Simon Ellingsen
@SimonEllingsen
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Executive Director at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. Opinions my own
Perth, Australia
Joined July 2011
MAUVE survey astronomers @awattsup_, Barbara Catinella & @astroquokka have used @ESO's VLT to map the gas streaming from nearby galaxy NGC 4383, showing how the space between galaxies fills with elements - and giving clues to why star formation stops.
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Astronomers have mapped the gas streaming from nearby galaxy NGC 4383, showing how the space between galaxies fills with elements.
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Graduations are always special events🎇 Even more so when you get to celebrate with people you have worked closely with for many years. Congratulations Dr Kumar aka @jayender_singh
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We're excited to be part of the Kids in Space Education Programme being run by @MakersEmpire and @AusSpaceAgency. Teachers professional development days for Tasmania are at the @GroteReber in May.
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Register Your School’s Interest in the 2024 Kids In Space Education Program The 2023 Kids in Space program with the Australian Space Agency and The Andy Thomas Space Foundation for 10,000 students,...
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The number of spacecraft heading to the Moon is increasing quite quickly - you need >20m antennas to communicate to lunar distances. I wonder who has some of those?
Congratulations to our friends at @Int_Machines on their successful launch last week and we're wishing them well as they attempt the first successful commercial lunar landing with Odysseus. https://t.co/e3NRVGKokL
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Congratulations @jayender_singh on formal acceptance of your PhD thesis. So you're now officially Dr Kumar! A nice note on which to finish the working year
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First interferometric fringes to the @AuScopeVLBI Yarragadee 12m antenna at 6.7 GHz! What does that mean? Great opportunities and capability for geodesy and astronomy. Thanks to Brett, Jamie, Lucas, Warren, Lucia, Jim, Mark and many, many others
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It's very exciting to be providing support for Australian-led space missions. Great effort from Michele and his team! 📡🛰️
Congratulations to Michele Trenti and the @UniMelb team on the successful launch of SpIRIT on Saturday. We're looking forward to providing some of the ground support for this historical Australian mission. https://t.co/srrIZIzodJ
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Congratulations Andrew (@aacole42), Stas (@blackholejets) and JP. Persistence and resilience as well as inspiring and impactful science 🌃
Celebrating success in the recent @arc_gov_au Discovery Projects. Congratulations to our successful teams, @aacole42/Jean-Philippe Beaulieu "Lifting the Veil on Cold Planets in the Inner Galaxy" & @blackholejets "Cosmic powerhouses: The birth, death, & legacy of black hole jets".
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Why is doing stuff in space so hard? 😓Its remote and extreme conditions are beyond anything we experience here on Earth. But Australia’s scale and range of environments from Antarctic to our deserts is a great training ground
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Location, location, location - just as important in spacecraft tracking as realestate. Awesome work again by the @UtasSpace team. The important moments happened with the spacecraft pretty low in the sky from Hobart, but beautiful clear images and telemetry.
When @NASA's @MissionToPsyche launched early on Saturday morning Australian time, the @UTAS_ antennas in Hobart were ready to support the critical payload separation. Check out from about 1:52 in the video
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Interested in physics but aren't sure what the career opportunities are outside academia? Tomorrow night is your opportunity to learn more #AIP
On Wednesday 11th October, we are hosting a physics talks/careers night at Shambles Brewery. Come along for free food and an opportunity to learn about where physics can take you! Registration essential at: https://t.co/1A7Owp7uD8
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A beautiful shot that brings back lots of memories 📡 Travel restrictions over the last few years have left us with a backlog of things to be done at our "mainland" observatories and Brett enjoyed this sunset so much he is going back for more.
Sunset at Ceduna Observatory, from the control room roof. 📸 Brett Reid
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This antenna was constructed in the @UTAS_ physics workshop about 40 years ago. It was the first large parabolic antenna we operated and despite its modest size it has collected the data for nature papers. I'm looking forward to having it back in regular action again soon
Work is well underway to get our 14m antenna back in operation. In collaboration with the University of North Carolina it will be setup to be used in a range of teaching and public activities within 12 months. #Space #UTAS
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I wonder who might have antennas suitable for lunar radio communications? 📡🌕
Congratulations to @isro for the successful landing of the #Chandrayaan3 mission at the lunar south pole and deploying a lunar rover. It's starting to get really busy on the Moon. Did you know that radio communication to the moon needs antennas of around 20m or bigger?
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Congratulations to the @ThatsScienceTAS team. Well deserved recognition of the amazing work that they do in raising the profile of a more diverse range of science stories and the people behind them. Big shout out in particular to @Dr_NChapman for her tireless work and enthusiasm.
🏆 That’s What I Call Science @ThatsScienceTAS is awarded the @ScienceGovAU Eureka Prize for STEM Inclusion. #EurekaPrizes Learn more: https://t.co/Aq732DEgCB
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Finally had the opportunity to visit the @AusSpaceAgency Space discovery center in Adelaide last week. Great exhibits. Thanks to Darcey Watson and the @AndyThomasSpace for your hospitality and great discussions
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This is a big challenge. Our current methods for tracking space objects both active and "junk" worked adequately when globally launched about 100 satellites a year. We are now launching more than 1000 a year 🫤
Mysterious objects on WA beaches, fireballs in the sky over Melbourne and northern Tasmania. Globally we're launching more rockets, which means lots more space junk. Our research team is trying new ways to find and track it to help keep us all safe.
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Congratulations to @ggstew25, @SalarpourSimin and the team of @ThatsScienceTAS for their Eureka Prize nomination for STEM Inclusion. A great podcast which brings fresh perspectives on local, national and global topics. https://t.co/8hLhfRaMv3
https://t.co/3GDpU1HtZ3
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The Australian Museum has announced the 55 finalists shortlisted for 18 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
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We’re very excited to now have a full transmit and receive capability at two sites. One ideally placed to support polar orbiting satellites and one equatorial.
Guifre Molera Calves has been busy commissioning two new antennas at our Katherine station. These antennas will provide VHF/UHF and S-band ground support for a range of missions, including the SpIRIT Nanosatellite and HERMES Scientific Pathfinder. https://t.co/3GztBSu3YL
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