Tanner Murphey
@murphey.bsky.social
ctmurphey.github.io
•Astro PhD Student at UIUC looking at exploding stars and black holes eating stars
•Sad Mets⚾, Giants🏈, Chelsea⚽, and Rangers🏒 fan
•Preachy Linux/FOSS stan🐧
•I want to read your astro papers
•Astro PhD Student at UIUC looking at exploding stars and black holes eating stars
•Sad Mets⚾, Giants🏈, Chelsea⚽, and Rangers🏒 fan
•Preachy Linux/FOSS stan🐧
•I want to read your astro papers
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🧪🔭 Potential electromagnetic counterpart to #S240422ed detected with Magellan's Clay telescope? GCN: gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/36... (for context, see quote skeet).
~Steinn on the bad site:
m_i~23 at d~213Mpc is M_i~ -14
IF associated with nearby (in projection) galaxy
=> L_bol~10^40 - kilonova range
~Steinn on the bad site:
m_i~23 at d~213Mpc is M_i~ -14
IF associated with nearby (in projection) galaxy
=> L_bol~10^40 - kilonova range
April 24, 2024 at 4:40 AM
🧪🔭 Potential electromagnetic counterpart to #S240422ed detected with Magellan's Clay telescope? GCN: gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/36... (for context, see quote skeet).
~Steinn on the bad site:
m_i~23 at d~213Mpc is M_i~ -14
IF associated with nearby (in projection) galaxy
=> L_bol~10^40 - kilonova range
~Steinn on the bad site:
m_i~23 at d~213Mpc is M_i~ -14
IF associated with nearby (in projection) galaxy
=> L_bol~10^40 - kilonova range
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A new space opera trilogy from James S.A. Corey?!? Sign me the fuck up
November 10, 2023 at 6:44 AM
A new space opera trilogy from James S.A. Corey?!? Sign me the fuck up
I haven't received many crackpot emails yet, but this has to be a top tier one, right? It's amazing
October 13, 2023 at 3:53 PM
I haven't received many crackpot emails yet, but this has to be a top tier one, right? It's amazing
We do things not because they are easy, but because we thought they would be easy
October 12, 2023 at 1:09 PM
We do things not because they are easy, but because we thought they would be easy
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Jupyter notebook v7 apparently has support for real time collaboration and a native dark mode!
jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/no...
jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/no...
New features in Notebook 7 — Jupyter Notebook 7.0.4 documentation
jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io
October 2, 2023 at 12:58 AM
Jupyter notebook v7 apparently has support for real time collaboration and a native dark mode!
jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/no...
jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/no...
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Gravitational waves were first detected by LIGO OTD in 2015, 100 years after they were predicted by Einstein.
The discovery, announced the following February, marked the beginning of gravitational wave astronomy. 🧪 🔭
Figures: LIGO
The discovery, announced the following February, marked the beginning of gravitational wave astronomy. 🧪 🔭
Figures: LIGO
September 14, 2023 at 1:31 PM
Gravitational waves were first detected by LIGO OTD in 2015, 100 years after they were predicted by Einstein.
The discovery, announced the following February, marked the beginning of gravitational wave astronomy. 🧪 🔭
Figures: LIGO
The discovery, announced the following February, marked the beginning of gravitational wave astronomy. 🧪 🔭
Figures: LIGO
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Since it's already fall(!), wanted to share the site where I've been compiling open source astro teaching materials -- e.g., textbooks, lecture notes, visualizations: astroteaching.github.io
Pretty piecemeal to now, but would love to link to any other resources not already included here :)
🧪 🔭
Pretty piecemeal to now, but would love to link to any other resources not already included here :)
🧪 🔭
Resources for Astrophysics Pedagogy · Resources for Astrophysics Pedagogy
astroteaching.github.io
September 9, 2023 at 10:33 PM
Since it's already fall(!), wanted to share the site where I've been compiling open source astro teaching materials -- e.g., textbooks, lecture notes, visualizations: astroteaching.github.io
Pretty piecemeal to now, but would love to link to any other resources not already included here :)
🧪 🔭
Pretty piecemeal to now, but would love to link to any other resources not already included here :)
🧪 🔭
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"carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars: what if it's actually meat"
August 29, 2023 at 3:11 AM
"carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars: what if it's actually meat"
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NEW PAPER: I have discovered that up to half of all black holes that shred a star "burp" material years after the initial event and turn on in radio!!! No one was expecting this, and we don't really understand why this might be! 🤩🔭🧪
arxiv.org/abs/2308.13595
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arxiv.org/abs/2308.13595
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Ubiquitous Late Radio Emission from Tidal Disruption Events
We present radio observations of 23 optically-discovered tidal disruption
events (TDEs) on timescales of about 500-3200 days post-discovery. We detect 9
new TDEs that did not have detectable radio...
