Erin Leigh Howard

🌌 Space Enthusiast 👩‍💻 Data Devotee 🐱 Cat Lover 🌟Future Astrophysicist

Physics and Math/CS WWU Alum

#ActuallyAutistic #agender
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[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

I was off social media all evening studying for my E&M exam and right as I'm about to head to bed, I see that my Twitter is full of notifications. This is a freakin' fantastic way to end the day!

[APOGEE Survey @APOGEEsurvey]

NEW paper featuring twitter colleagues: @MarinaKounkel, @krcovey, and @astronomyftw -- The paper focuses on using machine learning to improve measurements for young stars in the survey.
https://t.co/jclIvLmNpR

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

Words can't even describe what I'm feeling right now!

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

Hello Twitter. I'm trying to stay off this platform for reasons but my eclipse neighbor was so kind and took action shots of me before and during the total eclipse. I'm ever so grateful! Eclipses bring people together, and my neighbors have always been the best. 💜

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

@RealJonHutchWx It was wonderful meeting you! I'm glad y'all chose to park next to us, it was fun!

[NOAA Satellites @NOAASatellites]

Annularity has been reached!

#SolarEclipse2023 has now reached its maximum in Eugene, OR, but it still has a ways to go as the shadow travels across the Americas.

Check out this imagery of the eclipse from @NOAA’s #GOESEast satellite.

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

I'm supposed to be on a plane to Santiago, Chile right now, but instead I'm in the long long customer support queue for United Airlines in Houston because my flight from Seattle was late. Both the online and physical queues are massive. RIP my Sunday travel recovery day.

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

I think there's an M's game today.

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

Came back to WWU for #Back2Bham2023, now guess who gets to pinch hit for the planetarium shows. 🤩💪

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

Feeling cute, might go violate the Prime Directive. (AKA go see First Contact at the local theater.)

#StarTrek #StarTrekFirstContact

[Nathan Pilling @ByNatePilling]

BREAKING: Washington State Ferries says the ferry Walla Walla has run aground in Rich Passage. WSF spox says first notification came in at 4:40 p.m. Hoping to learn more shortly.

[Shelley Wright @ikashell]

6/13 SETI instrumentation and analysis methods are able to study the Universe in *unique ways* that have the exciting potential of revealing something new about nature. Thinking about SETI searches makes us more creative about our experiments and technology development.

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

@CatieSlaughts Oh my god, the identity crisis I had when I actually had to study for calculus... I let myself believe the lie for way too long.

[Regina G. Barber, PhD @ScienceRegina]

The 20 year anniversary of the film "THE CORE" needs to be celebrated!!!!! 🌎🌍🌏

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

What the French toast it moves so dang fast!!! 😲

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

Teaser pic. Gonna make y'all wait.

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

And favorite pics from last night. (Upside down Orion!!!!)

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

My favorite pictures from the Japanese garden yesterday!

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

I went to a huge Japanese garden today and took dozens of pictures...with a break in there to take several pictures of a cat that was at the back of the property.😹

(I'll post my favorites later when I have more energy.)

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

@jradavenport My camera reel is mostly street dogs. 🐶

[Erin Leigh Howard @astronomyftw]

I was too tired to realize I took a grumpy looking selfie when I touched down in La Serena. 😂