Erin M. May, PhD
@astronomay.bsky.social
Staff Astronomer @ a place - Exoplanet Atmospheres. All data is good data. Plus Knitting, Stickers, Baking, and other crafty things. Toddler mom. Previously known as @_astronoMay on the other site. ErinMMay.com SiderealStickers.Etsy.com
My toddler, waltzing out of her bedroom an hour after she was put to bed: "MAMA WHAT ARE ALL THE ANIMALS IN TOY STORY?" (Apparently she had been laying there thinking about it and couldn't figure out what kind of "animal" Mr. Potato head was)
Have I mentioned that my toddler's 3rd birthday party is 3 days after the Astro SMEX deadline? This week's tasks therefore include ordering the cupcakes and continuing SMEX proposal edits. (The cupcakes are my priority, as they should be) #PIDaily
Trying to decide on a dance studio for my almost 3 year old to start at in September and it may be one of the more stressful things I've done lately 😅
Astro SMEX NOIs went in today! What #MiTHOS will do if selected: ⭐🪐〰️〰️〰️🛰️🌈 ⭐🪐〰️〰️〰️🛰️🌈 ⭐🪐〰️〰️〰️🛰️🌈 ...and repeat a bunch of times (please appreciate my attempt at spectroscopic phase curves with emojis 😆)
Trying to explain to an almost 3 year old in her "why?" phase why she can't play outside today (wildfire smoke) 😵💫
New Paper Day! JHU Grad Student @spschmidt.bsky.social 's paper on the ultra hot Jupiter KELT-7b includes a new method to mitigate charge migration in JWST NIR detectors, and finds a metal rich atmosphere for KELT-7b relative to its metal rich star 🪐⭐ arxiv.org/abs/2607.06708 #Exoplanets 🧪🔭
Mitigating Charge Migration in JWST NIRISS Reveals That KELT-7 b is a Metal-enriched Ultra-hot Jupiter Orbiting a Young Metal-rich Star
We present the first panchromatic JWST transmission spectrum of an ultra-hot Jupiter, combining NIRISS and NIRSpec observations to constrain KELT-7\,b's atmospheric properties. We show evidence for ch...
arxiv.org
Can I say I've seen the Eiffel Tower now? 🗼😆 (We're off! Two hours late and almost three hours after boarding... 🫠😫😴)
Erin M. May, PhD@astronomay.bsky.social · last mo.We left the gate, and returned to the gate. There is now an issue with the right engine. Look, I don't want to be in the US capital region around July 4th anymore than the next person, but I DO want to go home 😫
We left the gate, and returned to the gate. There is now an issue with the right engine. Look, I don't want to be in the US capital region around July 4th anymore than the next person, but I DO want to go home 😫
Erin M. May, PhD@astronomay.bsky.social · last mo.No idea WHAT is going on because pilot said someone came on without scanning and we have to restart the boarding process. But a flight attendant says it's about baggage, not us. And CDG is developing departure delays so I fully expect to sit in a takeoff line if we do push from the gate 😫
No idea WHAT is going on because pilot said someone came on without scanning and we have to restart the boarding process. But a flight attendant says it's about baggage, not us. And CDG is developing departure delays so I fully expect to sit in a takeoff line if we do push from the gate 😫
Erin M. May, PhD@astronomay.bsky.social · last mo.I sit here 4/4 for delayed flights this week 😫
I sit here 4/4 for delayed flights this week 😫
Erin M. May, PhD@astronomay.bsky.social · last mo.Charles de Gaulle airport is the bad place.
I switched to health insurance through my husband's work this year because of a medical service I needed that had better coverage on his plan. Just got an email that that benefit is being cut significantly in 60 days. If I switch back in open enrollment, I can't keep my doctor. Are we great yet?
Low metallicities from small wavelength ranges dragging your mass-metallicity relationship down? Check out #MiTHOS: 0.5-5 microns for ~80 hot Jupiters. Transmission, Emission, and Quadrature. A 3D picture of chemistry 💃 #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
"More Planets, Always Better" - @jjfplanet.bsky.social , 2026 #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
A comment is not a question. A rude comment even less so. #exo6 #exoplanets6
💃 (come to poster green-42 to learn about MiTHOS!) #Exoplanets6 #Exo6 #MiTHOS
L. C. Mayorga@mayorgalc.bsky.social · last mo.I would expect this because transmission and emission observations probe different longitudes and altitudes on a planet. In well mixed situations they would all look the same, but not when it's less than good This is one of the goals of @astronomay.bsky.social 's MiTHOS mission
The poster area seemed better at lunch. Perhaps we aren't doomed this week. #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
Erin M. May, PhD@astronomay.bsky.social · last mo.The main room may be cool, but the poster hall appears to be interior to the habitable zone 🥵 #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
The main room may be cool, but the poster hall appears to be interior to the habitable zone 🥵 #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
Erin M. May, PhD@astronomay.bsky.social · last mo.The back row actually has a nice breeze, fans or AC? Unclear. But more habitable than my original seat in the middle of the room. #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
Let's play "how many times does Erin misspell Exo/planets in her notes this week" #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
I forgot to mention the stickers. I have stickers! (Lots of stickers 💫🪐) #MiTHOS #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
Erin M. May, PhD@astronomay.bsky.social · last mo.Poster 42 in the green section means MiTHOS is right inside the door! 💪 Come find me during #Exo6 conference breaks to learn about the science of MiTHOS 🪐💫 #Exoplanets #Exoplanets6 🧪🔭
The conference hashtags are quite quiet here. This is my first big exoplanets conference since the downfall of the other place. Reminds me what we lost 🥲 #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
The back row actually has a nice breeze, fans or AC? Unclear. But more habitable than my original seat in the middle of the room. #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
Erin M. May, PhD@astronomay.bsky.social · last mo.This European heat wave and historic building venue is giving the non habitable-zone vibes of 2018's Exoplanets 2 🥵 #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
This European heat wave and historic building venue is giving the non habitable-zone vibes of 2018's Exoplanets 2 🥵 #Exoplanets6 #Exo6
Poster 42 in the green section means MiTHOS is right inside the door! 💪 Come find me during #Exo6 conference breaks to learn about the science of MiTHOS 🪐💫 #Exoplanets #Exoplanets6 🧪🔭
MiTHOS has a new CoI 🐈⬛ See you all in Porto for #Exoplanets6 ! (Sorry, Penny the cat is staying at home. She has some reading on Hot Jupiter phase curves to do if she's joing the team 🤓) 🪐🔭🧪 #Exoplanets
I'll be at #Exoplanets6 next week with a poster on MiTHOS, our Astrophysics SMEX mission concept out of @jhuapl.bsky.social MiTHOS studies the climates of hot Jupiters with a large population study of spectroscopic phase curves 🌈 Come find me to grab a sticker and learn about MiTHOS! 💫 🪐🔭🧪
