Ahhh now we're going to get to the funky instrument stuff... starting with the new ExAO suite SAXO+ #ExoELT

Representing the #SCExAO collab at #ExoELT 1. Elsa Huby on Photonic Lanterns 2. Stephanie Rossini-Bryson on GLINT the Nulling Interferometer

Soon… 🤩 #ExoELT

Oohhh... dusty, crispy disks #ExoELT #astrodon

Oohhh... dusty, crispy disks #ExoELT #astrodon

Representing the #SCExAO collab at #ExoELT 1. Elsa Huby on Photonic Lanterns 2. Stephanie Rossini-Bryson on GLINT the Nulling Interferometer

ALERTE PAPIER !!! AYÉ, je suis SUREXCITÉE, notre article démarré en 2022 vient d'être publié ! 👉 Titre : A socio-demographic study of the exoplanet direct imaging community 2 👉 Lien : baas.aas.org/pub/2025i028... 👉 Résultats marquants :👇👇👇

Ahhh now we're going to get to the funky instrument stuff... starting with the new ExAO suite SAXO+ #ExoELT

Gave a talk at #ExoELT on this massive disk colloquially known as Dracula's Chivito and what more we know from Subaru and HST IR data. Had some great feedback and discussion on trying to understand what makes this disk soo "chonky" And giving a talk at @eso.org is a dream come true!

Gave a talk at #ExoELT on this massive disk colloquially known as Dracula's Chivito and what more we know from Subaru and HST IR data. Had some great feedback and discussion on trying to understand what makes this disk soo "chonky" And giving a talk at @eso.org is a dream come true!

New paper from my group! Stars aren’t born alone—they form in massive associations. If we want to understand how stars and planetary systems form, we need to figure out where today’s clusters came from… and where all their long-lost siblings ended up. arxiv.org/abs/2511.07533

Easily my favorite cover slide so far. By Andrew Winter #ExoELT

Pretty impressive given how JWST design is technically older than a lot of ground based instruments... and given how our whole deal as exoplanet nerds is to get closer to Earth like planets in solar system like config by improving high contrast imaging and hi res spectroscopy. #ExoELT #astrodon

M. Nowak discussing synergies with VLT Interferometer (VLTI) and #ELT at #ExoELT - ELT has the >30m aperture for sensitivity, but VLTI combines all 4 VLT telescopes over a 200m baseline for better angular resolution, complementing sensitivity of ELT #astrodon #astrosci

Adding to the ELT discussion, here's me next to ELT (Oct 2025) to give an idea of the size (I'm 5 ft 2 in tall). I was completely blown away by the sheer largeness of this facility, and can only imagine the amazing science it will be capable of. #ExoELT

It’s #ExoELT week! A week dedicated to discussing all things exoplanets and the ELT, @eso.org’s 39-m telescope coming online in 2029 😱 The size of this machine is just extraordinary. You can fit a whole VLT telescope on its Nasmyth platform 🤯

Adding to the ELT discussion, here's me next to ELT (Oct 2025) to give an idea of the size (I'm 5 ft 2 in tall). I was completely blown away by the sheer largeness of this facility, and can only imagine the amazing science it will be capable of. #ExoELT

Kick-starting a week long discussion on ELT science and instrumentation for planets and their formation at #ExoELT If you're around and would love to chat about disk imaging and AO instrumentation, you know where to find me :)

It's been 2 weeks since #AO4ELT and must say, a very profound experience in terms of meeting new folks, sharing ideas, having lunch with, and obviously some amazing work in the ELT era presented in talks and posters :) And obviously, great time at the VLT and ELT sites!

My #AO4ELT talk summarised the results from the new DM at @keckobservatory.bsky.social , and one of my favorite results is a video of applying a waffle on the DM. So here's my latest fun activities with the HAKA DM! HAKA: High Order Keck Adaptive Optics #astronomy #adaptiveoptics

My #AO4ELT talk summarised the results from the new DM at @keckobservatory.bsky.social , and one of my favorite results is a video of applying a waffle on the DM. So here's my latest fun activities with the HAKA DM! HAKA: High Order Keck Adaptive Optics #astronomy #adaptiveoptics

Back to microblogging for a bit. Here's what I'm up to now: - On the job market looking for positions in AO, esp. a combo of HCI science and instrumentation - Giving talks at #AO4ELT in Chile and Exo-ELT in Germany Here's a little teaser on what I'm working on at @keckobservatory.bsky.social

Back to microblogging for a bit. Here's what I'm up to now: - On the job market looking for positions in AO, esp. a combo of HCI science and instrumentation - Giving talks at #AO4ELT in Chile and Exo-ELT in Germany Here's a little teaser on what I'm working on at @keckobservatory.bsky.social

There's nothing out there.

What is a CV? How is this different from a résumé? How do I start building a CV? All of these questions and more await within this guide written by many of our authors! 🔭✨☄️ astrobites.org/2025/09/23/g...

From guest author Rajat Saxena: Today’s bite looks at how planets are formed in the “bumps” of protoplanetary disks.🔭✨☄️ astrobites.org/2025/08/26/b...

From Maria Vincent @themariavincent.bsky.social : In today’s bite, the author dives into this beloved classic to search for lessons it has for everyone in academic astronomy 🔭✨☄️ astrobites.org/2025/09/12/a...

New Astrobite! Check it out: astrobites.org/2025/01/17/f...

For all #TheGoodPlace fans out there, this certainly looks like the interdimensional hole of pancakes! Very magical and mysterious indeed.

Tick tock goes the clock.... those 12 years are gonna end soon, but leaving a legacy of data behind for us to explore and use

Conference #fomo hitting hard right now.

It was a pleasure to sit down and chat with one of JPL's best. Shouleh is an inspiring woman who has many lessons to impart from her journey of passion and perseverance from undergrad all the way to being team and division leader. @caltechipac.bsky.social @caltech.edu

As someone who has taken and TA-ed the course, I would highly recommend #CodeAstro for anyone who feel they need structured training and practice with astronomy programming

A little guide to what's up (literally in some cases!) in astronomy and space exploration for 2025!

#MerryChristmas from home 🎄🎁🎅 Hope the holidays have brought some good cheer and break from the mundane hustle and stress.

End of the semester meant a lab readiness review- it was the first time I actually spoke and took accountability for work in an observatory review. I truly felt like an instrumentalist (do we use that term for astronomers too, or is it musicians only)? Needless to say, it went fine. Happy Holidays!

Looking for a PhD in exoplanets? Our group is announcing a 4-year PhD position here at Lund University, Sweden 🪐🇸🇪 Feel free to reach out if you want to know more about the group, our projects, and working environment lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

What I want from Bluesky

Context is important. To us, astronomers are impressive scientists. But to stars, they're perverts.

can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no

There is nothing worse than a paper that has extremely useful results but presented in the most confusing, worst possible way 🫠

Pretty thankful to soak in this view at work every day... knowing that my work will have made a difference to two of the telescopes on this beautiful and sacred mountain. Happy Thanksgiving! #Grateful #Thanksgiving

Why is feed filled with Kendrick/Drake info??? The only feud I'm concerned about right now is between the sheer panic about of upcoming deadlines and my anxiety of not being a well performing student at the moment #gradlife

Hi All! I had this handle for a while but didn't make the move to here until now! If you knew me as the instrumentation grad in Hawai'i and @astrobites.bsky.social author with that kinda viral video of how a DM works, that's me! Will continue to blog here on my work, grad life & random thoughts :)