Sean D. Johnson
seanjohnson.bsky.social
Sean D. Johnson
@seanjohnson.bsky.social
Extragalactic astronomer; LSA Collegiate Fellow & Assistant Professor at @michiganastro. Dog lover. Pronouns: he/him/his 🏳️‍🌈
The ones that are actually full-blown departments only got that way after decades of fighting, and even those often are not resourced at the level you’d expect of depts with their level of service instruction and scholarship. Yeesh
October 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
And I’m certain I will forget this before the next observing run heh
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Reposted by Sean D. Johnson
A body blow to LGBTQ+ news and trans news in particular. NBC Out was the best of the best. Jo Yurcaba's work in particular (not tagging them bc it seems rude) was the best of the best.
October 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is the closest I’ve found, but still not quite getting those sweet, sweet Hershey fonts.

github.com/AstroJacobLi...
GitHub - AstroJacobLi/smplotlib: Matplotlib template for SuperMongo style 🔭
Matplotlib template for SuperMongo style 🔭. Contribute to AstroJacobLi/smplotlib development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reposted by Sean D. Johnson
🙋🏼‍♀️ Raises hand as white person who has been (warmly!) welcomed at NSBP for many years.
Also from a state (Michigan) that has been operating under an “affirmative action ban” for almost two decades … so our lawyers know that it’s perfectly legal to attend these events
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM