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3D map of #exoplanet #atmosphere shows wacky climate
#Astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of the layered atmosphere of one such ultra-hot #Jupiter-size exoplanet, revealing powerful winds that create intricate #weather patterns across that atmosphere.
"This planet’s atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works."
#Astronomy and #Astrophysics reported on unexpected identification of #titanium in the exoplanet's atmosphere as well.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0

The 3D structure of the atmosphere of the exoplanet Tylos
Ars Technica · 3D map of exoplanet atmosphere shows wacky climateBy Jennifer Ouellette
Here are some shots of last night's lunar eclipse captured by the Allan I Carswell Observatory crew!
Missed the lunar eclipse? Well you're in luck! We livestreamed it and you can watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/TeGX-PU2DfE?si=xdjssz-YZgK2vak5

Image Credit: The AICO Crew(Charles Yung, Zachary Sharp, Nakul Sethuram, David Abeziz, Hector Jimenez, Saranya Sivaneshon, Boris Ciric, Pouria Azimi, Giuseppe Triumbani).

#Telescope #LunarEclipse #BloodMoon #EclipseWatch #Toronto #Physics #Astronomy #YorkUObservatory #AllanICarswellObservatory #Science #SpaceExploration #Astronomers
Total Lunar Eclipse Alert!
Tonight the Moon will pass completely into Earth's shadow (aka its umbra), transforming into an eye-catching Blood Moon! This total lunar eclipse, which will be visible from Toronto, is a celestial event you won’t want to miss!
Partial Eclipse starts: Mar 14 at 1:09 AM ET

Full Eclipse starts: Mar 14 2:26 AM ET
Will you be watching? Let us know in the comments!

#Telescope #LunarEclipse #BloodMoon #EclipseWatch #Toronto #Physics #Astronomy #YorkUObservatory #AllanICarswellObservatory #Science #SpaceExploration #Astronomers #Telescope
This beautiful image was taken by one of our 2024 Astronomers in Residence, Robin Metcalfe! You can find more images like it, as well as daily blog posts from our past astronomers on our Astronomer in Residence (AIR) blog!
Check out the AIR blog for more posts: https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/astronomer-in-residence-blog/

Apply to be an Astronomer in Residence here: https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/

#Telescope #Park #DarkSky #Toronto #ScienceOutreach #Physics #Astronomy #YorkUObservatory #AllanICarswellObservatory #KillarneyProvincialPark #Science #SpaceExploration #Astronomers #AstronomerInResidence #Research

#BigThink: How a Team of #Female #Astronomers Revolutionized Our Understanding of #Stars

#Astronomer Anna Frebel delivers a fascinating 3-min talk on the influential #history of #women #scientists analyzing & categorizing #celestial bodies. Female "#computers" were making "stellar" contributions [her #pun] in the early decades of the 20th #century.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=D-lJx4E0mj 2016 Feb 24
🔗 Wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Frebel

Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of #astronomers that has provided deeper insight into the entire life cycle (birth, growth and death) of giant #radio #galaxies, which resemble “cosmic fountains”
#Astronomy #SpaceScience #sflorg
sflorg.com/2025/02/astr0210250

www.sflorg.comUP-led astronomy research team explores formation of giant radio galaxiesExplaining how extragalactic cosmic fountains grows to cover such colossal distances
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When discovered in 2004, #Apophis ☄️ was thought to have a 2.7% chance of colliding with Earth in 📆 2029. In 2021, #NASA ruled out these collision 💥 risks after refining its trajectory, but recent simulations have revived some concerns.
#2024YR4 will be too distant for radar observations until 📆 2032, when it could strike 💥 Earth. #Astronomers need more data to refine its exact orbit forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereu

Forbes · A Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth In 2032 — What To KnowBy Jamie Carter

Time Travel: obscure & cryptic little ad in Artforum Magazine from 45 years ago proves more relevant today than back in 1980.

#Scientific #research, #spiritual #quest, or #conceptual #art, it's an invitation to make contact with Time Travelers — or Visitors from the Future(s) — at what some call a landing reception. Today, the ongoing work of The Krononaut Moon Project continues at full steam on #Mastodon & #Fediverse.

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The historic ad appeared in the magazine's 1980 Jan issue, announcing a gathering to occur two years later on 1982 Mar 09, inviting #Krononauts or #TimeTravelers to beam down to #Baltimore #MD #US. The hundreds of attendees at the night's festivities were documented by a #NYTimes #newspaper reporter. Later, others would organize their own inter-dimensional meet-ups in #Perth #AU, #MIT #US, and #Cambridge #UK. (All were landing receptions of type-1.0. See links below & on our other @KronoMoon pages for details.)

The Artforum ad can be found in #library collections and on the "Time Travel" page of #Wikipedia.

🔗 Wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel
🔗 Wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Welcom

Baltimore's event was timed for a full #Moon & a rare #planetary alignment in 1982, known to #astronomers as a #syzygy. It was the prototype for today's more evolved type-2.0 "experimentations, observations & celebrations" taking place under the shadow of the #TotalLunarEclipse — the night of the #KrononautMoon. There will be 3 #TLEclipses in 2025 & 2026, with the next one coming up on 2025 Mar 14 #UTC 07:00, barely months away.

❛❛ On the Night of the Total Lunar Eclipse,
Time Travelers descend in their space-time ships. ❜❜

All sentient beings are welcome to join us in connecting with the #cosmos, the #multiverse, and your #past & #future #selves. Even folks who gripe that this is utter absurdity are invited (despite the #thinking of a few enlightened #quantum #physicists). Or, you might choose to spend a peaceful evening by yourself under the #stars, on a #sacred #mountaintop, at the #beach, or in your own #backyard. The more diverse are these experimental approaches, the greater the likelihood of meaningful contact. Or, you could bring along your friends & colleagues, your grandparents & grandkids, your #CatsOfMastodon & #DogsOfMastodon (and don't forget a #camera for lots of @KronoMoonPhotos). Watch the skies for #UFOs, #UAP, or a #signal from the #beyond. Who can know who might show up? The #fullMoon will be shining bright on that night, before it goes dark, and then shines bright again, all in an hour or so. Participants will be contributing to the greater body of Community Time Travel Research. Become a fellow #MoonWatcher on 2025 March 14, wherever you are.

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Krononauts in the #NYTimes
🔗 NYTimes.com/1982/03/11/us/the-

Krononauts podcast on Pushkin.fm & TheLastArchive.com
🔗 Pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-last-a

Krononauts on Medium.com & @WriteUndertheMoon
🔗 Medium.com/write-under-the-moo

🔗 KronoMoon.org