dr thabs
sthabile.bsky.social
dr thabs
@sthabile.bsky.social
Name in full: Sthabile Kolwa
Radio astronomer @unisa / @Big_IDIA & @SKA_Africa research affiliate (radio continuum surveys+galaxy evolution) / sci-fi fan / 🎶 guitarist / skolwa.github.io
Our new paper on the superMIGHTEE (uGMRT+MIGHTEE) radio survey data release 1 is available now for your perusal.
MIGHTEE data products are publicly available at www.mighteesurvey.org

superMIGHTEE data available upon request to PIs:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

#MeerKAT #uGMRT #radiosurveys
The MIGHTEE survey
www.mighteesurvey.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
On a few occasions, some senior colleagues have told me, "you have potential" and somehow I found those words rather mystifying.
Turns out there are better ways to give more concrete feedback on an EC researcher's performance. I like what this articles suggests.
They Say You Have Potential?
Let us Define: You use potential to say that someone or something is capable of developing into the particular kind of person or thing…
miltonherring.medium.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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🔭 Step back in time and explore where it all began…

This September, go behind the scenes with our outdoor Southside Tours – an exclusive opportunity to walk the grounds and uncover the pioneering moments that made Jodrell Bank the site it is today.

Learn more: www.jodrellbank.net/events/south...
June 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.
June 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Scientists taking a stand for a nuclear-weapons free Middle East.
For a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction
By Giorgio Ferrari. Who knows whether the Doomsday Clock hands will move even closer to midnight after Israel has declared war on Iran. Whatever the case, one can be certain that Netanyahu, in launch...
www.iuscientists.org
June 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
May 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Wow, the aurora tonight in Fairbanks was incredible. Check out this real-time video of a massive substorm. The ground was so green, too. Just amazing!
March 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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March 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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March 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The 'Picture an Astronomer' Symposium is happening in less than two weeks. Registration for remote participants ends today.
We are going to have some great discussions about transforming astronomy as a field.
@avapolzin.bsky.social thank you for chairing!
February 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Celebrate women and girls in STEM today! Maintaining a research career as well as promoting junior scientists has been a rewarding challenge. I’m always looking at the sky and how humans bring the sky to Earth. #culturalastronomy #indigenousastronomy #blackinastro.
February 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Now almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw...

List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...
Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values
If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...
forms.gle
February 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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The future of the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System, a key resource for astrophysicists, is possibly in doubt. I remember using this resource as an undergrad and have continued to use it almost daily since then. See @telescoper.bsky.social blog post for more.

telescoper.blog/2025/02/06/t...
The Threat to the Astrophysics Data System
Many times on this blog (e.g. here) I have mentioned many times is the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System which (for the uninitiated) is a Digital Library portal for researchers in astronomy and phy…
telescoper.blog
February 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The Joburg Planetarium we all came to know and love has undergone a major upgrade. Opened on 1 Feb 2025 to the public, the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome will be an amazing tool for outreach and science communication to the public.

#planetarium #STEMoutreach

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMbb...
Introducing the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome
YouTube video by Wits University OFFICIAL
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM