Paul Knightly
@paulknightly.bsky.social
Geologist and Photographer
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I am community sourcing a list of people who are actively in search of MS/PhD students in planetary science/astrobiology/exoplanets for Fall 2026. If you are such a person, please fill out the following google form:
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Planetary Science MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2026
Crowd sourced list of people who are looking for MS/PhD students to help connect prospective students with advisors so we can do even more fabulous planetary science! (Submitting a response indicates ...
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August 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I am community sourcing a list of people who are actively in search of MS/PhD students in planetary science/astrobiology/exoplanets for Fall 2026. If you are such a person, please fill out the following google form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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I felt motivated this morning to revisit my photo catalog from Iceland, including re-touching some edits that were lost to an older computer years ago. This is my new spin on an old photo of Kirkjufellsfoss from 2019.
#Iceland #Photography #LandscapePhotography
#Iceland #Photography #LandscapePhotography
August 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I felt motivated this morning to revisit my photo catalog from Iceland, including re-touching some edits that were lost to an older computer years ago. This is my new spin on an old photo of Kirkjufellsfoss from 2019.
#Iceland #Photography #LandscapePhotography
#Iceland #Photography #LandscapePhotography
Howdy Bluesky - it's been a while. I haven't posted much for a variety of reasons, including being behind on photo edits.
As a sort of re-introduction, here are some of my favorite weather photos from over the years. Descriptions in the alt text.
As a sort of re-introduction, here are some of my favorite weather photos from over the years. Descriptions in the alt text.
July 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Howdy Bluesky - it's been a while. I haven't posted much for a variety of reasons, including being behind on photo edits.
As a sort of re-introduction, here are some of my favorite weather photos from over the years. Descriptions in the alt text.
As a sort of re-introduction, here are some of my favorite weather photos from over the years. Descriptions in the alt text.
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"Remote sensing for species distribution models: An illustration from a sentinel taxon of the world's driest ecosystem"
By Khum Thapa-Magar, @sokole.bsky.social, Michael Gooseff, Mark Salvatore, John Barrett, @colddirt.bsky.social, @paulknightly.bsky.social, & Sarah Power
By Khum Thapa-Magar, @sokole.bsky.social, Michael Gooseff, Mark Salvatore, John Barrett, @colddirt.bsky.social, @paulknightly.bsky.social, & Sarah Power
May 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"Remote sensing for species distribution models: An illustration from a sentinel taxon of the world's driest ecosystem"
By Khum Thapa-Magar, @sokole.bsky.social, Michael Gooseff, Mark Salvatore, John Barrett, @colddirt.bsky.social, @paulknightly.bsky.social, & Sarah Power
By Khum Thapa-Magar, @sokole.bsky.social, Michael Gooseff, Mark Salvatore, John Barrett, @colddirt.bsky.social, @paulknightly.bsky.social, & Sarah Power
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ICYMI: Ecology paper in @esajournals.bsky.social couples remote sensing with a species distribution model to better understand the dominant primary producers at @mcm-lter.bsky.social, Antarctica: 🦠 cyanobacterial mats
Thapa-Magar, @sokole.bsky.social, Gooseff, et al. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Thapa-Magar, @sokole.bsky.social, Gooseff, et al. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
May 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
ICYMI: Ecology paper in @esajournals.bsky.social couples remote sensing with a species distribution model to better understand the dominant primary producers at @mcm-lter.bsky.social, Antarctica: 🦠 cyanobacterial mats
Thapa-Magar, @sokole.bsky.social, Gooseff, et al. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Thapa-Magar, @sokole.bsky.social, Gooseff, et al. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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Me: The youngs don't know what a file is. Or file structure.
@nianorris.com: My students "live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river."
@nianorris.com: My students "live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river."
My web development students don't even know what files they own are. We have to review file structure every assignment that requires JavaScript or CSS.
They live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river.
They live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river.
November 30, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Me: The youngs don't know what a file is. Or file structure.
