Theresa Wiegert
@astrotheresa.bsky.social
Loves radioastronomy, galaxies, parrots, bread baking, vegetarian food and marzipan, trying to figure out being an astronomer with MS.
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Look at this image (and thread - use the translate service).
This one reads along the lines of:
"..Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) without cleaning.
In just 15 minutes of acquisition, we counted 1,659 satellite trails (about 400 individual ones).
Words cannot describe the pollution of near space."
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This one reads along the lines of:
"..Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) without cleaning.
In just 15 minutes of acquisition, we counted 1,659 satellite trails (about 400 individual ones).
Words cannot describe the pollution of near space."
🔭
3/4. En esta imagen se muestra el mismo campo estelar del Cometa C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) sin limpiar.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Look at this image (and thread - use the translate service).
This one reads along the lines of:
"..Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) without cleaning.
In just 15 minutes of acquisition, we counted 1,659 satellite trails (about 400 individual ones).
Words cannot describe the pollution of near space."
🔭
This one reads along the lines of:
"..Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) without cleaning.
In just 15 minutes of acquisition, we counted 1,659 satellite trails (about 400 individual ones).
Words cannot describe the pollution of near space."
🔭
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The bright star in Taurus is called Aldebaran which means The Debaran. Okay actually it means The Follower because it is stalking the Pleiades sisters. The Pleiades are quite young but Aldebaran is old and bloated and orange and shouldn't be allowed to have a phone or be president. 🔭
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The bright star in Taurus is called Aldebaran which means The Debaran. Okay actually it means The Follower because it is stalking the Pleiades sisters. The Pleiades are quite young but Aldebaran is old and bloated and orange and shouldn't be allowed to have a phone or be president. 🔭
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Come for the Firefly quote, stay for the most ironic debunking of all debunkenings.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/kim-kardas...
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/kim-kardas...
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Kim Kardashian and the Apollo Moon Hoax
Oh god, THIS again?!
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Come for the Firefly quote, stay for the most ironic debunking of all debunkenings.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/kim-kardas...
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/kim-kardas...
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I couldn't leave this one alone. Like it seems silly and harmless, but this is such a slippery slope in to damaging conspiracy theories like anti-vax and climate change denial, so I'm going to keep explaining it in the hopes people start actually thinking about things.
Like I wasn't going to respond... #shorts #kardashians
One day I don't have to keep repeating these points. Also I threw this together super quick last night -- hoping these are clear enough short answers!
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October 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I couldn't leave this one alone. Like it seems silly and harmless, but this is such a slippery slope in to damaging conspiracy theories like anti-vax and climate change denial, so I'm going to keep explaining it in the hopes people start actually thinking about things.
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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Climate change though. Absolutely insane lack of panic about this www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Climate change though. Absolutely insane lack of panic about this www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world
September 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
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I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
September 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
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They’re detaining wildfire fighters while on the job. Insanity.
August 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
They’re detaining wildfire fighters while on the job. Insanity.
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From Magnus L'Argent: One of the most comprehensive studies of satellite interference at low radio frequencies so far. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/08/12/s...
astrobites.org/2025/08/12/s...
Nearly 1 in 3 Starlink satellites detected within the SKA-Low frequency band
One of the most comprehensive studies of satellite interference at low radio frequencies so far.
astrobites.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
From Magnus L'Argent: One of the most comprehensive studies of satellite interference at low radio frequencies so far. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/08/12/s...
astrobites.org/2025/08/12/s...
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Barack Obama weighs in on mass starvation in Gaza:
“Aid must be permitted to reach people in Gaza. There is no justification for keeping food and water away from civilian families.”
“Aid must be permitted to reach people in Gaza. There is no justification for keeping food and water away from civilian families.”
July 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Barack Obama weighs in on mass starvation in Gaza:
“Aid must be permitted to reach people in Gaza. There is no justification for keeping food and water away from civilian families.”
“Aid must be permitted to reach people in Gaza. There is no justification for keeping food and water away from civilian families.”
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Hey remember what I said like, two weeks ago? How scrapping the DST would be meaningless and you can't negotiate with fascists?
July 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hey remember what I said like, two weeks ago? How scrapping the DST would be meaningless and you can't negotiate with fascists?
Really? I guess if climate change is ”not real”, we’re doing it on purpose to annoy them? How does one even come up with this kind of rhetoric? Unreal. www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Canadian wildfire smoke ruining Americans' summer, says letter from Congress members | CBC News
Canadian wildfire smoke is travelling south and making it difficult for some Americans to enjoy their summer, says a letter from six members of Congress to Canada's ambassador in Washington.
www.cbc.ca
July 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Really? I guess if climate change is ”not real”, we’re doing it on purpose to annoy them? How does one even come up with this kind of rhetoric? Unreal. www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
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hey every single journalist who still uses twitter as your primary site, does the fact that the chatbot is promoting the Final Solution rise to the level of a news story or no
stop making this the global hub for news communication
stop making this the global hub for news communication
July 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
hey every single journalist who still uses twitter as your primary site, does the fact that the chatbot is promoting the Final Solution rise to the level of a news story or no
stop making this the global hub for news communication
stop making this the global hub for news communication
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#WallpaperWednesday: #RubinFirstLook edition 🤩
Need a new phone background? Loved the first images from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory?
