Simon Murphy
@AstroSmurph
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Astronomer at @UNSWCanberra • Researching the youngest, closest stars to the Sun • Sometimes I brew beer • 🇳🇿🇦🇺 • He/him
Canberra | Ngunnawal Country
Joined July 2011
Ideal Sunday read, on the journey to decode this portrait of Francis Williams & the ‘small, furry white blob’ in the sky behind him. Should be a film with interlocking storylines in 18th century & today! https://t.co/1qGIUPTH8D
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Congratulations to our Midshipmen and Officer Cadets as they graduate from the Australian Defence Force Academy today. Although their #ADFA journey has ended, their ADF career has only just begun. Best of luck in #yourADF roles! #ADFAGraduation2024
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The forecast for @ourANU travel for 2024 is $44m, meaning that approx. $11m appears to have been spent/allocated for business class travel. Imagine asking staff to give up a pay rise because you've spent your money on that? #VoteNO❌ Join @NTEUnion at https://t.co/3HYJmZDRWH.
The @ourANU website reports: "International business class flights, which account for just 7 per cent of provider flight bookings, contribute to 25 per cent of the total flight spend, due to the high cost of this class of travel." #VoteNO❌ @NTEUnion
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“It is unconscionable for millionaire Vice Chancellors to go to staff, cap in hand, to bail them out of financial problems caused by poor governance and financial mismanagement.” @LachlanClohesy @NTEUACT @ourANU #voteNO
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🔭Tomorrow is International Astronomy Day, a time to celebrate space and the wonders it holds✨ @AstroSmurph is inspiring the next generation of physicists and astronomers while also unraveling the mysterious of our universe.
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🌦️ Embrace the significance of meteorological services this #WorldMeteorologicalDay! Dr Difei Deng is an expert on tropical cyclones & extreme weather. She explains the vital role of studying past extreme weather occurrences to enhance our preparedness for future extremes🌀
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🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 The School of Science at UNSW Canberra campus is looking to hire *three* women for continuing Level B/C positions in mathematics, oceanography and geography! Links to ads below. Please RT. #AcademicTwitter #academicjob #Science #womeninscience #womeninSTEM @UNSW
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Can-sats should be the next big thing.
Might be able to fit 8 or 9 cans? That's more than a 64 oz growler...
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NGL, I thought this was a Die Hard Xmas parody post…
The IAU invites applications for the Gruber Fellowship 2024, a prestigious programme with the Gruber Foundation (GF) that supports young astronomers in the early stages of their research careers. The deadline for applications is 1 March 2024. https://t.co/ECXmuILLTv
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Anyone know why an E7 Wedgetail was doing a low pass over south Canberra this morning at around 1000? Nothing scheduled on the RAAF activities page.
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Our latest report uncovers the ongoing injustice of wage theft in our universities. Stand up for transparency & accountability now! Read the report here: https://t.co/TpyWJwg5FH Sign the petition today: https://t.co/EUmv2zdjgj
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I’m looking for a video clip of an Atlas(?) booster on a truck being hit with a hammer to illustrate its balloon tanks, but not having any luck. @Casillic or @NuclearAnthro do you know the one?
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The ADFA Open Day is a chance for Australians interested in a career in #YourADF to learn about the combined academic & military opportunities available. For those unable to attend, the ADFA Virtual Open Day will showcase life & study at ADFA ➡️ https://t.co/GvFAeZd9xR
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Very rare to see this level of tayloring nowadays, even on the wealthy. So let's talk about some of the reasons why it's great. 🧵 1!/n!
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We are excited to announce an upcoming international conference on #astrophysical transients https://t.co/obS72LTt1M in #Australia @Swinburne Jan 29-Feb 2, 2024 🌟 @astromeetings @UNSWCanberra @AstroSocAus
transientsdownunder.github.io
Mon Jan 29 - Fri Feb 2, 2024 @ Swinburne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Social Media: #AstroTDU Background image: Vela supernova remnant. Image credit: ESO/VPHAS+ team. Acknowledgem...
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Twitter whiteboard aficionados, what is the dry erase equivalent of #hagoromo chalk? Sick and tired of our department’s cheap storebrand markers. Staedtler Lumocolor look good and are refillable.
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‘The most common response I get when I talk about dark matter is: “isn’t this just something physicists made up to make the math work out?” The answer to that might surprise you: yes! In fact, everything in physics is made up to make the math work out.’ https://t.co/AtoA8Ydn18
sciencefocus.com
A physicist's task is to constantly create equations that keep up with our observations of physical phenomena.
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🌠 Are you interested in all things unknown and stellar? Join @astronomash for Science in the Pub on Thursday 9 March. Find out more and register. https://t.co/htXvIWbA0d
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🌟 A star is born (and eventually dies) 🌟 #UNSWCBR's @astronomash gives us a teaser into the birth and death of #stars in this week's Ask an Expert: https://t.co/SGYkBHW8n6 📷 Image: @NASA
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Well done to Tanvir Saurav, a @UNSWCanberra PhD student working on #fire modelling with @Bushfire_DS, for securing an @NCInews scholarship.
Congratulations to the recipients of NCI's first #HPC-#AI Talent Program #Scholarships! Ten PhD students from five different universities @ourANU @Flinders @otago @UNSW @RMIT are studying #chemistry, #bioinformatics, #FluidDynamics and more! Find out more: https://t.co/rUArFmRcTm
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