@nianorris.com: My students "live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river."
@nianorris.com: My students "live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river."
My followers count has nearly doubled since the last time I logged in here. Are we all doing this now for real?
November 13, 2024 at 2:48 AM
My followers count has nearly doubled since the last time I logged in here. Are we all doing this now for real?
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I’m suddenly disappointed in my life decisions
August 5, 2024 at 2:58 AM
I’m suddenly disappointed in my life decisions
Gearing up for a few days of storm chasing from tomorrow (most likely) and into the weekend (for sure). Not planning on any real-time updates - that went away when I left Twitter.
Hardly post here but has there been any improvement in building up the wx community here?
Hardly post here but has there been any improvement in building up the wx community here?
April 25, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Gearing up for a few days of storm chasing from tomorrow (most likely) and into the weekend (for sure). Not planning on any real-time updates - that went away when I left Twitter.
Hardly post here but has there been any improvement in building up the wx community here?
Hardly post here but has there been any improvement in building up the wx community here?
Bsky has been open for a few hours now. Where my peeps?
February 6, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Bsky has been open for a few hours now. Where my peeps?
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It's not like the end of a planetary mission is a happy thing, but damn, if you surpass all specs like Ingenuity did — and became the first helicopter to fly on Mars at the same time! — then it's cause to celebrate what it *did* acheive.
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-t...
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-t...
After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
NASA has proven powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds, just as the Wright brothers proved it was possible on Earth.
www.jpl.nasa.gov
January 25, 2024 at 8:31 PM
It's not like the end of a planetary mission is a happy thing, but damn, if you surpass all specs like Ingenuity did — and became the first helicopter to fly on Mars at the same time! — then it's cause to celebrate what it *did* acheive.
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-t...
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-t...
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Since Tuesday, record amounts of fog have blanketed the Lower 48 states, lowering visibility, disrupting flights, causing vehicle accidents and even delaying schools.
At least two decades have passed since the United States was this foggy.
At least two decades have passed since the United States was this foggy.
Why thick fog is blanketing a record swath of the U.S.
Dense fog advisories affected nearly a third of the United States population and 27 states Thursday morning
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Since Tuesday, record amounts of fog have blanketed the Lower 48 states, lowering visibility, disrupting flights, causing vehicle accidents and even delaying schools.
At least two decades have passed since the United States was this foggy.
At least two decades have passed since the United States was this foggy.
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It's been what, a couple of months? Busy with moving across town plus travel, but slowing down for a soft landing to end the year. Had field work in NC and a meeting in AZ, so some travel photos to share. Descriptions in alt text.
November 29, 2023 at 12:28 PM
It's been what, a couple of months? Busy with moving across town plus travel, but slowing down for a soft landing to end the year. Had field work in NC and a meeting in AZ, so some travel photos to share. Descriptions in alt text.
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This reminds me of the awesome tweet that was like:
It's wild that it took until the 1960s to figure out plate tectonics. A little kid in the 50s would be like "it looks like Africa and South America fit together" and his mom would say "that's cute sweetie, here have a cigarette."
It's wild that it took until the 1960s to figure out plate tectonics. A little kid in the 50s would be like "it looks like Africa and South America fit together" and his mom would say "that's cute sweetie, here have a cigarette."
There was a great tweet one time about old timey medicine where it was like
Doctor: idk you got ghosts in your blood. Do a cocaine about it.
Doctor: idk you got ghosts in your blood. Do a cocaine about it.
October 12, 2023 at 7:29 PM
This reminds me of the awesome tweet that was like:
It's wild that it took until the 1960s to figure out plate tectonics. A little kid in the 50s would be like "it looks like Africa and South America fit together" and his mom would say "that's cute sweetie, here have a cigarette."
It's wild that it took until the 1960s to figure out plate tectonics. A little kid in the 50s would be like "it looks like Africa and South America fit together" and his mom would say "that's cute sweetie, here have a cigarette."
