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Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social
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Astronomy, coffee, politics, music, cats, sports, computing. Not always in that order. Canada/Alabama/Arizona/Suomi. He/him.

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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today I am dancing around the kitchen singing along to Erasure while drinking a martini, so maybe I'm celebrating a few days late?
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just came up with the most West Wing-esque fan fiction scenario for what happens in the Senate. I'm afraid to commit it to text for fear of Apollo's dodgeball.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Does the TI 99/4A BASIC line editor count?
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So this is what happens when Alabama remembers that the first half of the game also exists.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 21/09/2024
Mistakes in the Fourier domain happen with unfortunate frequency.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
File under Y for "You've got to be fucking kidding me." Email from the clearly-about-to-blow-a-gasket general manager of my NPR station.
Screenshot of an email, text follows.

Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 2 into law earlier this year, which requires "all state and local entities and their employees" to use "Gulf of America" in place of "Gulf of Mexico." This includes maps, documents, websites, and "official communications."

WBHM is licensed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), thus every member of our team is an employee of UAB and a state emplyee. The WBHM team is expected to abide by the same laws, rules, and guidelines as every department, along with the complicated FCC regulations for a non-commercial radio station, which we have done so without question.

Following conversations with individuals at UAB and the UA System, I have been told that every single communication from WBHM and its team members, made in the capacity of their role as employees, is considered "official communication." For WBHM, that includes our broadcasts.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How did I just discover now that the winner of the Finnish hockey league gets the Canada Bowl?! Next question: should I become a fan of Ilves or Tappara?
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is forgetting to wear my bi earrings today the most typical invisible thing of all?
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I see people are discussing polling, which means it’s time to bring back this thread about stars in the outskirts of galaxies.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I can tell I’m up too late when my feed suddenly switches half to Finnish as everyone there wakes up.
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We just got Roman Space Telescope's first astronomical image from space! And it's a bit of a mess, but never fear; that was expected. I explain it all right here for you: badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/nancy-grac... 🔭 🧪
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s very first image released!
The "first light" shot is weird but hints at amazing things to come. Plus: Mercury has more shrinkage than thought
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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 15/09/2026
#NASARoman activated the Wide Field Instrument—a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow it to explore wide swaths of the cosmos quickly. This test image captures the very first photons of starlight to reach the instrument—taken as an initial performance assessment: go.nasa.gov/4rg4qEc
At the top, a grid of 21 panels shows a series of blue images with tiny neon green and yellow circles. A larger image highlights a section of the grid with circular patterns, and an inset presents a detailed star-like diffraction pattern. The colors consist of blue, green, and yellow.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I swear this is an actual picture of my cat, not some AI anatomical abomination. He appears to have misplaced his spine.
Ginger cat, stretched out but also twisted 180 degrees along the way so the his front and back paws are pointing exactly opposite each other.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Diatomic polycule
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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 10/09/2026
New AAS Guidelines on AI Use in Academic Publishing AAS Publications Committee is sharing results of a community request: guidelines for use of AI tools, including large language models, in preparing/reviewing manuscripts submitted to AAS journals. journals.aas.org/policies 🔭
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
There has apparently been turnover in my research group that none of them knows the lore of the slacking paper and they need to be reintroduced to it. Over 26 years later and I'm still inordinately proud of it. arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph... @gottbrath.bsky.social
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Teenagers: “They were huffing crack. Snorting crack. I don’t know, taking crack.” GenX parent in the next room is dying laughing.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My dialect map from https://mydialect.us. Red most-like-you areas are the northeast and the west, blue least-like-you areas are the center and south, especially all of Alabama and Mississippi. Arrow points at northwest Alabama in the darkest blue region with the label "I live here, of course"
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Kimchini
Martini glass with a distinctly orange-tinged version of a martini with pieces of kimchi in it for garnish
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Tarvitsen lakritsipakkauksen Suomesta.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Using every ounce of self control to not make the snarky reply to an AI-written student email.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Roman launch transits the sun. From NASASpaceflight feed.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Go Roman Go #RomanLaunch
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What the hell is up with the Jays baserunning this game?? (complementary). I posted that earlier and deleted it but re-posted it after Kirk stole that base.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Downgrade a movie: The Disapproval of Khan
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favourite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Man goes to high school reunion, considers changing jobs.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Being held hostage by a ferocious lion.
Cute orange cat on my lap
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Gillian Lynn Ryan @gillianlynnryan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Man disrupts his ex’s new engagement and impending wedding years after he ghosted her. Probably too much kissing for some audiences.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I hate living in next century's cautionary tale.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
make a band bigger The Mansionmartins
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
40% of the way through. That's more than I thought, makes me feel like maybe the rest is survivable.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Name a band using only emojis 🟩📅
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Name a band using only emojis 🗑️
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Name a band using only emojis 🤪✖️🔟0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Even after all these years, there is something special about the first day of class.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
1/12 chance, but it totally nailed me.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hint to students: using an AI-generated email to sound professional can backfire spectacularly if you don't actually read it thoroughly and leave in stubs like "[insert specific page number, e.g., pages 2-4]".
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Any mutuals who do freelance graphic design? Looking for quotes for a small project.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Wordle 1,882 2/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Haven’t gotten a 2 in a while!
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Not the main point of the current JKR discourse, but it still confuses the hell out of me that someone could both be a raging transphobe and write a series where the obviously-most-sympathetic character is Remus Lupin.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
So they snuck Trump out in a covfefe cart?
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Any mutuals who do freelance graphic design? Looking for quotes for a small project.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
And as @scalzi.com foretold, everyone will call theirs Asshole.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
At least someone likes my eggplant parmigiana.
A plate with the remains of eggplant parmigiana on it. A cat is on the table tucking into what’s left.
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Facebook ad algorithm has very suddenly decided some extremely specific things about me, and I really want to know why it thinks that.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/08/2026
I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
Cover of the book "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack. The top right corner says "Author of The End of Everything" and the bottom left says "Brilliant and thrilling! - John Green". The cover motif is a space image made of puzzle pieces.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 07/08/2026
Antiques Roadshow xkcd.com/3281/
Comic. [Two people with tiny star floating above display on table.] PERSON 1 with ponytail: Now, your grandmother said this was a relic low-mass population III star, from the first generation of stars. Unfortunately, the high iron content shows that it formed much later, after several rounds of supernovas. I’m afraid it’s a population I star. PERSON 2: Aw, darn. Well, it still has sentimental value. [banner for Antiques Roadshow]
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Live in: 🇺🇸 Born in: 🇨🇦 Parents: 🇨🇦🇩🇰 Grandparents: 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇵🇱🇷🇺 Been to: 🇩🇪🇪🇸🇦🇹🇦🇺🇧🇪🇨🇦🇨🇭🇨🇱🇨🇿🇩🇰🇪🇨🇪🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇮🇮🇨🇮🇩🇮🇪🇮🇱🇯🇴🇲🇨🇲🇽🇳🇱🇳🇴🇳🇿🇵🇷🇵🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇪🇸🇮🇸🇽🇹🇭🇻🇦🇻🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇹🇯🇵🇺🇸 (whew, that took a while)
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Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The look of deep betrayal in Pumpkin’s eyes on the way to the vet… (Fortunately his brain cell will probably forget about it in an hour)
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