Some scenes from the impromptu (do over) star party on the final night of #AAS247 ✨🔭 If you ever wanted to link up with your local astronomy club, nightskynetwork.org has you covered. Visit the link and find the organization closest to you - or get tips on how to start your own club!

"Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second" -Mattie Stepanek I hope you can find some peace tonight💙 till next time

I did not realize The Onion had a reporter at #AAS247 this week.

#AAS247 is coming to a close today and I always get a little bit sad about it.

Who has two thumbs, two telescopes, and loves a good star party? 🔭 ME 🔭 Join @aas.org & @astrosociety.org for the #AAS247 star party at Heritage & Science Park, Phoenix, AZ! We will have solar and night observing, along with views from the Gemini South Observatory 🌌 Details: luma.com/jdajxuzd

Hey #AAS247! Super bummed I can't be there in person, but should you need an alternative to doomscrolling that: 1) is #allaboutthatspace, 🌌 2) supports @astrosociety.org, ✅ 3) keeps $ away from Amazon, 💸 Check out www.asplibraryproject.com for an out of this world library for sale. 📚 🌟

Obligatory #AAS247 bathroom selfie. If you're around, find me and @shanilv.ca at the @astrosociety.org booth all week!

Share a great female villain.

(Rocky Horror Audience Voice) Weisssssss...

Started making a New Year's resolutions list and it turns out I just want to be a functional adult 🫩

Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment. “Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.” wapo.st/3YL4T3D

Morning.

1/n 2 NEW epic images of Phobos over Mars just released by @esa.int Mars Express This view is especially striking, with Phobos between the Tharsis volcanoes and Noctis Labyrinthus–Valles Marineris Full resolution 300MP(!) & info on: flic.kr/p/2rMW4so Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY 🧪🔭

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

actually I changed my mind, I love celebrity boxing matches now. I think everyone I hate should do them, because I'm really enjoying watching the worst people on earth get their shit rocked

Baltimore, please be good to my son 😭 #PolarPete

Just added a bunch of photos to make the kids books easier to browse. Lots of goodies for tiny stargazers! #ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭

Ready to go beyond imaging with your #Unistellar #telescope? Join the @astrosociety.org’s live 5-session workshop and learn to analyze FITS data, build light curves, detect variable #stars + #exoplanets, & contribute to real citizen #science. Starts Jan 21 Register → bit.ly/UnistellarWorkshop

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Giving a @unistellar.bsky.social #telescope? Pair it with the perfect gift — a workshop that teaches you to turn images into real #science. ASP × Unistellar × @setiinstitute.bsky.social Starts Jan 21 · 5 live #online sessions Light curves, photometry, exoplanets + more. 👉 bit.ly/UnistellarWorkshop

Are you a #teacher looking for training opportunities in #geosciences or seeking #financial assistance for events that promote geoscience #education? Apply now for the 2026 Field School for Teachers and Geoscience Education Event! 📆 31 December 2025: egu.eu/96EKUA 📸 Ole Zeising on #imaggeo

Scrolled too fast and thought it was a pigeon

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.

The #Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of December 13–14! Be sure to look up if you have clear skies 💫 #Geminids #astronomy #MeteorShowers #ShootingStars

With temperatures dropping and snow in the forecast, New Yorkers struggling to afford the rising cost of heat can now apply for assistance from the HEAP program. Learn more about eligibility and apply here: a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/

Join us on Dec 10 at a new venue and our 2025 Holiday Party! We're trying out a new spot in the Dekalb Market - grab a bite and head into Somethin' Else for our usual brand of fun talks, trivia, and prizes! FREE - RSVP here: luma.com/jmkiayti

Whether you practice #CyberMonday or not (I know most of us are not super fans of capitalism and all but...), buying any of these books will give them a second life AND support an amazing nonprofit @astrosociety.org dedicated to science education+literacy. BONUS: no $ to amazon. 😉 #ASPLibrary 🧪 📚 🔭

This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to join a movement of generosity that lasts 365. Give monthly to the ASP; one day of giving is powerful, but sustained giving changes everything. Donate today: buff.ly/F5ILcBO

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Cohort 5 is still seeking physics and astronomy dpts in the US seeking to do a deep dive to remove unnecessary barriers through a data-informed, self-directed action plan. Feel free to reach out @alevickna.bsky.social with any questions!

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🎶It's tiiiiiiime🎶 Are you passionate about sharing science communication on your social media platforms? Apply for the Artemis II #NASASocial! Details in the link 🌎🚀🌓 www.nasa.gov/general/expe...

Astro on Tap NYC #165 - Galaxies and Government! Tues 11/18 in Williamsburg. Join @kuiperkat.org, @brianwlevine.bsky.social and others on how the current administration is affecting NASA, NSF, and other federal science efforts, and what you can do about it! astronomyontap.org/event/astron...

It's been overcast here for two nights straight, but I'm not letting it stop me 😭 #NorthernLights

I reiterate 😭

It's a dark time for artists. Many are struggling! It's easy to buy gifts online. When you buy from *artists*, you're supporting working people, instead of making rich jerks richer. This fall, send your present $$ to an artist's shop! Artists! Drop your shop links! & check out SquidFacts.net 😘

University of Nebraska announced yesterday a final budget plan which if approved by regents would result in elimination of its earth and atmospheric sciences program. I worry that this is a sign of a trend that could damage the academic meteorology sector of the US. More: tinyurl.com/53b5f5j7

Hi Bluesky friends! I've been MIA for a while, but I'm coming back because I have some fun news... I'm helping the Astronomical Society of the Pacific sell/rehome their library because they are downsizing their office space. There are sooooooo many cool finds. I'm going to share as many as I can! 🔭

Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.

Who’s tracking the best crash out’s? I know one of you are making a thread

"We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him it is the city that gave rise to him." - NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant." SAY. THAT. SHIT!