireLammanClaireLammanPhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, learning a lot about cosmology and procrastibakingInstagram: @lamman_cakeClaireLammanClaire LammanPhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, learning a lot about cosmology and procrastibakingInstagram: @lamman_caketag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-12-25:objectType=thread:nonce=62a331dcc48c762ahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.online/users/astro_jcm/statuses/111556311470959814New note by astro_jcm<p>Given its latitude, from ESO's Paranal Observatory in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Chile</a> you can see the core of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MilkyWay</a> passing directly overhead. In this pic I took a few years ago you can see its faint glow reflected off the dome of one of our 8 m telescopes.</p><p>My neck wasn't happy when framing this shot, though, as my camera doesn't have a flip screen! 😅 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astrodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astrophotography</a></p>350802http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-12-10T15:02:10+00:002023-12-10T15:02:10+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.online/users/astro_jcmastro_jcm• Astronomer and science communicator• Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory• Won't shut up about space• #astronomy #astrophysics #scicomm #astrophotography #space• he/him• Toots in English and español• 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪astro_jcmJuan Carlos Muñoz• Astronomer and science communicator• Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory• Won't shut up about space• #astronomy #astrophysics #scicomm #astrophotography #space• he/him• Toots in English and español• 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-12-10:objectType=thread:nonce=f1a48b65f0d420e9http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/coreyspowell/statuses/111189195645049432New note by coreyspowell<p>I love a science mystery, and this is a good one:<br />About once a year, a mysterious blue flash appears from a different part of the sky, then fades in a matter of days. Nobody knows what these things are. And the latest one, nicknamed "the Finch," may be the strangest one yet. <br /><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-finds-bizarre-explosion-in-unexpected-place" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-finds-bizarre-explosion-in-unexpected-place</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astrodon</a></p>347883http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-10-06T17:39:43+00:002023-10-06T17:39:43+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/coreyspowellcoreyspowellWriter, editor, magazine maker, podcaster, procrastinator. Former editor of Discover and American Scientist magazines. Co-founder of OpenMind.#astronomy #science #scicomm #wondercoreyspowellCorey S PowellWriter, editor, magazine maker, podcaster, procrastinator. Former editor of Discover and American Scientist magazines. Co-founder of OpenMind.#astronomy #science #scicomm #wondertag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-10-06:objectType=thread:nonce=cc7cdaeda75279d6http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.online/users/mireillevs/statuses/111069201836111095New note by mireillevs<p>“Never heard of Cecilia Payne?<br />Now you have”</p><p>Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's 1925 thesis that the sun was composed mostly of hydrogen and helium was rejected by a professor who called it "impossible". Years later, the man who rejected it realized she was in fact right, but he was credited with the discovery for decades. A prominent astronomer called her discovery "the most brilliant PhD thesis<br />ever written in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a>".<br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WomenInScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WomenInScience</a></p>346540http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-09-17T10:29:50+00:002023-09-17T10:29:50+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.online/users/mireillevsmireillevsINFP, Transwhatever, Computer 💻 enchantress, outdoor 🏕 goddess, cat 🐈 mom, fashion💄👠 addict and chocolate🍫 hoarder. References pop culture🙋♀️. she/hermireillevsmireillevsINFP, Transwhatever, Computer 💻 enchantress, outdoor 🏕 goddess, cat 🐈 mom, fashion💄👠 addict and chocolate🍫 hoarder. References pop culture🙋♀️. she/hertag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-09-17:objectType=thread:nonce=fe31f139dad10f82http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.online/users/astro_jcm/statuses/111023161784918314New note by astro_jcm<p>Woohoo, we have a new 360º <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/webcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#webcam</a> inside the dome of the Extremely Large <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Telescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Telescope</a> !</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://elt.eso.org/about/webcams/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://elt.eso.org/about/webcams/</a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astrodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#chile</a></p>345940http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-09-07T10:49:33+00:002023-09-07T10:49:33+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.online/users/astro_jcmastro_jcm• Astronomer and science communicator• Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory• Won't shut up about space• #astronomy #astrophysics #scicomm #astrophotography #space• he/him• Toots in English and español• 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪astro_jcmJuan Carlos Muñoz• Astronomer and science communicator• Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory• Won't shut up about space• #astronomy #astrophysics #scicomm #astrophotography #space• he/him• Toots in English and español• 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-09-07:objectType=thread:nonce=be38a2d590ff4618http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/kellylepo/statuses/110986391056812634New note by kellylepo<p>A new <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JWST</a> view of the remnant of Supernova 1987A. </p><p>SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations at wavelengths ranging from gamma rays to radio for nearly 40 years, since its discovery in February of 1987. Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, it was the nearest supernova to explode in the era of modern telescopes.</p><p>More: <a href="https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-136" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-136</a></p><p>1/4<br /><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Supernova" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Supernova</a></p>345504http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-09-01T05:45:13+00:002023-09-01T05:45:13+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/kellylepokellylepoAstronomer | Science communicator | Adult Lisa SimpsonEducation and Outreach Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute supporting JWSTPersonal account — Views are my ownkellylepoKelly LepoAstronomer | Science communicator | Adult Lisa SimpsonEducation and Outreach Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute supporting JWSTPersonal account — Views are my owntag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-09-01:objectType=thread:nonce=7400816902a2799fhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/spacetelescope/statuses/110700588395822106New note by spacetelescope<p>Happy first anniversary, <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NASAWebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NASAWebb</a>! One year after beginning science operations, Webb is celebrating with a highly detailed image of the closest star-forming region to Earth. Peer deeper in the cloud: <a href="https://webbtelescope.pub/3JUoBTA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://webbtelescope.pub/3JUoBTA</a></p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JWST</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#space</a></p>342513http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-07-12T11:09:57+00:002023-07-12T11:09:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/spacetelescopespacetelescopeMission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Also operating the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.spacetelescopeSpace Telescope Science Inst.Mission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Also operating the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-07-12:objectType=thread:nonce=d472f0313abca0a4http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/spacetelescope/statuses/110662507549269417New note by spacetelescope<p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NASAWebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NASAWebb</a> researchers have made major strides in confirming the source of dust in the early universe with observations of two dying stars (supernovas!): <a href="https://webbtelescope.pub/3CRzTnL" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://webbtelescope.pub/3CRzTnL</a><br /><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JWST</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/supernova" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#supernova</a></p>342151http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-07-05T17:35:08+00:002023-07-05T17:35:08+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/spacetelescopespacetelescopeMission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Also operating the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.spacetelescopeSpace Telescope Science Inst.Mission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Also operating the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-07-05:objectType=thread:nonce=2bbc0efaa11a01e4http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.online/users/astro_jcm/statuses/110569390557293043New note by astro_jcm<p>Like many other scientists I often get "debate me" emails from random people with weird ideas about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a>. If I answer, they feel validated. Same if I don't. So I always pick the option that doesn't waste my time. Don't fall for the "debate me" trap, folks, you can't win. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>341713http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-06-19T06:18:58+00:002023-06-19T06:18:58+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.online/users/astro_jcmastro_jcm• Astronomer and science communicator• Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory• Won't shut up about space• #astronomy #astrophysics #scicomm #astrophotography #space• he/him• Toots in English and español• 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪astro_jcmJuan Carlos Muñoz• Astronomer and science communicator• Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory• Won't shut up about space• #astronomy #astrophysics #scicomm #astrophotography #space• he/him• Toots in English and español• 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-06-19:objectType=thread:nonce=17ed941a3d11050dhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/coreyspowell/statuses/110334026893673133New note by coreyspowell<p>I was a NASA intern in the '80s when I heard that astronomers had discovered a mysterious disk around the nearby star Fomalhaut. <br />Now JWST has revealed exactly what they are: three enormous, dusty asteroid belts around another star!<br /><a href="https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-109" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-109</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JWST</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>339953http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-05-08T16:35:46+00:002023-05-08T16:35:46+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/coreyspowellcoreyspowellWriter, editor, magazine maker, podcaster, procrastinator. Former editor of Discover and American Scientist magazines. Co-founder of OpenMind.#astronomy #science #scicomm #wondercoreyspowellCorey S PowellWriter, editor, magazine maker, podcaster, procrastinator. Former editor of Discover and American Scientist magazines. Co-founder of OpenMind.#astronomy #science #scicomm #wondertag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-05-08:objectType=thread:nonce=04b1074eb71e1005http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/spacetelescope/statuses/110096454441806442New note by spacetelescope<p>The first <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NASAWebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NASAWebb</a> results from TRAPPIST-1 are in! Measurements of mid-infrared light from TRAPPIST-1 b indicate that the rocky Earth-sized planet is hot enough to bake pizza and is probably devoid of atmosphere. What does this mean? ➡️ <a href="https://webbtelescope.pub/3nlCcLc" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://webbtelescope.pub/3nlCcLc</a><br /><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JWST</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Trappist1b" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trappist1b</a></p>338362http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-03-27T17:55:27+00:002023-03-27T17:55:27+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/spacetelescopespacetelescopeMission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Also operating the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.spacetelescopeSpace Telescope Science Inst.Mission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Also operating the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-03-27:objectType=thread:nonce=b48c997748ecc66ehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/johnlogic/statuses/109949214769683994New note by johnlogic<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AstroKatie" class="u-url mention">@AstroKatie</a> </p><p>For good <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> lectures aimed at general audiences, look at The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series; see link to YouTube via<br /><a href="https://foothill.edu/astronomy/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://foothill.edu/astronomy/</a></p><p>(There I first attended a lecture on discovering exoplanets by Dr Geoff Marcy in 1996, which predated the series by a few years.)</p><p>For me, one thing that makes a lecture good is hearing what a speaker finds interesting about a subject.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>337288http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-03-01T17:31:20+00:002023-03-01T17:31:20+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/johnlogicjohnlogicDutch-American Silicon Valley native EE/CS developer, long-time user of Unix & Linux, pilot, amateur radio operator (HAM) volunteer for IEEE (Senior member) & CAP; past: Atari, IBM research, game dev (mostly NES-PS3), Texan, adjunct prof, and some stuff with robots, rail equipment, and rocketsI love science, music, social dancing, and people (E Pluribus Unum), want to see more democracy and equality, and am probably a little OCD & ADHD. Also, hail Satan!johnlogicJohn CarlsenDutch-American Silicon Valley native EE/CS developer, long-time user of Unix & Linux, pilot, amateur radio operator (HAM) volunteer for IEEE (Senior member) & CAP; past: Atari, IBM research, game dev (mostly NES-PS3), Texan, adjunct prof, and some stuff with robots, rail equipment, and rocketsI love science, music, social dancing, and people (E Pluribus Unum), want to see more democracy and equality, and am probably a little OCD & ADHD. Also, hail Satan!tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-03-01:objectType=thread:nonce=63cb4312668e1e10http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://deepspace.social/users/kevinmgill/statuses/109825259028360431New note by kevinmgill<p>Here's a picture of the Sun today that I took in hydrogen alpha. Compare that to a picture taken by NASA's Perseverance Rover a few hours ago with its Mastcam-Z. Sunspots 3216 (far-left) and 3214 (left) are visible on both. Even relative sizes check out.</p><p>NASA Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Kevin M. Gill</p><p><a href="https://deepspace.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mars</a> <a href="https://deepspace.social/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Sun</a> <a href="https://deepspace.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://deepspace.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="https://deepspace.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>336544http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-02-07T20:12:12+00:002023-02-07T20:12:12+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://deepspace.social/users/kevinmgillkevinmgillEngineer, data wrangler, and martian photographer at NASA-JPL. Travels to Jupiter every 53.5 days. SLCP, InSight, MSL, Mars2020, Cassini, Juno. Opinions are mine. He/himkevinmgillKevin M. GillEngineer, data wrangler, and martian photographer at NASA-JPL. Travels to Jupiter every 53.5 days. SLCP, InSight, MSL, Mars2020, Cassini, Juno. Opinions are mine. He/himtag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-02-07:objectType=thread:nonce=dc777d80344a3e37http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/spacetelescope/statuses/109795868700940880New note by spacetelescope<p>For the first time, astronomers using Hubble have directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white dwarf—the surviving core of a burned-out Sun-like star: <a href="https://bit.ly/3X3CcMo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bit.ly/3X3CcMo</a><br /><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Hubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Hubble</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/spacenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#spacenews</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/WhiteDwarf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WhiteDwarf</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>336371http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-02-02T18:59:49+00:002023-02-02T18:59:49+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/spacetelescopespacetelescopeMission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Also operating the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.spacetelescopeSpace Telescope Science Inst.Mission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Also operating the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-02-02:objectType=thread:nonce=c971a175933f5d0chttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/ClaireLamman/statuses/109744691889036626New note by ClaireLamman<p>ALMA tiramisu. A desert dish dessert dish, if you will</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/alma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#alma</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#chile</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#scicomm</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/baking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#baking</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/tiramisu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#tiramisu</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/chocolate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#chocolate</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/radioastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#radioastronomy</a></p>336049http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-01-24T17:16:52+00:002023-01-24T17:16:52+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/ClaireLammanClaireLammanPhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, learning a lot about cosmology and procrastibakingInstagram: @lamman_cakeClaireLammanClaire LammanPhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, learning a lot about cosmology and procrastibakingInstagram: @lamman_caketag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-01-24:objectType=thread:nonce=0ff97f16e7c3f7fehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://mastodon.social/users/telescoper/statuses/109615187094498742New note by telescoper<p>A reminder to everyone in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> interested in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> that tonight there will be an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/occultation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#occultation</a> of the entire sky by cloud. </p><p>I hope this clarifies the situation.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Astrodon</a></p>335027http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-01-01T17:46:41+00:002023-01-01T17:46:41+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.social/users/telescopertelescoperTheoretical astrophysicist at Maynooth University in Ireland specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it (e.g. jazz, opera, poetry, crosswords). Editor-in-chief Open Journal of Astrophysics.telescoperPeter ColesTheoretical astrophysicist at Maynooth University in Ireland specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it (e.g. jazz, opera, poetry, crosswords). Editor-in-chief Open Journal of Astrophysics.tag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2023-01-01:objectType=thread:nonce=0afd13b4b068c39fhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/ClaireLamman/statuses/109365052555592587New note by ClaireLamman<p>My gingerbread creations from the past two years. Any ideas for what I should try this year?</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/baking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#baking</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#scicomm</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#nasa</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NASAWebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NASAWebb</a></p>334783http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-26T13:27:29+00:002022-12-26T13:27:29+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/ClaireLammanClaireLammanPhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, learning a lot about cosmology and procrastibakingInstagram: @lamman_cakeClaireLammanClaire LammanPhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, learning a lot about cosmology and procrastibakingInstagram: @lamman_caketag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2022-12-26:objectType=thread:nonce=09a475e4f3e94aaahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://astrodon.social/users/ClaireLamman/statuses/109576416354866376New note by ClaireLamman<p>For this year's gingerbread I made... Curiosity!</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/gingerbread" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gingerbread</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#nasa</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#mars</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#curiosity</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/baking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#baking</a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>334782http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-26T13:27:29+00:002022-12-26T13:27:29+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://astrodon.social/users/ClaireLammanClaireLammanPhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, learning a lot about cosmology and procrastibakingInstagram: @lamman_cakeClaireLammanClaire LammanPhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, learning a lot about cosmology and procrastibakingInstagram: @lamman_caketag:chirp.cooleysekula.net,2022-12-26:objectType=thread:nonce=8174c4488ffde15c