Brad Snowder 🔭
@bradsnowder.bsky.social
Astrophysicist, Astronomy Instructor, and Planetarium Manager. Carpe Noctem.
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Brad Snowder 🔭
@bradsnowder.bsky.social
· Nov 20
I just went out to check on the stars. They're fine. 🔭
Remember that time I went to space and forgot my helmet? 🔭
February 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Remember that time I went to space and forgot my helmet? 🔭
The integral of z squared dz
From one to the cube root of three
Times the cosine
Of three pi over nine
Is the log of the cube root of e
#mathlimericks
From one to the cube root of three
Times the cosine
Of three pi over nine
Is the log of the cube root of e
#mathlimericks
February 15, 2026 at 2:20 AM
The integral of z squared dz
From one to the cube root of three
Times the cosine
Of three pi over nine
Is the log of the cube root of e
#mathlimericks
From one to the cube root of three
Times the cosine
Of three pi over nine
Is the log of the cube root of e
#mathlimericks
I keep this handy in case a student asks to borrow a pencil.
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I keep this handy in case a student asks to borrow a pencil.
In a previous millennium, at a guitar show in Vegas, an Aria rep had this prototype on display prior to production. A guitar store owner from my town talked the rep into selling it to him and I talked the store owner into selling it to me. #NationalGuitarDay
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
In a previous millennium, at a guitar show in Vegas, an Aria rep had this prototype on display prior to production. A guitar store owner from my town talked the rep into selling it to him and I talked the store owner into selling it to me. #NationalGuitarDay
With my humble repast prepared, let the competitions and entertainments ensue.
February 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
With my humble repast prepared, let the competitions and entertainments ensue.
I counted the number of accounts I've blocked so far, 157. Basically spambots, hate brokers, und andere schweinehunde.
February 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
I counted the number of accounts I've blocked so far, 157. Basically spambots, hate brokers, und andere schweinehunde.
Kora only means to show you the ball. You are NOT to take it and throw it.
February 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Kora only means to show you the ball. You are NOT to take it and throw it.
A big part of working in a planetarium is pretending it's the first time someone is asking which is the best seat. Another big part of it is chasing after someone who left their coat behind. 🔭
January 28, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A big part of working in a planetarium is pretending it's the first time someone is asking which is the best seat. Another big part of it is chasing after someone who left their coat behind. 🔭
I have no way of knowing what life will throw at you, but I can assure you that it has good aim.
January 20, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I have no way of knowing what life will throw at you, but I can assure you that it has good aim.
As of today I am 69 yrs old. I used to be young and pretty. Now I'm just pretty.
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
As of today I am 69 yrs old. I used to be young and pretty. Now I'm just pretty.
Um. A critter is on my deck. 🐧
January 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Um. A critter is on my deck. 🐧
Everyone's vehicle is one year older today.
January 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Everyone's vehicle is one year older today.
Remember to open a window at midnight to let the new year in. Then go flush the toilet to let the old one out.
January 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Remember to open a window at midnight to let the new year in. Then go flush the toilet to let the old one out.
This hospital is great. Tony's Coffee, fettuccine, I should almost die more often.
December 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This hospital is great. Tony's Coffee, fettuccine, I should almost die more often.
Every year I watch It's a Wonderful Life and I joke and poke fun all the way through and then at the end I bawl like a baby.
December 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Every year I watch It's a Wonderful Life and I joke and poke fun all the way through and then at the end I bawl like a baby.
Happy Solstice (photo by me).
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy Solstice (photo by me).
"Anyone who has lived through an English winter can see the point of building Stonehenge to make the Sun come back."
Alison Jolly 1988 CE
Alison Jolly 1988 CE
December 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"Anyone who has lived through an English winter can see the point of building Stonehenge to make the Sun come back."
Alison Jolly 1988 CE
Alison Jolly 1988 CE
I'm up early to go perform an emergency planetarium show. It's rare but they happen. 🔭
December 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm up early to go perform an emergency planetarium show. It's rare but they happen. 🔭
Grades are in. I'm off to the shops to find the true meaning of Christmas.
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Grades are in. I'm off to the shops to find the true meaning of Christmas.
Welcome to the Great Northwet. There is a river in the sky that has 15x the water of the Mississippi.
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Welcome to the Great Northwet. There is a river in the sky that has 15x the water of the Mississippi.
If I could talk through time to my high school buddies of 50 yrs ago. 1. I went to the store to buy a bottle of water, that's right WATER. 2. It was $1.50 for a small bottle (3x what you guys pay for a gallon of gas). 3. I didn't buy it, but only because they didn't have my brand.
December 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If I could talk through time to my high school buddies of 50 yrs ago. 1. I went to the store to buy a bottle of water, that's right WATER. 2. It was $1.50 for a small bottle (3x what you guys pay for a gallon of gas). 3. I didn't buy it, but only because they didn't have my brand.
I got this encyclopedia of planets in a box of Cracker Jacks back in the 70s.
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I got this encyclopedia of planets in a box of Cracker Jacks back in the 70s.
Straddled comfortably on the vacuum cleaner, I rode around the Salyut space station. ~ Yuri Artyukhin, USSR
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Straddled comfortably on the vacuum cleaner, I rode around the Salyut space station. ~ Yuri Artyukhin, USSR