fraknoi.bsky.social
Semi-retired astronomer, college professor, lead author of a free, open-source textbook (OpenStax Astronomy), and science fiction writer with 8 stories published so far. See fraknoi.com
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She was born in England, but seeing no chance to get a PhD there, moved to the U.S., where she stayed.
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I meant to type @debrafischer.bsky.social in the message, not #debrafischer (Still getting used to how BlueSky works.
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YES. Why didn't I think of that?
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I agree. We live in a wondrous universe.
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Janine: Thank you for those kind comments. It's been a labor of love for our author group, and we've had help from several dozen other astronomers to keep it up to date.
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Thanks for the comment. Just to be clear, this is not a scene on another planet, but a much bigger view -- many lightyears across.
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No, this was taken with a ground-based telescope.
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You are right. And that would be so much nicer a name than meathook.
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That's an interesting alternate analogy.
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Thanks, but it's not my image. This was taken by an astrophotographer named Joshua Carter, whose name is at the bottom right.
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Sadly, no. Only in English.