raptop (π’€― π’„· π’„ˆπ’€­π’‡)

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Astronomy diapsid and number cruncher, other skills as required. Primary focus is exoplanets, but relatively up on other aspects of space/astronomy/spaceflight. Not indebted to π’€­π’Œ“. Trying not to be just a stabby bird lost in the Outer Dark (p ≀ 0.05).

'blog is about what you'd expect (pdn4kd.github.io)

(Also on esper and libera IRC servers)

π“…ƒnihilopteryx, π’€­π’‰Žπ’ˆͺπ’„·, and/or shantak
Professional Nounshe/him (p-value == ???)
Amateur Nounsthey/them
githubhttps://github.com/pdn4kd/

I like to learn something new every day.

Australia is wider than the moon.

IMINT #13139 from NROL-129 (Q CLEARANCE)

1. Inscrutable Doomscrolling
2. L'IL Site
3. Hollow Doomscrolling Dome

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is approaching the Sun at a speed of 58 km/s and is brightening week by week. The brightness has increased by about 1 magnitude in 3 weeks, now reaching magnitude 16.4V.

Attached is an astrometrically measured black and white image of the Clear filter, 12x2min, and an RGB image of 3x6x3min. Images taken last night 2025-08-15 from observatory Y71 Makroskooppi at Spain.

https://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/136846

every β€œancient tradition” was invented between 1848-1870 and every β€œmodern perversion” is so ancient as to predate writing
Do you think laplace's demon and maxwell's daemon are dating?

#HBD to arXiv!🎈

On August 14, 1991, the very first paper was submitted to arXiv. That's 34 years of sharing research quickly, freely & openly!

Some baby pictures to show how far we've come . . . when we were just a computer under a desk in 1991. . . & in our 1994 punk phase . . . πŸ‘ΆπŸ’Ύ

Give a birthday present to arXiv on our birthday to support #openscience & arXiv for many birthdays to come. 🎁

https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html

I swear, Avi Loeb's ego is bigger than the objects these papers are about https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/115028013934765347
Apparently it's the 34th anniversary of Arχiv (first paper submitted 1991-08-14)

the perfect #Monsterdon meme doesn’t ex…
https://infosec.exchange/@Heidi/114838289011542131

EDIT: adding the video for posterity

Gilgamesh, the Ur gay