Walk with us down memory lane back to 1930.

We're highlighting 125 years of AAS key activities, awards and prizes, scientific events, and discoveries!

#AASTurns125 #AASQuasquicentennial #Celebrating125Years #WalkDownMemoryLane #Astronomy

The quasar J1342+0928 is 40 trillion times brighter than the Sun & contains a black hole 800 million times more massive than the Sun. At 13.1 billion light-years from Earth, it's one of the most distant known quasars to-date. #GAM2024 #RandomAstroFact

NEW VIDEO! Susan Mullally Susan E. Mullally (@spacetelescope) chats about her article on planets around white dwarfs: youtu.be/GvEh87SKSRk

The goal of the AAS Journals Author Series is to connect authors w/their article, their human story & the larger #astronomy community.

🏆 Society members are encouraged to nominate worthy colleagues or themselves for recognition by the AAS. Prize nominations must be submitted online (by 30 June) using the AAS portal on the OpenWater Awards website. aas.org/posts/news/202…

#TBT 95 years ago — in 1929.

We're highlighting 125 years of AAS key activities, awards and prizes, scientific events, and discoveries!

#AASTurns125 #AASQuasquicentennial #Celebrating125Years #WalkDownMemoryLane

It takes the Sun more than 200 million years to make one trip around the Milky Way Galaxy. #GAM2024 #RandomAstroFact #Astronomy #ExploreAstronomy

Applications for the John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship are now open! Come join us this Fall and get involved astronomy advocacy and in space and science policy. Apply by May 1 for full consideration. Learn more:
aas.org/advocacy/how-a…

#AAS244 This workshop focuses on key aspects of peer-review process at the AAS journals. Though extensive training w/hands-on labs, participants gain familiarity w/AAS peer-review process & learn how to make better use of peer-review for their own manuscripts. Apply by 25 April.

In this new AAS Journals Author Series video, Stephanie Douglas (Lafayette College) chats with Frank Timmes about her article on stellar rotation: youtube.com/watch?v=75FCBt…

The goal of the series is to connect authors with their article, their human story & the larger #astronomy community.

We're looking back to 1927.

Take a #WalkDownMemoryLane as 2024 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the AAS & the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Astronomical Journal (AJ).

#AASTurns125 #AASQuasquicentennial #Celebrating125Years #Astronomy

“My life was transformed during those minutes of totality,” says Debra Ross C’91, recalling the 2017 total solar eclipse in Missouri. The experience ultimately led her to become cochair of American Astronomical Society (AAS)'s solar eclipse task force. thepenngazette.com/total-eclipse-…

Solar flares explode in the corona, emitting X-rays, ultraviolet light, high-energy particles & more. Sometimes solar protons burst out too, creating a hazardous solar storm. When humans head for Mars, they will need to be shielded from this danger. #GAM2024 #RandomAstroFact

Back in 1923...

We're highlighting 125 years of AAS key activities, awards and prizes, scientific events, and discoveries!

#AASTurns125 #AASQuasquicentennial #Celebrating125Years #WalkDownMemoryLane #Astronomy

Sunspots, areas where solar magnetic fields are concentrated, look dark because they're cooler than surroundings. Spots may last days or weeks, often come in pairs with oppositely directed field & vary in number over the roughly 11-year solar cycle. #GAM2024 #RandomAstroFact

Looking back to 1919.

Take a #WalkDownMemoryLane as 2024 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the AAS & the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Astronomical Journal (AJ).

#AASTurns125 #AASQuasquicentennial #Celebrating125Years

Here we go! See you on the other side of #totality !

TODAY'S THE DAY! We're crossing our fingers and hoping for clear skies in the path of totality. Where will you be for the Great North American #Eclipse eclipse.aas.org/eclipse-americ… #GAM2024 #ExploreAstronomy #Eclipse 2024

Wishing everyone clear skies and a happy and safe #SolarEclipse2024 viewing today! 😎☀️🌞

Don't forget to download the Totality app to see your view of the eclipse and find the closest location to see the totality near you: skyandtelescope.org/total-solar-ec…

If you can get to the path of totality on Monday - do it! If you can't, you can still watch the partial eclipse. Even a 10% partial eclipse is fun to watch.
If you made to the path of totality and it cloudy - it's still gonna get dark!
Enjoy the day - no matter what your view

The eclipse begins when the Moon touches the Sun & takes a nibble out of the solar disk. 1st contact is initially visible through a telescope, then binoculars & finally the unaided eye. Regardless of how you view it, a safe solar filter is a must! #GAM2024 eclipse.aas.org/eclipse-americ…