Jeremy Webb

Astrophysicist at YorkU, Developer of CLUSTERTOOLS and Life Inside a Globular Cluster VR, Watcher of Movies, Hockey and Baseball, Player of Video Games (He/Him)

[Jeremy Webb @TheCosmicWebb]

As funny as it would have been to be a Webb, I am apparently a Hubble

[NASA Goddard @NASAGoddard]

🔭 Our space telescopes are used to looking out at the cosmos, but if you’re ready to turn your gaze inside, they’ve got you covered there, too. With just five questions, find out whether Hubble, Webb, or Roman shares your vibe.

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Coming up next week: Open Air Astro Fair fosters learning, local support for York U observatory https://t.co/O99XNjI5mR

[Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec]

Royal Botanical Gardens may close public access to Hendrie Valley trails if users continue feeding wildlife in the area. https://t.co/icP7kGjWW7

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NPR's Science of Siblings Series includes a fun interview and a comic about Solar Siblings (https://t.co/90aKOQuYjY). Was fun to catch up with Dr. Natalie Price-Jones and be made into a comic character.

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@VittoJC @apod Oh no! They must have moved it. I'll try and update it and let you know.

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@VittoJC @apod You might find this link interesting - https://t.co/lPvfgazYZK

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My kid recently came up to me and randomly said there are actually 46 ways to form a globular cluster. He did not show his work or cite any sources, but the number 46 will now haunt me the rest of my career.

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Great figure from Grondin et al. (https://t.co/JoRQauIiMx) showing where extra tidal stars produced via three-body interactions in the cores of Galactic globular clusters could be found throughout the Milky Way. Some contaminate their tidal tails! What do you think @PlotAstro ?

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Turns out it is not possible to get through a class on Rocks, Fossils, and Life Beyond Earth without referencing @TheRock 7 times. I should have just asked him to guest lecture.

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Getting the monitor and webcam at the right height for recording lectures

[Allan I. Carswell Observatory @yorkobservatory]

Tomorrow, July 31st, we will be having our online public viewing (OPV), happening at 9:00pm and featuring live audio from @YorkUniverse 💫✨🔭
You can join the following link: https://t.co/m6DbDD9kMQ

[Jeremy Webb @TheCosmicWebb]

@bielleogy A couple of well placed footnotes and acknowledgements in this one that match the title: https://t.co/so83uj1zJm

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If you or a friend are looking to get started with star cluster simulations, definitly check it out. I've also used it to analyze simulated stellar streams, dark matter subhalos, and Gaia data. Happy to add more features on request.

[Jeremy Webb @TheCosmicWebb]

I forced myself to learn python about 5 years ago by converting all my FORTRAN code into a python package. That was the first step towards clusterools, which I can proudly say was accepted by JOSS last week and is on the arxiv today (https://t.co/YLRxRtsZJm)

[Jeremy Webb @TheCosmicWebb]

My kid tells me that old people (me) have bad ideas because their brains are tired from being used for so long. Young people (my kid) have great ideas because their brains are young and fresh. Could this extend beyond the complexities of bath time?

[Jeremy Webb @TheCosmicWebb]

@PBarmby You are probably right, but I confessed right after. Got some laughs at least.

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While teaching Life on Other Worlds, I was fairly confident I would accidentally quote Jurrasic Park. Turns out I should have been worried about accidentally quoting Wrath of Kahn. Realized mid-sentence.

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UofT's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics' Summer Undergraduate Research Program is now accepting applications for Summer 2023 (https://t.co/iskOHfl1hx). Apply before the January 31, 2023 deadline!

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@joeolivermd Saw one walking down our side walk in the middle of the day like they owned the whole block last week. Luckily the dog was inside

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If you are interested in Astrophysical Transient Research and like the idea of spending time in Toronto and Jerusalem, check this job ad out - https://t.co/QhWHVg83uR