Deniz

astrophysicist

[Deniz @denizceth]

👇🏻

[Nirmātṛ @En_formare]

Three star clusters in the Milky Way’s chaotic inner bulge act as time capsules: one young (11 million years old), one middle-aged (240 million years), and one ancient (1.1 billion years). Gaia DR3 revealed their strikingly different orbits; some plunging on eccentric, bar-driven paths, while one follows a calm, near-circular local orbit. The galaxy’s central “downtown” is a melting pot of heated, accreted, and in-situ stars, reshaping our view of bulge formation.

Using Gaia DR3 and UPMASK, researchers confirmed 44, 55, and 112 probable members for HSC 25, 37, and 2878, deriving ages, distances (6–7.4 kpc), near-solar metallicities, and masses (135, 755, 204 M⊙) with individual extinction corrections. HSC 37 (11 million years old) is youthful and massive; HSC 2878 (1.1 billion years old) is settled and calm; same neighborhood, different origins.

Clusters 25 and 37 follow high-eccentricity orbits (e ≈ 0.6–0.86) with tiny perigalacticons (~0.2–0.3 kpc), hinting at dynamical heating or accretion. HSC 2878’s near-circular planar orbit suggests it formed in place.

Non-axisymmetric simulations show the galactic bar disrupts inner clusters like a cosmic cocktail shaker; relaxation times confirm the youngest remains loosely bound, while the older two are evolved. This first detailed study of Hunt & Reffert (2024) candidates reveals bulge star formation as messy, multi-origin, and still ongoing.

[Deniz @denizceth]

the best way to end the year is not jingle jingle, its "your manuscript has been accepted" 🎄❄️

[Deniz @denizceth]

a longterm investment in aesthetics no water needed no withering allowed thanks mom💚

[Deniz @denizceth]

co-moving, unbound even clusters have commitment issues 🍜

[Astrophysics of Galaxies Papers @BCRX]

Dynamical and Photometric Analysis of NGC 146 and King 14: Evidence for a Co-Moving, Unbound Cluster Pair. https://t.co/o8Vcbq1H8D

[Deniz @denizceth]

gaia has 1.8 billion star but stil not enough for referee 2

[Deniz @denizceth]

Just out here trusting the process and ignoring the charts🤞

[Deniz @denizceth]

me and my screen, both struggling to keep it cool 🕷️

[Deniz @denizceth]

Rome wasn’t built in a day, but @moveusly is taking over the streets already 🍕

[Deniz @denizceth]

@rushimanche @moonshiesty @movementlabsxyz move rushi

[Deniz @denizceth]

🤝🫡

[Solana @solana]

never sleeping again

[Deniz @denizceth]

@ahmedo84 great job my fren 🪬

[Deniz @denizceth]

web2 me:👩🏽‍💻
web3 me: 🦍

[Deniz @denizceth]

When your coffee shop vibe turns into a Movement HQ ☕📚👩‍💻 Next stop: taking over the world? 🦍💛 #GmoveTogether

@movementlabsxyz @GorillaMoverz @ladyCMove

[Deniz @denizceth]

@furkastronomy gmove

[Deniz @denizceth]

@Cihan_611 @hulush_move thank you! thats such a kind thing to say. wishing you an even more amazing year ahead 🦍

[Deniz @denizceth]

the foam on my coffee is like the floor price - barely holding steady. GM ☕📉

[Deniz @denizceth]

@Cihan_611 agreed! this was a new year gift from @hulush_move 🥹🫶🏻

[Deniz @denizceth]

@CosmicQueenRC @GorillaMoverz 🦍🎎🪭

[Deniz @denizceth]

turns out I went to the same summer school as sheldon cooper. no wonder my #bazinga radar is on point 🤝

[Deniz @denizceth]

@Cihan_611 @GorillaMoverz @movementlabsxyz 🦍✨🛸