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  1. The first step of the new 8m Sundial is piqueing my sunny astronomy interest! Fingers crossed for a finished installation this summer at #yorkuniversity

    For enthusiasts it will be based on the Shmoyer Sunquist Sundial design and should be fairly high accuracy! #sundial #solarastronomy #solar #telescope #science #Astrodon #astronomy

  2. me, a serious person, professoring away on sabbatical*

    *spends 1 week compiling 16 page coloring booklet for serious astronomy reasons

    other than creative copyright commons do other tiny booklet #mastodon printers have publishing suggestions?

    #astronomy #Astrodon #selfpublishing #academia #coloring #art #science #telescopes #space #yorkuniversity #YorkUObservatory #publishing #allanicarswellobservatory #booklets

  3. me, a serious person, professoring away on sabbatical*

    *spends 1 week compiling 16 page coloring booklet for serious astronomy reasons

    other than creative copyright commons do other tiny booklet #mastodon printers have publishing suggestions?

    #astronomy #Astrodon #selfpublishing #academia #coloring #art #science #telescopes #space #yorkuniversity #YorkUObservatory #publishing #allanicarswellobservatory #booklets

  4. me, a serious person, professoring away on sabbatical*

    *spends 1 week compiling 16 page coloring booklet for serious astronomy reasons

    other than creative copyright commons do other tiny booklet #mastodon printers have publishing suggestions?

    #astronomy #Astrodon #selfpublishing #academia #coloring #art #science #telescopes #space #yorkuniversity #YorkUObservatory #publishing #allanicarswellobservatory #booklets

  5. me, a serious person, professoring away on sabbatical*

    *spends 1 week compiling 16 page coloring booklet for serious astronomy reasons

    other than creative copyright commons do other tiny booklet #mastodon printers have publishing suggestions?

    #astronomy #Astrodon #selfpublishing #academia #coloring #art #science #telescopes #space #yorkuniversity #YorkUObservatory #publishing #allanicarswellobservatory #booklets

  6. me, a serious person, professoring away on sabbatical*

    *spends 1 week compiling 16 page coloring booklet for serious astronomy reasons

    other than creative copyright commons do other tiny booklet #mastodon printers have publishing suggestions?

    #astronomy #Astrodon #selfpublishing #academia #coloring #art #science #telescopes #space #yorkuniversity #YorkUObservatory #publishing #allanicarswellobservatory #booklets

  7. Our crew at the observatory has CAPTURED THE ORION SPACECRAFT... despite the weather in #Toronto #canada ... the low position of #ArtemisII in the sky and having had to take the science ccd off for repairs.

    Enjoy everyone, now you too can wave at the pixel of #jeremyhansen ! Video is up on the @AllanICarswellObservatory YouTubechannel! youtube.com/live/dT_ykVY1VaI?s

    #space #orion #Artemis2 #moonmission #science #telescopes #yorkuniversity #moon #observatory #Astrodon #astronomy

  8. Just the sound of cold metal creaking and the wind this #SilentSunday

    Icy, cloudy, snowy #telescopes in #Toronto... with conditions like this we just wrap up warmly and work on data reduction!

    Here's the 1m telescope with its winter parka on 😄 (its to protect from drip, freeze, melt, freeze drips... not the temperature alone).

    #astronomy #observatory #Astrodon #science #winter #yorkuniversity

  9. Latest FOSS Academic post is: Oops! All Microslop. Or, Trying to Write with Microsoft.

    fossacademic.tech/2026/01/06/o

    It's a post in which I see what it's like for me to try to create a blank document with York University's Microsoft 365 subscription.

    TL;DR version is: it's all about Copilot, and starting a blank Word doc is actually kinda... hard.

    The post is a bit long, but it does have a lot of screenshots + a dash of anger.

    #FOSSAcademic #Microsoft #generativeAI #YorkUniversity

  10. pro-tip, when in hospital, spy on #telescopes as often as possible, love this #moon over domes from last night!

    FYI, anyone who needs the link the scopes for @AllanICarswellObservatory can be found at: yorku.ca/science/observatory/o

    #Astrodon #astronomy #science #yorkuniversity #observatory

  11. @adub lol, I believe it! #yorkuniversity gets a rat attack yearly, if you leave so much as a cough drop out... well lets just say I learned my lesson 😅

  12. In fun #observatory news, I got our @AllanICarswellObservatory telescope allsky camera on our website!

    You'll know when we are open
    Youll know when we are closed
    You'll know if the skies are bad or good
    so hope for good for goodness sake... yorku.ca/science/observatory/o

    #astronomy #telescopes #Astrodon #science #yorkuniversity #toronto #outreach #education #fediverse

  13. Professor: Texas used to have universities

    By abandoning free inquiry, Texas is abandoning the definition of university.

    "If you’re an instructor at Texas Tech, you can extol fascism; but you cannot wonder aloud whether a mutation to the SRY gene on the Y chromosome makes a person neither male nor female."

    🆓 🔗 archive.ph/Y6Lz6

    @dallasnews

    dallasnews.com/opinion/comment

    #Education #HigherEd #Texas #TexasA&M #MarkWelsh #TexasTech #AcademicFreedom #YorkUniversity #JacobBeck #EduWeb

  14. Finally got the cabling done on our tours viewscreen in the AICO 60cm dome. Looking forward to showing this off at the next Wednesday public tour... been working on getting funds together for ages, why is it that everything in telescopes takes 1-2 years? #observatory #yorkuniversity #allanicarswellobservatory #YorkUObservatory #education #science #outreach

  15. First pictures back in after the telescope mirror cleaning and it's absolutely the best type of lunacy that I've seen in months 🌟 🌙 #astronomy #Astrodon #astro #moon #telescopes #science #lunar #moonlight #yorkuniversity #LunarPhotography

  16. Secondary, primary, tertiary... oh my! We had mirror cleaning day at the observatory, so it's a good thing it's not allergy season yet!*

    *we were wearing masks so probably would have been ok
    #telescopes #astronomy #Astrodon #science #engineering #observatory #yorkuniversity #allanicarswellobservatory

  17. An interview with Frances Latchford, chair of Gender and Women's Studies at York University, on the reasons why York is suspending that program and the damage that suspension is doing:

    torontolife.com/city/york-prof

    "From 2018 to 2023, the size of York’s senior administration team expanded by 37 per cent, and their compensation increased by 47 per cent, despite a 0.3 per cent increase in enrolment and a three per cent increase in total revenue."

    #YorkUniversity #Canada #academicchatter

  18. My employer (a university) wants to the raise the acceptable CO₂ air quality level (in classrooms, offices, libraries, etc.) from 1,000 ppm to 5,000 ppm. And there I was, just a couple of weeks ago, wondering why our Wellness Wednesday emails stopped.

    #YorkUniversity #Covid

  19. FYI #astronomer folks, I just opened our astronomer in residence program applications for summer 2025 here at @AllanICarswellObservatory #yorkuniversity !

    Get your resumes ready, and your red flashlights primed, summer season 2025 at the dark sky preserve of KillarneyPP in #ontario is open for astronomer candidates: yorku.ca/science/observatory/a

    #canada #toronto #astronomy #education #Astrodon #pixelfed #science #killarney #privincialparks #OntarioParks #telescopes #darkskies #observing

  20. A new #holiday #astronomy event at our very own Allan I Carswell Observatory is out. Check out our #treasurehunt in the skies, and play along with our 6 special guests. Prepare your imagination!
    How many #space points can you get? The Fun-d-tastic astronomy can be found here as part of our winter special: youtube.com/live/DM1SRXQsmqo?s

    #education #Astrodon #trivia #games #science #observatory #telescope #engineering #electronic #robotics #robot #yorkuniversity #academia #university #FriendsAndFamily

  21. Rem is for remote and loc is for local
    Cold telescopes looking with eyes quite focal

    You might wonder how, when nights tempt us to play...

    How should we keep warm, this cold holiday

    Just remember the Rem settings, from the instructions don't stray
    The robotics will run loc, and warm your fingers will stay #roboticsystem #observation #academia #academicchatter #telescopes #yorkuniversity #astronomy #Astrodon #science #winter #weather #holiday

  22. Rem is for remote and loc is for local
    Cold telescopes looking with eyes quite focal

    You might wonder how, when nights tempt us to play...

    How should we keep warm, this cold holiday

    Just remember the Rem settings, from the instructions don't stray
    The robotics will run loc, and warm your fingers will stay #roboticsystem #observation #academia #academicchatter #telescopes #yorkuniversity #astronomy #Astrodon #science #winter #weather #holiday

  23. Rem is for remote and loc is for local
    Cold telescopes looking with eyes quite focal

    You might wonder how, when nights tempt us to play...

    How should we keep warm, this cold holiday

    Just remember the Rem settings, from the instructions don't stray
    The robotics will run loc, and warm your fingers will stay #roboticsystem #observation #academia #academicchatter #telescopes #yorkuniversity #astronomy #Astrodon #science #winter #weather #holiday

  24. Rem is for remote and loc is for local
    Cold telescopes looking with eyes quite focal

    You might wonder how, when nights tempt us to play...

