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astroryan.bsky.social
Ryan White
@astroryan.bsky.social
Astrophysics student at Macquarie University, artist, bread obsessed. Studying cool (but actually quite hot) stars 🌟 @astrobites.bsky.social author 🪐 i have art too! @ryanwhiteartist.bsky.social 🖌️
ryanwhite1.github.io
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(guy running 26 miles) Those trash cans are too far
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
you are actually the reason i made the post, so i appreciate this lol
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I'm so glad you pointed this out!! I named the code we use to simulate these nebulae 'xenomorph' because of the resemblance :)
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I know a cool paper or two about this photo…………….
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
i’m glad you liked it!!
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
To finish it off, I've also done an annotated version of the paper complete with silly drawings and accessible language! These are inspired by @clairelamman.bsky.social , and you can read this and more here: ryanwhite1.github.io/wolf-rayet.h...
4/4 ⚛️🔭🧪
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Both my and our team's companion papers are also published in ApJ today! Take a read for all of your Apep needs:

My paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Yinuo Han's paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
3/? ⚛️🔭🧪
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We have modelled the 3D geometry of the nebula better than ever before, learning about the Wolf-Rayet binary orbit and confirming that there is a third star (an blue supergiant) in the system too! 2/? ⚛️🔭🧪
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Would love to chat about it!
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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We should put a second screen on the back of an e-reader with the book cover to enable performativity for males who read ebooks too
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM