UCSC Transients

We're the transient astronomy group at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Our team page adds an alumni section - https://t.co/DctzF2cUwb

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New research results! Postdoc Tiara Hung and team used
@Hubble to see a star ripped apart by a supermassive black hole, a “tidal disruption event” that is closest yet discovered. Ultraviolet reveals fast-moving material in these rare events. More: https://t.co/3iDX5iag3D
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New research results! Postdoc Tiara Hung and team used @hst to view a star ripped apart by a supermassive black hole. This “tidal disruption event” is the closest yet discovered. Ultraviolet reveals fast-moving material in these rare events. More: https://t.co/3iDX5iag3D @ucsc

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@ucsc Launching today, UC Santa Cruz Transient Team website: https://t.co/pJUxq8l5dp

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@ucsc @CarnegieAstro @PS1NEOwatch @Illinois_Alma @DARK @UCopenhagen @UHIfA @UHawaiiNews @WashingtonState The Young Supernova Experiment (YSE), a new optical time-domain survey, just published survey overview and initial transient discoveries: https://t.co/urD70St3OP

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We've been working on the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE), a new optical time-domain survey on the Pan-STARRS telescopes, for about a year now. YSE just published its survey overview and initial transient discoveries. Read about it here: https://t.co/urD70St3OP #UCSC

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GIVE TODAY - @UCSC Giving Day crowdfunding campaign helps Gravitational Wave Astrophysics undergraduates get research experience at @Lick Observatory. Visit our project page https://t.co/Sjg2eKTUPk to learn how you can help our students. #give2ucsc

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TOMORROW Only - @UCSC Giving Day crowdfunding campaign helps undergraduates in the Gravitational Wave Astrophysics program gain research experience at @Lick Observatory. Visit our project page https://t.co/Sjg2eKTUPk to learn how you can help our students. #give2ucsc

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"Save the date! UC Santa Cruz’s 5th annual Giving Day is Sept 30. My project Gravitational Wave Astrophysics for Undergraduates needs your help to raise funds. #give2ucsc https://t.co/mXYHDmcOay

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Coming Sept. 30 - @UCSC Giving Day crowdfunding campaign helps undergraduates in the Gravitational Wave Astrophysics program gain research experience at @Lick Observatory. Visit our project page to learn how you can help our students. #give2ucsc

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Please join me in supporting this important cause! https://t.co/tcvS8qexBr

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UCSC News Release Today https://t.co/opedb3uo55

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The Type Ia supernova 2019mkv in LEDA69894, 710 million light years away.

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The Type Iax supernova 2019muj in LEDA9272, 100 million light years away.

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The Type Ia supernova 2019tja in LEDA68379, 150 million light years away.

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@mladenva 1640 parsecs according to Gaia DR2.

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The Type Ia supernova 2019dwq in LEDA53259, 390 million light years away.

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The LBV outburst 2019oet in LEDA70036, 70 million light years away.

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The Type Ia supernova 2019zjh in LEDA1388201, 310 million light years away.

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The Type Ia supernova 2019ubs in LEDA9275, 480 million light years away.

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