Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺
@skyglowberlin.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Heisenberg Professor for Nighttime Light Remote Sensing at the Institute of Geography of the Ruhr University Bochum
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I'm offering a funded PhD position on nighttime lights #RemoteSensing in the Institute of #geography at the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/62065e5be70a916f65edd647cd1b1740b04cd72e0
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
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[Astronomy Picture of the Day - Dione and Rhea Ring Transit]
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Image Credit & Copyright: Christopher Go
The remarkable image was recorded on November 20, when Saturn's rings were nearly edge-on when viewed from planet Earth. In fact, every 13 to 16 years the view […]
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Image Credit & Copyright: Christopher Go
The remarkable image was recorded on November 20, when Saturn's rings were nearly edge-on when viewed from planet Earth. In fact, every 13 to 16 years the view […]
[Original post on gluck.cc]
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
[Astronomy Picture of the Day - Dione and Rhea Ring Transit]
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Image Credit & Copyright: Christopher Go
The remarkable image was recorded on November 20, when Saturn's rings were nearly edge-on when viewed from planet Earth. In fact, every 13 to 16 years the view […]
[Original post on gluck.cc]
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Image Credit & Copyright: Christopher Go
The remarkable image was recorded on November 20, when Saturn's rings were nearly edge-on when viewed from planet Earth. In fact, every 13 to 16 years the view […]
[Original post on gluck.cc]
Imagine a commodity that you could buy and sell which literally wasn't anything. It's called "SPEC", and its only purpose is for is speculating on whether SPEC will go up or down. Basically bitcoin but without blockchain, and not as easy to use for crime.
Twenty years ago I would have said that […]
Twenty years ago I would have said that […]
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November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Imagine a commodity that you could buy and sell which literally wasn't anything. It's called "SPEC", and its only purpose is for is speculating on whether SPEC will go up or down. Basically bitcoin but without blockchain, and not as easy to use for crime.
Twenty years ago I would have said that […]
Twenty years ago I would have said that […]
I'm very pleased with this observation of the light curve of the asteroid Eros that I took a few nights ago. It rotates with a period of about 5 hours, so it gets (slightly) brighter and darker over time if you observe it long enough.
Lots of things about […]
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Lots of things about […]
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November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm very pleased with this observation of the light curve of the asteroid Eros that I took a few nights ago. It rotates with a period of about 5 hours, so it gets (slightly) brighter and darker over time if you observe it long enough.
Lots of things about […]
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Lots of things about […]
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Tesla shareholders approved a pay package for ERM that is worth up to 1 TRILLION dollars.
A key requirement for him to get this level of compensation is that the profit generated from the workforce of the entire company generates is at least 400 BILLION dollars.
Are Tesla shareholders ok? […]
A key requirement for him to get this level of compensation is that the profit generated from the workforce of the entire company generates is at least 400 BILLION dollars.
Are Tesla shareholders ok? […]
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November 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Tesla shareholders approved a pay package for ERM that is worth up to 1 TRILLION dollars.
A key requirement for him to get this level of compensation is that the profit generated from the workforce of the entire company generates is at least 400 BILLION dollars.
Are Tesla shareholders ok? […]
A key requirement for him to get this level of compensation is that the profit generated from the workforce of the entire company generates is at least 400 BILLION dollars.
Are Tesla shareholders ok? […]
There are now 250 Dark Sky Places around the world certified by DarkSky International (formerly IDA)! https://darksky.org/news/250-international-dark-sky-places-2/
To be certified, a place doesn't only need to have a certain level of sky quality - much more […]
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To be certified, a place doesn't only need to have a certain level of sky quality - much more […]
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November 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
There are now 250 Dark Sky Places around the world certified by DarkSky International (formerly IDA)! https://darksky.org/news/250-international-dark-sky-places-2/
To be certified, a place doesn't only need to have a certain level of sky quality - much more […]
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To be certified, a place doesn't only need to have a certain level of sky quality - much more […]
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The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write, up from 87% in 2000. In many regions, including East Asia, Latin America, and Central Europe, youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful […]
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November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write, up from 87% in 2000. In many regions, including East Asia, Latin America, and Central Europe, youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful […]
A colleague of mine is offering a funded PhD position (4 years) in #Metrology of #skyglow in Switzerland: https://live.solique.ch/metas/de/internet/jobs/PhD-Position-in-Metrology-for-Skyglow-Measurement-and-Monitoring-(4-years-%E2%80%93-100-)--3891747/
And at the same time I'm offering a PhD on […]
And at the same time I'm offering a PhD on […]
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October 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A colleague of mine is offering a funded PhD position (4 years) in #Metrology of #skyglow in Switzerland: https://live.solique.ch/metas/de/internet/jobs/PhD-Position-in-Metrology-for-Skyglow-Measurement-and-Monitoring-(4-years-%E2%80%93-100-)--3891747/
And at the same time I'm offering a PhD on […]
And at the same time I'm offering a PhD on […]
A colleague told me a German saying today, which roughly translated to:
The more significant digits someone reports, the less they understand their instrument.
The more significant digits someone reports, the less they understand their instrument.
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A colleague told me a German saying today, which roughly translated to:
The more significant digits someone reports, the less they understand their instrument.
The more significant digits someone reports, the less they understand their instrument.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Imagine having a government so incompetent that it shuts down to the point where a foreingn country steps in to pay your soldiers 🤯
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/23/germany-secures-wages-of-12000-local-us-army-employees-amid-budget-crisis-in-washington
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/23/germany-secures-wages-of-12000-local-us-army-employees-amid-budget-crisis-in-washington
Germany secures wages of 12,000 local US Army employees amid budget crisis in Washington
The German federal government stepped in three weeks after the start of the US government shutdown.
www.euronews.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Imagine having a government so incompetent that it shuts down to the point where a foreingn country steps in to pay your soldiers 🤯
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/23/germany-secures-wages-of-12000-local-us-army-employees-amid-budget-crisis-in-washington
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/23/germany-secures-wages-of-12000-local-us-army-employees-amid-budget-crisis-in-washington
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#linkedin will ab dem 3. November Eure personenbezogenen Daten und Inhalte verwenden, um generative KI-Modelle von LinkedIn zu schulen.
Hier könnt ihr widersprechen.
https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/m/settings/data-for-ai-improvement
Hier könnt ihr widersprechen.
https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/m/settings/data-for-ai-improvement
October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#linkedin will ab dem 3. November Eure personenbezogenen Daten und Inhalte verwenden, um generative KI-Modelle von LinkedIn zu schulen.
Hier könnt ihr widersprechen.
https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/m/settings/data-for-ai-improvement
Hier könnt ihr widersprechen.
https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/m/settings/data-for-ai-improvement
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I'm offering a funded PhD position on nighttime lights #RemoteSensing in the Institute of #geography at the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/62065e5be70a916f65edd647cd1b1740b04cd72e0
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
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October 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I'm offering a funded PhD position on nighttime lights #RemoteSensing in the Institute of #geography at the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/62065e5be70a916f65edd647cd1b1740b04cd72e0
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
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Good morning. Starlink has now launched more than TEN THOUSAND satellites into orbit. Nearly 1400 have already been burned up in the atmosphere so far.
Here's a "lovely" image from my Kuiper Belt discovery program with dozens of satellite streaks in a 3 hour […]
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Here's a "lovely" image from my Kuiper Belt discovery program with dozens of satellite streaks in a 3 hour […]
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October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Good morning. Starlink has now launched more than TEN THOUSAND satellites into orbit. Nearly 1400 have already been burned up in the atmosphere so far.
Here's a "lovely" image from my Kuiper Belt discovery program with dozens of satellite streaks in a 3 hour […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Here's a "lovely" image from my Kuiper Belt discovery program with dozens of satellite streaks in a 3 hour […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I'm offering a funded PhD position on nighttime lights #RemoteSensing in the Institute of #geography at the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/62065e5be70a916f65edd647cd1b1740b04cd72e0
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
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October 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I'm offering a funded PhD position on nighttime lights #RemoteSensing in the Institute of #geography at the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/62065e5be70a916f65edd647cd1b1740b04cd72e0
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
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Informationen aus der Beobachtung nächtlicher Lichter gewinnen – das ist das Spezialgebiet von @skyglowberlin.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy, der die Professur für Nachtlichtfernerkundung übernimmt. Herzlich willkommen! news.rub.de/leute/2025-1...
