The Wallace Astrophysical Observatory is a teaching and research facility run by MIT Department of EAPS. Fan of stars. Not a fan of Starlink.
Westford, MA
Joined April 2015
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I’ve known Jessica for longer than either of us probably care to admit (ok: more than 40 years, when we both worked in Jim Elliot’s group at MIT) and have always admired her - great to see this interview!
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Discover @eapsMIT (DEAPS) program 2022 off to great start with newly arrived @MIT class of 2026 students observing weather phenomena in a rotating fluid tank, followed by a visit to @MIT_WallaceObs to explore astronomy. More this weekend with a meteorology & geology trip in NH!
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Radio ground stations are straightforward: antennas. But what about optical communication ground stations? They are telescopes! That's right: telescopes! And we are getting one ready at @MIT_WallaceObs for CLICK, our #lasercomm CubeSat! Stay tuned!
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New research shows that #lightpollution has increased by at least 49% over 25 years globally. This figure only accounts for light visible via satellites. So, the true increase may be much higher – up to 270% globally, & 400% in some regions.
Learn more: exeter.ac.uk/news/research/t…
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Exciting news! The Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine Woods property is officially the 1st Intl. Dark Sky Park in New England. It preserves some of the darkest remaining skies in the eastern U.S. & is key to plans for a future reserve in the area.
More: darksky.org/amc-maine-woods-…
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Don't forget to watch "Looking for Life on Mars" on @novapbs tonight; MIT professors and @NASAPersevere sample return team members Tanja Bosak and Ben Weiss will be on it! to.pbs.org/3aHigty
ALT Illustration of the Mars rover touching down
ALT illustration of the surface of Mars
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Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.
#CountdownToMars
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Where am I now? Check out this interactive map to zoom in and explore my landing site:
go.nasa.gov/where-is-perseve…
And for the ground level view, my first images are here, with many more to come in the days ahead:
go.nasa.gov/perseverance-raw…
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Congrats, @NASAPersevere — and especially to all MIT contributors, past and present. What a landing!
ALT First picture of the surface of Mars taken by Perseverance the rover.
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"After watching ‘Cosmos,’ I fell in love with space. I got really into STEM after that,” says MIT senior Alana Sachnez, a @MIT_Physics major with a focus on astronomy, who has done research with @MITKavli @MIT_WallaceObs and @medialab news.mit.edu/2021/art-lover-…
ALT Alana Sanchez on MIT Campus
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#LightPollution - Problems, Solutions, and How You Can Help!
Tim Brothers, manager of @MIT_WallaceObs and vice president of the Massachusetts chapter of the @IDADarkSky, is our presenter for this event.
Registration: bit.ly/38iFC7G
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Curious about the Sun? Want to share your best star photos? Join us for solar observing this Friday!
Submit your best photos by 12pm EST TOMORROW to be featured!✨
More info: bit.ly/3aaFjLI
Event co-sponsored by: @eapsMIT @MIT_WallaceObs @McAuliffeCenter @MIT_Physics
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MIT EAPS and @MIT_WallaceObs researchers Amanda Bosh, Michael Person and Tim Brothers -- along with alumni -- lead the analysis of Pluto's atmosphere and its behaviors. bit.ly/2T58qZk
Watch how they did it! bit.ly/3bwlGN8
ALT High-resolution color image of the haze layers in Pluto’s atmosphere, acquired by the New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015. Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
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"Most Americans — the vast majority — can't see the Milky Way anymore. And those of us of a certain age recall that there was was a time when the skies were really dark and beautiful and you could steep yourself in them ...": wbur.fm/2VpsvZs
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LIVE NOW: @MIT_WallaceObs & @MITHaystack have got all the #Eclipse2017 sciencey goodness... youtu.be/Esbzz4pdWTI
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Observing solar flare happening right now during eclipse @MIT_WallaceObs #Eclipse2017
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Great pics from Mercury's trip across the sun Today as seen from Earth, thanks to Tim Brothers / MIT Wallace Obs
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FEB 10 - Mike Brown @caltech presents potential unseen planet in our solar system | eapsweb.mit.edu/eaps-departm…
