Tanya Urrutia
@astrobellatrix.bsky.social
Astronomer at Leibniz Institut für Astrophysik in Potsdam (🇬🇹 / 🇩🇪).
https://www.tanya-urrutia.com
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Interesting paper. The authors originally wanted to see how they could recover bar properties from simulations. It turned out that gender mattered most, followed by career stage. Females find small and early bars, males find large bars. Make of that what you will. 🤣
arxiv.org/abs/2511.09908
arxiv.org/abs/2511.09908
findAbar: how astronomers may perceive the bar in galaxies differently
Bars are ubiquitous morphological features in the observed distribution of galaxies. There are similarly many methods for classifying these features and, without a strict theoretical definition or com...
arxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Interesting paper. The authors originally wanted to see how they could recover bar properties from simulations. It turned out that gender mattered most, followed by career stage. Females find small and early bars, males find large bars. Make of that what you will. 🤣
arxiv.org/abs/2511.09908
arxiv.org/abs/2511.09908
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Super cool paper from @johannesbuchner.bsky.social this morning! And very excited to see* X-PSI and NEoST in there 🤩
*NEoST is too small for us to have found it yet but according to search it's in Figure 5 somewhere 😅
arxiv.org/abs/2511.12195
*NEoST is too small for us to have found it yet but according to search it's in Figure 5 somewhere 😅
arxiv.org/abs/2511.12195
High-impact Scientific Software in Astronomy and its creators
In the last decades, scientific software has graduated from a hidden side-product to a first-class member of the astrophysics literature. We aim to quantify the activity and impact of software develop...
arxiv.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Super cool paper from @johannesbuchner.bsky.social this morning! And very excited to see* X-PSI and NEoST in there 🤩
*NEoST is too small for us to have found it yet but according to search it's in Figure 5 somewhere 😅
arxiv.org/abs/2511.12195
*NEoST is too small for us to have found it yet but according to search it's in Figure 5 somewhere 😅
arxiv.org/abs/2511.12195
Number 22 in my 100 movies 1925-2024.
1946 – Gilda
1946 - Gilda It's an american noir directed by Charles Vidor. It stars Rita Hayworth as Gilda, Glenn Ford as Johnny Farrell and George Macready as Ballin Mundson in a deliciously elegant antagonist role. It's the story about a gambler rediscovering his old girlfriend in Argentina, only she's out for revenge and is married to his new boss. I rented it on…
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November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Number 22 in my 100 movies 1925-2024.
Today, thanks to the folks at e-science at @aippotsdam.bsky.social, we started "vibe coding" (AI/LLM with cline + Claude / OLLAMA). It's fine and it does make a lot of work faster, makes beautiful plots. But it requires so... much... describing. Exactly what I hate.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today, thanks to the folks at e-science at @aippotsdam.bsky.social, we started "vibe coding" (AI/LLM with cline + Claude / OLLAMA). It's fine and it does make a lot of work faster, makes beautiful plots. But it requires so... much... describing. Exactly what I hate.
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I wrote this article! 🙂
This is IMO one of the biggest discoveries of the year, but you haven’t heard about it bc of a NASA press release/embargo stuck bc of the shutdown. I however have no such constraint (we’re tracking it in radio but haven’t finished the paper) so got to write about it! 🔭🧪
This is IMO one of the biggest discoveries of the year, but you haven’t heard about it bc of a NASA press release/embargo stuck bc of the shutdown. I however have no such constraint (we’re tracking it in radio but haven’t finished the paper) so got to write about it! 🔭🧪
A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it’s even one at all
These Cosmic Outbursts Normally Last for Minutes. This One Went on for Hours—And Nobody Knows Why
A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it’s even one at all
www.scientificamerican.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I wrote this article! 🙂
This is IMO one of the biggest discoveries of the year, but you haven’t heard about it bc of a NASA press release/embargo stuck bc of the shutdown. I however have no such constraint (we’re tracking it in radio but haven’t finished the paper) so got to write about it! 🔭🧪
This is IMO one of the biggest discoveries of the year, but you haven’t heard about it bc of a NASA press release/embargo stuck bc of the shutdown. I however have no such constraint (we’re tracking it in radio but haven’t finished the paper) so got to write about it! 🔭🧪
Number 21 in my 100 movies from 1925-2024
1945 – Brief Encounter
1945 - Brief Encounter It is a British romantic tragedy directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noel Coward based on a 1936 one-act play Still Life. It stars Celia Johnson as Laura and Trevor Howard as Alec. I saw it on YouTube thanks to the wonderful restoration by the British Film Institute, the David Lean Foundation and Digital restoration by CineImage…
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November 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Number 21 in my 100 movies from 1925-2024
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September 7th, 2008: Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw meet for the first time, replacing legendary scheduled starters Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux.
