Kelly Lepo / is on Nostr

Astronomer | Science communicator | Adult Lisa Simpson
Education and Outreach Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute supporting JWST
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2024-09-25 20:43:34

WebbVR from @npub1pdk…zy5h just launched the 5.0 update, which adds images and video for 25 new JWST discoveries.
If you have a VR headset sitting around, it's worth checking out.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/891960/WebbVR_The_James_Webb_Space_Telescope_Virtual_Experience/
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2024-08-12 21:09:10

Two years after a cyber attack, ALMA (the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) re-launched the ALMA mini-site for kids.
I'm glad it's back online. It has lots of great content and activities, available in both English and Spanish, including my favorite electromagnetic spectrum chart.
https://kids.alma.cl/
#Astronomy #Astrodon #ITeachPhysics
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2024-08-02 19:52:52

Surprisingly, people are sometimes wrong on the internet. There are a lot of mislabeled astronomical images out there.
How can you find images of space from trusted sources? Try AstroPix. It offers access to the public image galleries from leading astronomical observatories under a single unified interface. Search by object name or coordinates, or use the free text to search titles, captions, and topics.
https://www.astropix.org
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2024-07-30 19:44:40

Looking for resources to use in astronomy education or outreach? Want to take a deep dive into topics in astrophysics?
NASA’s Universe of Learning has several curated collections of images, videos, activities, and more that focus on specific topics and targets.
Check them out:
https://universe-of-learning.org/informal-educators/science-resources/
#Astronomy #Astrodon #ITeachPhysics
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2024-06-21 14:28:22

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@npub1pdk…zy5h It's me!

2024-06-19 19:22:56

Hubble is back doing science!
Here is one of the first new images #Hubble has taken since transitioning to one-gyro mode and restarting science operations June 14.
It features the lenticular galaxy NGC 1546, a member of the Dorado group of galaxies, about 58 million light years away.
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-026
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2024-06-19 16:00:17

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@npub1l3z…4dy5 I have a PhD in astrophysics, and I post about spaaaace!

2024-06-14 18:37:21

It's official, #Hubble has successfully transitioned to one-gyro mode and is back to doing science.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-restarts-science-in-new-pointing-mode/

2024-06-06 00:03:00

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And if you have not listened to the original episode, you should. It is delightful.
https://radiolab.org/podcast/zoozve

2024-06-05 23:53:43

Remember Zoozve? The quasi-moon of Venus featured on Radiolab that was named after a typo on a map of the Solar System?
Now is your chance to name one of Earth’s quasi-moons. The IAU and Radiolab are holding a contest — they will pick the top 10 names, which then go to a popular vote.
More info: https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau2406/
#astronomy #space
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2024-05-17 18:30:57

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@npub1dpk…wczc Here is a recent video about Nancy Grace Roman produced by STScI
https://youtu.be/3yK_EVdO1r4

2024-01-05 15:57:26

Uranus and Neptune are different colors, right?
Not really. The Voyager 2 images of Neptune were both contrast enhanced and colored a little too blue, differing from true color to bring out the details of the planet. Sorry to ruin your childhood.
Here is a re-colored version of the Voyager 2 images, using additional color data from #Hubble and #ESO's Very Large Telescope to get closer to the "true color".
More: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-01-05-new-images-reveal-what-neptune-and-uranus-really-look-0
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2023-08-11 14:49:39

We have observed the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b almost long enough to catch a full orbit!
In this new video, the planet (the blue dot) orbits around its host star. The bright star is blocked by a coronagraph (the black disk) so we can see the faint light from the planet.
It was made by interpolating between 30 frames of data taken over 17 years from the Gemini Planet Imager, VLT/NACO, and VLT/SPHERE.
More: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/08/watch-an-exoplanets-17-year-journey-around-its-star/
Credit: Jason Wang & Malachi Noel https://jasonwang.space/orbits.html
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