Dr. Jake Turner 📡🧲🪐
@astrojaket.bsky.social
Astronomer studying the magnetic fields & atmospheres of exoplanets at Cornell | Environmentalist & activist | Photographer | Traveler | (he/him) | #BLM #LGBTQ #Climate #Resister #FBR
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Hello new followers 👋
My name is Jake
I'm currently an astronomer at Cornell studying the atmospheres & magnetic fields of exoplanets 🪐🧲
I'm also a photographer, social justice activist, & world traveler 🌍
I post about my research, astronomy, my photography, my cat, & politics
My name is Jake
I'm currently an astronomer at Cornell studying the atmospheres & magnetic fields of exoplanets 🪐🧲
I'm also a photographer, social justice activist, & world traveler 🌍
I post about my research, astronomy, my photography, my cat, & politics
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NO U.S. Occupation In Venezuela
Trump keeps telling us that he’s going to stop endless wars and lower costs. Now, he’s spending taxpayer dollars to invade Venezuela, capture its President, Nicolás Maduro, and declare that the US wil...
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January 4, 2026 at 4:59 AM
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Happy New Year!
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January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Happy New Year!
Earthrise
This photograph was taken on Dec. 24, 1968 by astronaut Bill Anders as the Apollo 8 crew orbited the Moon
This photograph was taken on Dec. 24, 1968 by astronaut Bill Anders as the Apollo 8 crew orbited the Moon
December 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Earthrise
This photograph was taken on Dec. 24, 1968 by astronaut Bill Anders as the Apollo 8 crew orbited the Moon
This photograph was taken on Dec. 24, 1968 by astronaut Bill Anders as the Apollo 8 crew orbited the Moon
Tonight will be a great evening for trying to see the Aurora for folks in the Northern/Central US 🌌🔭🧪
Happy Stargazing! 😊
Predicated to be cloudy and snowy here in upstate NY 😭❄️
Happy Stargazing! 😊
Predicated to be cloudy and snowy here in upstate NY 😭❄️
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tonight will be a great evening for trying to see the Aurora for folks in the Northern/Central US 🌌🔭🧪
Happy Stargazing! 😊
Predicated to be cloudy and snowy here in upstate NY 😭❄️
Happy Stargazing! 😊
Predicated to be cloudy and snowy here in upstate NY 😭❄️
I have a new band name 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I have a new band name 🤣
Tonight we will have another great chance for seeing auroras 🔭🧪
Go look up and enjoy the marvels of the universe ☺️🌌
Go look up and enjoy the marvels of the universe ☺️🌌
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Tonight we will have another great chance for seeing auroras 🔭🧪
Go look up and enjoy the marvels of the universe ☺️🌌
Go look up and enjoy the marvels of the universe ☺️🌌
Aurora Science 🔭🧪
What do the colors of the aurora tell you 👇
What do the colors of the aurora tell you 👇
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Aurora Science 🔭🧪
What do the colors of the aurora tell you 👇
What do the colors of the aurora tell you 👇
Reposted by Dr. Jake Turner 📡🧲🪐
LOOK WHATS HAPPENING FLYING OUT OF DENVER RIGHT NOW!!!!!! 🔭🧪
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
LOOK WHATS HAPPENING FLYING OUT OF DENVER RIGHT NOW!!!!!! 🔭🧪
Reposted by Dr. Jake Turner 📡🧲🪐
If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Too cloudy and snowy in Ithaca 😭
Enjoy the Aurora tonight 🥳
Enjoy the Aurora tonight 🥳
a man in a suit says have fun out there
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November 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Too cloudy and snowy in Ithaca 😭
Enjoy the Aurora tonight 🥳
Enjoy the Aurora tonight 🥳
First snow here in Ithaca NY ❄️
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
First snow here in Ithaca NY ❄️
A lot of folks in the US will have a chance to see auroras tonight 🌌🔭
Clear skies! 🤞
(Too cloudy here in Ithaca 😭)
Clear skies! 🤞
(Too cloudy here in Ithaca 😭)
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A lot of folks in the US will have a chance to see auroras tonight 🌌🔭
Clear skies! 🤞
(Too cloudy here in Ithaca 😭)
Clear skies! 🤞
(Too cloudy here in Ithaca 😭)
First faculty application of the season submitted 🥳🔭
a man in armor with the words so it begins
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November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
First faculty application of the season submitted 🥳🔭
1 Co-PI and 20 co-I JWST proposals submitted 🤯 🔭
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October 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
1 Co-PI and 20 co-I JWST proposals submitted 🤯 🔭
Northern lights tonight over Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, NY 🔭
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Northern lights tonight over Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, NY 🔭
Milky Way near my house 🔭
July 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Milky Way near my house 🔭
“One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969 🔭
July 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969 🔭
Exoclimes 2025 (@exoclimes.bsky.social) was an amazing week of science, meeting old friends, making new friends and colleagues, and having fun exploring Montreal! 😊
Thanks everyone!
Thanks everyone!
July 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Exoclimes 2025 (@exoclimes.bsky.social) was an amazing week of science, meeting old friends, making new friends and colleagues, and having fun exploring Montreal! 😊
Thanks everyone!
Thanks everyone!
Reposted by Dr. Jake Turner 📡🧲🪐
#ExoClimesVII is done and that’s a wrap on a great week full of science🔭🛰️🪐! On behalf of the entire LOC, thank you to all participants for making this week so special and memerable 🥹. Can’t wait to see you guys all again at ExoClimes VIII 🛸🚀
MERCI À BIENTÔT!!
MERCI À BIENTÔT!!
July 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
#ExoClimesVII is done and that’s a wrap on a great week full of science🔭🛰️🪐! On behalf of the entire LOC, thank you to all participants for making this week so special and memerable 🥹. Can’t wait to see you guys all again at ExoClimes VIII 🛸🚀
MERCI À BIENTÔT!!
MERCI À BIENTÔT!!
Reposted by Dr. Jake Turner 📡🧲🪐
Exoclimes VII has officially begun!! 👽🧑🚀👩🚀🚀🚀 Things have kicked off with some welcoming words from our fearless leaders Lisa Dang @astrolisadang.bsky.social & Romain Allart! And now off to our first review talk from Nicolas Cowan about Exoplanet atmospheric Dynamics 🪐☄️
July 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Exoclimes VII has officially begun!! 👽🧑🚀👩🚀🚀🚀 Things have kicked off with some welcoming words from our fearless leaders Lisa Dang @astrolisadang.bsky.social & Romain Allart! And now off to our first review talk from Nicolas Cowan about Exoplanet atmospheric Dynamics 🪐☄️
I'm in Montreal this week for Exoclimes 🇨🇦
Excited for a great week of exoplanet science! 😀
Excited for a great week of exoplanet science! 😀
July 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'm in Montreal this week for Exoclimes 🇨🇦
Excited for a great week of exoplanet science! 😀
Excited for a great week of exoplanet science! 😀
Pluto at Fuertes Observatory 🔭
Taken through the 102-year-old Irving Porter Church Refractor
Image taken by Ben Jacobson-Bell & The Cornell Astronomical Society
Taken through the 102-year-old Irving Porter Church Refractor
Image taken by Ben Jacobson-Bell & The Cornell Astronomical Society
July 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Pluto at Fuertes Observatory 🔭
Taken through the 102-year-old Irving Porter Church Refractor
Image taken by Ben Jacobson-Bell & The Cornell Astronomical Society
Taken through the 102-year-old Irving Porter Church Refractor
Image taken by Ben Jacobson-Bell & The Cornell Astronomical Society