Grant Tremblay
@granttremblay.com
Astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Senior Vice President, American Astronomical Society
Many things to say about X-ray astronomy right now but one quick comment on the quote unquote "smallness" of its community relative to optical astronomy: Optical astronomy is >>6,000 years old, X-ray astronomy is 60 years old. The size of a community is also a function of its age. (1/n)...
I watched the defense today and it was the most fun I’ve had listening to someone talk about baryons in an astrophysical context, maybe ever! Congrats to Dr. Omoruyi 🔭🧪
Jonathan McDowell@planet4589.bsky.social · last yr.Warmest congrats to former SAO Astro REU student *Dr* Osase Omoruyi, seen here with her excellent PhD advisor Dr Grant Tremblay celebrating her successful thesis defense today.
Not a lot of great news these days. But celebrating *Dr.* Osase Omoruyi yesterday was a bright light. Being lucky enough to advise her has been the highlight of my career. Congratulations, Dr. Omoruyi!
@scibry.bsky.social found this at the CfA when I removed and old nameplate in front of it and felt like Indiana Jones
Another Elsevier paper with obvious AI-written text. “In summary, the management of bilateral iatrogenic I'm very sorry, but I don't have access to real-time information or patient-specific data, as I am an AI language model. “
Join us starting at 3:40 for the LAST TWO PLENARIES of what is officially the largest single gathering of the astronomical community in history. They’re going to be incredible. 👀👀 #AAS245
A truly transformative mission, one of the most impactful, one that punched far above its cost class, one that will be remembered as a huge milestone in the history of astronomy. Congratulations and ❤️❤️ to the whole @esa.int Gaia team. #AAS245
European Space Agency@esa.int · 2y agoThe ESA #Gaia mission has delivered the best Milky Way maps to date and taken its last starlight before spacecraft retirement 🔭 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
The legendary - the *LEGENDARY* - Neta Bahcall is on the stage right now, delivering her lecture for the Society’s highest honor. She’s currently talking about how she was hired as a postdoc by Lyman Spitzer 🤯 #AAS245
It's too early for this level of astronomy feels 🥹 as usual the #aas245 plenary speakers are hitting it out of the park
#AAS245 there is an official AAS Bird in the plenary hall. I hear its name is Birdy McBirdface. Birdy is friendly to astronomers and brings good luck if it lands on you. 😎🕊️
Skywatching alert: On Monday evening US time (the 13th), Mars will temporarily slip behind the Moon. Check out the details near the end of this Bob King article:
Sky & Telescope@skyandtelescope.bsky.social · 2y agoMars is big and bright again! In a spectacular preview to its upcoming opposition, the full Moon occults the Red Planet on January 13th. buff.ly/4h3ZTyo . . #astronomy #stargazing #mars #planets #occultation #opposition #redplanet
Hey #astronomers headed to #AAS245: Congressman Glenn Ivey will be giving remarks at the @aasoffice.bsky.social booth Monday at 9:20am. Let’s show up and give him a sense of how much we care about policy and legislation! Please share and spread the word 🙏🏻
Congressman Glenn Ivey
Representing the 4th District of Maryland
ivey.house.gov
The CSMA is proud to sponsor a #aas245 special session on the results of the Astronomy Poverty Survey. The panel will report astonishing findings (like the poster below) from the survey's >1000 respondents and describe next steps. The session is Tuesday, Jan 14, at 10am! 🔭🧪 See you there!
We are SO excited and grateful to welcome Rep. Glenn Ivey to #AAS245. Please join the Congressman in the Exhibit Hall tomorrow (Monday) at 9:20 am for his remarks. Rep Ivey will also be meeting with students and many of our friends including @blackinastro.bsky.social Welcome, Rep. Ivey! 🔭
#AAS245 with 3654 attendees as of this afternoon, this is the largest AAS meeting ever, beating the previous record set by Honolulu in 2020.
It’s day one of #AAS245 and our Vice President @dawngelino.bsky.social is already wielding a 12 inch butcher knife. Doesn’t bode well for the week. 😬
Really helpful compilation of GoFundMes, thanks Julia
Julia Milton@yuliamilton.bsky.social · 2y agoJPL is one of NASA's major science and climate centers—home to the Mars rovers and 1000s of people. Firefighters held back the flames at JPL’s gates, but many of our coworkers lost their homes. Here’s a thread of their public GoFundMes if you can share & support however possible:
#AAS245 another way to help: 🔭
Paul Byrne@theplanetaryguy.com · 2y agoFolks, a huge number of people at JPL have been affected by the LA wildfires, with many losing their homes. If you can, consider contributing to a fund that's been set up to help them: (Link looks sketch but site is legit) caltech.imodules.com/controls/ema...
Folks, a huge number of people at JPL have been affected by the LA wildfires, with many losing their homes. If you can, consider contributing to a fund that's been set up to help them: (Link looks sketch but site is legit) caltech.imodules.com/controls/ema...
Satellite imagery captured by MAXAR showing the extent of the Eaton Fire in North Pasadena and Altadena.
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On way to #AAS245 with a lot of heartbreak for our friends in LA. Looking forward to figuring out how the Astro community can best support them. Meanwhile we have this fundraiser and are working w/ NASA + Caltech/Carnegie friends on how best to distribute. 🔭 www.gofundme.com/f/support-na...
Donate to Help JPL & Roman & HabWorlds teammates in Pasadena, organized by Jason Tumlinson
We are raising money to assist friends of ours who are displaced or… Jason Tumlinson needs your support for Help JPL & Roman & HabWorlds teammates in Pasadena
gofundme.com
The skies above Paranal are at risk from a proposed industrial megaproject. This would be located in the vicinity of ESO's Observatory. If constructed, it would irreparably impact astronomical observations. Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2501/ 🔭 📷 ESO/P. Horálek
World's darkest and clearest skies at risk from industrial megaproject
On December 24th, AES Andes, a subsidiary of the US power company AES Corporation, submitted a project for a massive industrial complex for environmental impact assessment. This complex threatens the pristine skies above ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the darkest and clearest of any astronomical observatory in the world [1]. The industrial megaproject is planned to be located just 5 to 11 kilometres from telescopes at Paranal, which would cause irreparable damage to astronomical observations, in particular due to light pollution emitted throughout the project’s operational life. Relocating the complex would save one of Earth's last truly pristine dark skies.
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The @aasoffice.bsky.social will issue full registration refunds for all of our colleagues impacted by the devastating fires in CA. If you are an #AAS245 registrant and in CA standby for an email on how to request your registration. We at the AAS are heartbroken for you and ready to support.
I have now heard from three friends at JPL who lost their homes this morning. Beyond devastated and heartbroken for them. Want to help however possible (gofundme?). A group is starting to collect info so stay tuned for ways to help.
Countdown to #AAS245! Whether you're attending, speaking, exhibiting, or sponsoring — we've created a variety of social-media-friendly graphics to help you promote your attendance. We've also written some posts to help you get started. aas.org/meetings/aas... 🔭
A low-stakes joy of the year has been discovering that the favorite-of-my-life book, One Hundred Years of Solitude, has been adapted into a 16 part Netflix adaption that is ... exquisite? Sublime? This was supposed to be an unfilmable book but it's just beautifully done.
Don't forget to register yourself and your students for this winter's @astropy.org workshop at AAS 245! We can't wait to see you there. 🧪🔭
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