Devaki (Khatai)
@devaki.bsky.social
Town crier ~ writer ~ ME survivor ~ Tin House 23💗
Earth & Earth-like Planets out now with Abode Press! ✨️
Earth & Earth-like Planets out now with Abode Press! ✨️
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1.5 hour timelapse of the Sun in hydrogen-alpha. I set this up quite late in the day and the Sun was pretty quiet so I was surprised how much evolution is visible in the prominences, granulation and the active region. I'll have to try more of this.
Video is set to loop forwards, then in reverse
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Video is set to loop forwards, then in reverse
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October 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
1.5 hour timelapse of the Sun in hydrogen-alpha. I set this up quite late in the day and the Sun was pretty quiet so I was surprised how much evolution is visible in the prominences, granulation and the active region. I'll have to try more of this.
Video is set to loop forwards, then in reverse
🔭
Video is set to loop forwards, then in reverse
🔭
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Been imaging Saturn while its rings are nearly edge-on and tried some infrared filters. At this 889nm methane band, Saturn strongly absorbs light, whereas its rings scatter equally across wavelengths.
Also a good visual demo of how astronomers measure exoplanet atmospheres!
🔭🧪 #astrophotography
Also a good visual demo of how astronomers measure exoplanet atmospheres!
🔭🧪 #astrophotography
October 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Been imaging Saturn while its rings are nearly edge-on and tried some infrared filters. At this 889nm methane band, Saturn strongly absorbs light, whereas its rings scatter equally across wavelengths.
Also a good visual demo of how astronomers measure exoplanet atmospheres!
🔭🧪 #astrophotography
Also a good visual demo of how astronomers measure exoplanet atmospheres!
🔭🧪 #astrophotography
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And as a bonus, here's a false-color composite of the same. Blue is mapped to all of visible, green is infrared beyond 850nm, and red is the methane band at 889nm.
🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
October 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
And as a bonus, here's a false-color composite of the same. Blue is mapped to all of visible, green is infrared beyond 850nm, and red is the methane band at 889nm.
🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
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Yall check this out, it’s the top coolest thing I’ve seen in a while, closed form autodiffable representation of optical interferometry, enormously powerful. Yes!!
New paper by me and @benjaminpope.bsky.social! How well can we map a star using optical interferometry?
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
October 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yall check this out, it’s the top coolest thing I’ve seen in a while, closed form autodiffable representation of optical interferometry, enormously powerful. Yes!!
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Happy Pub Day to Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi 🥳
Earth and Earth-like Planets is officially out for publication! 🧡 All pre-orders will be shipped as soon as possible.📦 If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you can purchase one here: www.abodepress.com/product-page...
Earth and Earth-like Planets is officially out for publication! 🧡 All pre-orders will be shipped as soon as possible.📦 If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you can purchase one here: www.abodepress.com/product-page...
October 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Happy Pub Day to Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi 🥳
Earth and Earth-like Planets is officially out for publication! 🧡 All pre-orders will be shipped as soon as possible.📦 If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you can purchase one here: www.abodepress.com/product-page...
Earth and Earth-like Planets is officially out for publication! 🧡 All pre-orders will be shipped as soon as possible.📦 If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you can purchase one here: www.abodepress.com/product-page...
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Super happy about this paper today led by the brilliant @astroshashank.bsky.social - equations and information theory about what an interferometer really encodes about a stellar surface.
New paper by me and @benjaminpope.bsky.social! How well can we map a star using optical interferometry?
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
October 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Super happy about this paper today led by the brilliant @astroshashank.bsky.social - equations and information theory about what an interferometer really encodes about a stellar surface.
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Another tour de force from @astroshashank.bsky.social.
Mapping stellar surfaces helps us understand that star’s planets, since the planets are illuminated by splotchy stars. 🧪🔭
Somebody hire @astroshashank.bsky.social!
Mapping stellar surfaces helps us understand that star’s planets, since the planets are illuminated by splotchy stars. 🧪🔭
Somebody hire @astroshashank.bsky.social!
New paper by me and @benjaminpope.bsky.social! How well can we map a star using optical interferometry?
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
October 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Another tour de force from @astroshashank.bsky.social.
Mapping stellar surfaces helps us understand that star’s planets, since the planets are illuminated by splotchy stars. 🧪🔭
Somebody hire @astroshashank.bsky.social!
Mapping stellar surfaces helps us understand that star’s planets, since the planets are illuminated by splotchy stars. 🧪🔭
Somebody hire @astroshashank.bsky.social!
#astro feed check this out!!
New paper by me and @benjaminpope.bsky.social! How well can we map a star using optical interferometry?
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
October 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#astro feed check this out!!
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New paper by me and @benjaminpope.bsky.social! How well can we map a star using optical interferometry?
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
October 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
New paper by me and @benjaminpope.bsky.social! How well can we map a star using optical interferometry?
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
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Reposting for the #astro feed! 🔭
New paper by me and @benjaminpope.bsky.social! How well can we map a star using optical interferometry?
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
This is just a submitted preprint at the moment--comments and questions welcome! (1/N)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.25433
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Reposting for the #astro feed! 🔭
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An ant? No, an ant-mimic spider (Myrmarachnae). These are from the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) and you can see it in their big binocular front eyes. Although they have 8 legs they often wave their front two like antennae just to get in character.
#bugsky #spidersky 🌿
#bugsky #spidersky 🌿
September 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
An ant? No, an ant-mimic spider (Myrmarachnae). These are from the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) and you can see it in their big binocular front eyes. Although they have 8 legs they often wave their front two like antennae just to get in character.
#bugsky #spidersky 🌿
#bugsky #spidersky 🌿
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I've had the privilege of reading these stories and I really loved its incisive read on the desi diaspora. If you like flash fic along with a dose of magical realism, preorder this book! And I may be biased but it's a great title and cover art too!
#booksky #reading
#booksky #reading
We're excited to share the cover of Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi!
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is a collection of imaginative short stories following Indian American children, teens, and young adults as they come of age in a country that often alienates them.
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is a collection of imaginative short stories following Indian American children, teens, and young adults as they come of age in a country that often alienates them.
August 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hi yall this is a collection I worked so hard on & I'm so so grateful to Abode & to the editor Diamond & to my cover artist (chaoberries on IG!) It really came together so beautifully and I hope desi diaspora (esp if you grew up in the 2000s!) resonates w these quiet but contemplative stories 💜
We're excited to share the cover of Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi!
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is a collection of imaginative short stories following Indian American children, teens, and young adults as they come of age in a country that often alienates them.
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is a collection of imaginative short stories following Indian American children, teens, and young adults as they come of age in a country that often alienates them.
August 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Hi yall this is a collection I worked so hard on & I'm so so grateful to Abode & to the editor Diamond & to my cover artist (chaoberries on IG!) It really came together so beautifully and I hope desi diaspora (esp if you grew up in the 2000s!) resonates w these quiet but contemplative stories 💜
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Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is the eighth (and final) chapbook in Abode's 2024-2025 lineup and is officially available for pre-order! All orders will be shipped by early October.
Preorder now: www.abodepress.com/shop
Preorder now: www.abodepress.com/shop
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi | Abode Press
Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is the eigth (and final) chapbook in Abode's 2024-2025 lineup and is officially available for pre-order! All orders will be shipped by early October.…
www.abodepress.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is the eighth (and final) chapbook in Abode's 2024-2025 lineup and is officially available for pre-order! All orders will be shipped by early October.
Preorder now: www.abodepress.com/shop
Preorder now: www.abodepress.com/shop
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We're excited to share the cover of Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi!
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is a collection of imaginative short stories following Indian American children, teens, and young adults as they come of age in a country that often alienates them.
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is a collection of imaginative short stories following Indian American children, teens, and young adults as they come of age in a country that often alienates them.
August 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
We're excited to share the cover of Earth and Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi!
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is a collection of imaginative short stories following Indian American children, teens, and young adults as they come of age in a country that often alienates them.
Earth & Earth-like Planets by Devaki D. Devi is a collection of imaginative short stories following Indian American children, teens, and young adults as they come of age in a country that often alienates them.
If I had a chapbook coming out that I wrotevwhile bedbound to cope with feeling disconnected from my culture bc im queer and disabled but I transmuted it into a bunch of flash surreal coming of age stories abt indian american kids who struggle with fitting in would anyone care
August 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
If I had a chapbook coming out that I wrotevwhile bedbound to cope with feeling disconnected from my culture bc im queer and disabled but I transmuted it into a bunch of flash surreal coming of age stories abt indian american kids who struggle with fitting in would anyone care
First time capturing this in a comic to raise awareness about my chronic illness (severe M.E.) 💗🥹 please read it took a month and I drew it with my fingers on my phone horizontal and bedbound 😭 (1/2)
July 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
First time capturing this in a comic to raise awareness about my chronic illness (severe M.E.) 💗🥹 please read it took a month and I drew it with my fingers on my phone horizontal and bedbound 😭 (1/2)
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
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this is truly a legendary night for New York City. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social stared down every media outlet, every mainstream democrat politician, and more money than god and not only won but completely trounced the opposition. There's still hard work left to do but tonight is for celebration
June 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
this is truly a legendary night for New York City. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social stared down every media outlet, every mainstream democrat politician, and more money than god and not only won but completely trounced the opposition. There's still hard work left to do but tonight is for celebration
FUCK the fascist Islamophobic nytimes and CONGRATULATIONS TO ZOHRAN MAMDANI
Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ
June 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
FUCK the fascist Islamophobic nytimes and CONGRATULATIONS TO ZOHRAN MAMDANI
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June 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptroller’s immediate release. “This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,” said Mamdani.
Federal agents handcuff and detain New York City mayoral candidate
Brad Lander was taken into custody at an immigration court in Lower Manhattan.
www.motherjones.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Getting rid of all the funding for Jobcorps is beyond evil
June 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Getting rid of all the funding for Jobcorps is beyond evil
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My dad used to work with those kids at JobCorps, those kids had things rough even with the structure JobCorps provided…now that the guardrails for them are gone, there’s a lot of kids who become even more vulnerable
We’re not angry enough about JobCorps being shut down
June 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My dad used to work with those kids at JobCorps, those kids had things rough even with the structure JobCorps provided…now that the guardrails for them are gone, there’s a lot of kids who become even more vulnerable
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We’re not angry enough about JobCorps being shut down
June 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
We’re not angry enough about JobCorps being shut down