Meg Schwamb @megschwamb@mastodon.online
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Planetary scientist & astronomer at Queen’s University Belfast: KBOs, Planet Four(Mars), exoplanets (Planet Hunters NGTS) ,LSST SSSC co-chair. Opinions posted are my own
Joined Apr 2022
This nonsense makes me angry. It is these stereotypes and passive aggressive messaging pervasive in society that kids pick up on. Any gender can do STEM fields. #womeninSTEM
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Here's what the observatory looked like in 2015 (image credit: Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA)
The observatory is being constructed right now in Chile. It is expected to turn on mid-2024.
The telecon is about the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which is going to find an order of magnitude more Solar System objects than we know of today!
Nice to enjoy the lovely weather with the QUB Solar System research group in an outside beer garden. Now to get ready for my 10pm telecon
Waves Hi team #astronomers, #teamSolarSystem, and #womeninSTEM
Meg Schwamb
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Here is the tl;dr for the #newbies about #Mastodon terms:
Toot = a post (or 'tweet')
Boost = re-sharing content (or 'retweet')
Favourite = liking or bookmarking something (or a 'star')
CW = content warning (basically self-censoring a post)
Instance = a version of Mastodon (like a Discord server or Reddit subreddit)
Remember 2 things:
1. if you don't like the way an instance is governed, you can always choose another
2. The internet isn't the be-all of life. Go outside & enjoy the sunshine
:)
Meg Schwamb
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How do I find more #astronomers and #womeninSTEM to follow? Help this millennial out with effective hashtags!
And now the adrenaline rush has ended. I’ve been able to tap into my giving a science/public talk persona when teaching but it’s tiring. It’s 5 o’clock. Time to go home. 🥱
Meg Schwamb
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A few years ago I made this flow chart of which Mastodon posts end up in which timelines!
So, you can see how each instance will have a different local timeline, and even a slightly different federated timeline - and you can see why the federated timeline moves so much faster than the local one, too.
This is why it's important to boost good posts and use hashtags - the fediverse is fragmented and harder to search by nature.
Fun first lecture. Feedback from the grad students is good. So I think they enjoyed the interactive activities as well. I try my hardest to not lecture straight for an hour (or two)
Supplemental material is also ready. If you’d like a sneak peek: https://padlet.com/meganschwamb/pvnbcvsitcqx89tf
Meg Schwamb
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Hmm. I like the multi-column view of tweetdeck, and just discovered if you go into preferences on the web interface to Mastodon and enable the "advanced web interface" you get the multi-column view.
I am wide awake at 5:45 am, so how about a round of #askanastronomer for the next hour or so. Anyone got astronomy or planetary science questions? #introduction
I am wide awake at 5:45 am, so how about a round of #askanastronomer for the next hour or so. Hey #mastodon folks, anyone got astronomy or planetary science questions?
In two weeks we talk about social media.I now have a slide about mastodon.
- website
- https://megschwamb.com/
Planetary scientist & astronomer at Queen’s University Belfast: KBOs, Planet Four(Mars), exoplanets (Planet Hunters NGTS) ,LSST SSSC co-chair. Opinions posted are my own
Joined Apr 2022
