Emma Alexander

@astronemma.bsky.social

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Research Fellow in Astrophysics @ the University of Leeds. Interested in all things Radio Astronomy! Currently working on Galactic filaments. Owned by two dogs, two cats, and two guinea pigs. đŸ¶đŸ±đŸč Will post both science and personal. She/her

Photo taken from the observation deck of a ship, facing forwards. The sky is blue with a few scattered clouds, and the sea is a darker blue. The front of the boat is visible in white.
A tabby cat loafing
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Notification of astropotamus following 10h ago
A long exposure solargraph showing the Sun’s paths across the sky, from Winter to Summer solstice. The lines start on the left of the image and rise up in an arc, before moving down and to the right. In the foreground the silhouettes of trees are visible.
A starry night sky is lit by red and green northern lights, with a few patches of cloud
A photo of Ålesund harbour. The day is grey and cloudy. The foreground has calm water, and colourful buildings are in the background.
A view from one of Durham’s bridges overlooking the river. The top of the cathedral pops out over the trees.
“everyone liked that” meme
Large poster outside the meeting venue, titled “a new era in astrophysics”
A very thin crescent moon against a grey sky
Screen grab of the StarWalk app showing the Moon just above the horizon after sunset
Photo from yesterday’s protest. In the foreground is a sign that says “trans rights are human rights” on top of the trans pride flag. There are lots of other protestors with signs facing away towards Manchester Central Library, which has large columns at its front.
Pink blossoms on a tree, in front of a white university building and clear blue sky
A very thin crescent Moon
Group of eclipse watchers in the park, wearing eclipse glasses.
Poster for Radio Galaxy Zoo EMU: season 2. Available in English, Greek, Chinese and Urdu.
The same dog as before, now wearing a thick doughnut-shaped (and patterned) collar around his neck
A black and tan dog looks at the camera, wearing a white post-operation “cone of shame”.
A selfie of me wearing a mic in front of a title slide with the text “A beginner’s guide to the night sky”
4 metal tins lined up in a grid. Two are pink and feature a Palestinian design. One is white with a simple geometric circle pattern; the other is blue and green.
Screenshot of the “piggie appeasement chart” which has mugshots of my guinea pigs, Patatas and Batata (Bert)
Screenshot of a table titled “beastie appeasement chart”. The columns are for my two cats, Edith and The Cat (legal name Bean), and the first row is titled “Mugshot”. The row contains close-up photos of the cats’ faces; on the left is a calico and on the right a tabby.
A photo of my dog, Rusty, sitting on a windowsill behind a cat tree.
A sleepy dog with his head on a white blanket. His eyes are closed.
Bilingual poster with English and Urdu explaining the Solarcan. In red letters is the message to not disturb the can.
Photo of the green and purple Solarcan mounted on a sign pole in the park.
My partner Saboor and I dressed in traditional South Asian clothes. He is wearing a white shalwar kameez with a black and gold jacket. I am wearing a long gold dress.
Photo of Rusty the dog in a frosty park. He’s got a black and brown coat, and is wearing an orange harness.