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• Astronomer and science communicator
• Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @esoastronomy@mastodon.social
• Won't shut up about space
• #astronomy #astrophysics #science #astrophotography #space
• he/him
• Toots in English and español
• 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
"Our organization is interested in buying your product. Please kindly send more details about your product/latest catalog, price list and payment terms."
I'm really tempted to reply to this spam email with a link to the Messier catalog and an offer of "buy two galaxies get one free".
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
<Don't worry Juan Carlos, giant Earth in the sky can't hurt you, it's not real, you can write this thread>
Ok, let's ignore for a moment the ridiculously oversized planets, the fact that one of them is the Earth for some reason, the bonus Jupiter, the transparent Moon...
Let's unpack whether there's any truth to this planet parade that's making the rounds on #SocialMedia .
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• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
I'm so tired of the whole " #AI has democratised #art " narrative. Cheap or even free creative tools and learning resources have existed for decades. Not wanting to become good at something is not the same as not having the resources to do it.
Speaking of resources, something AI is excelling at is increasing the price of computers by hoarding RAM and disk space, thus making things harder for less privileged creative folks. How very democratic.
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
• Astronomer and science communicator • Media Officer at the European Southern Observatory - @ esoastronomy • Won't shut up about space • # astronomy # astrophysics # science # astrophotography # space • he/him • Toots in English and español • 🇪🇸 → 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇱 → 🇩🇪
Time for another #introduction for the newcomers 😀 I'm an astronomer and science communicator at the European Southern Observatory.
In my previous life I used to study how galaxies form and evolve. I also helped my peers get their data as a support astronomer at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. I now work full time as Media Officer at ESO's HQ in Germany.
I'm also an avid astrophotographer! Below is a pic of my previous "office" in Chile. 🤩
