Ryan White
@astroryan.bsky.social
Astrophysics student at Macquarie University, retired artist, bread obsessed. Studying cool (but actually quite hot) stars 🌟 @astrobites.bsky.social author 🪐 i have art too! @ryanwhiteartist.bsky.social 🖌️
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Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells 'Spiraling' Apep, Limits Long Orbit - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding
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Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
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A terrific writeup from @rami.spaceaustralia.com on our recent Apep results and press release! Would highly recommend giving it a read :)
Two new papers have used data from JWST and ESO's VLT to help uncover new details of the chaos amongst the stars: Apep
@rami.spaceaustralia.com spoke with one of the paper's lead authors @astroryan.bsky.social about this incredible system.
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#SpaceAustralia
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@rami.spaceaustralia.com spoke with one of the paper's lead authors @astroryan.bsky.social about this incredible system.
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#SpaceAustralia
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November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A terrific writeup from @rami.spaceaustralia.com on our recent Apep results and press release! Would highly recommend giving it a read :)
Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells 'Spiraling' Apep, Limits Long Orbit - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding
science.nasa.gov
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
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We should put a second screen on the back of an e-reader with the book cover to enable performativity for males who read ebooks too
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We should put a second screen on the back of an e-reader with the book cover to enable performativity for males who read ebooks too
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being a part of @astrobites.bsky.social was one of the best things I did in grad school !! such a supportive collaboration where everyone just wants to make astronomy better
apply ! apply ! apply !
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apply ! apply ! apply !
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Are you a grad student interested in writing for Astrobites, or do you know one? We're recruiting! Apply by November 26 :)
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Apply to Write for Astrobites 2025!
Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 26th.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
being a part of @astrobites.bsky.social was one of the best things I did in grad school !! such a supportive collaboration where everyone just wants to make astronomy better
apply ! apply ! apply !
🧪☄️🔭
apply ! apply ! apply !
🧪☄️🔭
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You might’ve heard the news: SpaceX just passed 10,000 Starlink satellites launched. And that number is already old news, as there’s now a new Starlink batch launched every other day. Here’s what that looks like in a short animation of Comet A6 Lemmon courtesy of Michael Jaeger:
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
You might’ve heard the news: SpaceX just passed 10,000 Starlink satellites launched. And that number is already old news, as there’s now a new Starlink batch launched every other day. Here’s what that looks like in a short animation of Comet A6 Lemmon courtesy of Michael Jaeger:
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the Americans might be emotionally ready for cricket now
October 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
the Americans might be emotionally ready for cricket now
nothing more disappointing to me in contemporary classical than a banger of a piano song that's only 1 or 2 minutes. give me an 8 to 20 minute song that will leave me an emotional wreck, please
October 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
nothing more disappointing to me in contemporary classical than a banger of a piano song that's only 1 or 2 minutes. give me an 8 to 20 minute song that will leave me an emotional wreck, please
the astrobites content is going crazy this week: a new bite by me about a neat result. check it out!
From Ryan White @astroryan.bsky.social : What does the surface of a red supergiant star look like? It’s no polarising statement to say that it has more in common with a pot of bubbling soup than you might think! 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/21/a...
astrobites.org/2025/10/21/a...
Judging a red supergiant book by its cover
What does the surface of a red supergiant star look like? It’s no polarising statement to say that it has more in common with a pot of bubbling soup than you might think!
astrobites.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
the astrobites content is going crazy this week: a new bite by me about a neat result. check it out!
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*shouting over the sound of cooling fans* CLOUD COMPUTING? NO, I SAID LOUD COMPUTING!
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
*shouting over the sound of cooling fans* CLOUD COMPUTING? NO, I SAID LOUD COMPUTING!
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What do marine microplankton have to do with high energy cosmic rays? Astrobites author Ryan White @astroryan.bsky.social explains! 🔭✨☄️
You can learn more by checking out Ryan’s piece “What doesn’t kill them makes them (marine microplankton) stronger”:
astrobites.org/2025/10/15/m...
You can learn more by checking out Ryan’s piece “What doesn’t kill them makes them (marine microplankton) stronger”:
astrobites.org/2025/10/15/m...
October 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
What do marine microplankton have to do with high energy cosmic rays? Astrobites author Ryan White @astroryan.bsky.social explains! 🔭✨☄️
You can learn more by checking out Ryan’s piece “What doesn’t kill them makes them (marine microplankton) stronger”:
astrobites.org/2025/10/15/m...
You can learn more by checking out Ryan’s piece “What doesn’t kill them makes them (marine microplankton) stronger”:
astrobites.org/2025/10/15/m...
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as a several-movies-a-week-american i need "now you see me, now you don't" to flop like i need oxygen to breathe
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
as a several-movies-a-week-american i need "now you see me, now you don't" to flop like i need oxygen to breathe
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this is bait for the losers who always comment on these "haha yeah I think it's dumb too...I only use it for these things that I don't realize are also dumb"
October 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
this is bait for the losers who always comment on these "haha yeah I think it's dumb too...I only use it for these things that I don't realize are also dumb"
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1.5 hour timelapse of the Sun in hydrogen-alpha. I set this up quite late in the day and the Sun was pretty quiet so I was surprised how much evolution is visible in the prominences, granulation and the active region. I'll have to try more of this.
Video is set to loop forwards, then in reverse
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Video is set to loop forwards, then in reverse
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October 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
1.5 hour timelapse of the Sun in hydrogen-alpha. I set this up quite late in the day and the Sun was pretty quiet so I was surprised how much evolution is visible in the prominences, granulation and the active region. I'll have to try more of this.
