Tom Herring
@physicstom.bsky.social
Community college physics professor and observatory director.
Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN imaged with a Celestron C14 edge hd Hyperstar and ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro at the Jack C Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College October 28, 2025. #astrophoto #astronomy #comets
October 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN imaged with a Celestron C14 edge hd Hyperstar and ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro at the Jack C Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College October 28, 2025. #astrophoto #astronomy #comets
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon. Dwarf 2 smart telescope imaged from suburban skies in Fernley, NV on Friday October 17, 2025. #astrophotos, #astronomy
October 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon. Dwarf 2 smart telescope imaged from suburban skies in Fernley, NV on Friday October 17, 2025. #astrophotos, #astronomy
Basically cost is mostly dependent on complexity of the spacecraft, not who builds it.
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A New Paper Studied Whether NASA Actually Saves Money by Hiring Corporations to Build New Spacecraft, and the Results Are Embarrassing
As it turns out, corporate contractors like SpaceX aren't anymore efficient at building spacecraft than the government.
futurism.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Basically cost is mostly dependent on complexity of the spacecraft, not who builds it.
futurism.com/future-socie...
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Live stacked astrophotos taken July 26, 2025 at the Jack C Davis Observatory. The Lagoon Nebula, M81 and M82 galaxies, and globular cluster M13.
July 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Live stacked astrophotos taken July 26, 2025 at the Jack C Davis Observatory. The Lagoon Nebula, M81 and M82 galaxies, and globular cluster M13.
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Former Google Chief Education Evangelist, Jamie Casap talks about the hard realities of the relationship between AI and education. #EduSky
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AI in Education: Strapping a Turbo Engine to a Horse’s Ass
I recently did a keynote on the irreplaceable value of human skills to a room full of education tech directors. After the talk, I did a Q&A…
jcasap.medium.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Former Google Chief Education Evangelist, Jamie Casap talks about the hard realities of the relationship between AI and education. #EduSky
jcasap.medium.com/ai-in-educat...
jcasap.medium.com/ai-in-educat...
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February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Donald Trump is treating the destruction of a democracy as a political show — throwing Ukraine to the wolves and doing a favor for Putin.
It's shameful and dangerous.
I've been to Ukraine, as have many Senate Republicans. I hope they speak up. Millions of lives are at stake.
It's shameful and dangerous.
I've been to Ukraine, as have many Senate Republicans. I hope they speak up. Millions of lives are at stake.
Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up
President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after he and and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukraine’s leader in the Oval Office.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Donald Trump is treating the destruction of a democracy as a political show — throwing Ukraine to the wolves and doing a favor for Putin.
It's shameful and dangerous.
I've been to Ukraine, as have many Senate Republicans. I hope they speak up. Millions of lives are at stake.
It's shameful and dangerous.
I've been to Ukraine, as have many Senate Republicans. I hope they speak up. Millions of lives are at stake.
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It bears repeating.
If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.
February 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It bears repeating.
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It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
So a week or so ago the department assistant asked what we wanted on the new nameplates for our office doors. Today my new nameplate was in place.
February 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
So a week or so ago the department assistant asked what we wanted on the new nameplates for our office doors. Today my new nameplate was in place.
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December 12, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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This is a brilliant animation. Definitely needed in intro astronomy/physics classes. #ITeachPhysics
November 23, 2024 at 5:33 AM
This is a brilliant animation. Definitely needed in intro astronomy/physics classes. #ITeachPhysics
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The SETI Institute is pleased to offer three community college students the chance to intern with researchers during the spring semester of 2025. Travel expenses and a stipend will be provided. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2024. 🧪 👩🔬
The SETI Institute is pleased to offer three community college students the chance to intern with researchers during the spring semester of 2025. Travel expenses and a stipend will be provided. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2024. 🧪 👩🔬
November 15, 2024 at 4:18 AM
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The SETI Institute is pleased to offer three community college students the chance to intern with researchers during the spring semester of 2025. Travel expenses and a stipend will be provided. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2024. 🧪 👩🔬
The SETI Institute is pleased to offer three community college students the chance to intern with researchers during the spring semester of 2025. Travel expenses and a stipend will be provided. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2024. 🧪 👩🔬
Aurora from Dayton, NV. That's a whopper of geomagnetic storm to see anything this far south. I got some pics of the large sunspot complex earlier today but still didn't expect to see the sky light up tonight.
May 11, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Aurora from Dayton, NV. That's a whopper of geomagnetic storm to see anything this far south. I got some pics of the large sunspot complex earlier today but still didn't expect to see the sky light up tonight.