Slightly diminish a band, prog rock edition:

Hurry
Beginning
Maybe

Hard same. I’m in old-man pain.

Does it apply to going to the French Quarter too?

Sushi hot dog abomination

I did it. I finally did it. I found something worse than “dessert hummus.”

Behold this abomination — the sushi hot dog.

They were visible from Eagle Pass yesterday… so yeah. :-)

Email sent, let me know if you need more. :) Cheers!

Would you like them all or just that one? (Of course there are some imaging artifacts in that courthouse one due to a bit of a dirty lens.)

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Sure, go for it! I’ve got an existing (though outdated) Axios profile, haha

https://bsky.app/profile/astronamir.bsky.social/post/3m5fsgleszs2q

It got even better!
🧪🔭⚛️☀️

It got bright! And more to come tomorrow.

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From Boulder, both downtown and the NCAR Table Mesa lab. More aurora tomorrow!!

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Colleagues report sightings in South Texas (near Eagle Pass), below 32° N!!

I am so jealous, that is spectacular!!

Aurora visible over Boulder as viewed from downtown, looking north over the courthouse. Green visible at lower right, red with striations throughout. 9-second exposure on iPhone 16 Pro.

Aurora visible over Boulder as viewed from Table Mesa near NCAR, looking north-northeast between the trees. Green visible at lower elevations, red with striations throughout. 10-second exposure on iPhone 16 Pro.

Aurora visible over Boulder as viewed from Table Mesa near NCAR, looking north to the city lights. Green visible at lower elevations, red with striations throughout. 10-second exposure on iPhone 16 Pro.

Aurora visible over Boulder as viewed from Table Mesa near NCAR, looking north-northwest with the Flatirons visible at left. Green visible at lower right, red with striations throughout. 10-second exposure on iPhone 16 Pro.

Some amazing aurora tonight, visible from Boulder! Some highlights from tonight here. (The views from Minnesota are -spectacular- based on what I’m seeing from friends there!)

Go look up!! (And north.)
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Still less than half my amazing 4:59:36 record-breaking time for cross-country skiing a half-marathon. Congrats!

(In my defense, it was my first time ever on skis and I had only decided to do it the night before… so I guess any time is technically a win.)

Ah yes, the classic chestnut of fitting in linear space but displaying in log space, which is totally not unethical or disingenuous.

I can’t believe I missed this for so long. A very belated congrats!!

Screenshot of research.gov after logging in, showing link for "Prepare and Submit Proposals" on the left in a red oval.

Screenshot of "Prepare New Full Proposal" on research.gov, with "add a new role" and "NSF 22-621" circled in red. In order to see the listing of the NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship, one must change role to "Proposed Postdoctoral Fellow"!

NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoc Fellowship apps are OPEN! 🔭 However, app only appears on research.gov if your role "Proposed Postdoctoral Fellow"! Click "Proposals", "Prepare and Submit Proposals", then "Prepare New". If you do not see NSF 22-621, change role to "Proposed Postdoctoral Fellow"!

Small, affordable undergraduate research programmes changed my career and strengthen US science. Why cut them? Like so much else, this small scientific programme is on the Trump administration’s hit list. This will hurt the United States, says Dan Seaton.

An amazing story by my friend & colleague, @dbseaton.bsky.social, highlights the personal, professional, & societal value of NSF’s REU undergrad research program, & the irreplaceable losses if planned funding cuts are enacted. A must-read.

🔭⚛️🧪☀️ #scicomm #citsci

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Science Crossword: A Trip Down Memory Lane Play this crossword inspired by the July 2025 issue of Scientific American.

@philplait.bsky.social looks like you’re a clue in today’s @sciam.bsky.social crossword! www.scientificamerican.com/game/science...

My daughter just described light as “flavored energy.”

The documentary about our Citizen CATE 2024 project, that engaged with 36 teams of community volunteers to observe the 8 April 2024 total solar eclipse, premieres next week, April 23 at 7pm MDT. Register to attend in person or online! 🧪🔭⚛️☀️ #CitSci

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The documentary about our Citizen CATE 2024 project, that engaged with 36 teams of community volunteers to observe the 8 April 2024 total solar eclipse, premieres next week, April 23 at 7pm MDT. Register to attend in person or online! 🧪🔭⚛️☀️ #CitSci

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All of my earworms are now just repetitive “fuck” set to music. Currently Beethoven’s 5th (fuckth?)

Where is said library? And how can I get a kitten cafe in my library? Need kittenz!!

A fluffy tuxedo cat overflowing a box

If there’s room, I’m a space-n-pets kinda guy…

So sorry to hear it… wishing you the best of luck in your next adventure!