Dr. Victoria GrinbergMay 13

I have a bit of time on my hands, so let's do another 24h round of #AskAnAstrophysicist, but this time it's a thematic one.

⭐ What do you want to ask an astrophysicist about stars? ⭐

(I am a professional astrophysicist, part of whose work concerns itself with high mass stars & their winds and I've also taught a variety of astro university courses)

Boosts welcome. I may not be able to reply to all in case of many questions.

#SciComm #WissKomm

Show threadJohnny Than
@vicgrinberg I boosted, but I never really learned anything about stars, so I feel totally inadequate to be asking a question. But thanks for doing this. :)
May 13 at 4:53pmWeb
Show threadDr. Victoria GrinbergMay 13
@johnnythan thanks for boosting - and it's also interesting for me to know that folks know nothing about stars. I'm so used to people knowing a lot about them in my everyday life 😊
Show threadNickMay 13
@vicgrinberg @johnnythan This XKCD is more accurate than one might think. I've been guilty of it too.
Show threadDr. Victoria GrinbergMay 13
@internic @johnnythan ah yes, xkcd forever 😂
Show threadalways tiredMay 14

@vicgrinberg @johnnythan

I know bits and I totally get what I saw in another part of this thread: Knowing for its own sake (curiosity) is cool and probably very human.

(And often enough some point later even "useful" stuff comes out from what starts as fundamental research.)

Show threadCiaraMay 13
@johnnythan @vicgrinberg Seconded - I'm the same. I don't know enough to ask a question but am fascinated by the answers. And the questions! Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. Great thread.
Show threadMarcos DioneMay 14
@CiaraNi @johnnythan @vicgrinberg Keep reading the QAs, maybe something will come up (at least it's what I hope :)