Brad Snowder @skywise@mastodon.social

Aztecs placed heavy emphasis on the movement & position of the Pleiades when arranging some of their more sacred shit, like stabbing people.

In the time it takes to finish this coffee, the blackhole in the core of the MilkyWay will spin completely around. Twice if I get the scone.

Teacher Says: "No eating in the planetarium"
7th Grader Hears: "Unless you are very quiet & throw the crumpled wrapper at Brad in the dark"

Someone asked if it were possible to pursue a career in astronomy without taking a lot of math. I said yes but it will be a very short career.

The universe is almost 14 billion yrs old. Somewhere around 13 billion you should stop expecting folks to make a big deal about your birthday.

Once again, if you buy a star, don't get talked into the extended warranty.

Biologically we're all shades of brown. Anthropologically we're all from Africa. Astronomically we're all star farts.

Hi I'm Brad and I'm an astroholic.

I just went out to check on the stars. They're fine.

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