arxiv.org
August 29, 2023 at 6:36 PM
NEW PAPER: I have discovered that up to half of all black holes that shred a star "burp" material years after the initial event and turn on in radio!!! No one was expecting this, and we don't really understand why this might be! 🤩🔭🧪
arxiv.org/abs/2308.13595
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arxiv.org/abs/2308.13595
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I'm sickened but curious
August 10, 2023 at 12:21 AM
I'm sickened but curious
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Catching up on last night's gravitational-wave candidate S230731an
If real, its source is probably a binary black hole
False alarm rate 1 in 100 yr
GraceDB https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S230731an/view/
GCN https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/34303 https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/34306
Rating 🦉🌄🍦
If real, its source is probably a binary black hole
False alarm rate 1 in 100 yr
GraceDB https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S230731an/view/
GCN https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/34303 https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/34306
Rating 🦉🌄🍦
August 1, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Catching up on last night's gravitational-wave candidate S230731an
If real, its source is probably a binary black hole
False alarm rate 1 in 100 yr
GraceDB https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S230731an/view/
GCN https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/34303 https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/34306
Rating 🦉🌄🍦
If real, its source is probably a binary black hole
False alarm rate 1 in 100 yr
GraceDB https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S230731an/view/
GCN https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/34303 https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/34306
Rating 🦉🌄🍦
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Looks like Dave Charbonneau has had enough of M dwarfs ;) #TOE3
July 20, 2023 at 9:16 AM
Looks like Dave Charbonneau has had enough of M dwarfs ;) #TOE3
Turns out my local theater is showing Oppenheimer in a few minutes AND has new reclining seats
July 20, 2023 at 11:14 PM
Turns out my local theater is showing Oppenheimer in a few minutes AND has new reclining seats
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✨Check out Part II of the video featuring Tyler Cohen (NRAO), as he demonstrates how PTAs act as a telescope made of stars! ✨
🎥Video Title: "We Found Gravitational Waves with a Telescope Made of Stars"
🎬YouTube link: https://youtu.be/2ApRctZrgJE
#NANOGrav #GravitationalWaves
🎥Video Title: "We Found Gravitational Waves with a Telescope Made of Stars"
🎬YouTube link: https://youtu.be/2ApRctZrgJE
#NANOGrav #GravitationalWaves
We Found Gravitational Waves with a Telescope Made of Stars
On June 29th, 2023, astronomers announced the first evidence for the gravitational wave background, a rumble of gravitational waves that permeates the cosmos...
youtu.be
July 20, 2023 at 6:20 PM
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This group of stars formed first, let's call them Population III
These stars were formed the latest, let's call them Population I
These stars were formed the latest, let's call them Population I
Astronomers naming things:
Look at how globular these clusters are! Let's call them globular clusters! Wow check out the moon it looks so uhhhhh gibbous. Quasar
Look at how globular these clusters are! Let's call them globular clusters! Wow check out the moon it looks so uhhhhh gibbous. Quasar
July 18, 2023 at 2:24 PM
This group of stars formed first, let's call them Population III
These stars were formed the latest, let's call them Population I
These stars were formed the latest, let's call them Population I
-Build a Linux PC (Mint 21.1)
-WiFi doesn't work
-Bluetooth doesn't work
-No solutions online
-Need phone tether for internet
-Add another 16GB RAM stick
-Literally only change (no software or firmware updates)
-WiFi and Bluetooth both work now
???
-WiFi doesn't work
-Bluetooth doesn't work
-No solutions online
-Need phone tether for internet
-Add another 16GB RAM stick
-Literally only change (no software or firmware updates)
-WiFi and Bluetooth both work now
???
July 17, 2023 at 4:50 PM
-Build a Linux PC (Mint 21.1)
-WiFi doesn't work
-Bluetooth doesn't work
-No solutions online
-Need phone tether for internet
-Add another 16GB RAM stick
-Literally only change (no software or firmware updates)
-WiFi and Bluetooth both work now
???
