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Amit Seta
@amitseta.bsky.social
Astrophysicist, ARC DECRA Fellow at ANU, the person who danced most at my wedding... Pronouns: he/him.

https://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~amitseta
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Hey, astronomers. Can you imagine astronomy research without ADS?!?!? No? So, have you filled out the ADS survey yet?

Help archives help you!

(Help archives keep funding!)

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Astrophysics Data System (ADS) User Feedback Survey
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) digital library. Your insights will help us improve the platform and better serve the scientific community. All ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
August 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Huge congratulations to Jessica Dempsey on her appointment as the next Director General of the SKAO! And also to the SKAO on an excellent choice, although 😭 for Dutch astronomy.

www.skao.int/en/news/654/...
Prof. Jessica Dempsey to be next SKA Observatory Director-General | SKAO
The SKA Observatory is delighted to announce that Prof. Jessica Dempsey will be its next Director-General, taking up the post in June 2026 for a five-year term.
www.skao.int
July 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Congratulations to all the winners of the 2025 ASA prizes: Li Yusen, Dr Matthew Miles @astromattmiles.bsky.social, Dr Rebecca Davies, A/Prof Claudio Lagos @cdplagos.bsky.social, Dr Joshua Pritchard and Prof Naomi McClure-Griffiths 👏🏅 Find out more: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/media-releas...
July 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I have used SVN.
for all the complaints about git, kids these days don't know how good they have it. back in the day we used CVS. Anytime you wanted to change a file you needed to get in your car, drive to CVS, go to the pharmacist counter and ask to check out the file.
July 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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This is an excellent opportunity to join the PASA Editorial Board. Please consider applying, Astro Bluesky. 🔭
PASA is looking for two new Associate Editors. We encourage qualified applicants from all areas of astronomy. The due date for applications is July 15, and see the full ad at aas.org/jobregister/... . Any questions can be directed to Editor-in-Chief @astrominh.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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RIP Jerry Ostriker, one of our most creative and influential theoretical astrophysicists.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/s...
Jeremiah Ostriker, Who Plumbed Dark Forces That Shape Universe, Dies at 86
There’s more to the universe than meets the eye, he found. His studies led astronomy to the dark side, changing our view of what’s out there.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The magnetic and turbulent kinetic energy density relation holds across all ISM phases and is more fundamental than the magnetic field-density relation... see arxiv.org/pdf/2503.236....

Not well-timed...with all the 1st April papers...but now also with the Ghiblified version...
April 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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March 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Come on folk, get off your butts! Let's thank @arc-tracker.bsky.social. 3500+ of you follow their posts about proposed changes in ARC funding & which schemes remain open for now. But only 135 of you have signed up to support their nomination for a Eureka prize. Sign!

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Letter of Support for nomination of @ARC_Tracker for a Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science
In signing this form you endorse the proposal to nominate @ARC_Tracker for a Eureka Prize in the category 'Leadership in Science'. The list of signatories will be appended to the nomination form. I wi...
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March 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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ARC has “paused” future rounds of grant schemes pending outcomes of its NCGP Policy Review.

All schemes previously scheduled to open before 1 July this year will go ahead.

But next year’s Laureates, Industry Fellowships & Discovery Indigenous won’t.

See table👇 & www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese...
March 20, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Hi Australian Researchers. I have a plan. Let's thank the amazing @arc-tracker.bsky.social for a decade of selfless work by nominating them for a Eureka Prize (Leadership in science). Are you with me? If so, repost this. Please also reply and state your support for this quest. We can do this people.
February 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Super fun!
ANITA summer school on computational multiphysics hydrodynamics kicking off this week at Mt Stromlo #anita @astrosocaus.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Truth has been spoken... but what about helicity?
is "what about AI?" the new "what about magnetic fields?" ?

#astro
January 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
2024 wrap up... thanks to amazing collaborators and students...
January 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Come join the exoplanets team at UniSQ in Australia. Our team is seeking multiple PhD positions to understand the formation and evolution of planetary systems, involving ongoing programs on JWST, HST, and VLT. See AAS advert. Applications before March 07.

aas.org/jobregister/...
PhD Positions in Exoplanet Atmospheres and Demographics | American Astronomical Society
The Exoplanet group at University of Southern Queensland is inviting candidates for two fully funded PhD scholarships (3 years). Successful candidate will work with Dr George Zhou and Dr Chelsea Huang...
aas.org
January 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Seems like nothing major has changed since 1989 (found this proceedings in my book shelf at home). I think it was the first east meets west magnetic fields meeting!
November 26, 2024 at 11:14 AM
2023 Wrap-Up...thanks to my amazing collaborators...
December 31, 2023 at 11:21 AM
Happy Diwali (in Holi)...!
November 12, 2023 at 12:30 AM
Wonderful talk by @ac_radhika at UNSW as part of the Astronomical Society of Australia's ECR symposium series... See the link below!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrG_...
November 10, 2023 at 2:13 AM