Marc Postman

@astromarc.bsky.social

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Astronomer studying galaxies, clusters, and dark matter. Envisioning the future of space astronomy. My posts are my own views. (he/him)

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Excited to see the broadway show about calcium in stars!

My early birthday cake this year was a lot easier to get than JWST time!

I think the first 3 episodes of “The 3-Body Problem” on Netflix are quite well done (albeit some bloody violence but consistent with plot). Although it probably helps to have read the book first.

The JWST Beta Pic image sure is interesting! webbtelescope.org/contents/new...

I acknowledge my northern bias and wish everyone a happy summer solstice!

STScI colleagues and I attended the National Space Council meeting in DC today. Vice President Harris led off the meeting with a focus on international cooperation in space endeavors.

Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving.

JWST gets its cameo appearance on the new season of “For All Mankind”.

A stellar crypt for Halloween. Enjoy, if you dare.

Now that’s some clever pet costume designing!

Good morning

Halloween at the symphony! Aaargh!

Still not seeing images on bsky when using a browser on a Mac. Anyone else having this issue? Been like this for about 2 or 3 days. Works ok on an iPhone though.

Dr. Brian May demonstrates light scattering and dust destruction by sonic guitar shredding at last night’s Queen symposium and concert in Baltimore. It was amazing!

Government is not a computer. It won't suddenly work better if you shut it down and turn it on again.

Nathaniel Kahn's upcoming film "Deep Sky" is an awe inspiring story about the building of and the new science enabled by JWST. Just saw a sneak preview today and it was wonderful. Highly recommend you find an IMAX theater near you when it comes out next month. www.imdb.com/title/tt2837...

Excited to see a very very introductory book on black holes is now available.

Looking forward to seeing some of you this week at "The First Year of JWST Science" conference here in Baltimore (STScI). Even if you haven't registered, you can watch the live stream here: www.youtube.com/@stsciresear...

Something blue.

Planetary atmospheres can be beautiful to observe.

Trump’s intake number was P01135809. Too bad it wasn’t P011235813. Fibonacci would have appreciated that.

I’m so excited and honored to be part of the astrophysics program now being executed on a spacecraft 5.1 billion miles from our home planet! We will learn new insights about the cosmos. pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/...

pluto.jhuapl.edu

This is promising news on the pace of clean energy development. Clearly more effort is required but the trends are good.

The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Thinkwww.nytimes.com The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.

Making more monarch butterflies.

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