posted on the other site too but… now that it's ~real~ I am *incredibly* excited to share that I'll be starting as an NSF astronomy and astrophysics postdoc fellow at UCSB this fall!✨ time for more polarimetry, Keck observing, debris disks, and science writing!! 🥳

From Yoni Brande and William Lamb: The Rainbow Village at AAS provided a gathering place for people of color in astronomy at the recent AAS meeting in New Orleans. Today’s post looks back at how things went, and where the concept will go in the future! ✨ astrobites.org/2024/02/06/r...

An astronomer told me once that they fought for me to be admitted to their PhD program, but I was rejected. They said that every time I succeed, they celebrate. I just want folks to know that there are people fighting for you behind the scenes who celebrate with you at every win.

Hello hello hello! It's ✨ Meet the Authors ✨ time!! Here we have the one and only Ali Crisp 🚀 Follow Ali @crispyplanets.bsky.social 🌌 www.instagram.com/p/C2lE5CZRwo...

when you need one laptop for normal science and a separate old laptop to run IDL 🫠

similarly — if you really are interested in commenting for articles, put that out in the world! tweet about it! reach out to the science journalist you wish would contact you! I would definitely keep in mind someone who cares about scicomm, bc they’ll prob give lively and understandable quotes 👌🏻

Scientists I am BEGGING YOU: If you are like "wow ugh this science journalist never calls ME"🧪 Put your email in a place where we can find it. The email on your paper is defunct and from your postdoc. You don't have a current website since you moved unis. This is science, not witness protection.

Please nominate Plenary Speakers for future AAS Meetings! The Vice Presidents always consult this form on a rolling basis, we keep all existing nominations from prior years, and we take it super seriously! It's easy and quick: aas.org/form/plenary...

Are you an astronomer or aspiring astronomer wanting to improve your software engineering skills? Applications for Code/Astro 2024 are open! More info at semaphorep.github.io/codeastro/. Application is linked at the bottom of that page. Apply by Feb 16!

That’s a wrap on #AAS243! We absolutely loved seeing everyone who stopped by the booth + are so grateful for our team of awesome booth staff. Cheers to a week of fun space fashion, and get home safe everyone! 💜🔭 p.s. If you missed something at the booth, code AAS*243 still works online for 10% off!

Day 4 summaries are now up: astrobites.org/2024/01/12/a... 🔭 And that’s a wrap on our #AAS243 coverage! Thanks to everyone who came by the booth and said hello, and to our awesome authors who summarized the great talks this week ❤️🧡

Bye-bye #aas243!!! Travel home safe everyone.

I think the #aas243 feed here was really excellent!!! Thank you!!!!! I hope it was easy (and free?) to set up, and we should do it again for other meetings!

I got on a plane leaving NOLA at 6am today, and just now woke up in my bed at 4pm pacific time 🤣 I think that’s a spot-on indicator of how exhausted I was from #AAS243 (worth it though!!)

Day 3 coverage is now up! Check in on anything you missed — it’s a perfect read for sitting in the airport 😉 astrobites.org/2024/01/11/a... #AAS243

ALSO if you want to learn more about @astrobites.bsky.social or just get an overview of the many things we do beyond daily paper summaries, come by the exhibit hall theatre at 3:30, where I’ll be telling you allllll about it with ample time to ask questions #AAS243

I’m giving a talk soon at 3:10 in “l the Learning Experiences in Astro Courses session about @astrobites.bsky.social lesson plans and how accessible summaries can help students get into research! come by if you have time (and aren’t all the way in the distant lands of R01-R09 😅) #AAS243

Missed something on Day 2 of #AAS243? Tuesday’s live blogging coverage from Astrobites is available now! astrobites.org/2024/01/10/a...

An overhead shot of the exhibit hall at #AAS243, taken from one of the walkways in the New Orleans convention center.

Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar, founder of Movement Consulting and co-chair of the AAS CSMA, will be leading today's featured community discussion at 1pm in the Rainbow Village in the exhibitor hall on "Academic F#cksh!t"! So please join for an important conversation about academia! #AAS243 🔭

Seeking scientist volunteers! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? I need collaborators for this spring's cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Please share widely. bit.ly/sciencecomicscollab

come see me talk about @astrobites.bsky.social! 💜

It’s not just the publishers that have books at #AAS243…we do too! 📚📖 Our books are very kiddo-friendly, for ages ranging from toddlers to bigger kids (plus a coloring book that is a joy for kids and adults alike!)

