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. 🔭
Me and my recliner go way back
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Me and my recliner go way back
I have strong feelings about turkey. Here are my Thanksgiving recommendations.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I have strong feelings about turkey. Here are my Thanksgiving recommendations.
skywiseunlimited.com/2012/11/20/b...
skywiseunlimited.com/2012/11/20/b...
I once called my grandmother in Oklahoma and she answered with four words in a strange language "Ken ah hep yall."
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I once called my grandmother in Oklahoma and she answered with four words in a strange language "Ken ah hep yall."
When I'm travelling I like to sample locally brewed ales. Also when I'm not travelling.
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
When I'm travelling I like to sample locally brewed ales. Also when I'm not travelling.
The bright star in Taurus is called Aldebaran which means The Debaran. Okay actually it means The Follower because it is stalking the Pleiades sisters. The Pleiades are quite young but Aldebaran is old and bloated and orange and shouldn't be allowed to have a phone or be president. 🔭
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The bright star in Taurus is called Aldebaran which means The Debaran. Okay actually it means The Follower because it is stalking the Pleiades sisters. The Pleiades are quite young but Aldebaran is old and bloated and orange and shouldn't be allowed to have a phone or be president. 🔭
I learn a lot from fourth graders. The moon is a buffoon but Jupiter is stupider. 🔭
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I learn a lot from fourth graders. The moon is a buffoon but Jupiter is stupider. 🔭
He was famous for discovering her notes. The racism was just a mundane trait.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
He was famous for discovering her notes. The racism was just a mundane trait.
I did planetarium shows before laser pointers. I used a lens-focusing 6-volt pointer pistol which had a thick cable plugged directly into a Spitz A2 console, complete with vacuum tubes, a 60Hz hum and a faint aroma of ozone. 🔭
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I did planetarium shows before laser pointers. I used a lens-focusing 6-volt pointer pistol which had a thick cable plugged directly into a Spitz A2 console, complete with vacuum tubes, a 60Hz hum and a faint aroma of ozone. 🔭
The easiest way to use all parts of the buffalo is to just let it be a buffalo.
November 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The easiest way to use all parts of the buffalo is to just let it be a buffalo.
I suppose if I had a little plastic statue of someone on my dashboard it would be of Albert Nagler, who passed this last Monday. Here's to Al 1935-2025 🔭
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I suppose if I had a little plastic statue of someone on my dashboard it would be of Albert Nagler, who passed this last Monday. Here's to Al 1935-2025 🔭
I may be biased but I think the Milky Way is the best galaxy in the universe.🔭
October 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I may be biased but I think the Milky Way is the best galaxy in the universe.🔭
Tonight I made Poor-Man's Nachos. It's just regular nachos, they're pretty cheap to make.
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Tonight I made Poor-Man's Nachos. It's just regular nachos, they're pretty cheap to make.
There were a dozen or so celebrities at JPL for the Curiosity landing, to whom I gave our NASA Social mission pins. Three of them have passed. Alex Trebek, Nichelle Nichols, and now June Lockhart.
October 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There were a dozen or so celebrities at JPL for the Curiosity landing, to whom I gave our NASA Social mission pins. Three of them have passed. Alex Trebek, Nichelle Nichols, and now June Lockhart.
Gaze or step back from the abyss. We have a line here.
October 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Gaze or step back from the abyss. We have a line here.
Orion is leaning to one side. Someone should check on him. 🔭
October 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Orion is leaning to one side. Someone should check on him. 🔭
I'm willing to reveal what became of the package of tiny donuts in exchange for immunity.
October 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I'm willing to reveal what became of the package of tiny donuts in exchange for immunity.
Imagine a pile of firewood as big as the sun. Now imagine a marshmallow the size of Jupiter. Okay stop.
October 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Imagine a pile of firewood as big as the sun. Now imagine a marshmallow the size of Jupiter. Okay stop.
As soon as you embrace that the Sun as a star, you are immediately faced with the possibility that when you look out into space, something is looking back. That is the essence of the Copernican Revolution. 🔭
October 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As soon as you embrace that the Sun as a star, you are immediately faced with the possibility that when you look out into space, something is looking back. That is the essence of the Copernican Revolution. 🔭
After many decades I'm re-reading Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror and it occurs to me that 14th century France really could have used a #NoKings movement.
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
After many decades I'm re-reading Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror and it occurs to me that 14th century France really could have used a #NoKings movement.
When you are young you can remember which year you did what.
October 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When you are young you can remember which year you did what.
There are probably beings in the Andromeda Galaxy who are impressed with the Milky Way but they call it something we can't pronounce. 🔭
October 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
There are probably beings in the Andromeda Galaxy who are impressed with the Milky Way but they call it something we can't pronounce. 🔭
The local sports team sure are good at that game that they play.
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The local sports team sure are good at that game that they play.
Where do I see myself in five years? Still waiting for this baseball game to end.
October 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Where do I see myself in five years? Still waiting for this baseball game to end.
JWST has verified there is swirly goo in the cosmic poo. 🔭
October 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
JWST has verified there is swirly goo in the cosmic poo. 🔭
Me: I've always liked gypsies tramps and thieves.
Her: Oh yeah, good song.
Me: Song?
Her: Oh yeah, good song.
Me: Song?
October 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Me: I've always liked gypsies tramps and thieves.
Her: Oh yeah, good song.
Me: Song?
Her: Oh yeah, good song.
Me: Song?