Chad Bender
@chadfbender.bsky.social
Astronomer at University of Arizona's Steward Observatory. Instrument builder: LFAST, NEID, HPF. Building giant telescopes! Hobbyist woodworker. Decent vinyl collection.
So you have a reference. Comes in a box with a bunch of packets.
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
So you have a reference. Comes in a box with a bunch of packets.
I think someone at Safeway misordered the canned peppers...
October 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I think someone at Safeway misordered the canned peppers...
A lovely day to fly across the middle of the country, and working DirectTV on United to boot meant I could simultaneously watch clouds and NE football. Go Big Red
October 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A lovely day to fly across the middle of the country, and working DirectTV on United to boot meant I could simultaneously watch clouds and NE football. Go Big Red
Virgil is a true Labor Day hero
September 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Virgil is a true Labor Day hero
I really need to have a "no frogs in the pool" policy.
August 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I really need to have a "no frogs in the pool" policy.
More baseball! Brazil vs Germany. Winner advances. We really need more of this in Tucson! #worldbaseballclassic
March 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
More baseball! Brazil vs Germany. Winner advances. We really need more of this in Tucson! #worldbaseballclassic
Baseball is back in Tucson! World Baseball Classic: Germany vs China. Someone brought a trumpet, supplementing the sound effects from the stadium speakers!
March 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Baseball is back in Tucson! World Baseball Classic: Germany vs China. Someone brought a trumpet, supplementing the sound effects from the stadium speakers!
A giant bobcat strolled through our patio this morning and decided to have a drink. Good thing I haven't put much chlorine in the pool lately.
February 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A giant bobcat strolled through our patio this morning and decided to have a drink. Good thing I haven't put much chlorine in the pool lately.
What fresh hell is this? AZ has a Pauxatauny Phil groundhog equivalent that is a rattlesnake.
February 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
What fresh hell is this? AZ has a Pauxatauny Phil groundhog equivalent that is a rattlesnake.
Ok folks, it's been quite a day. But check this out: these pickles have zero calories. I could just keep eating them all day and nothing would happen...
January 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Ok folks, it's been quite a day. But check this out: these pickles have zero calories. I could just keep eating them all day and nothing would happen...
Closing out a long and troubling day by working through this weekend's finds from the record store. Some apt titles for today's events. Zep4 is a PeckoDuck pressing, clean and pretty quiet! And the Apollo 11 one was quite fun.
January 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Closing out a long and troubling day by working through this weekend's finds from the record store. Some apt titles for today's events. Zep4 is a PeckoDuck pressing, clean and pretty quiet! And the Apollo 11 one was quite fun.
Wyatt summoning a demon
January 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Wyatt summoning a demon
Last view of National Harbor. Not as bad as I'd expected. Still annoying, compared with a downtown location.
January 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Last view of National Harbor. Not as bad as I'd expected. Still annoying, compared with a downtown location.
We.had a death in the house today. This rat ornament, killed by one of the cats, who will not admit to the deed (and who presumably is also responsible for a candy cane being on the floor all the way across the house).
December 21, 2024 at 3:12 AM
We.had a death in the house today. This rat ornament, killed by one of the cats, who will not admit to the deed (and who presumably is also responsible for a candy cane being on the floor all the way across the house).
New Christmas lights have resulted in a bit of a Griswold situation. It's a bit bright out there...
December 2, 2024 at 5:53 AM
New Christmas lights have resulted in a bit of a Griswold situation. It's a bit bright out there...
I've hit the go big or go home phase in my life with Christmas lights....
November 28, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I've hit the go big or go home phase in my life with Christmas lights....
The lair, a good 20m from the bush.
November 27, 2024 at 10:43 PM
The lair, a good 20m from the bush.
Ant appear to be stealing the flowers off a bush in our yard. Unclear why. But there is a whole brigade carrying little purple flowers.
November 27, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Ant appear to be stealing the flowers off a bush in our yard. Unclear why. But there is a whole brigade carrying little purple flowers.