Dutch astronomy writer
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Joined May 2009
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komend najaar organiseert rob walrecht in amersfoort weer zijn populaire introductiecursus sterrenkunde. warm aanbevolen, en ik begrijp dat de cursus nog niet volgeboekt is. meer informatie op walrecht.nl/nl/lezingen-curs…
tientallen kaarten- en atlassen-liefhebbers bij elkaar in het @allard_pierson musem bij de opening van de nieuwe expositie 'open kaart'
good to hear, thanks! please note that i hardly use my twitter account astro_govert anymore...
Reading "The elephant in the Universe" by @Astro_Govert . One of the few authors I read in #dutch and after #ripplesinspacetime another great book. Thanx Govert!
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Jupiter* & Saturn gliding past the upper boughs of a magnificent, old Somerset (oak?) tree this evening.
I'm going to go out on a limb (groan) and say this isn't the first #GreatConjunction this tree has seen in its time.
*plus the Galilean Moons
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You can read a full explanation here of of what the OSIRIS-REX team will do next to prepare the sample to return to Earth: asteroidmission.org/?latest-…
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So there are larger particles that have jammed the collection container so while they still have a ton of material some of it is escaping. The concern is if the container remains open we could lose the entire sample. Not good at all.
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OSIRIS-REx collected regolith, but some large particles are jamming the diaphragm open (screen capture from NASA press event); the black horizontal streaks are shadows of large particles...
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OK, so it’s good & bad news RE @OSIRISREx on this press call. The TAGSAM device picked up loads of material from Bennu, but it was so much that the mechanism that was to seal the sample inside is now wedged open by bits of asteroid – some of which is now being spilt into space.
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Nachtwacht (planeet) en Sterrennacht (ster) zijn de Nederlandse namen voor HAT-P-6 b en HAT-p-6.
astronomie.nl/nieuws/nachtwa…
#nameexoworlds #exoplaneetzoektnaam #nova20 #iau100 #Gvds19
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De grote finale van #ExoplaneetZoektNaam. Stem op een van de vijf genomineerde namen:
astronomie.nl/#!/iau100/iau1… #IAU100 #NameExoWorlds
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The annual astronomy and space science meeting of the European Astronomical Society (@ewass2019) is the largest in Europe, and will take place from 24-28 June in Lyon, France. Media representatives are invited to attend the meeting. Registration: ewass.kuoni-congress.info
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Well hey, this amazing book is still 100% amazing, but now in paperback! @Harvard_Press @HarvardUPLondon @Astro_Govert hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?…
nice: my new book #constellations (publication date: june 4) can already be pre-ordered at amazon: amazon.com/Constellations-St…
does anybody know how impressive saturday morning's delta 2 launch will be as seen from northern LA (some 240 km away)? thnx!
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Volgende week vrijdagavond is er een volledige #maansverduistering. Ideaal voor een star party in uw eigen achtertuin, maar naar een van deze locaties gaan kan natuurlijk ook:
astronomie.nl/#!/calendar/_d… #eclips
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I really enjoyed this month @museumofscience book club selection, Ripples in Spacetine by @Astro_Govert! As an added bonus I watched Interstellar with @kipthorne as Executive Producer and Scientific Consultant!
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Chang'e-4 lunar relay satellite launch. #queqiao Is this link bit.ly/2IQAifZ saying that live stream will start at 2018/05/20 20:32? Just over an hour from now?
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Wait, what's this? A possible hint of live coverage of the #queqiao Chang'e-4 lunar relay satellite launch (~21:00 UTC/17:00 EDT) from Xichang by iFeng/Phoenix TV. weibo.com/1992613670/Ghza7yF…