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Robert Song
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Astrophysics postdoc studying population synthesis, pulsars, NBODY simulations at Swinburne/OzGrav.

Gay. He/Him. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
- Goes to the country town with a statue garden that we want to visit the next day
- Watches the Doctor Who episode Blink for the first time the night before
- Driving straight back home passing the statue garden without stopping
January 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Anyone familiar with the southern stars recognise these ones I took from my flight back home?
(My poor old iPhone really takes shitty dark pictures)
November 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Robert Song
(Just realized that I haven't advertized the Astronomy and Astrophysics Outlist on this platform.)

If you are an LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈 astronomers/astrophysicists (or an ally) and are comfortable of being out, you can join the Astro Outlist to help increase LGBTQ+ visibility and connect with local community!
Astronomy and Astrophysics Outlist
Outlist and ally list for LGBTQIA+ members in the astronomy and astrophysics community
astro-outlist.github.io
November 7, 2024 at 10:11 PM
The shocking face I make when there’s somehow suddenly a dozen new followers on my semi inactive account during breakfast
November 7, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Haven’t logged in here for a little while and I’m afraid to check the notifications. But I did go back to my Alma mater for a very quick visit on my holiday, and the place really charms me even I haven’t been back in 10 years 🥰🥰🥰
October 27, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I really feel a strong disturbance in the force today…
September 10, 2024 at 12:41 PM
That time of the year again
September 2, 2024 at 7:12 AM
A quick shower always comes with a rainbow in Melbourne
August 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Rami doing a wonderful service yet again!!!
Friday here, so am sharing a couple of BlueSky Starter Packs that feature folks across the Australian and NZ space communities.

Scientists, communicators, journos, artists, photographers, and thought-leaders - follow these folks to get the really neat astro/space content from our region!

Part 1/2
August 30, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Sydney: builds airport; builds airport train; builds new airport that will open at the same time as the new airport train.

Come on Melbourne……….
August 27, 2024 at 12:44 PM
When the last session of the conference runs overtime and you do a menti survey
August 23, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Reposted by Robert Song
Some good news, and the transgender community could really do with good news at the moment
www.bbc.com/news/article....
What is a woman? Australian court rules in landmark case
Roxanne Tickle has won a landmark case which questioned who can legally claim to be a woman.
www.bbc.com
August 23, 2024 at 7:48 AM
LO380 FRA-WAW

Getting the beautiful sunset and moonrise on the same flight thanks to the sharp turn at the beginning of the flight.
August 18, 2024 at 10:00 PM
A full boy after eating a great Schweinshaxe is a very happy boy

Bavarian food (and beer) is simply great.
August 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Is nice in Heidelberg but certainly not Bavarian level nice
August 13, 2024 at 7:38 PM
So I missed another aurora in Melbourne. Brilliant 🙄🙄🙄
August 13, 2024 at 6:24 PM
I’m having lunch by a plaza in an European city 🥰🥰🥰
August 10, 2024 at 12:29 PM
- Melbourne is like an European city!!!

- European city:
August 10, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Is this the littlest little Lidl there is?
August 9, 2024 at 1:27 PM
So Frankfurt city centre has the highest density of junkies I’ve seen in any city…
August 8, 2024 at 8:47 PM
I’m sure it’s 5pm somewhere in both shots 16 hours apart (first one at MEL second at DXB)
August 8, 2024 at 10:23 AM
It’s 5pm somewhere right?? Even though it’s 4am at Melbourne…
August 7, 2024 at 5:53 PM
So I guess I’m not gonna finish packing then?
August 7, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Ok I finally deleted that hell site’s app from my phone. Account is being kept for now but don’t know for how much longer. I’ve officially had enough of it
August 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM
List 5 things you wanted to be growing up

Astronomer
Paleontologist
Anthropologist
Astronaut
Professional bodybuilder

First three were the order of my major selection in undergrad.

I lift heavy shit in gym, I just don’t want to take jabs of testosterone everyday to be a professional bodybuilder…
List 5 things you wanted to be growing up

Baseball player
Ballerina
Princess
Owl
Astronaut

(I wanted to be able to turn my head alllll the way around & was devastated to learn this was just not a job I could hope to do…)
August 5, 2024 at 7:25 AM