ASTRO_R2
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ASTRO_R2
@astror2.bsky.social
Amateur astronomer. NASA Citizen Scientist. Brown dwarfs, White Dwarf IR variability, Large area surveys. Currently Lost in Galactic plane surveys... https://science.nasa.gov/people/arttu-sainio/
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Shah+ on “The nature of ASASSN-24fw’s occultation” going for an exoring/exodisk explanation for the occulter with a minimum mass of 4 Jupiters for the companion #exoplanet #astrodon
November 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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‘An Overview of Exocomets’ is a very comprehensive review led by Daniela Iglesias started at an @issibern.ch meeting. I worked on Figure 1 detailing comets around the Sun, Beta Pic and a white dwarf - I’m very proud of it, and it is available on @github.com: Exocomet systems #astrodon #exoplanet
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Winner winner, chicken dinner.
August 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
And NO he is not outside alone without a leash. He has an outdoor cat house with entrance from sauna.
August 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Leevi loves to get his belly brushed violently for 3 minutes. While he loses ~2 squirrels worth of hair. At three minutes and one second, the claws come out, so I have to be precise with the timing.
August 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Hi from Leevi <3
August 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
SOON IN arXiv: "Is the Coma of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Evidence of Exhaust Gas from an Alien Spacecraft?"
July 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Maksetaan jo nyt Suomessa.
July 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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An absolutely phenomenal result from this team! Using brand new LSSTCam data to precover 3I/ATLAS. Astonishing stuff, and a sign of excellent things to come from @vrubinobs.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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New paper on arXiv, analyzing Rubin Observatory data of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. This is the first science paper with data from LSSTCam!!!!!

arxiv.org/abs/2507.13409
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)
We report on the observation and measurement of astrometry, photometry, morphology, and activity of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, also designated C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), with the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin ...
arxiv.org
July 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Take the tail. If you are luck it gets cut off while the rest of the plane crashes in to a fireball inferno. Enjoy your flight!
July 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Toi on vähän monimutkainen ja siinä ollaan usein kieli keskellä suuta. Useammin kuulen kuitenkin puhuttavan "kuista". Ruskea kääpiö on määritelty massan perusteella, eikä kiertolaisuuden tai syntymekanismin, mikä muodostaa ristiriitoja muiden määritelmien kanssa.
July 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Todennäköisemmin ruskean kääpiön kiertolaisen veden pitäisi juoksevana vuorovesivoima, joka pitäisi kivisen ytimen lämpimänä ja veden sulana. Ruskea kääpiön W1935:n spektrissä on havaittu mahdollisia viitteitä revontulista, joka voisi viitata vuorovaikutukseen kivisen kiertolaisen kanssa.
July 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Ohhhhh 👀👀👀

Did something smack into Saturn a few days ago?

Amateur astrophotographers - check your data!

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Amplifying the call from Marc Delcroix and co. over the weekend: the team are looking to verify/refute a potential impact on #Saturn on July 5th, 09:00-09:15UT. Videos taken by amateur observers at that time might hold the key. This 📸 credit: Mario Rana

pvol2.ehu.eus/pvol2/news/v...
July 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Today, *every* living prior leader of NASA's science directorate have released a joint letter condemning the proposed cuts to NASA science. These individuals every administration from Reagan to Biden, and all believe these cuts are insanely destructive: www.planetary.org/press-releas...
Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented…
The entire past leadership of NASA’s science activities have released a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts proposed to the agency’s science…
www.planetary.org
July 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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3I/ATLAS now recovered back to May 22 (mag 20.5 in g) in ZTF imagery, thanks Quanzhi Ye. In the latest MPEC
MPEC 2025-N51 : Comet 3I/ATLAS
We are the official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.
minorplanetcenter.net
July 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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I think someone already speculated that they saw coma and someone saw faint tail. But we will see.
July 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Here's I3/ATLAS from the 0.8m at Mt Kent as of 1 hr ago. The clip is a 50-min sequence.
July 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Oumuamua was an interstellar object (ISO), but particularly non-cometary.
July 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Todennäköisesti komeetalla" viitataan pölyiseen rakenteeseen, joka perustuu mahdollisesti havaittuun ydinhuntuun (Coma) tai pyrstöön. Kappaleesta irtoaa kenties kaasun tai pölyn sumua. Muu vaihtoehto on interstellaarinen asteroidi, joka on yhtenäisempää kivimateriaalia.
July 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Mielenkiintoinen väikkäri: ”Oletus siitä, että niukkuudella olisi aktivoiva tai tehostava vaikutus on ristiriidassa sen tiedon kanssa, että niukkuus johtaa keskittymään päivästä toiseen pärjäämiseen, sanoo väitöskirjatutkija Elina Turunen Helsingin yliopistosta.” www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7092...
Haastavissa elämäntilanteissa elävät kaipaavat itsenäisyyttä ja tunnustusta | Helsingin yliopisto
Haastavissa tilanteissa elävillä ihmisillä on paljon omaan elämään liittyviä pyrkimyksiä, mutta esimerkiksi mahdollisuuksien puutteen, vähäisten voimavarojen tai niukkojen taloudellisten resurssien vu...
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April 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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we’re observing uranus tonight as it passes in front of a fairly bright star. the plot in the upper left shows the star passing behind several rings. @mmtobservatory.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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SPHEREx, NASA’s latest space observatory, is targeting a March 8 liftoff, and the agency’s PUNCH heliophysics mission is sharing a ride.

Here’s what to expect during launch and beyond: spherex.caltech.edu/news/cosmic-...
Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch
spherex.caltech.edu
March 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM