Paul Crowther
@paul-crowther.bsky.social
Astrophysics prof at Sheffield University researching massive stars and related stuff. Interested in UK science policy
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Attention early career researchers! 🧑🔬🪐🌋
On 14 November we're hosting an event you might be interested in...
Networking ✅
Career panel advice ✅
Open discussions ✅
Want to come along? Grab a ticket via: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
On 14 November we're hosting an event you might be interested in...
Networking ✅
Career panel advice ✅
Open discussions ✅
Want to come along? Grab a ticket via: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
October 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Attention early career researchers! 🧑🔬🪐🌋
On 14 November we're hosting an event you might be interested in...
Networking ✅
Career panel advice ✅
Open discussions ✅
Want to come along? Grab a ticket via: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
On 14 November we're hosting an event you might be interested in...
Networking ✅
Career panel advice ✅
Open discussions ✅
Want to come along? Grab a ticket via: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
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The Thirty Meter Telescope, long slated for construction in Hawaii, might be getting a new home
go.nature.com/3GII1wB
go.nature.com/3GII1wB
Spain bids €400 million to host mega telescope at risk in US budget cuts
New Canary Islands home could save controversial Thirty Meter Telescope first proposed for Hawaii.
go.nature.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Thirty Meter Telescope, long slated for construction in Hawaii, might be getting a new home
go.nature.com/3GII1wB
go.nature.com/3GII1wB
Change of ICE in Frankfurt on epic train journey from Vienna to Sheffield
May 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Change of ICE in Frankfurt on epic train journey from Vienna to Sheffield
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We are delighted to announce that @jim-wild.bsky.social has been appointed as President-Elect of the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social 🗳️🔭
He will serve in the role for 12 months, before succeeding current President Mike Lockwood following the conclusion of the latter's two-year term in May 2026.
👏
He will serve in the role for 12 months, before succeeding current President Mike Lockwood following the conclusion of the latter's two-year term in May 2026.
👏
May 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We are delighted to announce that @jim-wild.bsky.social has been appointed as President-Elect of the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social 🗳️🔭
He will serve in the role for 12 months, before succeeding current President Mike Lockwood following the conclusion of the latter's two-year term in May 2026.
👏
He will serve in the role for 12 months, before succeeding current President Mike Lockwood following the conclusion of the latter's two-year term in May 2026.
👏
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ESA is organising at Town Hall on the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) at 2pm CEST on Fri 16 May. For registration and further details see: www.cosmos.esa.int/web/hwo_town...
Home - HWO Town Hall - Cosmos
www.cosmos.esa.int
May 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
ESA is organising at Town Hall on the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) at 2pm CEST on Fri 16 May. For registration and further details see: www.cosmos.esa.int/web/hwo_town...
RAS Fellows should have received an email reminder yesterday that we're into the final couple of weeks of voting for @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Council in 2025/26. Deadline noon on Thu 8 May.
April 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
RAS Fellows should have received an email reminder yesterday that we're into the final couple of weeks of voting for @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Council in 2025/26. Deadline noon on Thu 8 May.
En route to La Palma for workshop celebrating 4 decades of research into hot luminous stars by the Munich group led by Rolf Kudritzki and Jo Puls meetings.iac.es/munichfest20...
Munichfest2025
meetings.iac.es
April 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
En route to La Palma for workshop celebrating 4 decades of research into hot luminous stars by the Munich group led by Rolf Kudritzki and Jo Puls meetings.iac.es/munichfest20...
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As we approach Hubble's 35th anniversary, the first of our ESA/Hubble mini-series of newly-processed images (incl. new data) is of NGC 346 & out today ✨ #Hubble35 #50YearsOfESA
🆕 This new #Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346 kicks off celebrations for the upcoming #Hubble35 anniversary – the first in a series revisiting previous Hubble targets, combining new processing techniques with the latest data 🧪🔭
esahubble.org/news/heic2502/ #50YearsOfESA
@science.esa.int
esahubble.org/news/heic2502/ #50YearsOfESA
@science.esa.int
April 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As we approach Hubble's 35th anniversary, the first of our ESA/Hubble mini-series of newly-processed images (incl. new data) is of NGC 346 & out today ✨ #Hubble35 #50YearsOfESA
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Today we say goodbye to ESA’s Milky Way-mapper Gaia! The Gaia spacecraft has completed its sky-scanning and will be switched off this morning.
March 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Today we say goodbye to ESA’s Milky Way-mapper Gaia! The Gaia spacecraft has completed its sky-scanning and will be switched off this morning.
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I'm thrilled to be standing as President-Elect in the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Council Elections.
I'm standing unopposed, but encourage Fellows of the society to take look at the CVs/statements of the candidates who are standing for other Council roles.
I'm standing unopposed, but encourage Fellows of the society to take look at the CVs/statements of the candidates who are standing for other Council roles.
March 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I'm thrilled to be standing as President-Elect in the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Council Elections.
I'm standing unopposed, but encourage Fellows of the society to take look at the CVs/statements of the candidates who are standing for other Council roles.
I'm standing unopposed, but encourage Fellows of the society to take look at the CVs/statements of the candidates who are standing for other Council roles.
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Wednesday in science.
March 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Wednesday in science.
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The atomic spectral lines in this app come from the NIST atomic spectroscopy group, which has provided the world with spectroscopic measurements for 120 years.
Today we got word that the federal government is laying off the entire group. 🔭🧪
Today we got word that the federal government is laying off the entire group. 🔭🧪
Tired of wondering which atomic lines are in your spectra? You need:
*whose line is it anyway?* An interactive tool for identifying atomic spectral lines. 🧪🔭 #stars
install:
pip install whoseline
source:
github.com/bmorris3/who...
*whose line is it anyway?* An interactive tool for identifying atomic spectral lines. 🧪🔭 #stars
install:
pip install whoseline
source:
github.com/bmorris3/who...
March 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The atomic spectral lines in this app come from the NIST atomic spectroscopy group, which has provided the world with spectroscopic measurements for 120 years.
Today we got word that the federal government is laying off the entire group. 🔭🧪
Today we got word that the federal government is laying off the entire group. 🔭🧪
First post coincides with visit to Las Campanas Observatory in Chile to use Magellan Clay telescope tonight (31 Dec) and tomorrow (1 Jan). LCO closes for Christmas but very much open for new year. Beautiful surroundings day and night
December 31, 2024 at 1:26 PM
First post coincides with visit to Las Campanas Observatory in Chile to use Magellan Clay telescope tonight (31 Dec) and tomorrow (1 Jan). LCO closes for Christmas but very much open for new year. Beautiful surroundings day and night