astro_jcm

astro_jcm, 1 day ago to internet

Paraphrasing Douglas Adams:

“But the Web mode was on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go to the 3 dots menu to find it.”

#internet #google

astro_jcm, 3 days ago to Astro

1/2 I still struggle getting used to the fact that the smallest mirrors of the Extremely Large Telescope are similar in size to the primary mirrors of many current telescopes!

The M5 – the fifth mirror in the optical path – has reached a key milestone: its blank, the piece that will be later polished, has been finalised.

#astrodon #astronomy #engineering #technology

https://youtu.be/xI1IBpTHVX8?si=RekXIDlOG30h4PQU

astro_jcm, 4 days ago to Astro

This image perfectly conveys just how huge the 100-m dish of the Green Bank Telescope is. I had the chance to visit it a few years ago, back when I lived in the US, and the view from the receiver room is stunning. Although I must admit that looking down through the mesh floor was... "an experience" 😵‍💫 😅

https://public.nrao.edu/gallery/ants-on-a-plate/

📷 B. Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF

#astrodon #astronomy #science #engineering

astro_jcm, 6 days ago (edited 5 days ago) to random

Started boiling some Weißwurst without realising I'm all out of sweet mustard, and stores are closed today. Should I...
(a) Go out and buy mustard in a gas station.
(b) Use sriracha, the only other sauce I happen to have at home right now, and risk being deported from Germany.

astro_jcm, 7 days ago to scifi

'Scavengers Reign' is one of the best #SciFi #tv shows I've ever seen. HBO –oops, sorry, 'Max'– killing it is so dumb. I don't trust #Netflix much more in this sense, but if the show can have a second life there then so be it. While season 1 was pretty self-contained, I really want to keep exploring this fascinating world.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/scavengers-reign-canceled-max-netflix-1235998046/

astro_jcm, 7 days ago to Astronomy

Red. Red everywhere. Alas, too much light pollution here in Munich 🙁

https://www.foto-webcam.eu/

#aurora #astronomy #astrophotography

astro_jcm, 7 days ago to Astro

Me getting mentally ready to be super jealous of the upcoming #aurora pics from those of you living at higher latitudes.

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography

astro_jcm, 8 days ago to Astronomy

Paranal Observatory was my home away from home for many years. In this blog post Vanessa Peidro Cid, the Head of Paranal Logistics and Facilities, takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of what it takes to run this small "town" in the Atacama Desert. A lovely piece by Elena Reiriz Martínez, one of our communication interns at ESO.

https://www.eso.org/public/blog/tiny-town-in-the-desert/

#astronomy #astrodon #chile #science

astro_jcm, 11 days ago to random

I mean, it can be an emergency!

astro_jcm, 12 days ago to random

Current rain situation in #Munchen

astro_jcm, 12 days ago to chile

Happy #BlackHoleWeek to those who celebrate! Here's a pic I took a few years ago back when I worked at ESO's Paranal Observatory in #Chile. One of our 8.2 m telescopes was pointing at the centre of the #MilkyWay, home to Sagittarius A*, a #BlackHole 4 million times more massive than the #Sun.

Astronomers devoted almost a century to unmask this beast:

https://www.eso.org/public/blog/our-quest-for-sagittarius-a/

until the Event Horizon Telescope finally imaged it:

https://www.eso.org/public/science/EHT-MilkyWay/

#astrodon #astronomy #space #science

astro_jcm, 13 days ago to Cat

This #cat is my spirit animal.

https://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/simple-pleasures/

#CatsOfMastodon #cats #humour