Cappy Bunn ☀️
@astrobunn.bsky.social
Solar astrophysics PhD candidate ☀️ NASA FINESST ✨ FURST instrument scientist 🚀
drives the IRIS satellite sometimes 🛰️
Montana State University 🏔️
drives the IRIS satellite sometimes 🛰️
Montana State University 🏔️
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Cappy Bunn ☀️
@astrobunn.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Howdy, 🦋! I’m Cappy—an art major turned physicist working on my PhD! I study solar and stellar atmospheres in VUV using data from space-based telescopes, and I build solar telescopes that launch on sounding rockets. 🚀☀️ #instrumentation #sunscience #heliophysics
When I’m not sungazing, I like to…
When I’m not sungazing, I like to…
Aurora from Bozeman, MT on 11/11! Very bright around 6:45 PM MST, then picked back up around 10 PM.
☀️💜💚
#aurora #spaceweather #sunscience #heliophysics
☀️💜💚
#aurora #spaceweather #sunscience #heliophysics
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Aurora from Bozeman, MT on 11/11! Very bright around 6:45 PM MST, then picked back up around 10 PM.
☀️💜💚
#aurora #spaceweather #sunscience #heliophysics
☀️💜💚
#aurora #spaceweather #sunscience #heliophysics
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Me: *lamenting that I haven’t caught any amazing flares with the IRIS satellite lately*
My fiancé who’s been directing that satellite a lot longer than me: “You sweet solar maximum child.”
#heliophysics #sunscience #solarphysics
My fiancé who’s been directing that satellite a lot longer than me: “You sweet solar maximum child.”
#heliophysics #sunscience #solarphysics
October 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Me: *lamenting that I haven’t caught any amazing flares with the IRIS satellite lately*
My fiancé who’s been directing that satellite a lot longer than me: “You sweet solar maximum child.”
#heliophysics #sunscience #solarphysics
My fiancé who’s been directing that satellite a lot longer than me: “You sweet solar maximum child.”
#heliophysics #sunscience #solarphysics
WOOHOO!!
FURST reflight is a GO! 🚀☀️✨
June 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
WOOHOO!!
Enjoying all the daylight here in Alaska for #AAS246! ☀️ I’ll be giving my first SPD talk on Wednesday! I also came prepared with a PUNCH lanyard and fun pins! 🚀🛰️ #heliophysics
June 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Enjoying all the daylight here in Alaska for #AAS246! ☀️ I’ll be giving my first SPD talk on Wednesday! I also came prepared with a PUNCH lanyard and fun pins! 🚀🛰️ #heliophysics
It’s easy to say “yes” to the dress when it’s made from the space-flown parachute that carried my experiment safely back to Earth! 🚀☀️
Designers found, docs signed, payment sent — I’m officially getting my dream wedding gown made from material that’s been to space!!! 🪂👰🏼♀️✨
Designers found, docs signed, payment sent — I’m officially getting my dream wedding gown made from material that’s been to space!!! 🪂👰🏼♀️✨
April 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It’s easy to say “yes” to the dress when it’s made from the space-flown parachute that carried my experiment safely back to Earth! 🚀☀️
Designers found, docs signed, payment sent — I’m officially getting my dream wedding gown made from material that’s been to space!!! 🪂👰🏼♀️✨
Designers found, docs signed, payment sent — I’m officially getting my dream wedding gown made from material that’s been to space!!! 🪂👰🏼♀️✨
Caught some awesome solar limb activity with the IRIS satellite! 🤩☀️🛰️ (AR13998) #heliophysics #sunscience #LMSAL
March 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Caught some awesome solar limb activity with the IRIS satellite! 🤩☀️🛰️ (AR13998) #heliophysics #sunscience #LMSAL
Happened to point IRIS at active region 13993 on my sister's birthday (born in '93) and caught some fun eruptions!
@roytsmart.bsky.social and I worked on a custom color map of her fav colors and turned it into a bday card!
#heliophysics #sunscience
@roytsmart.bsky.social and I worked on a custom color map of her fav colors and turned it into a bday card!
#heliophysics #sunscience
February 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Happened to point IRIS at active region 13993 on my sister's birthday (born in '93) and caught some fun eruptions!
@roytsmart.bsky.social and I worked on a custom color map of her fav colors and turned it into a bday card!
#heliophysics #sunscience
@roytsmart.bsky.social and I worked on a custom color map of her fav colors and turned it into a bday card!
#heliophysics #sunscience
The Moon is sneaking into IRIS’s solar observations this Friday! 🌑🛰️
I’m directing the Sun-observing IRIS satellite this week, and we’re aiming to catch a grazing event as the Moon briefly photobombs our view of the Sun. ☀️📸👀 #sunscience #heliophysics #lunarphotobomb
I’m directing the Sun-observing IRIS satellite this week, and we’re aiming to catch a grazing event as the Moon briefly photobombs our view of the Sun. ☀️📸👀 #sunscience #heliophysics #lunarphotobomb
February 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Moon is sneaking into IRIS’s solar observations this Friday! 🌑🛰️
I’m directing the Sun-observing IRIS satellite this week, and we’re aiming to catch a grazing event as the Moon briefly photobombs our view of the Sun. ☀️📸👀 #sunscience #heliophysics #lunarphotobomb
I’m directing the Sun-observing IRIS satellite this week, and we’re aiming to catch a grazing event as the Moon briefly photobombs our view of the Sun. ☀️📸👀 #sunscience #heliophysics #lunarphotobomb
Happy Valentine’s Day, Sol-mate! ☀️☺️
This heart-shaped CME was captured last year, but it’s too cute to not share again! #valentinesday #heliophysics #sunscience #NASAValentines
This heart-shaped CME was captured last year, but it’s too cute to not share again! #valentinesday #heliophysics #sunscience #NASAValentines
February 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day, Sol-mate! ☀️☺️
This heart-shaped CME was captured last year, but it’s too cute to not share again! #valentinesday #heliophysics #sunscience #NASAValentines
This heart-shaped CME was captured last year, but it’s too cute to not share again! #valentinesday #heliophysics #sunscience #NASAValentines
Howdy, 🦋! I’m Cappy—an art major turned physicist working on my PhD! I study solar and stellar atmospheres in VUV using data from space-based telescopes, and I build solar telescopes that launch on sounding rockets. 🚀☀️ #instrumentation #sunscience #heliophysics
When I’m not sungazing, I like to…
When I’m not sungazing, I like to…
January 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Howdy, 🦋! I’m Cappy—an art major turned physicist working on my PhD! I study solar and stellar atmospheres in VUV using data from space-based telescopes, and I build solar telescopes that launch on sounding rockets. 🚀☀️ #instrumentation #sunscience #heliophysics
When I’m not sungazing, I like to…
When I’m not sungazing, I like to…
My Grandpa Wiley and I both pointing out dents in our rockets. 🚀 …and both holding the hard hat that Grandma Margaret painted for him!
#nasa #msfc #wsmr #sunscience
#nasa #msfc #wsmr #sunscience
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 PM
My Grandpa Wiley and I both pointing out dents in our rockets. 🚀 …and both holding the hard hat that Grandma Margaret painted for him!
#nasa #msfc #wsmr #sunscience
#nasa #msfc #wsmr #sunscience
The launch of FURST! This is the suborbital sounding rocket I’ve been working on for the past 5 years. It’s meant to observe the VUV spectrum of the Sun as a star! 🚀☀️✨
November 13, 2024 at 9:04 AM
The launch of FURST! This is the suborbital sounding rocket I’ve been working on for the past 5 years. It’s meant to observe the VUV spectrum of the Sun as a star! 🚀☀️✨