We've got you! Save one of these to use, set it, and enjoy the cosmos captured by Rubin every time you use your phone 🌌🔭🧪
Need a new phone background? Loved the first images from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory?
We've got you! Save one of these to use, set it, and enjoy the cosmos captured by Rubin every time you use your phone 🌌🔭🧪
July 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#WallpaperWednesday: #RubinFirstLook edition 🤩
Need a new phone background? Loved the first images from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory?
We've got you! Save one of these to use, set it, and enjoy the cosmos captured by Rubin every time you use your phone 🌌🔭🧪
Need a new phone background? Loved the first images from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory?
We've got you! Save one of these to use, set it, and enjoy the cosmos captured by Rubin every time you use your phone 🌌🔭🧪
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For only the 3rd time in history, astronomers might have just identified an #interstellar object hurtling through our solar system! 🔭
Named A11pl3Z, it could be as large as 12 miles across.
Read buff.ly/D2RTHXU
And join our livestream at 9 CT (14 UTC) today: buff.ly/5TSsDkj
📷 Filipp Romanov
Named A11pl3Z, it could be as large as 12 miles across.
Read buff.ly/D2RTHXU
And join our livestream at 9 CT (14 UTC) today: buff.ly/5TSsDkj
📷 Filipp Romanov
July 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
For only the 3rd time in history, astronomers might have just identified an #interstellar object hurtling through our solar system! 🔭
Named A11pl3Z, it could be as large as 12 miles across.
Read buff.ly/D2RTHXU
And join our livestream at 9 CT (14 UTC) today: buff.ly/5TSsDkj
📷 Filipp Romanov
Named A11pl3Z, it could be as large as 12 miles across.
Read buff.ly/D2RTHXU
And join our livestream at 9 CT (14 UTC) today: buff.ly/5TSsDkj
📷 Filipp Romanov
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And here's where you can find a protest near you for tomorrow.
The "No Kings" organizers say that there are more than 1,800 protests planed for tomorrow.: www.nokings.org
We'll have journalists at several of them, but you can tag @motherjones.com with your clips and tips.
We'll have journalists at several of them, but you can tag @motherjones.com with your clips and tips.
June 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
And here's where you can find a protest near you for tomorrow.
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You and your children will breathe more air pollution because of this action. People will have more asthma attacks. People will have more heart attacks. All while climate impacts accelerate.
The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.
Trump's EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.
n.pr
June 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
You and your children will breathe more air pollution because of this action. People will have more asthma attacks. People will have more heart attacks. All while climate impacts accelerate.
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The NASA planetary science fleet chart if the president’s budget is enacted.
May 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The NASA planetary science fleet chart if the president’s budget is enacted.
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🚨HEY DORKS, WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨
We preparing for a BIG fight against Trump's attack on science and we won't stop until we win!
We are grassroots and run on donations. Whether it's $5 or $500, every little bit counts in the fight to save science.
#standupforscience
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
We preparing for a BIG fight against Trump's attack on science and we won't stop until we win!
We are grassroots and run on donations. Whether it's $5 or $500, every little bit counts in the fight to save science.
#standupforscience
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Stand Up For Science Summer Campaign!
Can you help us mobilize the fight for science and democracy? Every contribution matters!
actionnetwork.org
May 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚨HEY DORKS, WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨
We preparing for a BIG fight against Trump's attack on science and we won't stop until we win!
We are grassroots and run on donations. Whether it's $5 or $500, every little bit counts in the fight to save science.
#standupforscience
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
We preparing for a BIG fight against Trump's attack on science and we won't stop until we win!
We are grassroots and run on donations. Whether it's $5 or $500, every little bit counts in the fight to save science.
#standupforscience
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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Happy Earth Day! 🌍💙
Each year on 22 April, people across the planet join forces to raise awareness about the unequivocal effects of climate change and the importance of protecting our planet for future generations.
We celebrate Earth Day every day at ESA.
Each year on 22 April, people across the planet join forces to raise awareness about the unequivocal effects of climate change and the importance of protecting our planet for future generations.
We celebrate Earth Day every day at ESA.
April 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy Earth Day! 🌍💙
Each year on 22 April, people across the planet join forces to raise awareness about the unequivocal effects of climate change and the importance of protecting our planet for future generations.
We celebrate Earth Day every day at ESA.
Each year on 22 April, people across the planet join forces to raise awareness about the unequivocal effects of climate change and the importance of protecting our planet for future generations.
We celebrate Earth Day every day at ESA.
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THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
April 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
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3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
www.cbsnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development