Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty)

Assistant Professor of Astronomy at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Studying quasars/supermassive black holes. WoT enthusiast. Mom. Views are my own. She/her

[Juliette Becker @jxcbecker]

Also this week at #AAS244: a special edition of Astronomy on Tap - Wednesday June 12th at 7pm at the Chazen Art Museum! More info: https://t.co/quN5dIiPVN (and yes, the museum will be open so you can look at art during intermission!)

[UW–Madison Science @UWMadScience]

Light from the bright disk around a black hole 10 billion light years away tells @grieratron's gang @uwastro that wind from the quasar is pushing gas out into its galaxy — giving the black hole a say in the creation of stars. https://t.co/FDFzwgfJN4

[UW–Madison Science @UWMadScience]

@robwheaties Years of data from @sdssurveys @BlackHoleMapper gave the researchers a front-row seat to observe the quasar, a blue dot in the constellation Boötes called SBS 1408+544, and @grieratron says there's much more to see.

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

Check out some of my work with one of my students here at UW-Madison! Some fun results on quasar winds with data from @BlackHoleMapper, a part of @sdssurveys!

[AAS Press Office @AAS_Press]

University of Wisconsin–Madison: Wind From Black Holes May Influence Development of Surrounding Galaxies https://t.co/yQAfCMGEaV #AAS244

[Juliette Becker @jxcbecker]

Everyone at #AAS244 this week, stop by the University of Wisconsin-Madison / Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR) booth in the poster hall!! Get your own selfie with Bucky Badger, and pick up some stickers, enter a raffle for a WiCOR t-shirt, and grab other UW swag!!

[Chandra Observatory @chandraxray]

A new X-ray study of over 8,000 rapidly growing black holes, combined with state-of-the-art supercomputer simulations, has provided the best modeling to date of the growth of the supermassive black holes found in the centers of galaxies. More: https://t.co/S2pFdg6zSb #AAS244 ⚫

[UW–Madison Science @UWMadScience]

Planet GJ 3470 b is cool - literally and figuratively. New work from @tgbeatty on James Webb Space Telescope data shows exciting atmospheric chemistry that will help tease apart how the planet (and others like it) were created. #aas244 https://t.co/zAzmqknZLp

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

@barenakedladies So many! But I'll pick "When You Dream"

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

@Kevin_Hainline Ooh definitely adding these to my list,, thanks!!

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

AstroTwitter: I’m working on my Intro to Astro class playlist (songs I play as the students come in each day) and need songs related to each lecture topic. So far I’m a bit short on Light, Spectra, and telescopes. Any ideas? (Popular/known songs preferred but I’ll take others)

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

@astro_zhou That one is definitely on my list! 😀 I have a whole suite of Muse songs (Supermassive Black Hole, Starlight, Neutron Star Collision) — they are great

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

@joe_antognini Oh that’s perfect!! Thanks!

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

The 2023 Headline of the Year Nominees

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[SDSS-V/Black Hole Mapper @BlackHoleMapper]

This week's BHM science paper highlight is "The SDSS-V Black Hole Mapper Reverberation Mapping Project: Unusual Broad-Line Variability in a Luminous Quasar", by @loganfries Fries et al. (2023). The paper can be found here: https://t.co/WcI8gi9LDL

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[SDSS-V/Black Hole Mapper @BlackHoleMapper]

A few of our BHM team members are representing at the “Multi-wavelength AGN Structure and Cosmological Applications” conference in Nice! We’re learning about all things AGN and enjoying copious amounts of French pastries. Here we are at Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur!

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

On the nose 😂

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

@exofastupdates I could use one!!

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

@marianojavierd1 It will be difficult to see if you are in the city, so you will want to basically just get as far away from city lights as you can. Sorry, I don’t have any more specific recommendations in that area!

[Dr. Kate Grier (Beatty) @grieratron]

Aurora alert! We may be able to see the Aurora from many of the northern states on Thursday!

https://t.co/IkbUdeXAG9

[Nicole Pomarico @nicolepomarico]

Taylor Lautner is the only one doing celebrity right. Take the money from your giant franchise and enjoy your quiet and unproblematic life. Marry a nice person with the same name as you. Practice your backflips in obscurity until Taylor Swift asks to see you.