Posts by thriveth@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #AJ6Rcs8GaebLcXduDY by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-04-27T08:28:47Z
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@debacle oh, I had no idea, thanks! So far I'm pretty happy with my AwesomeWM setup though, not sure I have much incentive to change it at the moment.
(DIR) Post #AJNSLRL3xN1ovs4tbE by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-05-12T13:18:03Z
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The Event Horizon Telescope has shown us the first picture of the light shadow of the supeemassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*! #astronomy #astrophysics #science https://twitter.com/ESO/status/1524738325696983041?t=5xi0lkr8QUIuwME5wWrD7A&s=09
(DIR) Post #AJNSLTb5Yl2Hw9airA by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-05-12T13:26:55Z
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It's maybe a bit surprising that they could publish the black hole in another galaxy, M87*, three years before that in our own Milky Way, but that is because even though M87 is much further away, its central black hole is absolutely massive - more than 1000 times heavier than the one in the Milky Way.#science #eht #BlackHoles #astronomy https://twitter.com/ESO/status/1524740216166264835?t=vbUiypdH8ndu5qUZC9MiDQ&s=19
(DIR) Post #AJPgAHJifDxWL7wQPA by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-05-13T13:49:23Z
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Astrophysycists these days: #Science #Astrophysics #EHT #BlackHole
(DIR) Post #AJXLHu7uE4NyxXtFcO by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-05-17T07:56:33Z
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@digdeeper That is... Infuriating! There's no way I'll let them dictate which mail app I'm supposed to use to manage my e-mail. Grrrrrr!
(DIR) Post #AJZmeBcIxpw4ebsW3c by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-05-18T12:12:37Z
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@WarNews Publishing pictures of prisoners of war is in violation of the Geneva convention.
(DIR) Post #AJcSfpO9AFRogTdoBs by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-05-19T19:12:59Z
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@JonathanMBR @lukas where is this from...?! 😬
(DIR) Post #ALOubT5kzgYiOWDQfI by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-07-11T23:34:50Z
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OK it is really late here, but today's reveal of the first JWST image of the galaxy cluster SMACS-0723 was amazing, and I am still digesting it. There is so much stuff going on, it is absolutely breathtaking!Just to get an idea of what an improvement this is over Hubble, over at The Robot Report, they show this beautiful side-by-side view of the previous best image taken with Hubble, and tonight's result. It's wild. #JWST #Astronomy #Astrophysics
(DIR) Post #ALOubUfb7up3HxzZAW by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-07-11T23:39:29Z
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There is a high-resolution (around 30 MB) .png version of the image over here. My God... It's full or arcs!
(DIR) Post #ALOubW5rpjQhhjI3km by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-07-11T23:45:07Z
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On top of the better contrast ("depth", as astronomers call it) of the JWST image, it definitely also shows better detail than HST does. Look at all the star clusters you can see, both in the lensed galaxy and (I guess) in the lensing galaxy cluster.
(DIR) Post #ALOubXUicou235vQ80 by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-07-11T23:53:31Z
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For comparison, here is approximately the same region as seen by Hubble Space Telescope, until tonight the sharpest image ever taken of it. The difference is breathtaking.
(DIR) Post #ALOubYzb3VCEh9Natc by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-07-11T23:55:22Z
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Honestly, I am almost a little intimidated and scared by the sheer amount of information JWST will bring us. How can anyone process all of that? This image alone looks like the data behind it could be the basis of at least one entire Ph.D. But most of all, it is extremely exciting. We are going to see a flurry of amazing image releases over the next months.
(DIR) Post #ALhxD3L4PiL1gGqTRY by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-07-18T18:01:36Z
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Accurate(Stolen from @astro_jcm on the birb site).#JWST
(DIR) Post #AM7tI9mvhzpz40rgmW by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-08-02T14:34:42Z
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#JWST keeps getting us amazing new observations. Linked here is the famous "Cartwheel" #galaxy in a combined NIRCam and MIRI image. NIRCam shows the smooth older star population, while MIRI (red) shows regions rich on dust and molecular gas. Also note the two background galaxies. They are approximately the same distance and size, yet the difference in MIRI is striking. #Webb #Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/webb-captures-stellar-gymnastics-in-the-cartwheel-galaxy
(DIR) Post #AM7tIBbIyBj8gXRQwK by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-08-02T14:39:55Z
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For comparison, here is what the Cartwheel #galaxy looked like when observed by #Hubble a decade and a half ago. The contrast between the smooth, older star population in the center and the frenzied star formation in the outer ring is even more striking here, as is the difference between the two background spirals in the upper left. #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Science https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2018/hubble-s-cartwheel
(DIR) Post #AM7tIDFkpHg1oHNFcu by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-08-02T14:52:21Z
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Notice also the difference in the number and brightness of background galaxies between the #Hubble and the #JWST observations! It's true what they said - with #JWST, every field is a deep field - there are no more "blank" patches of sky.
(DIR) Post #ANUV0rhCSUvtEzhQZc by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-09-12T14:29:48Z
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@TylerAbeoJordan Whoever wrote this wrote "capitalism" but meant "libertarianism", which is just one subset of capitalist models. Capitalism comes in a wide range of models, from ancap to nazism. "No true Scotsman" fallacies like this just muddle the picture.
(DIR) Post #ANUsr7jeMouIzTjWsa by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-09-12T18:57:03Z
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@TylerAbeoJordan Words mean things regardless of our viewpoint. The term "capitalism" means an economic system dominated by enterprise owned by private owners operated for the private profit of the owners. It has centuries behind it with that meaning and is broadly accepted as such. Historically, many capital owners have been fine with various levels of state interference and publicly run institutions. Fascism is one subgroup of capitalism, libertarianism - which is what you describe - is another.Capitalism in the sense in this meme is a recent redefinition which is basically just an attempt to rebrand it by disassociating capitalism from its crimes against humanity.
(DIR) Post #AP7sX3yNB8CCuvomkS by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-10-31T11:45:16Z
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It is really great to see the influx of new people on this platform right now! Especially many of my #astrodon friends and colleagues. Most of y'all are signed on to general-purpose instances (as I am myself) - but did you know there are instances dedicated to a wide range of topics? Being on one will mean you Local timeline will be full of dedicated talk about this topic. You can always move between instances and keep your followers! #FediTips
(DIR) Post #APfA3kHqt0DZN6DFA0 by thriveth@mstdn.social
2022-11-16T13:41:02Z
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@stux yippeeee! 🤩