Bluesky is really taking off lately - a great time to make the jump if you are still here. Also buy my book: The Astronomers' Library: The Books that Unlocked the Mysteries of the Universe (Liber Historica) - it’s getting good reviews.

A great pleasure to speak (via Zoom) about my book "The Astronomers' Library" at the Society for the History of Astronomy this afternoon/evening. Available on Amazon:

I’m at #astronomy2024 #iauga2024 this week posting about talks on Bluesky. Join me there. :).

RT @NidiaCavazosTV: 📍Philadelphia, PA .This is the line to get into the first Harris-Walz campaign event. There are thousands of people, th….

What is Galaxy Zoo? Give me your worst answers (working on a talk where I'd like to debunk some myths).

RT @ESA_Euclid: We need your help! 🆘. In its mission to map out the #DarkUniverse, #ESAEuclid will image hundreds of thousands of distant g….

I’m excited for #Harris2024. Much respect for Biden for making this tough decision and changing the annoying pundit conversation. Really hoping the DNC get its act together quickly now behind #Harris2024.

Also book related - updated my "Writing" page on my website to include some of the awesome reviews (. Publisher tells me reviews on Amazon help a lot. If you got the book and could review it that would be awesome:

Fun surprise for me yesterday - publishers sent me copies of Astronomer's Library now available in German! (Link to English version:

Regular registration of the historic, first in Africa, International Astronomical Union meeting ends tomorrow (late registration until 15th Aug). Meeting 6-15th Aug. It's going to be epic - I hope to see you there. 🔭👩‍🔬

Other places are really taking off. I just stop by here periodically to unfollow people. Come join us somewhere else. :).

Heading to work on a Saturday evening for open observatory, including a talk about my new book, Astronomers Library.

It’s exciting that we’re heading into publication week for “Astronomers Library”.

My favourite eclipse related book in "The Astronomers Library", “De Eclipse Solari” from 1662 contains a satirical poem about a 1654 eclipse + charming illustrations of the eclipse from vairous spots. This one may also include a cartoon version of Galileo

Astronomers Library also has a section on “Lunar and Solar Eclipses” with publications from medieval times, but I also included Fred Espenek’s Road Atlas to the Solar Eclipse happening today.

Astronomers Library mentions several historical eclipses. Here’s one in “The Moon Considered as a Planet, a World and a Satellite”, by James Nasmyth and James Carpenter and which was published in 1874.

Trying not to obsess over Astronomer's Library pre-release reviews, but also delighted it got another 5-star review (, especially as this one noticed how hard I tried to not be too Eurocentric and to make connections for astrology interested folks. 🔭👩‍🔬.

Excited to hear my author copies of Astronomers Library should be arriving soon. Publishes in just over a month. :)

Wonderful chatting with the amazing ⁦@govender⁩ today at #AAS243 reminiscing about #dotastro of the past and chatting about the ⁦@astronomy2024⁩ - which I am so looking forward to!

I am again at the Chambliss helpdesk (and now it's all going not too busy) so come by for #AAS243 invite codes to the other site, or tips on how to switch.