Thread context
3 posts in path
Root
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Open
on mastodon.social
Open ancestor post
Parent
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Open
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Also I stayed up way too late, and woke up too early, and I have to give another talk tonight in Wellington: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scps/about/events/astronomer-vs-the-billionaires-space-race But at l
Current reply
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
·
Feb 13, 2026
Kia Ora, Wellington! Time to add some QR codes to my talk (starting in 90 min) to get a few more people to write to the FCC https://darksky.org/news/two-satellite-proposals-threaten-the-night-sky-the-window-to-act-is-now/ #ProfSamLectureTour
View full thread on mastodon.social
7
0
5
Thread context
2 posts in path
Parent
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Open
on mastodon.social
Open ancestor post
Current reply
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
·
Feb 12, 2026
Also I stayed up way too late, and woke up too early, and I have to give another talk tonight in Wellington: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scps/about/events/astronomer-vs-the-billionaires-space-race
But at least it's gorgeous here and this is my last night of rapid-fire consecutive talks before I head to Christchurch for my home base for the next 6 weeks (with a few more talks, but not 4 in 5 days in different cities like this week, phew) #ProfSamLectureTour
View full thread on mastodon.social
41
1
12
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
·
Feb 03, 2026
I am incredibly tired, but I am very happy about the talk I gave for the Northland astronomical society, and I saw giant Kauri trees, and I saw a real kiwi up close! (Captive, part of a breeding program, but WOW he was active!) A good day.
#ProfSamLectureTour
View on mastodon.social
135
0
51
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
·
Feb 02, 2026
I have to say that driving down a road I've never been on in a country I don't live in (on the opposite side that I'm used to) and seeing a photo of yourself on a giant sign on the side of the road is one of the most surreal things that's ever happened to me. Kia Ora, Whangarei! #ProfSamLectureTour
View on mastodon.social
21
1
8
Thread context
2 posts in path
Parent
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Open
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
It's happening! Tomorrow I leave for Aotearoa New Zealand to visit a whole bunch of amateur astronomy clubs (to yell about satellite pollution) and then spend a few weeks with collaborators at Univers
Current reply
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
·
Jan 28, 2026
My first week of talks includes Whangārei https://events.humanitix.com/astronomy-and-the-billionaire-space-race
Then Auckland https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/astronomy-vs-the-billionaire-space-race-tickets-1979945182339
Then Hamilton https://www.has.org.nz/bht-registration-2026
(Bonus: in Hamilton I've been invited to visit the "methane barn" where they study emissions from cows and I'm so here for this) #ProfSamLectureTour
View full thread on mastodon.social
24
0
11
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
·
Jan 28, 2026
It's happening! Tomorrow I leave for Aotearoa New Zealand to visit a whole bunch of amateur astronomy clubs (to yell about satellite pollution) and then spend a few weeks with collaborators at University of Canterbury (to yell about satellite pollution, and hopefully also talk about the Kuiper Belt and interstellar objects!)
I am looking forward to new foods, visiting farms, having conversations with farmers and astronomers, and different stars (hello MAGELLENIC CLOUDS!!) #ProfSamLectureTour
View on mastodon.social
90
1
29
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats. Asteroid (42910). She/her. Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada). Currently on sabbatical and based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, yelling about satellite pollution in many locations around Aotearoa New Zealand.
mastodon.social
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
·
Jan 19, 2026
Tomorrow is my talk for the astronomy portion of the Physics & Astronomy Department at UBC, but it's open to the public, if you're in Vancouver tomorrow (Monday) at 4pm "The Kuiper Belt vs. the Billionaire Space Race" https://phas.ubc.ca/kuiper-belt-vs-billionaire-space-race
Now I guess I better finish putting together that talk (which mostly involved culling slides) before I go to bed... #ProfSamLectureTour
View on mastodon.social
116
0
122
You've seen all posts