Ethan Vishniac 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇺🇸
@ethan-vishniac.bsky.social
Cantankerous astrophysicist and editor. Grandfather and dog owner. I could probably drink less coffee. I think about magnetized turbulence and what it means for the universe.
Orcid 0000-0002-2307-3857
Orcid 0000-0002-2307-3857
This Friday we held a referee training workshop in Bloomington. Here you see all the graduates of our 4 hour session, along with three editors (including me). This was the first time we did one at a university instead of at a science meeting. The next will be in Baltimore, or nearby, in the Spring
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This Friday we held a referee training workshop in Bloomington. Here you see all the graduates of our 4 hour session, along with three editors (including me). This was the first time we did one at a university instead of at a science meeting. The next will be in Baltimore, or nearby, in the Spring
Elder god of The Astrophysical and Astronomical Journals.
August 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Elder god of The Astrophysical and Astronomical Journals.
Seen in strip mall parking lot in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
June 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Seen in strip mall parking lot in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Peer Review training workshop in Anchorage. AAS 246 starts tonight.
June 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Peer Review training workshop in Anchorage. AAS 246 starts tonight.
It would help this discussion to look at recent publication trends. This is from ADS, total publications in all the AAS journals + MNRAS + A&A +JCAP. This year’s total is extrapolated from the first quarter. The feeling that things have changed suddenly is not an illusion.
May 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It would help this discussion to look at recent publication trends. This is from ADS, total publications in all the AAS journals + MNRAS + A&A +JCAP. This year’s total is extrapolated from the first quarter. The feeling that things have changed suddenly is not an illusion.
A few more
February 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A few more
The world is burning but I made it to the Chihuly museum in Seattle last weekend. Apologies for my mediocre camera skills. It was amazing and you should all go on person.
February 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The world is burning but I made it to the Chihuly museum in Seattle last weekend. Apologies for my mediocre camera skills. It was amazing and you should all go on person.
Posting from Seattle showing Google Maps
February 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Posting from Seattle showing Google Maps
Dog and daughter’s dog hanging out in the kitchen.
December 10, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Dog and daughter’s dog hanging out in the kitchen.
This is ideal.
November 29, 2024 at 1:58 PM
This is ideal.
My contribution to the AAS office tree.
November 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM
My contribution to the AAS office tree.
I have informed that I need to post proof of cat to verify my identity. Here she is
November 20, 2024 at 11:04 PM
I have informed that I need to post proof of cat to verify my identity. Here she is
OK. I have found only a single graph, for the ApJ, which the fraction of papers with up to N authors as a function of time from 1992 to 2022.
August 28, 2024 at 8:48 PM
OK. I have found only a single graph, for the ApJ, which the fraction of papers with up to N authors as a function of time from 1992 to 2022.
Giving an impromptu public demonstration in the sunshine, a few hours before the clouds rolled in.
April 9, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Giving an impromptu public demonstration in the sunshine, a few hours before the clouds rolled in.
Just before totality in Rochester. :-(
April 9, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Just before totality in Rochester. :-(
Found in a box of old mementos. We have filled in a few steps in the last forty years but there’s a lot missing.
March 23, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Found in a box of old mementos. We have filled in a few steps in the last forty years but there’s a lot missing.
Happy lunar new year to all who celebrate, or eat with those that do
February 10, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Happy lunar new year to all who celebrate, or eat with those that do
Went to Encino to see the documentary about my grandfather. I liked it a lot, and was not horribly embarrassed by my interview on screen.
February 4, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Went to Encino to see the documentary about my grandfather. I liked it a lot, and was not horribly embarrassed by my interview on screen.
A sand sculpture by Jean-Pierre Hébert. The pattern is created by a metal ball which is driven by magnets contained in the platform.
January 30, 2024 at 7:11 PM
A sand sculpture by Jean-Pierre Hébert. The pattern is created by a metal ball which is driven by magnets contained in the platform.
Nipin getting comfortable.
January 9, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Nipin getting comfortable.
Nipin is judging you.
October 20, 2023 at 8:43 PM
Nipin is judging you.