Gail Zasowski
@zastronomerski.bsky.social
Astronomer 🌌, professor at the U of Utah, mom of 2 littles. Exploring, hiking, camping, cooking, reading. Sci-fi and period romances. Definitely not writing social media bios.
🔭 ☄️ 🧪 #galactic
🌌 What does our Milky Way look like from the outside? 🌀 How has that changed over time? ✨ Why did my coauthors let me use the phrase “child movie star” in an actual paper? ⚡️
Check out arxiv.org/abs/2507.17637, and the incredible work by Imig et al in arxiv.org/abs/2507.17629 to find out!
Check out arxiv.org/abs/2507.17637, and the incredible work by Imig et al in arxiv.org/abs/2507.17629 to find out!
August 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
🔭 ☄️ 🧪 #galactic
🌌 What does our Milky Way look like from the outside? 🌀 How has that changed over time? ✨ Why did my coauthors let me use the phrase “child movie star” in an actual paper? ⚡️
Check out arxiv.org/abs/2507.17637, and the incredible work by Imig et al in arxiv.org/abs/2507.17629 to find out!
Check out arxiv.org/abs/2507.17637, and the incredible work by Imig et al in arxiv.org/abs/2507.17629 to find out!
July 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌌 What does our Milky Way look like from the outside? 🌀 How has that changed over time? ✨ Why did my coauthors let me use the phrase “child movie star” in an actual paper? ⚡️
Check out arxiv.org/abs/2507.17637, and the incredible work by Imig et al in arxiv.org/abs/2507.17629 to find out!
Check out arxiv.org/abs/2507.17637, and the incredible work by Imig et al in arxiv.org/abs/2507.17629 to find out!
Things are bad and scary now, but if it helps to remember that there are beautiful places in the world, here are a couple photos from northern Nevada last week.
July 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Things are bad and scary now, but if it helps to remember that there are beautiful places in the world, here are a couple photos from northern Nevada last week.
Yeah sex is great but have you ever made a spreadsheet to organize a group for a thing and everyone filled it out correctly?
No seriously, have you? What’s it like? I bet it’s awesome.
No seriously, have you? What’s it like? I bet it’s awesome.
June 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Yeah sex is great but have you ever made a spreadsheet to organize a group for a thing and everyone filled it out correctly?
No seriously, have you? What’s it like? I bet it’s awesome.
No seriously, have you? What’s it like? I bet it’s awesome.
You might feel like *your* job has no real impact, but have you thought about the poor person who adds that “remember this device for next time” button to login pages?
May 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
You might feel like *your* job has no real impact, but have you thought about the poor person who adds that “remember this device for next time” button to login pages?
Reposted by Gail Zasowski
Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all you wonderful lovely people! 🏳️⚧️
Thank you for sharing as much of yourselves as you are comfortable sharing; all our lives are richer for it ❤️
Thank you for sharing as much of yourselves as you are comfortable sharing; all our lives are richer for it ❤️
April 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all you wonderful lovely people! 🏳️⚧️
Thank you for sharing as much of yourselves as you are comfortable sharing; all our lives are richer for it ❤️
Thank you for sharing as much of yourselves as you are comfortable sharing; all our lives are richer for it ❤️
Late to the culturally timely meme game as always, but this is by far my fave
March 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Late to the culturally timely meme game as always, but this is by far my fave
My comfiest socks are purple REI wool midweights I accidentally stole on a flight to Europe, because they looked like mine under the seat. (It was a flight from SLC, so like 85% of the plane was wearing REI socks.) I don’t know how the previous owner made them so soft, but my life is better for it.
February 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
My comfiest socks are purple REI wool midweights I accidentally stole on a flight to Europe, because they looked like mine under the seat. (It was a flight from SLC, so like 85% of the plane was wearing REI socks.) I don’t know how the previous owner made them so soft, but my life is better for it.
Discovered this week that our dept’s mission statement was changed to remove Now Banned Words, without telling anyone. Our mission statement. Of our values. Voted on by faculty (itself a feat). Without telling us. 🫠🫠🫠
Wayback machine out here doing the Lord’s work.
Wayback machine out here doing the Lord’s work.
February 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Discovered this week that our dept’s mission statement was changed to remove Now Banned Words, without telling anyone. Our mission statement. Of our values. Voted on by faculty (itself a feat). Without telling us. 🫠🫠🫠
Wayback machine out here doing the Lord’s work.
Wayback machine out here doing the Lord’s work.
Reposted by Gail Zasowski
"First of all, some of the things here I say will be incorrect" is the new cold opener for every colloquium talk I give from now on.
February 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"First of all, some of the things here I say will be incorrect" is the new cold opener for every colloquium talk I give from now on.
There should be a rule that if you build a new house, especially if it’s odd/interesting, all the neighbors who watched it go up can come see what the inside looks like when it’s done.
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
There should be a rule that if you build a new house, especially if it’s odd/interesting, all the neighbors who watched it go up can come see what the inside looks like when it’s done.
I realize this is, like, #2886447 on the list of imminent Bad Things, but I just remembered the US’s 250th birthday is within the next 4 years, and ugh that’s gonna suck.
January 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I realize this is, like, #2886447 on the list of imminent Bad Things, but I just remembered the US’s 250th birthday is within the next 4 years, and ugh that’s gonna suck.
Reposted by Gail Zasowski
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
QP this with your 5 favorite female Star Trek characters, Bluesky Trekkies! #StarTrek #TrekSky 🖖🏼✨
(In no particular order)
1. Kathryn Janeway
2. Kira Nerys
3. Nyota Uhura
4. Lwaxana Troi
5. D’Vana Tendi
If I were allowed 2 more: Beverly Crusher and 7 of 9
(In no particular order)
1. Kathryn Janeway
2. Kira Nerys
3. Nyota Uhura
4. Lwaxana Troi
5. D’Vana Tendi
If I were allowed 2 more: Beverly Crusher and 7 of 9
December 13, 2024 at 11:43 PM
That canceled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about.
November 16, 2024 at 6:12 AM
That canceled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about.
Based on a true story in our department 😂
(Details available in person)
(Details available in person)
November 15, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Based on a true story in our department 😂
(Details available in person)
(Details available in person)
“Murthered at St Paul’s Covent Garden” oh come on!
November 15, 2024 at 1:17 AM
“Murthered at St Paul’s Covent Garden” oh come on!
I was pumping milk 🤱 for my infant and my 3yo walked in the room and asked what I was pumping. I said “horchata” and she got really excited and thus I was reminded that 3yo’s don’t get sarcasm yet.
November 9, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I was pumping milk 🤱 for my infant and my 3yo walked in the room and asked what I was pumping. I said “horchata” and she got really excited and thus I was reminded that 3yo’s don’t get sarcasm yet.
I am so embarrassed for my country, and so scared for my daughters’ futures.
November 6, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I am so embarrassed for my country, and so scared for my daughters’ futures.
Perhaps fitting that my first post on Bluesky, which I joined for totally professional reasons, is a loving ❤️ to @greatesttrek.bsky.social for their SLC show tonight! So much fun for us intermountain FoDs…thank you!!
November 10, 2023 at 5:43 AM
Perhaps fitting that my first post on Bluesky, which I joined for totally professional reasons, is a loving ❤️ to @greatesttrek.bsky.social for their SLC show tonight! So much fun for us intermountain FoDs…thank you!!