Dr. Catherine

@cgrant.bsky.social

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Astronomer, singer, public transit enthusiast. She/her.

Two graphs comparing the performance of the AXIS mission to previous X-ray missions. Left is the image sharpness (PSF) as a function of off-axis angle compared to Chandra, right is collecting area (on-axis effective area) as a function of X-ray energy compared to XMM, NuSTAR, Swift, and Chandra.
A pink round Pokemon singing into what appears to be a microphone but is actual a marker pen. It will draw on your face if you fall asleep while it's singing (which you will).
An image of the Tycho supernova remnant from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. It appears spherical with a fluffy texture.