William Keel

Astronomer, galaxy observer, trombonist, Galaxy Zoo team member, husband, father, employee of cats. Opinions mine alone.

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Scopes on Screen: kind of a meta entry, homage to George Melies' production scene in the final episode of From the Earth to the Moon #TelescopeTuesday [475 in a weekly series. I planned for 500 but with Everything, I'm outta here]

[Skymaps | The Evening Sky Map @skymaps]

The February 2025 edition of The Evening Sky Map is ready for download at https://t.co/2XOSb3jozs. It includes a sky calendar and user-friendly star maps for the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as equatorial regions. Feel free to share and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭
#astronomy

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Scopes on Screen: kind of hard to see detail with the "black on black in the dark" layout, but telescope appears in the Christmas movie "Following Yonder Star". (Not to be confused with the surprisingly poetic 1975 essay by Richard Hoagland with that title). #TelescopeTuesday

[William Keel @NGC3314]

@AstroMikeMerri I know, right?

[Luc Perrot @LucPerrot_Photo]

Comète C/2024 G3 – ATLAS

25 janvier 2025 depuis l'île de la Réunion.

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Scopes on Screen: alt-az refractor in remarkably sparse bedroom of a teenaged vlogger in the movie "Sugarplummed". #TelescopeTuesday

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Team @galaxyzoo for the win!

[Space Telescope Science Institute @SpaceTelescope]

This image of VV 191 is a composite of near-infrared light from #NASAWebb, and ultraviolet and visible light from Hubble. It is one of nearly 2,000 pairs identified by citizen science volunteers to help researchers study galactic dust: https://t.co/GJtDgbv9BS

[William Keel @NGC3314]

I am struggling to imagine how dire the outlook must be for Grant to be this (uncharacteristically) blunt.

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Scopes on Screen: from "The Dark Crystal", seen in Aughra's orrery chamber (and that is a complex system to be modeled). #TelescopeTuesday

[William Keel @NGC3314]

And, I hope, enjoying the views of the quad and multiple Ethernet taps in my former office.

[J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts & Sciences @UA_BCAS]

⚡ Dr. Konstantin Matchev is The University of Alabama’s inaugural Endowed Shelby Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences.

🔬 “STEM has a bright future in Tuscaloosa,” Dr. Matchev said.

🔗 Read more about Dr. Matchev here! https://t.co/arQ3sRTomc

[William Keel @NGC3314]

I'm just going to toss out here that one lesson from the @sdssurveys Explore interface, among others, is that easing access for citizen scientists often also broadens usability for research astronomers.

[NOIRLab Science @NOIRLabScience]

Good morning #AAS245 attendees! Today at 10:30 am @VRubinObs Clare Higgs will present Supporting Successful Citizen Science with Rubin Observatory. Check it out in room Potomac 1-2.

Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/B. Quint

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Scopes on Screen: from Raiders of the Lost Ark, out-of-focus telescope in chamber of the sage in Cairo as he translates the headpiece to the staff of Ra, just before "bad dates". (I obviously missed this one for many years) #TelescopeTuesday

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Scopes on Screen: from "A 90s Christmas", background refractor in room of 1999 Lucy (it's temporally complicated) #TelescopeTuesday [470 in a series]

[Skymaps | The Evening Sky Map @skymaps]

The Evening Sky Map (PDF) for January 2025 is now available. Free download at: https://t.co/a75xBxNndh Featuring a Sky Calendar and easy-to-use Sky Maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and equatorial regions. Please RT/share and enjoy the stars!
#astronomy #space

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Journal email: Reminder that your review is due on the 26th unless that is not a workday for you.

Me: I have consulted a management representative, and the 26th will not be a workday.

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Set up for imaging last night when some friends called to ask about viewing planets. So - here they were posing side-by-side on their one-sided fork mounts, Nexstar 5 and Origin siblings from @Celestron 25 years apart. #TelescopeTuesday

[William Keel @NGC3314]

@astrogrant You need to tell him they should add 10% to their contingency schedules in the morning.

[Seán Ono Lennon @seanonolennon]

Not enough people appreciate this Yesferatu meme.

[William Keel @NGC3314]

Scopes on Screen: refractor being used sensibly in another drug commercial. Brim of cap may help with local light pollution. #TelescopeTuesday

[William Keel @NGC3314]

@jr_pritchard @BenneHolwerda Dutch courage, Dutch treat.