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Dr. Timothy Pickering
@tepickering.bsky.social
astronomer, telescope wrangler, grizzled pythonista, bluesky boomer
the ones i encountered while we were up there seemed pretty chill and not concerned with humans. full-time alaskans assure me that's a ruse and to never trust them...
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
biked the moose loop group ride organized by bike anchorage. we did, in fact, see several moose…
December 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
holy moly! going to yellowknife this time of year to see the lights is seriously hardcore!!! mad respect 🫡
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
yeah, when i've heard adults vocalize, it was nothing like meowing. just weird guttural cat noises. bobkittens definitely meow and mew, but don't think this is kitten season for them.
December 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
i thought ringtail until i listened to the video. i've never heard them make sounds quite like that, though they generally stay pretty quiet. bobcat or feral house cat would be my guess.
December 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
as a professional astronomer: this. all of this.
December 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
😬😬😬 that really sucks. this one was used pretty heavily 2009-2018, but mostly shelved since then. surprised the battery still seems to be in ok shape…
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
hellz to the yeahz!!! 🤘🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
fwiw, my gut read upon meeting him as an undergrad in 1989 was “creepy, arrogant asshole”. however, i also learned early on that was a common archetype in academia…
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
this is AMAZING! congrats!!!
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
yeah, that article was from 2020 and the game done changed in 2023/2024. that's why i chimed in...
December 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM