GQ Martinez

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Biophysicist, Pharma, amateur astrophotographer (Insta: @silveradoskies). Silence = violence.
#astrophotography

And last but not least, HOLY SHIT the stars were fucking incredible last night!!!! (No auroras visible from here but the stars were so good who cares)

(Lots of satellites, of course. Sigh.)

Why not just seize half the wealth of Trump and his top 10 donors?

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wux3xavyu7fw2v64prcz3uuf/post/3mhem57aesc2h

Well, I have now been quoted calling SpaceX "fuckweasels" in a real publication by real journalists: https://au.pcmag.com/ai/116598/spacex-to-start-small-with-1-million-satellite-plan-pushes-back-on-critics

I guess I am proud of myself? (They are, indeed, fuckweasels, for their complete lack of care for the atmosphere that we all depend on, as well as not caring about Kessler Syndrome, or light pollution, or smashing people on the ground...)

SpaceX To Start Small With 1 Million Satellite Plan, Pushes Back On Critics

The company's rebuttal to the FCC mentions launching orbital data center constellation in phases, and studying potential atmospheric impacts. SpaceX also threw plenty of shade at Amazon.

PCMag Australia

"In support of open science, PLOS Biology routinely asks authors to openly share their research code before publication. We are now formalizing this practice with a mandatory code-sharing policy and clarifying what we talk about when we talk about code."

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003678

Here we have part of the #MilkyWay.

Near the centre we have #Crux, the #SouthernCross, along with the #CoalSack.

Now to share a bit of what I have learned about how the traditional custodians of where I live call things.

Pretty much everywhere the Coal Sack is the head of Wetj, the Emu.

In #Whadjuck #Noongar lands, Crux is Waalitj, the Wedge-Tailed Eagle, but in #Yued lands Crux and the Pointers are Yongka - the kangaroo, with Crux forming the head, and the Pointers being the front paws.

#Dwarf3 wide angle, post in Stellar Studio and #Snapseed.

#Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography

As I've said many many times -- and as has become inarguably clear in the last decade -- reactionary politics is not an alternative set of moral & political values. It is a permission structure to disregard values entirely & indulge in atavistic instincts. It's permission to be shitty.
And this weekend will be the last (I think?) talk in the #ProfSamLectureTour in Tekapo Dark Sky Reserve, and it'll be a new moon! And I get to stay in a sheep shearer's hut! I'm really excited about that one. https://stayhappening.com/e/astronomy-vs-the-billionaire-space-race-E2ISYECY1D1
Astronomy vs. the Billionaire Space Race Tickets, The Godley Hotel Lake Tekapo, Timaru, 21 March 2026

Astronomy vs. the Billionaire Space Race at The Godley Hotel Lake Tekapo, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, Timaru on Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 am

You know what? Fine, tech bros. You win. You get to do algorithmic pricing. But in return, we get to do algorithmic taxing on everyone with a net-worth over $5million. As a little treat.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7badtqcuh5ethvlzhzkdx4qn/post/3mgxmx6qh3c2d
Pi day is an irrational holiday that was invented by Big US Date Format.
Happy Pi day!