Mark McCaughrean

And did I tell you that while working on the #JWST Orion data all summer long, I was also listening to Icelandic language lesson tapes? 🤪

I'm almost fluent now, according to my friend Sævar Helgi Bragason, who I saw in Reykjavik last weekend & who wrote this lovely piece (I think 😬👍)

#PiecesOfOrion

https://www.stjornufraedi.is/frettir/webb-gaegist-inn-i-sverdthokuna-i-orion

Webb gægist inn í Sverðþokuna í Órión

Áður óséð fyrirbæri í Messier 42, einu nálægasta stjörnumyndunarsvæðinu við sólkerfið okkar

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Oct 2, 2023 at 12:16pmWeb
Show threadFionaOct 2, 2023
@markmccaughrean what tapes did you listen to?
Show threadMark McCaughreanOct 2, 2023
@Merlyn (whisper it softly, but it was a joke, my friend :-)
Show threadFionaOct 2, 2023
@markmccaughrean well coulda been real... I mean some of us actually do listen to language tapes for reals... that's how I can order coffee in Japanese or ask if that building I am pointing to is a bank or not in Russian.... 👽🤪🤪😅