Steve Kawaler

Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at Iowa State, former AAS Councilor, Yankee fan, bicycle rider, and a Dad

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DesMoinesHenge 2-18-24.
It's "DesMoinesHenge" season - from the Capitol, looking west, the sunset direction tracks exactly along Locust St. on Feb 18 (and 19th) this year.
This happens twice a year, on Oct. 21-22 and Feb. 18-19. #DesMoines #ManhattanHenge #Iowa #sunset

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Waxing crescent over the Campanile at twilight on the @IowaStateU

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Sunset sundog on another frigid evening on the @IowaStateU campus

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@IowaStateU Physics building - 100 years old this Fall

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#Sunset #rainbow over Curtiss Hall at @IowaStateU

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It’s "#DesMoines Henge" season - our flavor of #manhattanhenge. Grand and Locust run about 16 degrees south of due E-W, and so line up with sunset around October 21-22.

Our air is so much cleaner than NYC that it's harder to photograph. From Grand Ave., near the Capitol.

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Fall has arrived on central campus at @IowaStateU

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@neiltyson The shooting schedule conflicted with The Mod Squad

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Exclusive of #RAGBRAI days, my #EddingtonNumber as an adult is 60. 5 more rides of 61+ miles and I can get it to 61. Eddington himself died at 62 years old, with an Eddington number of 77.

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#Manhattanhenge is cool and all, but it’s even cooler because @neiltyson is the one who figured it out! Awesome to meet him tonight and glad he stopped to talk with Nick Kosir

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@jjfplanet Yum, planets!

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https://t.co/DJkQFm4ost
If You Can Read My Mind, #GordonLightfoot.
There's something magical about hearing songs from early in the soundtracks of our lives, as interpreted by the original artists much later in their lives (and ours).

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Wildflowers on my commute past The Knoll at @IowaStateU

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65 for 65, 32.5 into the 15mph wind, but the rest (like the years) flew past. Humbled and grateful to be fortunate enough to be enjoying health and life!

Powered by matzah brei [PopTarts aren’t KP].
#RAGBRAI

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@JCPerrino But guns are fine.
https://t.co/mAPOLThn2w

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The familiar skyline of the central campus at @IowaStateU just after sunset on a cold Friday evening.

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@EmilyKawaler That is such a cute and tiny todo list…

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@EmilyKawaler Hey! Not me… was doin tech support!

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Gotta love the atrocious customer service by @Delta