-WiFi doesn't work
-Bluetooth doesn't work
-No solutions online
-Need phone tether for internet
-Add another 16GB RAM stick
-Literally only change (no software or firmware updates)
-WiFi and Bluetooth both work now
???
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Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell was born OTD in 1943. As a Cambridge grad student in 1967, she discovered an entirely new type of celestial object: Pulsars!
In 1974 the Nobel was given to her advisor; she was left off.
Photo: National Science & Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
In 1974 the Nobel was given to her advisor; she was left off.
Photo: National Science & Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
July 15, 2023 at 4:46 PM
Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell was born OTD in 1943. As a Cambridge grad student in 1967, she discovered an entirely new type of celestial object: Pulsars!
In 1974 the Nobel was given to her advisor; she was left off.
Photo: National Science & Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
In 1974 the Nobel was given to her advisor; she was left off.
Photo: National Science & Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
Still a lot better than the alternative social medias but wow...over 11,500 in the past week
July 14, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Still a lot better than the alternative social medias but wow...over 11,500 in the past week
Threads (skreads?) like this are why I love this site
So I take it that you guys haven't heard of "Searching for Space Vampires with TEvSS" then? 😄
https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.14345
https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.14345
Searching for Space Vampires with TEvSS
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single human in possession of
a good space telescope, must be in search of a space vampire. Here, we showcase
our search for transit signatures of...
arxiv.org
July 12, 2023 at 2:50 PM
Threads (skreads?) like this are why I love this site
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Happy sciversary #JWST 🚀🪐🥳🥂 To celebrate, here’s a new peek at Rho Ophiuchi, our nearest star forming region. Gorgeous! Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Pontoppidan (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI) https://esawebb.org/images/weic2316a/
July 12, 2023 at 10:41 AM
Happy sciversary #JWST 🚀🪐🥳🥂 To celebrate, here’s a new peek at Rho Ophiuchi, our nearest star forming region. Gorgeous! Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Pontoppidan (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI) https://esawebb.org/images/weic2316a/
Guess if everyone else is introducing themselves:
I'm an incoming PhD student at the University of Illinois. Exact research area still TBD but will most likely involve using surveys like LSST and explosions like supernovae/adjacent
Even if it's not the same area, I would love to read your papers 🔭
I'm an incoming PhD student at the University of Illinois. Exact research area still TBD but will most likely involve using surveys like LSST and explosions like supernovae/adjacent
Even if it's not the same area, I would love to read your papers 🔭
July 11, 2023 at 1:42 PM
Guess if everyone else is introducing themselves:
I'm an incoming PhD student at the University of Illinois. Exact research area still TBD but will most likely involve using surveys like LSST and explosions like supernovae/adjacent
Even if it's not the same area, I would love to read your papers 🔭
I'm an incoming PhD student at the University of Illinois. Exact research area still TBD but will most likely involve using surveys like LSST and explosions like supernovae/adjacent
Even if it's not the same area, I would love to read your papers 🔭
We love amateurs here! Remember when a couple amateur astronomers discovered a giant oxygen-rich nebula towards Andromeda? That was awesome
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-recently-discovered-gas-cloud-near-andromeda-stumps-astronomers/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-recently-discovered-gas-cloud-near-andromeda-stumps-astronomers/
Yes! Amateur astronomers do some really cool things, from taking amazing astrophotography to doing some really cool projects (like http://galaxymap.org/). So, definitely welcome in the astronomy feed! 🔭
Amateurs welcome?
July 11, 2023 at 8:16 AM
We love amateurs here! Remember when a couple amateur astronomers discovered a giant oxygen-rich nebula towards Andromeda? That was awesome
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-recently-discovered-gas-cloud-near-andromeda-stumps-astronomers/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-recently-discovered-gas-cloud-near-andromeda-stumps-astronomers/
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If Bluesky seems dead or low activity on your end it might be that you haven't yet made the most of its design. It's different from Twitter in some key ways so you have to interact differently. I'm writing these tips below from my non-techy perspective, techies please weigh in if I get things wrong:
July 10, 2023 at 10:49 PM
If Bluesky seems dead or low activity on your end it might be that you haven't yet made the most of its design. It's different from Twitter in some key ways so you have to interact differently. I'm writing these tips below from my non-techy perspective, techies please weigh in if I get things wrong:
Does anyone have spare access codes or know how to get a few? I have some astro people that are asking for some while the community migrates from the bird site
July 10, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Does anyone have spare access codes or know how to get a few? I have some astro people that are asking for some while the community migrates from the bird site