On this fine Wednesday, I can finally confirm that my daughter has definitely learned her first word, and that is "no" 🙃

This is the highest-resolution view of the surface of the Sun. Ever. Taken by the NSF's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, features as small as 19 km across can be resolved. The wispy things are magnetic field boundaries formed by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. The island of Ireland for scale.

Thinking about grad school? AAS is hosting a free Virtual Grad Admissions Fair! 📅 Wed, 16 Sept, 3–5 pm ET 💻 100% virtual & FREE 🎓 20+ depts including Columbia, Michigan, San Diego State Registration is limited to AAS undergrad & SPS affiliate members. Register by 9 Sept: aas.org/meetings/gra... 🔭

Last week was my birthday, but I didn't feel any older until this week when my daughter had *her* birthday. She is 1 year old and I am now ancient.

Tbh I'm having a real hard time lately. But yesterday I did some science (writing) and today I've already done some more science (writing), so that's a nice development.

Our baby doesn't know language yet (?), but tonight I made eye contact and said "let's read the goodnight book," and she turned to look directly at Goodnight Moon. It was eerie.

Alright, up to over 52,000 comments on this terrible OMB rule change! You too can speak up to protect our democracy! Do you care about transportation in your state? Healthcare research? Any federal funding - physics, energy, history - you name it! Let OMB know www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

Baby and I went to monthly bluegrass jam again today, but now that she is mobile she expresses her excitement by climbing over chairs and crawling away super fast. And yelling. So no more bluegrass jams for a while I think :(

AkaSci@akasci.bsky.social · 4w ago

The FCC approves the deployment of the first Reflect Orbital satellite, which will provide sunlight-on-demand to customers, dismissing objections from over 1,600 public comments on potential harm to astronomy and the environment. www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-app... #Astronomy

I enjoy my life, I go about my business, but I never forget the security I lost, and how quickly I lost it. I think a lot about grief, and in my quiet moments I mourn for the country I thought I was living in, and for the freedom and safety I had until so recently.

My life has changed from what it was before Trump took office. Being in Massachusetts is protective, but not perfectly. And the biggest mindfuck is that other Americans don't seem to know it. My sky has fallen and they tappa-tap on their keyboards like "Why is Erin Reed making trans people panic?"

Of course this week, the week that I'm "working from home" with baby while daycare is closed for vacation, she drops from 2 naps to 1 nap/day. Even though it's 3-6 months early for this. 🙃

Oh my gosh Isabel's website is a true delight analopezmurillo.github.io

Andrew Mann@amann.bsky.social · last mo.

Next, Isabel Lopez Murillo's fantastic work on transiting timing variations in young planetary systems. Really solid design. You can tell she's also an artist. 🧪🔭⭐ #exoplanetshttps://analopezmurillo.github.io/

The White House is openly saying they want to eliminate a minority group and people still want to say this is about sports.

You know, I'm graduated with a PhD now, and this is *my* paper, so I don't need to conform to other people's opinions about "data set" vs. "dataset". The space needs to be there!

🔭 I'm looking for a post-bac to work on opacity models for the ISM and protoplanetary disks. Please spread the word! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Daycare is closed this week and the extra time with Baby has totally ruined me. Her dad took her on errands so I can work, and I'm like 😭😭

Was washing some berries today and I accidentally created a holiday display.

Hey everyone! Our AAS committee, SGMA, wrote a 'comment' article for Nature Astronomy -- now published just in time for Pride! You can access it free via this link: rdcu.be/fplJd We also wrote an accompanying Q&A article to profile a few of our committee members: rdcu.be/fpk42 🧪🔭🌈

Building a culture of inclusion and allyship for queer astronomers

Nature Astronomy - The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) is tasked with supporting the community and promoting...

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The idea here is to hold the grad fair before the app deadlines, as opposed to at the January meeting after the deadlines. The AAS's write-up in the link is pretty interesting! Love the transparency.

American Astronomical Society (AAS)@aas.org · last mo.

✨ AAS Virtual Graduate Admissions Fair ✨ We’re excited to announce that the AAS plans to host its first-ever virtual graduate admissions fair on Wednesday, 16 September, 3:00–5:00 pm ET! Confirm your department/unit’s interest by 10 July. Registration fee: $500. aas.org/aas-virtual-... 🔭

Subtly dressed my baby in some pride colors today 😎

On my way back from Cool Stars Japan with my new friend Large Plushie Pikachu! 🐣✈️

Hanging out with new friends and said something about birth, then oh shit I can see from their faces that they had no idea. I can see the gears turning. Coming out is kind of fun but also I'm so tired. It's never the last time. (but yes also I signed up for this) 🏳️‍⚧️

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Eliot Halley Vrijmoet@eliothalley.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Cool Stars poster is up! In Japan!

Cool Stars poster is up! In Japan!

Oh I *LOVE* the @planetarysociety.bsky.social's dashboard of OMB proposed rule changes. The clarity of their thematic clusters is great, but the insertion/deletion tracked changes is outstanding. I hope everyone prepping comments makes great use of it. dashboards.planetary.org/rules-change...

The liner notes for this cassette tape include a tiny Dolly Parton paper doll! How novel.

Took my 10-month-old to a bluegrass jam and after 1 song she started literally dancing around. A few songs later I had to take her out because she was having too much fun (screaming). So she just naturally likes bluegrass?! Feel like I won the lottery here.

The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science. n.pr/4uNA78T

President Trump seeks control of science funding

The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.

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Finishing up a paper now that I started writing a year ago when I was 7-8 months pregnant. And let me tell you, when I read those sections now it feels like a stranger wrote them. I have no memory at all of composing those words. (It's not bad writing, though)