Dr Sarah Blyth

Astronomer/physicist and scientist at heart, runner, mom.
All posts in my personal capacity.
She/her

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

Dear Mr Mayor @geordinhl, please don't turn off streetlights, unless an area is being loadshed. It is a big security hazard: people are being mugged in the dark in the early mornings just walking along the road to the bus when the lights could have been on.

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

Calling Table Mountain walkers/hikers: you can help save the mountain from invasive plant species and help 2 schoolboys with their science expo project by taking part in a citizen science project: https://t.co/8tAqDolOx2

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

#UCTAcademicsStrike

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@carolune Thinking of you and sending hugs!

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

@marknewlyn @spencer_wheaton @Siyavula A wild ride indeed!

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

What an exciting day to be an astronomer! https://t.co/KpsrX0ryio

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@carolune Big hugs! Thinking of you!

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

@DebTirna Yay! Congratulations again!

[Ferial Haffajee @ferialhaffajee]

“Whistle-blowers are important guardians of our democracy. They raise the alarm against unethical acts and practices in government and organisations,” @CyrilRamaphosa, August 2021. ✊🏾 Stand with Dr Tim de Maayer, suspended for blowing the whistle at Rahima Moosa’s hospital

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

@carolune Sending you tons of love and strength! You've got this! And we're here for you!

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

@carolune Thinking of you!

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

This R22M 100m flag project is the definition of a white elephant. Please @GovernmentZA spend the money on something that will actually help the people of this country!

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

Congratulations to the EHT team for this amazing result! Sag. A* FTW!

[Event Horizon 'Scope @ehtelescope]

We finally have the first look at our Milky Way black hole, Sagittarius A*. It’s the dawn of a new era of black hole physics. Credit: EHT Collaboration. #OurBlackHole #SgrABlackHole
Link: https://t.co/Ax7ECRVg8A

[OUTA @OUTASA]

Dear @GovernmentZA
We don't need need a R22m vanity flagpole to feel proud of SA. We need a WORKING country! Stop wasting our taxes!

South Africa to spend R22 million on 100-metre tall flag https://t.co/9sJ2SJw5d4 via @businesstechSA

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

@KHesser @ultrasierranev Congrats! Awesome job!

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

So excited to see our first @LADUMA_meerKAT paper accepted for publication! Congrats to the whole team! Here's looking forward to lots more exciting science with our survey!

[LADUMA @LADUMA_meerKAT]

The first science paper of the LADUMA survey is out. A record-breaking OH megamaser detected! Glowacki and the LADUMA team. Nicknamed “Nkalakatha” (big boss in Zulu, suggested by the public).

[Dr Sarah Blyth @sarblyth]

@welt_woman Here's the paper: https://t.co/OkQXYIFnIv

[DARA Big Data @DARABigData]

A new livestream is available for the afternoon session of our Africa #WomeninDataScience event! We're streaming from now until around 2.30pm SAST, at which point we will pause & then resume a new stream at 3pm SAST.

Livestream link for current session; https://t.co/42uW40iZEu

[Ivan Meyer @ivan2meyer]

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