Christopher Kyba träumt von einem Satelliten
Der Forscher ist Heisenberg-Professor für Nachtlichtfernerkundung.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Informationen aus der Beobachtung nächtlicher Lichter gewinnen – das ist das Spezialgebiet von @skyglowberlin.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy, der die Professur für Nachtlichtfernerkundung übernimmt. Herzlich willkommen! news.rub.de/leute/2025-1...
The @ruhr-uni-bochum.de has a news piece (in German) about my professorship and the research I will be doing in the coming years: https://news.rub.de/leute/2025-10-14-neu-ernannt-christopher-kyba-traeumt-von-einem-satelliten
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The @ruhr-uni-bochum.de has a news piece (in German) about my professorship and the research I will be doing in the coming years: https://news.rub.de/leute/2025-10-14-neu-ernannt-christopher-kyba-traeumt-von-einem-satelliten
Happy 🇨🇦 Thanksgiving!
October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Happy 🇨🇦 Thanksgiving!
This doesn't seem to be in the major newspapers yet, but it seems like it should be: someone made a massive leveraged bet short on bitcoin and etherium 20 minutes before Trump's China tariff announcement on Friday, and walked away with $70 million: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674176395/ […]
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October 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This doesn't seem to be in the major newspapers yet, but it seems like it should be: someone made a massive leveraged bet short on bitcoin and etherium 20 minutes before Trump's China tariff announcement on Friday, and walked away with $70 million: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674176395/ […]
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October 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Oh man, I recorded a video for a conference that I can't attend in person, and I was just checking the audio. I heard myself say the word "cards" in English instead of "maps".
The German word for map (Karte) is the same as the German word for card (Karte). German is breaking my English!
The German word for map (Karte) is the same as the German word for card (Karte). German is breaking my English!
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Oh man, I recorded a video for a conference that I can't attend in person, and I was just checking the audio. I heard myself say the word "cards" in English instead of "maps".
The German word for map (Karte) is the same as the German word for card (Karte). German is breaking my English!
The German word for map (Karte) is the same as the German word for card (Karte). German is breaking my English!
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“In my day the computers would scream and scream when we connected them to the internet… but did we listen? No. We did not listen…”
October 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“In my day the computers would scream and scream when we connected them to the internet… but did we listen? No. We did not listen…”
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Dumb quick question that I can't quickly find the answer to: how do I turn off the beep sound when someone boosts?!
(Insert obligatory joke about "silent toots" here)
(Insert obligatory joke about "silent toots" here)
October 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Dumb quick question that I can't quickly find the answer to: how do I turn off the beep sound when someone boosts?!
(Insert obligatory joke about "silent toots" here)
(Insert obligatory joke about "silent toots" here)
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Our Institute of #geography at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is advertising two positions:
A (W2) Professorship in Human Geography: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/0ec7a29e1bcd5924f8fdc25bf2411a7704d5aebe0
And a Studienrätin*rat (m/w/d) für physische Geographie/Landschaftsökologie […]
A (W2) Professorship in Human Geography: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/0ec7a29e1bcd5924f8fdc25bf2411a7704d5aebe0
And a Studienrätin*rat (m/w/d) für physische Geographie/Landschaftsökologie […]
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October 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Our Institute of #geography at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is advertising two positions:
A (W2) Professorship in Human Geography: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/0ec7a29e1bcd5924f8fdc25bf2411a7704d5aebe0
And a Studienrätin*rat (m/w/d) für physische Geographie/Landschaftsökologie […]
A (W2) Professorship in Human Geography: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/0ec7a29e1bcd5924f8fdc25bf2411a7704d5aebe0
And a Studienrätin*rat (m/w/d) für physische Geographie/Landschaftsökologie […]