Astronomy prof @UW, author of #TheLastStargazers, 2022 @FulbrightPrgrm Scholar & @GuggFellows, weird star enthusiast, human exclamation point
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Prof. Emily Levesque π€β¨ππ retweeted
May 6
π¨New book announcement!π¨ Award-winning astronomer Emily Levesqueβs (@emsque) STARLIGHT IS FALLING, coming 2027, offers an expansive, eye-opening account of cosmic discovery through one of the greatest scientific debates of all time: the precise value of the Hubble constant.
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25 Dec 2024
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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22 Oct 2024
when the NSF supplement writes itselfβ¦
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Prof. Emily Levesque π€β¨ππ retweeted
15 Oct 2024
πFriends! Today is the day!
Celebrate with me (by going to your favorite bookseller)! π
15 Oct 2024
We're celebrating the release of @ProfKelsey's INTO THE UNKNOWN π A wondrous tour of how science confronts the big questions about the origins, destiny, and fundamental nature of our universe
βA mind-bending inquiry"β@PublishersWkly
Learn more: bit.ly/3TNgBc5
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1 Aug 2024
Important change for Cycle 4 JWST proposals!!
βPage limits have been reduced substantially (in most cases halved).β
1 Aug 2024
The #JWST Cycle 4 Call for Proposals for General Observer (GO) time has been released. Get the details about the new changes this year: bit.ly/3A49vJf
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Prof. Emily Levesque π€β¨ππ retweeted
11 Jul 2024
@emsque Your book in pride of place in Blackwellβs bookshop in Edinburgh! :)
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18 May 2024
44 years ago today π³ππ
18 May 2019
"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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11 May 2024
Sun coming up this morning like βDID YOU GUYS LIKE WHAT I SENT YOU?!β
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11 May 2024
(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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11 May 2024
It's crystal clear here in Seattle and we're just waiting for dark to fall like
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Prof. Emily Levesque π€β¨ππ retweeted
Dr. Jane Rigby, AAS Trustee, is being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden.
Rigby is being honored for her role in the success of the JWST mission, as well as her longtime support of diversity and inclusion in science. aas.org/press/aas-trustee-jaβ¦
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Eclipses 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 @emsque talks about what scientists have learned by studying eclipses.
washington.edu/news/2024/04/β¦
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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€©
14 Mar 2024
. @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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7 Mar 2024
βWhatβs the biggest / most expensive piece of glass youβve ever broken?β
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6 Mar 2024
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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Prof. Emily Levesque π€β¨ππ retweeted
29 Feb 2024
The #JWST Cycle 3 General Observer Program selections have been made. Find out what JWST will observe in its third year of science: bit.ly/49vlBYL
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21 Feb 2024
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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