
Prof. Emily Levesque π€β¨ππ
@emsque
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Astronomy prof @UW, author of #TheLastStargazers, 2022 @FulbrightPrgrm Scholar & @GuggFellows, weird star enthusiast, human exclamation point
Seattle, WA
Joined February 2010
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Semester done! . And the tradition of giving out <The Last Stargazers> by @emsque as parting gifts continues. I aim to use my class to ensure they keep printing the Chinese version.
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RT @ProfKelsey: πFriends! Today is the day!.Celebrate with me (by going to your favorite bookseller)! π.
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Important change for Cycle 4 JWST proposals!!. βPage limits have been reduced substantially (in most cases halved).β.
The #JWST Cycle 4 Call for Proposals for General Observer (GO) time has been released. Get the details about the new changes this year:
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RT @jr_pritchard: @emsque Your book in pride of place in Blackwellβs bookshop in Edinburgh! :)
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44 years ago today π³ππ.
"Hours lost: 6. Reason: Volcano". Doug Geisler's telescope log from 39y ago today - he was the sole person at Manastash Ridge Observatory when Mt. St. Helens erupted!. I interviewed Doug earlier this year for #TheLastStargazers and got to hear the full tale.
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@NWSSeattle (right now the entire @UW astronomy email list is just department members emailing aurora pictures back and forth like excited schoolkids ππ).
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RT @AAS_Office: Dr. Jane Rigby, AAS Trustee, is being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. Rigby is being hoβ¦.
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RT @uwnews: Eclipses arenβt just opportunities for incredible sights. Generations of researchers have used them to study phenomena rangingβ¦.
washington.edu
Eclipses past and present arenβt just opportunities for incredible sights. Generations of researchers have used them to study phenomena ranging from the sun itself to the fabric of the universe. UW...
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This is AWESOME. Highlights:.1) Look how wide it is relative to the road!! π€―.2) The number of people in vests and hard hats watching like π².3) That parking job tho π³.4) The welcome home sign!! π₯Ή. Next up: most epic unboxing video in internet history? π€©.
. @VRubinObs's 8.4m mirror moves into the Observatory. After 9 years of construction, we're about 4 months away from first images.
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βWhatβs the biggest / most expensive piece of glass youβve ever broken?β. π [stares in astronomer].
My son texted me a bit upset this morning because he broke a beaker in his high school chemistry lab and brother can all we chemists tell him some stories. Whatβs the biggest / most expensive piece of glassware youβve ever broken?
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RT @JWSTObserver: The #JWST Cycle 3 General Observer Program selections have been made. Find out what JWST will observe in its third year oβ¦.
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well hello there π. #TheLastStargazers is just $2.99 across all ebook platforms from now through Feb 25 if you'd like to read some wild behind-the-scenes stories of studying space! πππ«
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