    How should we keep warm, this cold holiday

    Just remember the Rem settings, from the instructions don't stray
    The robotics will run loc, and warm your fingers will stay #roboticsystem #observation #academia #academicchatter #telescopes #yorkuniversity #astronomy #Astrodon #science #winter #weather #holiday

  25. Rem is for remote and loc is for local
    Cold telescopes looking with eyes quite focal

    You might wonder how, when nights tempt us to play...

    How should we keep warm, this cold holiday

    Just remember the Rem settings, from the instructions don't stray
    The robotics will run loc, and warm your fingers will stay #roboticsystem #observation #academia #academicchatter #telescopes #yorkuniversity #astronomy #Astrodon #science #winter #weather #holiday

  26. Hey Space Fans! Join this evening for a special JWST episode of York Universe w Ethan Siegel, of “Starts With A Bang!” fame @startswithabang . If weather permits, we will have live views from our 1m telescope!

    9:00 – 10:00 PM ET www.youtube.com/@YorkUObservatory/live

    After the show the episode will be available at Allan I Carswell Observatory presents: York Universe, wherever you get your podcasts!
    #Astronomy #Space
    #Podcast #Observatory #yorkuniversity
    #Telescope #jwst #Stars #Science

  27. Our Allan I Carswell Observatory fundraiser is slewing ever closer to the target... please pass on this #givingtuesday for anyone interested in the raffles, swag, very cool astro gifts, free stuff or just supporting some astronomy goodness 🌟 yorku.ca/science/observatory/a
    #yorkuniversity #astronomy #Astrodon #science #education #fundraiser #holidayshopping #holidaygifts #observatory #telescopes #toronto

  28. Live online public viewing now (9ET) until 10pm ET from the Allan I Carswell Observatory, it looks like skies are clear so we'll be opening the dome shortly! Our new York Universe radio podcast is running the audio so it should be a good one! m.youtube.com/@YorkUObservator

    #Astrodon #astronomy #observatory #livestream #science #youtube #toronto #yorkuniversity #observing #telescopes

  29. A union arbitration (on a grievance about lack of librarian hiring) set for next week was abruptly cancelled today by the Employer and rescheduled for April ... of 2026.

    "How about never—is never good for you?"

    #LibraryUnions #Librarians #YorkUniversity

  30. A union arbitration (on a grievance about lack of librarian hiring) set for next week was abruptly cancelled today by the Employer and rescheduled for April ... of 2026.

    "How about never—is never good for you?"

    #LibraryUnions #Librarians #YorkUniversity

  31. A union arbitration (on a grievance about lack of librarian hiring) set for next week was abruptly cancelled today by the Employer and rescheduled for April ... of 2026.

    "How about never—is never good for you?"

    #LibraryUnions #Librarians #YorkUniversity

  32. A union arbitration (on a grievance about lack of librarian hiring) set for next week was abruptly cancelled today by the Employer and rescheduled for April ... of 2026.

    "How about never—is never good for you?"

    #LibraryUnions #Librarians #YorkUniversity

  33. A union arbitration (on a grievance about lack of librarian hiring) set for next week was abruptly cancelled today by the Employer and rescheduled for April ... of 2026.

    "How about never—is never good for you?"

    #LibraryUnions #Librarians #YorkUniversity

  34. Partial Lunar Eclipse at the Allan I Carswell Observatory tonight! The second eclipse season in what has been quite the eclipse year in Ontario. And of course if you squint it looks a little bit like the death star (that's no moon.... phase) 🌕 #lunareclipse #ontario #Toronto #yorkuniversity #astronomy #Astrodon #moonlight #moon #partiallunareclipse #science #shadowpuppets

  35. The moon is sure showing off in Toronto! Our students captured this during the tour Wednesday night showing the tint due to atmospheric effects. Sometimes a little bit of clouds isn't so bad, let's you talk about a whole different kind of redshift!

    Image credit: AICO, Cassia Bond #astronomy #moon #Astrodon #yorkuniversity #observatory #telescope #toronto #redmoon

  36. First day of #CASCA (Canadian Astronomical Society) astro conference in #toronto and so glad the venue has AC, it's too hot for sure out there... luckily a great batch of observatory posters with lots of student coauthors has turned it from a good to great day1. Super proud of my observatory crew this year at the Allan I Carswell Observatory! #astronomy #observatory #academia #casca2024 #Astrodon #academicchatter #yorkuniversity #publishing #studentauthor #images #posters #outreach #education