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#6 in the “If van Gogh had been an astronomer” series: the Whirlpool Galaxy

#5 in the “If van Gogh had been an astronomer” series: the Leonid meteor shower

The great English writer Virginia Woolf died by suicide #OTD in 1941. Fascinated by astronomy, astronomical references are found in many of her stories, letters, and diaries.

In a 1918 diary entry, Woolf wrote, “I’m in the mood to dissolve in the sky.”

#VirginiaWoolf

A new article in @Nature’s Humanities and Social Sciences Communications journal concludes that it pays to be ugly when communicating science with the public, with ‘unattractive' scientists earning higher speaker fees. #scicomm

https://t.co/ORM0peGx9g

Gorgeous skies over #Flagstaff tonight, with the Milky Way overhead. This is the current view from the all-sky camera at the Lowell Discovery Telescope. The glow at the bottom is light pollution from Phoenix, 150 miles away (ugh).

The winners of the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year have been announced, and as always there are some truly breathtaking photos. Check them out!

https://t.co/Bdj9Boh2o8

#AstroPhoto2020 #astrophotography

1/3 of the U.S. is experiencing drought this summer.

This map shows surface soil moisture on Aug 10, 2020 as measured by GRACE-FO satellites. Drought is widespread in southwestern states such as #Arizona, #NewMexico, #Utah, #Nevada, #Colorado, #Texas.

https://t.co/gp12WPod30

Irritated by distractions from his work, Hugo Gernsback invented a helmet called the Isolator in 1925 “to do away with all possible interferences that prey on the mind.” via @_FutilityCloset

https://t.co/wO84oVMZ1j

A fascinating article from @washingtonpost about three young men who tried to build a rocket to fly Venus in 1927 and the search to find it today

https://t.co/rEMPuhvpfC

#astronomy #space

Today’s Google doodle honors Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt. She studied the evolution of our Sun and other stars, and helped to advance astronomy in Turkey.

https://t.co/X68rzwCvDI