The Edinburgh International Festival brings some amazing artists to town. I was honored to meet #johndouglasthompson while waiting in line for a play. He was really gracious considering how famous he is. He told me that there were taxis around town with his face on them. Sure enough!

Where sits Cultural Astronomy? The name of my talk on Aug 21, 4 pm PST. #ASPmeeting. You must be registered to see the talk.

A few crowd shots from Oxford XIII Indigenous Astronomy in the Space Age. Profs, students and postdocs.

We are midweek for the largest Cultural Astronomy conference in the world: Oxford 13 in Melbourne. I’m the current president, Clive is a former president. We are flanked by Isaac Warbrick & Jade Kameta.

Join us in another 3 years. We don’t know the location yet.

In 2006, I organized my first international conference on cultural astronomy at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, coincident with the total solar eclipse.

Tomorrow there are watch parties all over the world to see the Rubin Observatory’s first public release of images. You can find one near you: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f.... Here in Edinburgh, start time is 3 pm ish, with the images flowing later. @blackinastro.bsky.social, @lsstuk.bsky.social

Want to set eyes on the @vrubinobs.bsky.social First Look images in good company? There are public Watch Parties taking place around the UK and all over the world. Check out your nearest event rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f... 🔭

UCU members at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social are striking today over University of Edinburgh plans to make £140million in cuts and threaten jobs We're fighting against these reckless proposals Share to show your support ✊

🚀 Celebrating 5 years of #BlackInAstro! We continue to uplift, connect & advocate for Black voices across astronomy & space-related fields 🌍✨ Read how we’re expanding community, opportunity, and impact 👇 #BlackSpaceWeek #EquityInSTEM 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🎨✨ Show off your space-themed creativity! Enter the #BlackSpaceWeek2025 Astro Art Competition (no AI art). 🌌 🗓️ Opens June 15 at 9 AM ET. Submit your artwork here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🏆 Prizes include custom art & more!

On this fine #Juneteenth and #BlackSpaceWeek, let me (re)introduce myself! I'm officially Dr. Caprice Phillips. I'm the current vice president of @blackinastro.bsky.social and incoming Hubble Sagan fellow to UCSC. I study brown dwarfs and love them! #BSW2025

✨ New #BlackSpaceWeek feature! Get to know Phoenix‑Avery Sarian, a rising senior from Ohio State whose journey in astronomy is powered by strong support systems and community 💫 Dive into their inspiring story now on Astrobites 👉 astrobites.org/2025/06/18/b...

🚀 New #BlackSpaceWeek feature! Join us in celebrating ‘Weaving the Universe Together’ with an inspiring interview of incoming grad student Logan White, sharing their #BlackInAstro journey and aspirations. ✨ Read now on Astrobites! astrobites.org/2025/06/18/b...

Watching the Jada Cheek #BlackinAstro event online. So exciting! @blackinastro.bsky.social

Those of you who’ve joined us on the Black Suns Journey, Thank You! Now it is on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhU-.... We still want to know if you use it in your K12/Uni classes to inspire folks to consider STEM careers, so like & leave a comment on the YouTube page. @blackinastro.bsky.social

🚨 Reminder 🚨 If you haven't already done so, today is the last chance to submit applications for the Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship. Find out more at: herschelsociety.org.uk/caroline-her...

It is time to nominate individuals for the ISAAC prizes. The deadline has been extended to May 15, 2025. You have to be an ISAAC member to apply, no problem we just voted in a bunch of new members. International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture: www.archaeoastronomy.org/prizes

Postdoc Fellowship applications for Gender.ED are due April 25th! @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social @4sweb.bsky.social www.gender.ed.ac.uk/opportunitie...

One of my colleagues is exploring the online teaching space to further Cultural Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, Skyscape Archaeology. If you are interested (and in ethnoastronomy, too!) take a minute to fill out this survey: forms.gle/GwxnQeuoEw4x...

Partial solar eclipse March 2025. The view from Edinburgh: yup clouds…

My work on imposter phenomena @drclarabarker.bsky.social blogs.ed.ac.uk/astromoves/2... lovely to chat with you!

Today began with sad news of the passing of Sandra Harding (UCLA). Dr Harding was part of my learning journey in STS while I was a postdoc at UCLA. Everyone should read at least one of her articles to honour her .

The International Astronomical Union’s Women in Astronomy Working Group is celebrating Women’s Day with a 2 hour seminar "Gender Disparity in Astronomy: A Consequence of the Leaky Pipeline Effect and Possible Measures." Free - Online - Register here: forms.gle/iCmgWjBh8U42....

