kheegster
@kheegster.bsky.social
Astronomer studying the intergalactic medium.
Will be practicing bushido on my veggies from now on.
November 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Will be practicing bushido on my veggies from now on.
TW: raw meat
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.
Saw this 1000g A5 Wagyu steak in the supermarket and could not resist.
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.
Saw this 1000g A5 Wagyu steak in the supermarket and could not resist.
September 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
TW: raw meat
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.
Saw this 1000g A5 Wagyu steak in the supermarket and could not resist.
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.
Saw this 1000g A5 Wagyu steak in the supermarket and could not resist.
When I saw this poster I got excited that we were going to get a film about one of the greatest astronomers of the 20th century.
But on second glance, I don’t think Sir Arthur ever hip-fired automatic weapons.
But on second glance, I don’t think Sir Arthur ever hip-fired automatic weapons.
July 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
When I saw this poster I got excited that we were going to get a film about one of the greatest astronomers of the 20th century.
But on second glance, I don’t think Sir Arthur ever hip-fired automatic weapons.
But on second glance, I don’t think Sir Arthur ever hip-fired automatic weapons.
The foodie life has been sidelined since the little one was born, but managed to sneak out with the wifey for lobster ramen at Ebimaru.
Unapologetically decadent!
Unapologetically decadent!
June 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The foodie life has been sidelined since the little one was born, but managed to sneak out with the wifey for lobster ramen at Ebimaru.
Unapologetically decadent!
Unapologetically decadent!
The first of millions!
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has begun science operations, and I had the pleasure of leading the first night’s observations of the 360-night Strategic Program.
~2000 high-z galaxy spectra exposure, in 0.6 arcsec seeing! #cosmology 🔭🧪
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has begun science operations, and I had the pleasure of leading the first night’s observations of the 360-night Strategic Program.
~2000 high-z galaxy spectra exposure, in 0.6 arcsec seeing! #cosmology 🔭🧪
March 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The first of millions!
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has begun science operations, and I had the pleasure of leading the first night’s observations of the 360-night Strategic Program.
~2000 high-z galaxy spectra exposure, in 0.6 arcsec seeing! #cosmology 🔭🧪
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) has begun science operations, and I had the pleasure of leading the first night’s observations of the 360-night Strategic Program.
~2000 high-z galaxy spectra exposure, in 0.6 arcsec seeing! #cosmology 🔭🧪
I can’t. I’m not a white man.
(Also, I have had zero past interaction with UMich — never even visited so no idea how I ended up on their mailing list)
(Also, I have had zero past interaction with UMich — never even visited so no idea how I ended up on their mailing list)
March 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I can’t. I’m not a white man.
(Also, I have had zero past interaction with UMich — never even visited so no idea how I ended up on their mailing list)
(Also, I have had zero past interaction with UMich — never even visited so no idea how I ended up on their mailing list)
Nice have the all the ducks in a row, even if only literally.
January 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Nice have the all the ducks in a row, even if only literally.
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
January 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
TW: raw meat
Probably the most expensive thing I have ever cooked myself: a pound of A5 Matsuzaka wagyu beef, supposedly the most expensive meat in the word.
So glad I didn't ruin it!
Retails for ~JPY20,000 (~US$130) but I got it for free as a kickback from the 'Hometown Tax' program #ふるさと納税
Probably the most expensive thing I have ever cooked myself: a pound of A5 Matsuzaka wagyu beef, supposedly the most expensive meat in the word.
So glad I didn't ruin it!
Retails for ~JPY20,000 (~US$130) but I got it for free as a kickback from the 'Hometown Tax' program #ふるさと納税
December 19, 2024 at 2:10 AM
TW: raw meat
Probably the most expensive thing I have ever cooked myself: a pound of A5 Matsuzaka wagyu beef, supposedly the most expensive meat in the word.
So glad I didn't ruin it!
Retails for ~JPY20,000 (~US$130) but I got it for free as a kickback from the 'Hometown Tax' program #ふるさと納税
Probably the most expensive thing I have ever cooked myself: a pound of A5 Matsuzaka wagyu beef, supposedly the most expensive meat in the word.
So glad I didn't ruin it!
Retails for ~JPY20,000 (~US$130) but I got it for free as a kickback from the 'Hometown Tax' program #ふるさと納税
I’m sorry, Yokohama, but why do you need to showcase your mice to me again?
December 18, 2024 at 8:11 AM
I’m sorry, Yokohama, but why do you need to showcase your mice to me again?
Or if you have more refined tastes and pay a *lot*of taxes, you can send JPY1,000,000 (about US$6500) to one of the Osaka suburbs and get as a gift a spiky bottle of Yamazaki 18 year old whisky.
Off to bed for now but I will put more fun furusato nozei gifts as I encounter them. (4/n)
Off to bed for now but I will put more fun furusato nozei gifts as I encounter them. (4/n)
November 30, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Or if you have more refined tastes and pay a *lot*of taxes, you can send JPY1,000,000 (about US$6500) to one of the Osaka suburbs and get as a gift a spiky bottle of Yamazaki 18 year old whisky.
Off to bed for now but I will put more fun furusato nozei gifts as I encounter them. (4/n)
Off to bed for now but I will put more fun furusato nozei gifts as I encounter them. (4/n)
Some of the gifts, though, are on the outlandish side.
If you were an enthusiast of whiskys from the Mt Fuji area, for example, you might go for the 12-month subscription of 3 bottles of whisky per month (3/n)
If you were an enthusiast of whiskys from the Mt Fuji area, for example, you might go for the 12-month subscription of 3 bottles of whisky per month (3/n)
November 30, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Some of the gifts, though, are on the outlandish side.
If you were an enthusiast of whiskys from the Mt Fuji area, for example, you might go for the 12-month subscription of 3 bottles of whisky per month (3/n)
If you were an enthusiast of whiskys from the Mt Fuji area, for example, you might go for the 12-month subscription of 3 bottles of whisky per month (3/n)
There are now comparison shopping sites where one can figure out which charming rural municipality to get bribed by.
Usual gifts might be a case of fruit, frozen beef, local delicacies.
I just scored a 450g A5 Matsuzaka wagyu steak that I'd never buy myself, but as a tax offset, sure! (2/n)
Usual gifts might be a case of fruit, frozen beef, local delicacies.
I just scored a 450g A5 Matsuzaka wagyu steak that I'd never buy myself, but as a tax offset, sure! (2/n)
November 30, 2024 at 2:42 PM
There are now comparison shopping sites where one can figure out which charming rural municipality to get bribed by.
Usual gifts might be a case of fruit, frozen beef, local delicacies.
I just scored a 450g A5 Matsuzaka wagyu steak that I'd never buy myself, but as a tax offset, sure! (2/n)
Usual gifts might be a case of fruit, frozen beef, local delicacies.
I just scored a 450g A5 Matsuzaka wagyu steak that I'd never buy myself, but as a tax offset, sure! (2/n)
This reminded me that I made these years ago… I wonder where they went…
November 28, 2024 at 6:54 AM
This reminded me that I made these years ago… I wonder where they went…
Been hesitating about putting pics of my son online, but screw it, he’s too cute not to share.
November 27, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Been hesitating about putting pics of my son online, but screw it, he’s too cute not to share.
A bit of (literal) zen for your timeline.
November 17, 2024 at 3:03 AM
A bit of (literal) zen for your timeline.
October 24, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Share a photo of a ship that you’ve taken.
October 23, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Share a photo of a ship that you’ve taken.
All extragalactic 🔭 have seen figs like this often, but it's probably the 1st time you've seen a *simulation* on this plot!
cosmosTNG is constrained to matched the observed structures at z=2.1 (inc. the ZFIRE protocluster) right in the middle of COSMOS. The physics are the same as IllustrisTNG!
cosmosTNG is constrained to matched the observed structures at z=2.1 (inc. the ZFIRE protocluster) right in the middle of COSMOS. The physics are the same as IllustrisTNG!
October 3, 2024 at 2:25 AM
All extragalactic 🔭 have seen figs like this often, but it's probably the 1st time you've seen a *simulation* on this plot!
cosmosTNG is constrained to matched the observed structures at z=2.1 (inc. the ZFIRE protocluster) right in the middle of COSMOS. The physics are the same as IllustrisTNG!
cosmosTNG is constrained to matched the observed structures at z=2.1 (inc. the ZFIRE protocluster) right in the middle of COSMOS. The physics are the same as IllustrisTNG!
This got a bit lost in the ADS/arXiv chaos of earlier this week, but Chris Byrohl (Heidelberg) has put out our paper on the cosmosTNG sims 🔭.
These are first-in-kind cosmo hydro simulations, that are designed to simulate the *observed* cosmic web at 2arxiv.org/abs/2409.19047
These are first-in-kind cosmo hydro simulations, that are designed to simulate the *observed* cosmic web at 2
October 3, 2024 at 2:17 AM
This got a bit lost in the ADS/arXiv chaos of earlier this week, but Chris Byrohl (Heidelberg) has put out our paper on the cosmosTNG sims 🔭.
These are first-in-kind cosmo hydro simulations, that are designed to simulate the *observed* cosmic web at 2arxiv.org/abs/2409.19047
These are first-in-kind cosmo hydro simulations, that are designed to simulate the *observed* cosmic web at 2
My son is now almost 6 months old and a meltingly adorable and playful little boy.
Is there a German word for the feeling of pre-emptive nostalgia, that he will grow up all too soon?
Is there a German word for the feeling of pre-emptive nostalgia, that he will grow up all too soon?
September 12, 2024 at 1:02 PM
My son is now almost 6 months old and a meltingly adorable and playful little boy.
Is there a German word for the feeling of pre-emptive nostalgia, that he will grow up all too soon?
Is there a German word for the feeling of pre-emptive nostalgia, that he will grow up all too soon?
I once punched a monkey.
September 2, 2024 at 8:41 AM
I once punched a monkey.
Designing pointing mosaics for Subaru PFS 🔭 is just like creating mandalas.
Surprisingly soothing!
Surprisingly soothing!
August 23, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Designing pointing mosaics for Subaru PFS 🔭 is just like creating mandalas.
Surprisingly soothing!
Surprisingly soothing!