Here's a fun piece of code I wrote to visualize the astrometric orbital elements. To run the visualization for yourself, check it out here: github.com/sblunt/show-... Black dashed is the line of nodes, and lighter purple indicates the part of the orbit that is behind the plane of the sky. Enjoy!

I'm a post-bac currently in this program and can help with any questions you might have about applications and participating 💫💫

Applications are open for #FlatironCCA's 2025-2026 Pre-Doctoral Program. Participants will collaborate with scientists on a project complementary to their thesis for 4.5 months at the Flatiron Institute. Stage 1 applications due 3/14: www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron-ins... #science #astrophysics

Final week to apply for the Code/Astro workshop! Come learn about open-source software development in Python.

please, if you have the means, help the displaced black families of altadena, ca hit their gofundme goals. we need each other.

entering conference day 4 and I only know what day it is because the Tuesday crosswords just came out

For those affected by the LA wildfires, here is a spreadsheet I found of therapists offering pro bono services. #LAwildfires #PalisadesFire #EatonFire docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Still some open slots! Would love to see more nominations :)

Hey bluesky! Do you want to develop your own open-source software in Python? Apply to attend Code/Astro! Website: semaphorep.github.io/codeastro/ Scroll all the way down for the application link. :) Apps are due Feb 1! (1/2)

Heading into Christmas Day with 39/50 stars on #AdventOfCode! Will I finish? Absolutely! I learned a ton so far (mostly about path finding algorithms after rage quitting day 16). There’s a lot I don’t know, but there’s nothing I can’t learn. :D

Hey folks! Just popping in to announce that the full recording of the 2024 Code/Astro workshop is up on youtube. Playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Code/Astro is a week-long software development workshop for astronomers. More info about the workshop here: semaphorep.github.io/codeastro/

Showed the kids Fellowship of the Ring, and the next day, kid the older was describing the Balrog to his cousin: Kid: imagine me, tall as the hills, in fire, and insanely buff Cousin: that’s a lot to imagine

Para aquellos que hablan español y quieren aprender sobre nuestros resultados del cometa publicados aquí www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🔭🧪🪐 #PlanetaryScience theconversation.com/contribuyero...

Reminder: please nominate yourself or others! :) We still have 12 open slots for the winter and spring.

hi Bluesky! I’m Madyson, a 3rd-year phd student at unc chapel hill discovering and studying young transiting planets. Maybe you saw our recent Nature paper on the discovery of my new favorite, IRAS 04125+2902 b (aka TIDYE-1b 😉) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Prompted by this and a need for distraction I Did Some Math. Turns out most extrasolar planets are quite cauliflower-compatible. A thread, with citations. And laboratory astrophysics. And footnotes.

Hey folks! We're currently accepting nominations for the UC Santa Cruz planetary lunch (PLUNCH) seminar in winter and spring. Self-nominations encouraged! Nomination form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

All right, let me rephrase-- if you are a current or former PhD student in astronomy (or adjacent field) willing to comment on 1-2 statements of purpose for applicants, please let me know!

I am excited to share my third paper of this year, and my first exoplanet paper with @thejason.wang, accepted to ApJL. We detected CO and water in the atmosphere of PDS 70 b, a protoplanet around its natal disk using Keck/KPIC. PDS 70 b shows a stellar-like C/O ratio (!). arxiv.org/abs/2411.15117

Is anyone in Astro organizing grad school SoP reviews for applicants this year?

I am soooooo excited about Gaia DR4

expect the expected! new paper from our team on the arxiv today: our observations of the directly imaged planet AF Lep b with optical interferometry. we revise the planet's orbit and composition; both indicate unbothered formation within a disk via core accretion. arxiv.org/abs/2411.05917

Hi bluesky, just popping on to let you know that I'm going to be heading to UC Santa Cruz as an NSF AAPF fellow in the fall! It's been absolutely wonderful hanging out with @thejason.wang and co remotely at CIERA, but I'm looking forward to working in-person again. Go banana slugs!

Post dog. [photo credit to Devin]

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!

As part of the Rainbow Village 🌈 at #AAS243 , we will be highlighting talks, poster presentations, workshops and events given and led by people of color! Please stay tuned throughout the meeting to support people of color at the meeting! Check out today's presentations today here! 🔭 #rainbowvillage

Mia de los Reyes, an assistant professor from Amherst College, will be giving a talk titled "The Magellanic Clouds Should be Renamed" in room 214 at 10:40 am!

Juan Guerrero, a post-baccalaureate from CIERA-Northwestern University, will be presenting "Orbital Evidence for the Formation of GQ Lup B through Cloud Fragmentation" in room 129 at 9 am!

Junellie Gonzalez Quiles (@spacejunellie.bsky.social) will be leading a featured community discussion at the Rainbow Village at AAS (in the exhibitor area!) on "Me First: Meds and Mental Health" at 1 pm! 🔭 #AAS243

giving my dissertation talk on LGRB host galaxies (those at z~5 + that of GRB 221009A) on Wednesday, Jan 10th @ 2:10pm in Session 344 !!! come see !!! prizes if you ask a science Q !!!

Oh me? Yeah no big plans for 2024. Just planning to achieve all my personal and professional goals.

Jewish Voices for Peace also has a letter demanding Biden to call a ceasefire. Admittedly, after today's Securiry Council vote, I'm further dismayed. But pressure is crucial. These mofos in office need to know where we stand via every mode. www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/cea...

Hi folks! I want to briefly advertise the final two papers of my PhD, which are both public on arXiv. (1/7)

The AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy offers micro-grants! These can support, for example, funds to pay for grad school apps. Deadline Oct 13. See website for more info

“For me to honor my students’ freedom to not associate with Marcy, I have discovered the hard way that I need to be very careful with anyone working with him, and that I must turn my own interactions with him down to zero.” Thanks Jason for this thoughtful article.

"I am trash my research is trash nothing makes sense oh wait I found the bug haha jk"