Nicolas Trueba, PhD

Postdoc at Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Solar Physics 😎

[Nicolas Trueba, PhD @NicolasTrueba]

The same CXO press release regarding my paper on the ultra-compact X-ray Binary 4U 1916-053, this time with a cool video!

[Chandra Observatory @chandraxray]

#News: What do Albert Einstein, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and a pair of stars 200,000 trillion miles from Earth have in common? The answer: an effect called "gravitational redshift," where light is shifted to redder colors because of gravity: https://t.co/4sZSfyISXX

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Python trying to get me to use conda... FINE

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Yet another apartment gets rented before the realtor can put in our application

[Nicolas Trueba, PhD @NicolasTrueba]

Looking for an apartment in Cambridge, MA

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"Magnetic [INSERT PROCESS] is the obvious candidate" - any research area I am interested in.
Magnetic fields just won't let me B!

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@AlexChavezMD @_astronomay It is!

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@eblur27 I was sad about defending and leaving Michigan. Turns out April snow is a great motivator to graduate.

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@_astronomay

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3/3 We also build on the evidence of gravitationally redshifted absorption in these systems. Gravitational redshift helps us estimate the orbital radius of the absorber independent of mass or luminosity, greatly simplifying our central engine constraints.

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1/3 - New Paper Day:https://t.co/6RrFWeISbw!
We developed a new method for constraining the size of central engines in accreting neutron stars by measuring the velocity width of absorption lines.

[Nicolas Trueba, PhD @NicolasTrueba]

2/3 We applied this technique on a handful of neutron star ultra-compact X-ray binaries - we are able to set a 60 GM/c^2 upper limit on the central engine of XTE J1710-281.

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Waiting for my computer to update and it tells me it is installing IDL

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Turn on lights in downstairs bathroom, see GIANT spider on the wall 🕷.

Me: “sorry, didn’t realize it was occupied”

Turn off light, proceed to run away.

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@AdiFoord @_astronomay When people ask me how many photons my obs has

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Is there anything you can't fix with a bit of clever harmony?

CPAC 2021 National Anthem Harmonized https://t.co/v7oT5X7g19 via @YouTube

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Here is a CXO press release regarding the results of my paper on the ultra-compact NS X-ray Binary 4U 1916-053!

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So proud of you, Ana Hurtado @ponciovicario 🥰! Check out her story as read by @levarburton in #LeVarBurtonReads.

[LeVar Burton @levarburton]

Today's episode of the #LeVarBurtonReads podcast features a beautiful story by @ponciovicario that's a little bit magic, a little bit horror... #bydhttmwfi

https://t.co/22tVKBmUO1

[Adam Neely @its_adamneely]

The harmony is all dominant 7ths/9ths, and the melody is pentatonic, this is the Blues! F# blues. The main vamp is between D9 and B9, with chromatic passing chords all over the place.

The bridge is in C minor (!!) - hell of a key to modulate to from F# blues.

Fun tune.

[X @Pteroterror]

Another quickie - there is a reason most dinosaurs are drawn from the side! (As a reminder, I'm open for commissions for this month only!!! DM for details!)

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@AdiFoord @lynxobservatory Umm are these for sale?