Nikolay Kacharov, Ewoud Wempe and I were just in time able to puzzle the Local Group together before the bus leaves #iaus379

When happy PhD's from Kapteyn Astronomical Institute tried to take a nice conference picture but one of us was too late with laughing, we inadvertently created a very meme-worth photo. #iaus379

So my 3 takeaways from #iaus379: - The concept of 'mass' of a galaxy does not exist - Don't win a nobel prize (unless you enjoy fights with your spouse) - Too many satellites are still using planes, we should force them to go by train more often