dacmess.bsky.social
Astronomer at the SETI Institute <> Exoplanets <> Data-Instrument interfaces <> dogs, cats, horses <> slow trail runner <> banjo?? <> he/him/his
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I’ve wasted most of my career studying that Earth-like data artifact 😩
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Diamond planets?
White dwarf planets (maybe a subset of old star planets)
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It’s pretty clear from the many many comments that it does not help answer the questions and concerns
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Thanks for this clear, if depressing, summary
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Our little plant that some passing bird or squirrel planted on our fence turned into a sunflower
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Wow, thanks for the informative and important thread.
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I’ve been to Chincoteague as a kid, but that was before I knew about Wallops. Jealous
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Sarah, I was just going to say “fuckers” but your reply is more precise
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There is about a factor of 100 difference in the spot signal (~2%) and the claimed mid-IR signal (~0.02%). Would the spot attenuation from visible to MIR be that large for an M dwarf?
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Thousands of ApJ, A&A , Icarus, Nature, PASP,… authors are now thinking 🤔
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Chattanooga, Tennessee!! The crowd got bigger and there were some on-point speakers.
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Longest Senate filibusters ever:
Strom Thurmond - opposing voting rights for black people
Ted Cruz - opposing health care for poor people
Cory Booker - opposing fascism