17 years later, Scherzer and Kershaw each pitch in Game 3 of a World Series. 👀
17 years later, Scherzer and Kershaw each pitch in Game 3 of a World Series. 👀
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
September 7th, 2008: Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw meet for the first time, replacing legendary scheduled starters Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux.
17 years later, Scherzer and Kershaw each pitch in Game 3 of a World Series. 👀
17 years later, Scherzer and Kershaw each pitch in Game 3 of a World Series. 👀
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First Light for 4MOST - what an experience! Paranal Observatory is already a magic place on its own right - but getting a new facility on sky ... that's hard to top! www.aip.de/en/news/4mos...
4MOST Captures First Light
On October 18, 2025, the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, installed on the VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Paranal Observatory in Chile, obta
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October 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
First Light for 4MOST - what an experience! Paranal Observatory is already a magic place on its own right - but getting a new facility on sky ... that's hard to top! www.aip.de/en/news/4mos...
4MOST, a big Multi-Object Spectrograph with @aippotsdam.bsky.social as PI Institute has seen First Light on Saturday. After commissioning, early next year the science output will begin!
It hosts 15 dedicated surveys - that operation strategy will be crucial learning ground for telescopes like WST!
It hosts 15 dedicated surveys - that operation strategy will be crucial learning ground for telescopes like WST!
First Light for 4MOST!
The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) has captured its very first spectra!
Video Credit: AIP/R. de Jong, AIP/K. Riebe, AIP/A. Saviauk, CRAL/J.-K. Krogager
The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) has captured its very first spectra!
Video Credit: AIP/R. de Jong, AIP/K. Riebe, AIP/A. Saviauk, CRAL/J.-K. Krogager
First Light for 4MOST!
YouTube video by 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
4MOST, a big Multi-Object Spectrograph with @aippotsdam.bsky.social as PI Institute has seen First Light on Saturday. After commissioning, early next year the science output will begin!
It hosts 15 dedicated surveys - that operation strategy will be crucial learning ground for telescopes like WST!
It hosts 15 dedicated surveys - that operation strategy will be crucial learning ground for telescopes like WST!
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Now with proper link! Inspiring people with science is a major part of UC Observatories' mission. We have an opening for a support astronomer at Lick Observatory to both support science and also to lead our amazing mountain-top public programming.
aas.org/jobregister/...
aas.org/jobregister/...
Support Astronomer for Lick Observatory | American Astronomical Society
The University of California Observatories (UCO) at UC Santa Cruz seeks a Support Astronomer for Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. UCO operates Lick and partners with Keck and TMT; this role ensures w...
aas.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Now with proper link! Inspiring people with science is a major part of UC Observatories' mission. We have an opening for a support astronomer at Lick Observatory to both support science and also to lead our amazing mountain-top public programming.
aas.org/jobregister/...
aas.org/jobregister/...
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site visit at the ELT - it is taking shape!
October 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
site visit at the ELT - it is taking shape!
Number 20 in my 100 movies 1925-2024.
1944 – Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 - Arsenic and Old Lace It's a dark screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra and starring mainly Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster. It's based on a play with the same name by Joseph Kesselring, which was very successful, so it was stipulated that the film would not be released until its Broadway run ended. I rented in on YouTube…
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October 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Number 20 in my 100 movies 1925-2024.
World Series, baby! 🥳🥳🥳 Wooo, Ohtani! 🎉🎉🎉
October 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
World Series, baby! 🥳🥳🥳 Wooo, Ohtani! 🎉🎉🎉
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Today, a new #PyRAF version 2.2.3 was released. This is a maintenance release which makes PyRAF compliant to #Python 3.13. Uploaded to PyPI and to #Debian unstable. github.com/iraf-communi...
#IRAF
#IRAF
Release Version 2.2.3 · iraf-community/pyraf
This is a maintenance release that ensures compatibility with Python 3.13.
What's Changed
Update determination of iraf and IRAFARCH variables by @olebole in #171
Remove IrafHatchFills by @olebole ...
github.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today, a new #PyRAF version 2.2.3 was released. This is a maintenance release which makes PyRAF compliant to #Python 3.13. Uploaded to PyPI and to #Debian unstable. github.com/iraf-communi...
#IRAF
#IRAF
Number 19 of my 100 movies of 1925-2024.
1943 – The life and death of Colonel Blimp
1943 - The life and death of Colonel Blimp It's an english epic biography of an english soldier, with elements of war, romance and friendship. It was produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It stars Roger Livesey as Clive Candy, Anton Walbrook as Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff and a very young Deborah Kerr in 3 pivotal roles in Candy's life. This movie also, thankfully was on…
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October 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Number 19 of my 100 movies of 1925-2024.
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The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.
October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.
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ADS has given astronomy THE BEST literature tools available anywhere. I almost never have to use the garbage that other academics have to suffer through (GoogleScholar, JSTOR, LexisNexis, WoS, PubMed...)
Literally anytime I have to interface with those tools I weep
Literally anytime I have to interface with those tools I weep
A natural evolution of ADS, SciX brings its powerful capabilities into new domains. Expanded coverage, intuitive search, smart recommendations, and tools for collaboration. SciX makes research more discoverable, connected, and accessible than ever before. https://scixplorer.org/scixblog/scix-launch
September 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
ADS has given astronomy THE BEST literature tools available anywhere. I almost never have to use the garbage that other academics have to suffer through (GoogleScholar, JSTOR, LexisNexis, WoS, PubMed...)
Literally anytime I have to interface with those tools I weep
Literally anytime I have to interface with those tools I weep
I just saw on here that George Smoot died a week ago. So sad. In 2004, there was a astro graduate student retreat, where UC Berkeley, UC Davis (my alma mater) and both LNLL, LBL students met. All I remember was how nice and encouraging the both cosmologists Smoot and Perlmutter were. 🙂
September 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I just saw on here that George Smoot died a week ago. So sad. In 2004, there was a astro graduate student retreat, where UC Berkeley, UC Davis (my alma mater) and both LNLL, LBL students met. All I remember was how nice and encouraging the both cosmologists Smoot and Perlmutter were. 🙂
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Wait a minute.
Why aren't we celebrating the hundredth anniversary of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's dissertation.
Why aren't we celebrating the hundredth anniversary of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's dissertation.
September 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Wait a minute.
Why aren't we celebrating the hundredth anniversary of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's dissertation.
Why aren't we celebrating the hundredth anniversary of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's dissertation.
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I refuse to be raptured before I can see ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
September 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I refuse to be raptured before I can see ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
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John Oliver hat 10 Minuten über #Bernd das #brot gemacht und erstaunliche charakterliche Übereinstimmungen festgestellt. 😂
[Video] Original post on berlin.social
berlin.social
September 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Number 18 on my 100 movies from 1925-2024. Entering war time movies now...
1942 – To Be or Not to Be
1942 - To Be or Not to Be It's an american black comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Carole Lombard and Jack Benny as Maria and Joseph Tura in a biting satire of the Nazi invasion of Poland and a theater troupe's rebellion against them. I am happy, I found it on YouTube. Incidentally it was Carol Lombard's last film, her crashing on an airplane during the movie's post-production.
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September 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Number 18 on my 100 movies from 1925-2024. Entering war time movies now...
They won the IG Nobel prize! Yay. Still think it was too cheesy, but can't deny that there were absolutely no clumps! Physics for the win!
My husband nerded out today and made this, following the paper. Really creamy, but too cheesy
arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536
arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536
Phase behavior of Cacio e Pepe sauce
``Pasta alla Cacio e pepe'' is a traditional Italian dish made with pasta, pecorino cheese, and pepper. Despite its simple ingredient list, achieving the perfect texture and creaminess of the sauce ca...
arxiv.org
September 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
They won the IG Nobel prize! Yay. Still think it was too cheesy, but can't deny that there were absolutely no clumps! Physics for the win!
Somebody asked me if I was doing my PhD at the AIP. I don't know whether to be flattered or offended.
September 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Somebody asked me if I was doing my PhD at the AIP. I don't know whether to be flattered or offended.