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limiting the number of posts you can see a day while refusing to just show you the posts from people you want to see: a perfect system

If nothing else, let 2023 be the year we all finally realised that billionaires are fucking idiots

Lol. In related news, I have 3 invite codes for the sky app, mutuals DM me!

Spending more and more time away from this place, find me elsewhere (same handle everywhere!): Insta: @/spacescisteph Mastodon: spacescisteph @ astrodon . online Blue sky: spacescisteph . bsky . social

Also, try putting out a massive bonfire with a single drop of water and you might have a small idea of what firefighters are up against with these wildfires.

I've been on a few hiring committees now & here's my biggest interview advice: GIVE. SPECIFIC. EXAMPLES. It's ok to take a minute to think! Most people conceptually know the "right" answer, but the more you can "show" vs "tell" the better! Your tips? 👇

If this is my last post on this site, I can leave happy

You're not from around here, are ya? ☄️ Interstellar objects come from star systems far, far away—& give scientists another way to learn about other systems. With #LSST, scientists will find many interstellar objects that would've remained hidden! 🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/visitors-…

Where are we in the Universe, and how do we know? Thanks to a type of supernova that happens when a white dwarf explodes, called "Type Ia," scientists have made a map the Universe. ...but that map has revealed new mysteries to solve! 🔗: youtube.com/watch?v=Gw7CBU…

Science Chat is going to OUTER SPACE tonight! We have Stephanie Deppe, PhD as our guest and we can’t wait to chat about icy world and if there is a ninth planet! Science Chat is from 7PM Mountain time to 8 PM Mountain Time. Link:👇 x.com/i/spaces/1mnxe…

Join us!

We spoke with Stephanie Deppe, PhD about planet nine and icy asteroids on Science Chat - but if you missed the discussion you HAVE to check out the recording. You can find it on the Science Pawdcast feed - anywhere podcasts are played. The discussion is out of this world!

If I never got into astronomical instrumentation, I may have lived a life of never actually seeing a deformable mirror (DM) in action. Now that I work on one, here's a video of a wibbly-wobbly DM... an engineering marvel behind many a crispy image of distant bodies.

The process of fabricating and polishing the glass structure for Rubin's two-in-one mirror took 7 years! So what went into it? Find out in part two of the "Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror" 🤩 #CaptureTheCosmos

Rubin's 8.4-meter two-in-one mirror was made in Arizona, but now it's in Chile...what happened in between? Find out in part three of the "Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror" ‼️🚢 #CaptureTheCosmos

What goes into preparing Rubin's 8.4-meter mirror glass to get its reflective coating? Quite a lot, it turns out! Learn about the preparation process in Part 4 of the "Making of Rubin 's 8.4-meter Mirror" ✨

How does Rubin's 8.4-meter two-in-one mirror collect light and direct it to the camera detector? Explore the path that light will take through the telescope in this video!

The word’s largest camera built for astronomy and astrophysics has arrived at Rubin Observatory! The LSST Camera completed a cross-continental trek from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory after two decades of work, marking the arrival of Rubin’s last major component in Chile. 🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/camera-ar…