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Andy Rivkin

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Planetary Astronomer on #TeamAsteroid; Gedankenband member/guitarist; “Surprisingly nonchalant” according to Wired. He/him הנני 🌻 Work Output: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aGVsk3IAAAAJ Play output: https://andyrivkin.bandcamp.com

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · Sep 5

All* of your favorite** planetary scientists on Bluesky, collected into one starter pack for your convenience! Sometimes, we'll even discuss planetary science!

Is your favorite planetary scientist missing? Have them DM me to be added. :) 🧪🔭

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**plus me

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 3h

I see this could be applied to multiple sports events tonight.

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 5h

Well, at least we can count on fans in Philadelphia to be chill about this.

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 5h

Well, at least we can count on fans in Philadelphia to be chill about this.

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 5h

This is a baseball fan style of overanalysis, not a scientist one. ;)

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 5h

Did the pitcher fumble it first? And it kind of looked like he still would have had time to throw it to first base?

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 5h

so i was following on the gameday 3d viewer and did that game really end like that?

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 5h

Jinx! Buy me a Coke!

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah, I had to do that a few months ago. It's better than the previous version, which involved what to do if you find yourself in a minefield.

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 7h

lol

The very first thing you’re supposed to do is stop dead in your tracks, throw your hands up and yell out “I am in a minefield! Do not follow me!”

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah, I had to do that a few months ago. It's better than the previous version, which involved what to do if you find yourself in a minefield.

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 8h

For the third one...I guess in retrospect maybe I should have gone and made a long thread? Let's do this and both go forward to a demo from John's solo career but stay with the famous band he started. This song is my favorite of the Beatles posthumous reunion efforts: "Real Love".

The Beatles - Real Love

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 9h

Next we'll back up a couple of years. It's hard to say something is an under-the-radar Beatles song, let alone one that's a fan favorite, but this is as close as I can imagine one: "Hey Bulldog". This was recorded mere days before the band headed to India--an inflection point in their lives.

The Beatles - Hey Bulldog (Promo video)

YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 9h

Today would have been John Lennon's 85th birthday. At the old place I used to commemorate the day with long threads, but right now we'll just have to make do with a 3-parter. First, here's "Instant Karma!", released while the Beatles were still a thing, if only just.

INSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON). (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band

YouTube video by johnlennon

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 12h

attn @realhopejahren.bsky.social

Elsa Williams @elsawilliams.bsky.social · 12h

This video advert just popped up on my feed and the first two lines made me start snorting uncontrollably. I’m going to hell

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 15h

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SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 15h

#PPOD: The official names of asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson’s surface features — as identified by the Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy Mission — have been approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Credit: NASA/SwRI/Goddard/JHUAPL 🧪 🔭

This image is a detailed map of the asteroid Donaldjohanson, created by NASA's Lucy mission team. The asteroid is a contact binary, meaning it's composed of two lobes connected by a neck. The smaller, left lobe is Afar Lobus. The larger, right lobe is Olduvai Lobus. The neck is called Windover Collum. Two regions are near the nect: Hadar Regio and Mintogawa Regio. Other named features are (left to right) Luzia Dorsum (Ridge), Cashel Saxum (Boulder), Narmada (Crater), Kennewick Saxum (Boulder), Boxgrove Saxum (Boulder), and Mungo (Crater).

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 18h

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 1d

I am gratified. Thank you!

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 1d

there is also this though

A scene from the movie Casablanca. Rick Blaine, with the text "YANKEES FANS" on his white tuxedo, sits in front of a chess board. Guillermo Ugarte is about to light a cigarette, with the text "FANS OF BASICALLY EVERY OTHER TEAM" on him.

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 1d

I've got some mild rooting interests--Seattle's probably the team I'd most like to see win among those remaining. At this point I don't think I'd particularly mind any of the teams winning, though I'd least like to see LA or Milwaukee.

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 1d

Well, I guess you'll just get to root for the Red Sox the rest of the way. Who are they playing this round?

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 1d

And they ended the Red Sox season, which isn't nothing. ;)

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 1d

Well, congrats to the Blue Jays and their fans. The Yankees just plain got outplayed by a better team.

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 1d

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Cathrin Machin Space Art @cathrinmachin.bsky.social · 1d

Can you help?… I’m trying to find my people

I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you

Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?

If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art

Woman standing next to large artwork on an easel. The painting is of a wormhole with gravitational lensing that shows stars and galaxies are warped around a central point.

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 1d

I will never stop being amused that Alvernon was named for Al Vernon but it would be unthinkable to pronounce it that way.

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