tweets from the astronomy program @BatesCollege
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16 Jul 2020
Image of Comet #NEOWISE taken from Lewiston, Maine, using a phone camera. You can also see the Big Dipper on the top left.
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Bates College Astro retweeted
12 Feb 2025
Come on a visit to the historic Stephens Telescope.
“It’s such a great place,” said Bates Astronomy Club co-president Evan Boxer-Cook ’26. “I love bringing people up there for the first time. Seeing their reaction is incredibly rewarding.”
bates.edu/news/2025/02/07/ba…
ALT At the top of a ladder in the observatory dome lit by red light, a student looks through the spotting scope of the Stephens Telescope, pointed toward the dark blue night sky through a rectangular opening on Jan. 15, 2025.
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Bates College Astro retweeted
27 Sep 2024
PLEASE SHARE! My department (Physics & Astronomy at Bates College) is hiring two tenure-track positions (one in solar physics / geospace science, one in any subfield of physics or astronomy), and we start reviewing applications in 10 days! apply.interfolio.com/153498
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Bates College Astro retweeted
4 Sep 2024
We're hiring for two tenure-track positions in Physics & Astronomy at Bates. One in any subfield of physics or astronomy, and one position in solar or solar-terrestrial physics (broadly defined within the context of geospace science). apply.interfolio.com/153498
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Bates College Astro retweeted
8 Aug 2024
Attending the Simons-NSBP Scholars Summer Program Closing Ceremony today @FlatironInst @SimonsFdn @NSBPInc and I'll try to tweet the talks here #SimonsNSBP
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Bates College Astro retweeted
11 May 2024
What’s behind those beautiful auroral colors?
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2 Apr 2024
XKCD gets it: 'A partial eclipse is like a cool sunset. A total eclipse is like someone broke the sky'. If you're in North America and can get into the track of totality next Monday, do. xkcd.com/2914
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Bates College Astro retweeted
19 Jan 2024
It's not every day that you solve a riddle of the universe. But that's exactly what a team of scientists, including Bates physics professor @adiamondstanic, have done, as they have unraveled a mysterious space phenomenon knows as "ORCs." #FacultyFriday
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Bates College Astro retweeted
1 Nov 2023
Last night was a sweet treat.
The kids had an absolute blast — and we think the trick-or-treaters had fun, too. We could see on our students' faces how good it felt to help bring some joy to our city and home. Thanks to everyone who helped make the campus event such a success.
ALT A group of college students in various states of costumed dress, stand and welcome a group of trick-or-treaters along Alumni Walk.
ALT Young boy smiles while holding large bowl filled with candy. Three female college students smile behind him.
ALT President Garry W. Jenkins and husband Jon Lee smile as they hold a wicker basket of candy as they greet a young boy dressed in a Captain America costume to campus.
ALT Two trick-or-treaters select some candy and chips from a treat-filled table along Alumni Walk.
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Bates College Astro retweeted
21 Oct 2023
In one week, on Oct. 27, 2023, Bates will install a new president for only the eighth time in its 168-year history.
Here’s what to expect and how to watch⬇️.
bates.edu/news/2023/10/18/fa…
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Bates College Astro retweeted
28 Jul 2023
Congratulations to Bates Professor of Mathematics @mathyadriana (on right) for being selected by the Mathematical Association of America (@maanow) as one of three recipients of the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Awards!
#FacultyFriday
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Bates College Astro retweeted
26 Jun 2023
🌓Did you know that a first-quarter moon is an ideal phase to observe? It’s high in the sky in the early evening and shadows along the line between night and day enhance the topography.
Check out our new Daily Moon Guide for more observing tips! go.nasa.gov/MoonGuide
ALT Screenshot of an application, Daily Moon Guide. An image of a first-quarter moon is on black, with dots on the Moon identifying locations to observe today. The right half of the Moon is lit and the left half is dark. On the right side of the screen, a range of options offers users to tailor their viewing experience. The date at the bottom says June 26, 2023.
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Bates College Astro retweeted
2 Jun 2023
Meet the 11 Bates professors who have received promotions, including tenure awards, and read what they have to say about being a Bates College professor. #FacultyFriday
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Bates College Astro retweeted
24 May 2023
Recognizing Professor of Physics @NathanLundblad's groundbreaking experiments in the Cold Atom Laboratory aboard the @Space_Station, @NASA has awarded him a $1.89 million grant and its prestigious Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal. bates.edu/news/2023/05/19/ba…
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Bates College Astro retweeted
20 May 2023
I used the color data I already had on this galaxy and stacked about 10 minutes worth of exposures to create this animation. You can see how close the supernova is to some nebulae in the arm… imagine the view from there!
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Bates College Astro retweeted
11 Apr 2023
Can you capture the magic of Mount David Summit in just ONE minute? We think so!
Enjoy moments from Bates' annual celebration of academic and student research.
(Theophil Syslo/Bates College)
youtu.be/r9pqYTfxHyQ
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Bates College Astro retweeted
1 Mar 2023
The Bates College Board of Trustees has unanimously elected Garry W. Jenkins, dean and professor at the University of Minnesota School of Law, to become the next president of Bates, effective July 1, 2023. (📷: © Caroline Yang)
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Bates College Astro retweeted
14 Nov 2022
Excited to analyze these data with @BatesCollege students! This is mid-infrared spectroscopy of the remarkable galaxy "Makani" which has an ionized outflow extending 100 kiloparsecs across (see the figure below from Rupke et al. 2019) ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/20…
14 Nov 2022
I am now observing J2118 0017 using MIRI Medium Resolution Spectroscopy for 2 hours and 2 minutes. Keywords: Compact galaxies, Starburst galaxies. Proposal: stsci.edu/jwst/phase2-public… 7:1
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Bates College Astro retweeted
12 Nov 2022
Mentioning this one more time. Come join my department in Maine! Small-college physics life has been a fantastic fit for me. Maybe for you too, or for someone you know? bates.edu/employment/opportu…
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Bates College Astro retweeted
27 Oct 2022
Love seeing our STEM students present in Puerto Rico with @BanksLabAtBates!
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Bates College Astro retweeted
27 Oct 2022
Ask #NDiSTEM2022 attendees Brandon Villalta Lopez and Jade Pinto (awesome @BatesCollege students who presented their @MaNGASurvey research today) about becoming a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy x.com/BanksLabAtBates/status…
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