Paul McMillan
@mcmillan-astro.bsky.social
Astrophysicist working on Milky Way dynamics and Gaia data. University of Leicester. Views expressed are my own.
Website: https://paulmcmillan-astro.github.io/
Website: https://paulmcmillan-astro.github.io/
Reposted by Paul McMillan
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Award for collaboration and outreach to Linn Boldt-Christmas
- Uppsala University
www.uu.se
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
English article version: www.uu.se/en/departmen...
Read Simon's first two papers here: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023A%26... & ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26...
Investigating the amplitude and rotation of the phase spiral in the Milky Way outer disc
Context. With data releases from the astrometric space mission Gaia, exploration of the structure of the Milky Way is now possible in unprecedented detail, and has unveiled many previously unknown str...
ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Read Simon's first two papers here: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023A%26... & ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26...
It is what tends to get citations for your work, and therefore kudos though. Some of the most cited papers in astronomy (my field) of the last 20 years are astropy and emcee code papers ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26... ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013PASP...
Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
We present the first public version (v0.2) of the open-source and community-developed Python package, Astropy. This package provides core astronomy-related functionality to the community, including su...
ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
October 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It is what tends to get citations for your work, and therefore kudos though. Some of the most cited papers in astronomy (my field) of the last 20 years are astropy and emcee code papers ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26... ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013PASP...
And it's bouncy. I rest my case.
September 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
And it's bouncy. I rest my case.
I think that's just years of preconceptions colouring her judgement.
September 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I think that's just years of preconceptions colouring her judgement.
Related note: Warthogs are delightful to watch because they prance when they run
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Related note: Warthogs are delightful to watch because they prance when they run