Who's this badass at the telescope???

Why, it's Maria Mitchell! Despite not having a college degree herself, she was a professor of Astronomy at Vassar College (and was the first woman astronomy prof. in the US 🔭)

Learn more about Maria Mitchell on our latest podcast episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-maria-mitchell-and-sunspots/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Mitchell#/media/File:Maria_Mitchell_in_the_Vassar_College_Observatory,_Vassar_College,_June_1878.jpg

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Thoughts on Maria Mitchell and Nantucket Island

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/09/28/thoughts-on-maria-mitchell-and-nantucket-island/

Hello #astronomy friends! Sharing with you the video from yesterday ✨

Maria Mitchell, America’s first professional astronomer, discovered “Miss Mitchell’s Comet” in 1847, earning global recognition. A trailblazer for women in science, she championed education and imagination in astronomy.

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June 28, 1889: American astronomer Maria Mitchell died at age seventy in Lynn, Massachusetts. The first American woman to work as a professional astronomer, she discovered a comet, which as a result became known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" and won a gold medal prize for her discovery, which was presented to her by King Frederik VI of Denmark. She became the first woman elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1848 and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1850.

https://www.mariamitchell.org/about/about-maria-mitchell

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