“Cactuses sleep just like us” — @amyoliver.bsky.social gave such a powerful talk about how to find what people care about (in the cactus example, master naturalists), and relate light pollution to that (bc unfortunately, not everyone automatically thinks it’s important!) 🏜️🌵

At the #AAS243 conference this week, or want to follow along? @noisyastronomer.bsky.social made a feed with all posts including the hashtag! 🔭

every year I’m like “man do I really wanna go to AAS this year it’s always such a busy week” and then I get here and I’m like a golden retriever, extremely enthusiastic and easily distracted by saying hi to people and all the shiny things and all the cool science #AAS243

Day 1 #AAS243 summaries are up! If you missed anything yesterday or are following along from afar, we’ve got you covered 👍🏻⭐️ astrobites.org/2024/01/09/a...

Our booth staff is rocking their space fashion again today! Check out our outfits of the day feat. lots of designs available in the BOOTHtique #AAS243

I’m giving two Astrobites-related talks Wednesday — come by one or both, and learn more about this fantastic collaboration ⭐️✨

We have a new post summarizing all the places you can find Astrobites at #AAS243: astrobites.org/2024/01/08/a...

wanna be featured on the STARtorialist BlueSky/Insta at #AAS243? say hi at the booth or come find me, I’m the face behind the posts this week! 😉

Astrobiter Briley Lewis @briles34.bsky.social is giving a talk this afternoon in the Direct Imaging session @ 3pm! This one is about her thesis research on directly imaged debris disks 🤩 #AAS243

More we’ll be doing at #AAS243 (Part 2) • posting here on BlueSky to feature all the cool things Astrobiters are up to at the conference •Presenting in the Exhibitor Theatre Wednesday 3:30pm (hosted by @briles34.bsky.social to show you how Astrobites can help *you*!)

Officially in NOLA for #AAS243!

I’ll be at #AAS243 this week, and I’m on the job market this year 🫨 plus, giving a couple talks! (1) science talk in M 2pm direct imaging session (2) education talk in W 2pm “learning experiences” session (3) exhibitor theatre presentation for @astrobites.bsky.social, Exhibit Hall W 3:30pm 🤩

Hey #aas243, your friendly reminder that shift-escape will clear all the unread slack notifications. You know, just FYI 👀

feeling uneasy about #aas243 next week with the huge spike in covid cases; i was excited to go + I have a dissertation talk (!!!) but I really don’t know if a talk is worth it with the covid-risk …

✨✨Call for participation in Habitable Worlds Observatory 🔭working groups (including groups on star formation, galaxy evolution, and cosmology) now available! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... attending #aas243 and have questions? come to the HWO splinter or the NASA booth!

friendly reminder for those going to #AAS243 — it is not only okay, but actually *a very good idea* to take breaks and take care of yourself during the conference! 💕

me today

thanks @astrobites.bsky.social social media team for the feature! 💕

Welcome to our FIRST ✨ Meet the Authors ✨ post! This is the lovely Briley Lewis (who is on the job market 👀) Follow and find Briley at briley-Lewis.com @briles34.bsky.social 🔭🧪 www.instagram.com/p/C05BCDxRVU...

happiest birthday to my sweet man!! 💕 today likely isn’t his real bday (because rescue dog), and we’re not even 100% sure how old he is (11-12ish?), but it’s still a fun reason to give the boy a cake 🎂

Alex Greenbaum told us about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Coronagraphic Instrument tech demo - it's going to rock SO HARD. First time we're flying the direct imaging technology that will go into our design for the Habitable Worlds Observatory!

PS. If you're here at #ExSoCal2023 and we haven't met, please come and say hi! (If we have met you're also welcome to come say hi, BTW.)

Very stoked to be running this workshop with @lowbacca.bsky.social but I cannot believe he forgot to mention THERE WILL BE FOOD AND SWAG. Both. Both food. And swag. 🔭🧪🛰️

I absolutely love this

Hearing from Art Friends this year that their holiday art sales are pretty low -- maybe in part the economy, but I'm also guessing it's how AI has fucked some shit up. As such, if you can spend money on real art by humans this holiday, please do.

SHOHEI OHTANI IS STAYING IN SOCAL WOOOOOOOOO #MLB