Video is set to loop forwards, then in reverse
🔭
Video is set to loop forwards, then in reverse
🔭
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sometimes after they tuck the president in at night he secretly stays up past his bedtime posting a hundred AI slop videos from the same account he uses to issue official policy statements. it rocks.
October 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
sometimes after they tuck the president in at night he secretly stays up past his bedtime posting a hundred AI slop videos from the same account he uses to issue official policy statements. it rocks.
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farm to table doesn't impress me. let my food go on a journey. let it see the world
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
farm to table doesn't impress me. let my food go on a journey. let it see the world
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Curious what is it like working at ESO?
@jaydewst.bsky.social describes the experience of a Summer Research Student at our HQ in Germany 👇
jaydewillingham.github.io/Rd2Dr_Pages/...
By the way, several opportunities for students are still open 👉 recruitment.eso.org 🔭 🧪
@jaydewst.bsky.social describes the experience of a Summer Research Student at our HQ in Germany 👇
jaydewillingham.github.io/Rd2Dr_Pages/...
By the way, several opportunities for students are still open 👉 recruitment.eso.org 🔭 🧪
October 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Curious what is it like working at ESO?
@jaydewst.bsky.social describes the experience of a Summer Research Student at our HQ in Germany 👇
jaydewillingham.github.io/Rd2Dr_Pages/...
By the way, several opportunities for students are still open 👉 recruitment.eso.org 🔭 🧪
@jaydewst.bsky.social describes the experience of a Summer Research Student at our HQ in Germany 👇
jaydewillingham.github.io/Rd2Dr_Pages/...
By the way, several opportunities for students are still open 👉 recruitment.eso.org 🔭 🧪
new from me! with a little drawing to boot
From Ryan White @astroryan.bsky.social : As the Sun bobs its head above and below the Galactic plane, the Earth’s marine microplankton flock in crowds to see the beautiful view. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/15/m...
astrobites.org/2025/10/15/m...
What doesn’t kill them makes them (marine microplankton) stronger
As the Sun bobs its head above and below the Galactic plane, the Earth’s marine microplankton flock in crowds to see the beautiful view.
astrobites.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
new from me! with a little drawing to boot
i guess i'm out of retirement folks
Hot off the press - a wonderful oceanic sunrise scene. And so my 5 year art hiatus is officially broken...
#D2 - 'Sunrise Waves', painted with Clip Studio Paint and completed on 15th of October, 2025.
#D2 - 'Sunrise Waves', painted with Clip Studio Paint and completed on 15th of October, 2025.
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
i guess i'm out of retirement folks
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Having fun with Letterboxd Lists
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Having fun with Letterboxd Lists
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And as a bonus, here's a false-color composite of the same. Blue is mapped to all of visible, green is infrared beyond 850nm, and red is the methane band at 889nm.
🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
October 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
And as a bonus, here's a false-color composite of the same. Blue is mapped to all of visible, green is infrared beyond 850nm, and red is the methane band at 889nm.
🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
🔭 #astrophotography #saturn
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Been imaging Saturn while its rings are nearly edge-on and tried some infrared filters. At this 889nm methane band, Saturn strongly absorbs light, whereas its rings scatter equally across wavelengths.
Also a good visual demo of how astronomers measure exoplanet atmospheres!
🔭🧪 #astrophotography
Also a good visual demo of how astronomers measure exoplanet atmospheres!
🔭🧪 #astrophotography
October 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Been imaging Saturn while its rings are nearly edge-on and tried some infrared filters. At this 889nm methane band, Saturn strongly absorbs light, whereas its rings scatter equally across wavelengths.
Also a good visual demo of how astronomers measure exoplanet atmospheres!
🔭🧪 #astrophotography
Also a good visual demo of how astronomers measure exoplanet atmospheres!
🔭🧪 #astrophotography
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got a nice email from someone in austria asking me to rotate a Leberkässemmel, an austere meatloaf and mustard sandwich on kaiser roll i was previously unfamiliar with. i figured what the hell, let's rotate it and rotate it fast
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
got a nice email from someone in austria asking me to rotate a Leberkässemmel, an austere meatloaf and mustard sandwich on kaiser roll i was previously unfamiliar with. i figured what the hell, let's rotate it and rotate it fast
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I'm delving quite heavily into digital art for the first time and it's amazing to me how streamlined it makes everything. The atmosphere gradient here would have taken me *hours* with physical media, but took about 10 minutes with Clip Studio Paint. I'm in awe
October 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm delving quite heavily into digital art for the first time and it's amazing to me how streamlined it makes everything. The atmosphere gradient here would have taken me *hours* with physical media, but took about 10 minutes with Clip Studio Paint. I'm in awe
i just had a look at the materials i need to teach for a data science course this week and the lecturer teaches students to do
`fig, ax = plt.subplots(...)
ax.plot(...)`
rather than
`plt.plot(...)`
i have never been so happy
`fig, ax = plt.subplots(...)
ax.plot(...)`
rather than
`plt.plot(...)`
i have never been so happy
October 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
i just had a look at the materials i need to teach for a data science course this week and the lecturer teaches students to do
`fig, ax = plt.subplots(...)
ax.plot(...)`
rather than
`plt.plot(...)`
i have never been so happy
`fig, ax = plt.subplots(...)
ax.plot(...)`
rather than
`plt.plot(...)`
i have never been so happy