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To be clear- this is catastrophic for radio astronomy, not just in the UK. If you shut down a facility like this not only do we use access to the facility, dozens (hundreds?) of jobs are gone and with it expertise that never comes back. Please write to your MP if you’re in the UK! 🔭🧪🎢

Thank you! I kept posting progress pics in the Eugene subreddit so decided to show it off there for those in the know :)

I won some ribbons at the county fair!!! 😎 My first time entering and I won $20 in prize money- I’m rich! 😅

Welcome! Moved out about this time two years ago and it really is lovely out here.

Goddamn it’s beautiful here. Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Your two year old has a lot more patience than mine if she allows you to explain all that! 😜

Toddler “why?” phase w astrophysicist mom continues: “Why it hot out?” “Because it’s summer.” “Why it summer?” “Because the earth is a ball that’s tilted so we get more direct rays from the sun.” “Why?” “Because when the earth was a young ball it was hit off its axis and that created the moon” 🔭🧪🎢

Is this still the “merge the departments” thing?

Kinda wild fact- if you’re watching the World Cup final right now, you’re doing it with an estimated ~20% of the rest of the planet. ⚽️

My Dutch in laws just did an American RV trip and it’s hilarious listening to my BIL talk about his observations of America. “Wow, Americans love to set fires! 9am at the campsite, time to build a fire! And what a lot of dogs in America named Quiet, because that’s what everyone shouts at their dog!”

Yeah we wanted to do a lab movie night but couldn’t find it anywhere :(

Awww that’s lovely. I remember you in class showing us one of your galaxy simulations that made it into an IMAX movie, and telling us your dad took a bunch of friends and family to show off the 20 seconds of simulations or however long it was. :)

True story, never planted it much . I just remember the Highlights for Children story where a boy planted 4 and stacked them like firewood

At the farmers market when we were buying seedlings my husband was like “but do we really want only one zucchini plant? We should get more!” I was like yeah, no

So cool! Congrats!

Yep everyone knows correlation = causation! :)

Don’t worry, have I got the Beta Pic news for you then! Just see the first paper draft so hopefully not long :)

That’s why I said matter of time. But fact of the matter is this is the period in my life with pregnancy/ little babies, so we won’t complain about the good timing there

Huh who knew the universe tastes like a New England IPA!

I find it wild that I moved to Oregon two years ago from New England, but it’s been legit more smoky out east than here since the move. Probably a matter of time before we get smoked out here too, but who would have guessed this a few years ago?