Elizabeth Howell PhD (she/her) @howellspace@qoto.org

Cleaned up a lot of the banding issues, thanks to
@gmic with h/t to
@stim3on

#Introduction time! 👋 I am an #engineering #professor at Queen's University in Kingston, #Canada. My expertise is in field and mobile #robotics. I have a newish interest in applications of #machinelearning to #control and #navigation problems. Previously worked as an #engineer at #space #robotics firm MDA. Also currently serve as Director at the Ingenuity Labs Research Institute. My #math #teacher wife and I have three #kids and we enjoy #golf.

How freakin' cool. A #meteor was picked up by EarthCam's CN Tower webcam in #Toronto.

Several hours before it hit, David Rankin at NASA's Catalina Sky Survey spotted the object, and Michael Busch started a thread: https://mastodon.online/@michael_w_busch/109368965024525842.

As the night unfolded: https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/c8ff042_probable_impactor/95129080

EarthCam archives about a day's worth of video, so you can still catch it here: https://www.earthcam.com/world/canada/toronto/cntower/?cam=towerview. Tap Archive, select the 3-4AM clip and scroll to the 3:25:56 mark. #astronomy #space

From last night. NGC 1499 in narrowband using a RedCat51 and QHY268m.2 styles of SHO processing (2nd if using the ForaxX_SHO #astronomy #astrophotography

I suppose it’s time for an #introduction. Not much going on here. I’m a native #NewYorker who found his way to an undergrad #Physics degree, thus the handle. I was in Marketing, then had a second career for 18 years as a #HighSchool #PhysicsTeacher, but have found my way back to my first career.

In my free time, I like to point my camera mostly at the sky, dabbling in #Astrophotography but also enjoy a good rocket launch. Occasionally I get a lucky shot, which I’ll post here.

Nothing special.

Good evening everyone! Here’s the wizard nebula! This nebula is about 8500 light years from earth in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way galaxy!
The cluster of stars itself spans around 20 light years and has an estimated age of 4-11.9 million years. #space is very cool
#astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #universe

I processed this image of the Elephant’s Trunk nebula using data from Telescope Live. The data was so easy to play with 😍🔭
Data credit: Telescope Live

#Astrodon #astrophotography #astronomy #universe #stars #telescope

The Dark Shark Nebula (LDN 1235). 12 hours taken in September with a 10" Newtonian. Hoping for a clear sky soon after weeks of rain. #Astrophotography #astronomy

My image of the Double Cluster NGC 869 and 884 in Perseus, located 7640 light years away. #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #space #ngc #cluster #stars

Time for a night time photo? I think so. In all my life I’ve ever taken one photo of star trails. I went out hoping to catch some meteors and drove down to Santa Pola.
This is the result.
I’ll have to try it again one day.
Goodnight everyone.
#photography #travel #travelphotography #astrophotography #stars #startrail #alicante #spain #españa #santapola

Hey #EOChat, #gischat & #ScienceMastodon:

➡️Are you hiring for a position in #remotesensing, #Earthobservations, #GIS, or #geospatial?
➡️Have you read a new paper led by an underrepresented scientist in #EO?
➡️Do you want to connect with others working towards #diversity, #equity, & #inclusivity #DEI #DEIJ in #STEM?

Well then, tag us @LadiesOfLandsat and we’ll boost your toot to our network! 🛰️

We might even highlight your paper on a future #LoLManuscriptMonday 🤗

Today is #LGBTSTEMDay a day to recognize the presence and contribution of #LGBTQIA2S #queer folks in #STEM fields!

I’m so grateful for all my amazing queer friends and mentors over the years! They helped me see that I had a place here, first as a bi/pan individual, then as an trans individual when I came out as non-binary (agender) a few years ago!

I’m trying to pay that forward, supporting the @queerornithology community and beyond!

Just heading back from a great #LGBTQSTEMDay workshop at the Royal Society of Chemistry - made sure to wear my rainbow test tube badge from @Jamiebgall with pride!

Lots of great ideas about how to improve
#LGBTQ visibility in #STEM subjects. I'd keep an eye out for more announcements soon! 😁

#LGBT #gay #science

Today the contract for the astronomy network weser-ems #anwe got signed in #oldenburg Germany. It is founded to nurture and develope theoretical and practical #astronomy and #astrophysics in education, science and public relations work as well as sharing scientific knowledge. It consists of 7 astronomy groups and 3 universities from #Bremerhaven #Ostfriesland #Papenburg #Wilhelmshaven and #Oldenburg
#astrophotography #Astrodon #science

Here's a view of some of the fascinating large dark nebulas (LDNs) near the bottom, at a full 1.2 arcseconds / pixel resolution. These are dense regions of dust that light from the emissions nebulas behind them. #astrodon #astrophotography #nebula #LDN

My First Astrophotography. Another shot of the milky way near Crater Lake, Oregon. This time a car drove past and I got super annoyed thinking it would've spoliled the shot, but maybe it worked?

Canon RP, Rokinon 14mm 2.8 @ 30s, ISO 6400

#astrophotography #craterlake #canon #canonrp

Jupiter, with Europa (and the fainter Callisto) to its right. First processing of tonight's Jupiter data.

Great conditions for planetary imaging tonight. #Astrophotography #astronomy #astrodon

#MonkeyHead #nebula #NGC2174 is my #astrophotography picture of the day from my archive. Taken in 2021 #space #Astrodon #astronomy

Battlestar Galactica (1978): Art by Ralph McQuarrie
#BSG #conceptart #spaceship #scifi