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Research scientist at Eureka, Scientific. Small bodies of the Solar System. Avid paraglider pilot and traveler.

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Join Bryce Bolin & Laura-May Abron for a solar system triple feature, LIVE from Maunakea w/ Keck/MOSFIRE πŸ”­βœ¨
πŸ”Ή Session 1: Feb 5 | 7:30 PM HST | Feb 6 | 5:30 AM UT
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πŸ”Ή Session 2: Feb 6 | 8:00 PM HST | Feb 7 | 6:00 AM UT
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28.01.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gemini Norte captura al cometa C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) rompiΓ©ndose en pedazos Gemini Norte captura al cometa C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) rompiΓ©ndose en pedazos

Gemini North Catches Crumbling Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS): noirlab.edu/public/es/im...

29.01.2026 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"JWST NIRCam detection of secondary fragmentation in C/2025 K1-C (ATLAS)": www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=17598

15.01.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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JWST observations of C/2025 K1 are happening now:

spacetelescopelive.org/webb?obsId=0...

Go James Webb, go!

07.01.2026 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy New Year, everyone!

Gemini multi-band follow-up of fragmenting Oort cloud comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)

www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=17570

01.01.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Gemini post-perihelion view of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=17561

24.12.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn't supposed to be there β€” meet the astronomer who discovered it Dr. Larry Denneau of the University of Hawaii is nothing like your typical astronomer.

Meet Dr. Larry Denneau, the discoverer of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: www.space.com/astronomy/co...

17.12.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gemini North Color Images Reveal Greenish Glow of Comet 3I/ATLAS - Community observing program Shadow the Scientists took the public on a second tour of the famous interstellar visitor with live obser... Gemini North captured new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS after it reemerged from behind the Sun on its path out of the Solar System. The data were collected during a Shadow the Scientists session β€” a unique...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a post-perihelion greenish glow in time for the holidays :) noirlab.edu/public/news/...

13.12.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're all big fans! ;)

Observations by @brycebolin.bsky.social et al.

09.12.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science' "These images are not just pretty."

www.space.com/astronomy/co...

03.12.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our team recently won Director's time to study the fragmenting comet C/2025 K1:

www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...

Image credits Gianluca Masi:

www.virtualtelescope.eu/2025/11/29/c...

02.12.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Nov 26, 2025: Exploring Comet 3I/ATLAS - A Rare Encounter with an Interstellar Visitor
YouTube video by Shadow the Scientists Nov 26, 2025: Exploring Comet 3I/ATLAS - A Rare Encounter with an Interstellar Visitor

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW0c...

27.11.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are on for observing 3I/ATLAS! The weather forecast is looking great! Sign up to watch the observations happen live on November 26, 9:00 AM EST!

ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

25.11.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live tonight at the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater! Come to Griffith Observatory and see my talk about Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS! Or, tune in live here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hghv...

Starts at 7:00 PM PST.

20.11.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ll be this month’s guest on Griffith Observatory’s All Space Considered on Thursday, November 20, 2025, ο»Ώ7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. PST. You can see the event live at the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater or tune in online. Information here:

griffithobservatory.org/event/all-sp...

19.11.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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By the way, if you are curious, Gemini Observatory and Shadow the Scientist are teaming up to present a livestream of the observation of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on November 25th. Feel free to sign up and watch the observations take place in real time.

ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

13.11.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woohoo! Go @JWSTObserver! Observing Oort cloud comet C/2014 UN271!

www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...

14.10.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An interstellar object is passing through our solar system. This UC program says to stay calm and carry on The Shadow the Scientists initiative at UC Santa Cruz strives to demystify astronomical research.

laist.com/news/climate...

22.09.2025 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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15.09.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gemini South Captures Growing Tail of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS During Educational Observing Program - New images of the famous interstellar visitor were captured live from the Gemini South telescop... Astronomers and students working together through a unique educational initiative have obtained a striking new image of the growing tail of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. The observations reveal a promi...

noirlab.edu/public/news/...

04.09.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think so!

29.08.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
August 27, 2025: A Close Encounter with an Interstellar Visitor from Gemini South
YouTube video by Shadow the Scientists August 27, 2025: A Close Encounter with an Interstellar Visitor from Gemini South

A recording of last night's session:

August 27, 2025: A Close Encounter with an Interstellar Visitor from Gemini South
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__A...

29.08.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The obsevations occured in Chile which is 6 h ahead of Hawaii

28.08.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will hopefully be observing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with the Gemini South telescope tomorrow night! Register to watch here: ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

27.08.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Multi-epoch spectrophotometric characterization of the mini-moon 2024 PT5 in the visible and near-infrared | Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is an international journal which publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics

Our latest paper on minimoon 2024 PT5 has been published in Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A). Thank you for the support, @brycebolin.bsky.social
et al.

www.aanda.org/articles/aa/...

17.08.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3I/ATLAS: The third interstellar object ever found Astronomers have discovered a new interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, the third object ever seen entering our Solar System from another star. We speak with…

3I/ATLAS on Planetary Radio: www.planetary.org/planetary-ra...

07.08.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Interstellar Object Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory!
β˜„οΈ Say hello to Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! Comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third interstellar object ever spotted in our Solar System. Rubin Observatory didn’t discover it, but… Interstellar Object Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory!

β˜„οΈ Say hello to Comet 3I/ATLAS, just the third interstellar object ever seen in our Solar System!

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory didn’t discover the comet, but even during testing, it caught a glimpse. Imagine what we'll find once full science operations begin later this year! πŸ”­πŸ§ͺ

30.07.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: What We Know Now Observations have revealed the comet’s fuzzy coma, hinted at a weird tail, and suggested an ancient history.

Some great coverage by David L. Chandler at Sky & Telescope about our recent MNRAS paper on 3I/ATLAS:

skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...

28.07.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chandler et al., feat. @pbernardinelli.com @megschwamb.bsky.social @merrdiff.bsky.social @astrokiwi.bsky.social @chrislintott.bsky.social @starzanplanets.bsky.social @brycebolin.bsky.social @jradavenport.com @astrohopkins.bsky.social @javierlicandro.bsky.social @malenarice.bsky.social ...

21.07.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Palomar and Apache Point Spectrophotometry of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS by Belyakov et al. 2025

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

19.07.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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