European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC) Conference 2025 will be in August in Hamburg, Germany. Topic is astronomical instruments. Abstracts are due March 31st. I will submit, but off - topic. www.fhsev.de/Wolfschmidt/...

Apply! www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

"Gender bias in the workplace can be particularly evident in STEM disciplines where systemic biases and barriers impact the career progression of women and often lead to a lack of retention of qualified women within organisations and research institutions." #WomenInSTEM

For #BlackHistoryMonth, let us celebrate the ongoing life and accomplishments of Deborah Jackson, the first African American woman to receive a physics PhD at Stanford, an expert in photonics, a contributor to missions to Mars and Saturn, and more! 🎢🧪⚛️ #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah...

Celebrate women and girls in STEM today! Maintaining a research career as well as promoting junior scientists has been a rewarding challenge. I’m always looking at the sky and how humans bring the sky to Earth. #culturalastronomy #indigenousastronomy #blackinastro.

Goodbye #aas245 #nationalharbor. Delightful running into old friends like Xiaohui Fan who co-funded Hubble’s Diverse Universe. If you want to screen this film in your class, let me know.

The Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social is looking for new faculty members! Surely one of the best gigs in the world. santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...

From Sahil Hegde @sahilhegde.bsky.social : In the leadup to AAS 245, we asked the AAS diversity committees what they’ve been up to for the past year! #AAS245 🔭✨ @aasoffice.bsky.social @aascsma.bsky.social astrobites.org/2025/01/05/2...

I shot a herd of 3 hairy coos - two separate days of shooting and this pic was the best. #scotland #argyll #melforthotel #hairycoos

If you ever wondered what satellite pollution does for astronomy, take a look at this. We tracked comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann for almost 1 hour last night and this is a stack of all the images 😪🔭

Stirling Castle at the end of the rainbow. Some time off after a working weekend.

The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund applications are open! This provides funding for current/prospective PhD students from underrepresented groups in #Physics ⚛️ & Astronomy 🔭 🧪Application deadline is 20th Jan 2025. FAQs: www.iop.org/about/suppor... #WomenInSTEM: www.iop.org/about/suppor...

End of year holiday gathering @stis-uoe.bsky.social @mbarany.com

I don’t know about your university but this is how graduation is done Edinburgh style!

Finally! I’ve been waiting! Beautiful snow flurries at dawn in Edinburgh. The beginning of a cosy Saturday at home.

I’m preparing for AAS winter meeting at National Harbor. Our oral history team will be onsite. I need to get the last set of interviews back to the astrophysics ASAP.

Final day of SEAC - European Cultural Astronomy Society. I presented on ASTROMOVES. Catania, Sicily has been lovely. #seac2024

(Just realized that I haven't advertized the Astronomy and Astrophysics Outlist on this platform.) If you are an LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈 astronomers/astrophysicists (or an ally) and are comfortable of being out, you can join the Astro Outlist to help increase LGBTQ+ visibility and connect with local community!

Living in the radio quiet zone of Australia! SKA-LOW, ASKAP, MWA. A special trip!

Good morning Perth! I’m at Pawsey getting ready for the cultural astronomy workshop. Wonderfully quiet right now.

The view of the Swan River from Forrest Hall. My residence in Perth as an ICRAR Senior Fellow is coming to an end. I will miss this view. @icrar.bsky.social

Someone is spamming using my name. DO NOT SEND MONEY!!!!

A personal highlight of @astronomy2024.bsky.social was meeting the high school students from Carnarvon that I first met in June! It would be amazing to see them at the next IAU in Rome.

Following elections on Saturday for the Board of Directors (2024-27), the EAA's Community of Archaeology and Cultural Astronomy (SEAC-EAA) selected: - José Nicolás Balbi (Chair) - Cesar Gonzalez García (Vicechairman) - Javier Mejuto (Secretary) - Hans Martz de la Vega (Treasurer)

My presentation for 4S/EASST is ready! See you in Amsterdam! #EASST2024

🌌✨ Discover Cultural Evening at IAU GA 2024! 🌟 Join us for an unforgettable Cultural Evening at the IAU GA 2024. Learn more about this exciting event and how you can be a part of it: astronomy2024.org/africalookup... All credits are to the artists respectively. 🔭 youtu.be/I8I0afmO2gs?...