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Notices by Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jun-2025 20:30:20 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    How many baby goats can you fit on top of one hay bale?

    Answer: always one more. (Until the head-butting starts)

    In conversation about 7 hours ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jun-2025 13:48:29 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    Mama and baby birds are all snuggled in for the night. Sleep well.

    In conversation about 13 hours ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jun-2025 12:31:23 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    Just got an email with a serious suggestion for AI use that is completely stupid and deeply offends me, right after a stressful (but useful) webinar on online safety for scientists and I think it's really time to chuck my laptop into a pond and rage-scream in the hay field.

    In conversation about 15 hours ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jun-2025 07:17:23 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler
    • AI6YR Ben

    Anybody have info on the #ConnerFire in Nevada? Watch Duty and the Nevada Wildfire Info Dashboard and photos a family member sent me are showing very different things (family member's photo looks terrifyingly large) @ai6yr maybe?

    In conversation about 5 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jun-2025 04:25:42 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    Happy almost-solstice from my chaos animals

    In conversation about 5 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jun-2025 23:32:24 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    My friend sent me this from Victoria, and I was equal parts relieved and disappointed to learn that this is a band and not an actual company.

    (Relieved because yay we're not at the point yet where that's actually a viable business. Yet. Disappointed because that would actually be quite handy to have someone else better trained than me try to find more pieces of that Crew Dragon Trunk that I'm 100% sure are still scattered around near Ituna, Sask.)

    In conversation about 6 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jun-2025 00:28:27 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    Was up late for obnoxious reasons and feeling really grumpy about it, but the upside was there were dozens of fireflies! I know that doesn't sound like much if you're from New England or somewhere with lots of fireflies, but that's more fireflies than I've ever seen here! It was so cool!

    So yeah, Saskatchewan has fireflies. (At least, if you live on an organic farm. I suspect that's another reason people here don't know there are fireflies: conventional farms kill them all...)

    In conversation about 7 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jun-2025 21:53:16 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler
    • Kermode
    • Maya Alpizar :an3:

    @gemlog @wim_v12e @evilscientistca @Maya Thanks for the connection to frugal computing! This is a term I was completely unaware of.

    In conversation about 7 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jun-2025 11:39:29 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    I was recently reminded of this powerful statement by the International Astronomical Union! Yes!

    "...no group has the right to change Earth's environment in any significant way without full international study and agreement"

    Yes! We need this energy!

    ...by the way, this is from 1961.

    In conversation about 8 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 05:09:27 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    Informal poll of a bunch of New Jersey 5th graders suggests that more kids know about Pluto than Starlink. So there.

    In conversation about 9 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Jun-2025 17:20:33 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    I know that I apparently attract space debris, but I was quite surprised to be handed a satellite tattoo at the Pride Parade!

    (The swag at the parade was fantastic. I have no idea why I got handed a satellite?! Damn things are everywhere these days, I guess).

    In conversation about 10 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Jun-2025 18:07:58 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    Those of you who have written science research papers, what's the oldest paper you've cited in a paper you published? (I just saw a citation to an 1843 paper.) Pretty sure my oldest reference is only 1920 or so.

    (I know, you historians out there are going to have scientists beat, but you're also welcome to share)

    In conversation about 11 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Jun-2025 12:35:08 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    It is confirmed!! The mama duck hatched at least 2 chicks! (I stuck a bunch of chicken eggs under her, because we don't have a male duck so her eggs would not hatch)

    I suspected I heard peeping a couple days ago, but I had been afraid to check because last year she flung poop at me - an *incredibly* effective defense strategy.

    Also, I need to sell some goats.

    So. Many. Goats. (Livestock guardian dog doesn't mind being outnumbered)

    In conversation about 13 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jun-2025 23:07:39 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    It's smoky because everything is burning up north, and awful military crap is happening down south, but I love that the CUTEST mama and baby that ever existed live in my barn!

    In conversation about 13 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jun-2025 09:42:27 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    Remember my goat that we named Cybertruck because of his various safety issues? He's been doing great, until earlier when he went offroading (in the barn) and high-centered himself and had to be rescued, again living up to his name. All hail Cybertruck!

    In conversation about 14 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 01:48:19 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler
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    My takeaway: Satellite launches are undoing the recovery of the ozone layer that should be happening now that CFCs are banned. And this study doesn't even take into account metal deposition from reentries, which might be even worse!

    When I teach climate change in my astro classes, I always give the recovery of the ozone layer as an example of how countries can work together to fix a giant problem (Montreal Protocol). I guess satellite companies are now destroying that too.

    In conversation about 15 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 01:48:19 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler
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    Co-author Michele Bannister posted a thread about this paper yesterday on bluesky: https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f3jxtgz7tnwvzkpgzb6wsqqj/post/3lr7qoirmxr27

    In conversation about 15 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 01:48:19 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    The more I learn about atmospheric chemistry, the more terrified and angry I am about satellite companies' blatant lack of consideration for how their actions will harm the atmosphere. I hope this gets a lot of press. Great work by a whole team of scientists, including @astrokiwi.bsky.social!

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-025-01098-6.epdf

    In conversation about 15 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 01:48:18 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler
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    Coincidentally, I'm "giving" a pre-recorded talk at the American Astronomical Society meeting later today about atmospheric pollution from satellites (and I didn't even get to include this excellent paper because I recorded the talk a few days ago).

    This talk is short (12 min) and directed at professional astronomers, so there's not as much background info as usual, but maybe it's a helpful summary of where things stand now?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbx_O0RTJlI

    In conversation about 15 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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    Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jun-2025 08:10:46 JST Prof. Sam Lawler Prof. Sam Lawler

    Even with constant "lawnmowers" running, my office for the afternoon is the best!

    In conversation about 16 days ago from mastodon.social permalink

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    Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Has mostly lived in warmer places, now learning to live respectfully on Treaty 4 lands (Saskatchewan, Canada)

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