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I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
October 8, 2023 at 1:23 PM
I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
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This is our present but it doesn't have to be our future.
October 5, 2023 at 10:10 AM
This is our present but it doesn't have to be our future.
I saw somebody share this regarding AI/LLM generated text on Mastodon this morning and I think it's fantastic.
"Why should I bother to read something nobody could be bothered to write?"
"Why should I bother to read something nobody could be bothered to write?"
October 2, 2023 at 12:06 PM
I saw somebody share this regarding AI/LLM generated text on Mastodon this morning and I think it's fantastic.
"Why should I bother to read something nobody could be bothered to write?"
"Why should I bother to read something nobody could be bothered to write?"
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We're coming up on National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship application season, and soon after, announcements of who got that prestigious award.
On The Other Site, ~99% of that discussion was "don't worry if you don't get it, you're not a huge failure."
Super normal job we have
On The Other Site, ~99% of that discussion was "don't worry if you don't get it, you're not a huge failure."
Super normal job we have
September 27, 2023 at 4:33 PM
We're coming up on National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship application season, and soon after, announcements of who got that prestigious award.
On The Other Site, ~99% of that discussion was "don't worry if you don't get it, you're not a huge failure."
Super normal job we have
On The Other Site, ~99% of that discussion was "don't worry if you don't get it, you're not a huge failure."
Super normal job we have
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Canister is open! Lots of fine grained material already has spilled out. I hope they have a vacuum cleaner handy.
September 26, 2023 at 8:59 PM
Canister is open! Lots of fine grained material already has spilled out. I hope they have a vacuum cleaner handy.
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Science on Bluesky is growing rapidly!
Science friends, introduce yourselves below and I’ll share! Who are you? What do you work on? Where are you based?
I’ll go first. I’m David, and I study sharks and their conservation. I’m based in the Washington, DC area.
🧪🦑🌎🦈🐡
Science friends, introduce yourselves below and I’ll share! Who are you? What do you work on? Where are you based?
I’ll go first. I’m David, and I study sharks and their conservation. I’m based in the Washington, DC area.
🧪🦑🌎🦈🐡
September 26, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Science on Bluesky is growing rapidly!
Science friends, introduce yourselves below and I’ll share! Who are you? What do you work on? Where are you based?
I’ll go first. I’m David, and I study sharks and their conservation. I’m based in the Washington, DC area.
🧪🦑🌎🦈🐡
Science friends, introduce yourselves below and I’ll share! Who are you? What do you work on? Where are you based?
I’ll go first. I’m David, and I study sharks and their conservation. I’m based in the Washington, DC area.
🧪🦑🌎🦈🐡
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Dear humans of this brave new world:
if anybody is missing the bluesky equivalent of tweetdeck, PINE NO FURTHER
if anybody is missing the bluesky equivalent of tweetdeck, PINE NO FURTHER
deck.blue
A TweetDeck alternative for Bluesky
deck.blue
September 19, 2023 at 4:54 AM
Dear humans of this brave new world:
if anybody is missing the bluesky equivalent of tweetdeck, PINE NO FURTHER
if anybody is missing the bluesky equivalent of tweetdeck, PINE NO FURTHER
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Lithium! We know that we need more to make batteries ... but where do we find it? One place is a remote caldera on the Oregon-Nevada border that might be a mother lode of lithium. So, how'd so much lithium end up in a 16 million year old volcanic deposit? www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth...
The Quest for Lithium Deposits Hits a Potential Jackpot
The McDermitt Caldera on the Oregon-Nevada border may be the largest lithium deposit on Earth. So, how did it get there?
www.discovermagazine.com
September 20, 2023 at 6:59 PM
Lithium! We know that we need more to make batteries ... but where do we find it? One place is a remote caldera on the Oregon-Nevada border that might be a mother lode of lithium. So, how'd so much lithium end up in a 16 million year old volcanic deposit? www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth...