Yvette Cendes
@whereisyvette.bsky.social
Astronomer here! I’m a Hungarian-American radio astronomer, alias /r/Andromeda321 on Reddit. Assistant professor at the University of Oregon
Lab Christmas tree! We had no star so decided it was in honor of our Australian colleagues 🎄🐨
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Lab Christmas tree! We had no star so decided it was in honor of our Australian colleagues 🎄🐨
Sorry folks I have another cat but she’s named Phoebe bc none of the other Galilean moons seemed right for her.
Phoebe was the first moon discovered via astrophotography, and was such a scardey cat when we got her we only caught her on cam. So for 2 weeks we only had photographic proof we had a cat
Phoebe was the first moon discovered via astrophotography, and was such a scardey cat when we got her we only caught her on cam. So for 2 weeks we only had photographic proof we had a cat
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Sorry folks I have another cat but she’s named Phoebe bc none of the other Galilean moons seemed right for her.
Phoebe was the first moon discovered via astrophotography, and was such a scardey cat when we got her we only caught her on cam. So for 2 weeks we only had photographic proof we had a cat
Phoebe was the first moon discovered via astrophotography, and was such a scardey cat when we got her we only caught her on cam. So for 2 weeks we only had photographic proof we had a cat
Prepping my lecture later this week on the Galilean moons. Finally a time to show off my cat, Io! 🔭🎢
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Prepping my lecture later this week on the Galilean moons. Finally a time to show off my cat, Io! 🔭🎢
Update- faded down to a glow, but really flared up again as we crossed the border into Oregon!!!
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Update- faded down to a glow, but really flared up again as we crossed the border into Oregon!!!
LOOK WHATS HAPPENING FLYING OUT OF DENVER RIGHT NOW!!!!!! 🔭🧪
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
LOOK WHATS HAPPENING FLYING OUT OF DENVER RIGHT NOW!!!!!! 🔭🧪
So I’m in Cambridge, MA for a work thing tomorrow, so met up with an old friend for dinner. They gave us the bill with a free copy of the Constitution, which seriously feels like peak Cambridge
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
So I’m in Cambridge, MA for a work thing tomorrow, so met up with an old friend for dinner. They gave us the bill with a free copy of the Constitution, which seriously feels like peak Cambridge
In honor of a certain show’s opening scene that came out a few days ago- here’s me a few years ago while on a site visit to the VLA! My “bread and butter” telescope as a radio astronomer! 🤩
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November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In honor of a certain show’s opening scene that came out a few days ago- here’s me a few years ago while on a site visit to the VLA! My “bread and butter” telescope as a radio astronomer! 🤩
🔭🧪
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Bought a lemon tree last spring just to see how it would fare. Turns out it really liked the Oregon summer- just brought it in for winter and we have 8 nice lemons growing! 🍋
November 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Bought a lemon tree last spring just to see how it would fare. Turns out it really liked the Oregon summer- just brought it in for winter and we have 8 nice lemons growing! 🍋
Sooo I don’t really bake, but I made my toddler a Black Forest cake for her birthday and am really pleased with how it turned out! 😊🎂
(Trick is finding actual sour/tart cherries. Luckily in the cherry central known as Oregon it’s not a problem!)
(Trick is finding actual sour/tart cherries. Luckily in the cherry central known as Oregon it’s not a problem!)
October 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Sooo I don’t really bake, but I made my toddler a Black Forest cake for her birthday and am really pleased with how it turned out! 😊🎂
(Trick is finding actual sour/tart cherries. Luckily in the cherry central known as Oregon it’s not a problem!)
(Trick is finding actual sour/tart cherries. Luckily in the cherry central known as Oregon it’s not a problem!)
Nerd alert in St Louis- visited the world chess hall of fame AND got a selfie with the biggest chess piece in the world! 🤓♟️
October 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Nerd alert in St Louis- visited the world chess hall of fame AND got a selfie with the biggest chess piece in the world! 🤓♟️
October 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There is something doubly hilarious about a tariff costume sold at Spirit Halloween that was undoubtedly not made in the USA and costs $60 because of tariffs
October 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
There is something doubly hilarious about a tariff costume sold at Spirit Halloween that was undoubtedly not made in the USA and costs $60 because of tariffs
Teaching “The Solar System” to 216 students this quarter! Let’s goooooo! 🚀🪐
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September 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Teaching “The Solar System” to 216 students this quarter! Let’s goooooo! 🚀🪐
🔭🧪🎢
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Here it is, your moment of zen
September 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Here it is, your moment of zen
It’s a lovely beach! Here’s the view in the opposite direction
September 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It’s a lovely beach! Here’s the view in the opposite direction
Came out to the coast for the weekend before classes start and this was soooo the right decision! 😍
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Bandon OR
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Bandon OR
September 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Came out to the coast for the weekend before classes start and this was soooo the right decision! 😍
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Bandon OR
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Bandon OR
Hello, Eugene Oregon! Wanna listen to some FREE space talks by astronomers tomorrow? Come to the relaunched Universe on Tap to hear Ben Farr discuss black holes and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social talk about the origin of elements- no prior knowledge assumed!
Claim 52 Brewing at 6pm, Sept 22
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Claim 52 Brewing at 6pm, Sept 22
🔭🧪🎢
September 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hello, Eugene Oregon! Wanna listen to some FREE space talks by astronomers tomorrow? Come to the relaunched Universe on Tap to hear Ben Farr discuss black holes and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social talk about the origin of elements- no prior knowledge assumed!
Claim 52 Brewing at 6pm, Sept 22
🔭🧪🎢
Claim 52 Brewing at 6pm, Sept 22
🔭🧪🎢
Went to the Oregon vs Oregon State football game today! Please enjoy this video of a duck riding a motorcycle 🦆🏍️🏈
September 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Went to the Oregon vs Oregon State football game today! Please enjoy this video of a duck riding a motorcycle 🦆🏍️🏈
The inaugural Oregon Astronomy Research Symposium is on Monday, and I paid a student into graphic design to make us a logo, and the UO print shop made us stickers for the participants.
Turned out better than I expected! 🤩
🔭🧪 #sciart
Turned out better than I expected! 🤩
🔭🧪 #sciart
September 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The inaugural Oregon Astronomy Research Symposium is on Monday, and I paid a student into graphic design to make us a logo, and the UO print shop made us stickers for the participants.
Turned out better than I expected! 🤩
🔭🧪 #sciart
Turned out better than I expected! 🤩
🔭🧪 #sciart
Flew up to Seattle for 24 hours for a talk tonight at the Seattle Astronomical Society, and this has to be the most beautiful commuter flight in the country! Mt St Helens with Mt Rainier behind it
September 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Flew up to Seattle for 24 hours for a talk tonight at the Seattle Astronomical Society, and this has to be the most beautiful commuter flight in the country! Mt St Helens with Mt Rainier behind it
It's official- I'm the first person EVER from the state of Oregon to get time on NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory!! 🤩 🥳 🎉
We're gonna look at a particularly weird black hole that shredded a star and is still rising in radio/ X-ray 10+ years later! More here: cxc.harvard.edu/target_lists... 🔭🧪🎢
We're gonna look at a particularly weird black hole that shredded a star and is still rising in radio/ X-ray 10+ years later! More here: cxc.harvard.edu/target_lists... 🔭🧪🎢
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's official- I'm the first person EVER from the state of Oregon to get time on NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory!! 🤩 🥳 🎉
We're gonna look at a particularly weird black hole that shredded a star and is still rising in radio/ X-ray 10+ years later! More here: cxc.harvard.edu/target_lists... 🔭🧪🎢
We're gonna look at a particularly weird black hole that shredded a star and is still rising in radio/ X-ray 10+ years later! More here: cxc.harvard.edu/target_lists... 🔭🧪🎢
Sunday afternoon mood
September 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Sunday afternoon mood
Hi, Oregon astronomy nerds! I’m giving a talk on black holes that shred stars THIS TUESDAY, September 9 at 7pm in Corvallis to the Heart of the Valley astronomers, at Scott Zimbrick fire station! See you there! 🔭🧪🎢
September 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hi, Oregon astronomy nerds! I’m giving a talk on black holes that shred stars THIS TUESDAY, September 9 at 7pm in Corvallis to the Heart of the Valley astronomers, at Scott Zimbrick fire station! See you there! 🔭🧪🎢
