{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Matthew Kenworthy","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/kenworthy","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1608590","username":"kenworthy","bio":"I am an astronomer working at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, and I'm interested in the direct imaging of extrasolar planets, and in seeing the transits of giant ring systems. Mostly work related posts with the occasional pretty photo thrown in for good measure.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":1,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/16/1608590.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"99726009","content_html":"<p>Before the flood: Destriez+ on <a href=\"https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.31006\">“Searching for substellar companion candidates with Gaia V. M dwarfs within 15 parsec…\"</a> incorporates RV and direct imaging constraints to pick out 32 new substellar candidates… and Gaia Data Release 4 is just around the corner too… #exoplanets #astrodon</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-10-23-at-08.56.43.png\" alt=\"Six colourful plots showing astrometric detections as a green triangle, a red line as radial velocity, and blue lines for direct imaging. Figure D.1 in the paper.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/10/23/before-the-flood-destriez-on.html","date_published":"2026-10-23T07:05:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"07:05","date_timestamp":1792739142,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117488952874810593","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3myjmi5nnzv2r"]}},{"id":"99725610","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://astrojonny.bsky.social\">@astrojonny.bsky.social</a> …but once we have discovered the planets, they are almost always followed up by polarization observations, because that could indicate oblateness or the presence of rings/dust around them</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3myha22j6scnn","date_published":"2026-10-22T08:17:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-22 08:17","date_timestamp":1792657072,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99725611","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://astrojonny.bsky.social\">@astrojonny.bsky.social</a> (almost) none of them. Polarization picks up the light scattered from circumstellar disks, but simple intensity imaging is used for direct detections.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3myh7rdppiknn","date_published":"2026-10-22T08:13:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-22 08:13","date_timestamp":1792656780,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99725612","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://sarahkendrew.bsky.social\">@sarahkendrew.bsky.social</a> I don’t care what tools someone uses to make the measurement, do the analysis and make a new discovery, but I care very much if they don’t understand how they got the results with them.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3myfc7b6pqc3m","date_published":"2026-10-21T13:51:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 13:51","date_timestamp":1792590675,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99725613","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://pkgw.bsky.social\">@pkgw.bsky.social</a> I am a Luddite, but not quite under your definition - I’m not extentially concerned that I’ll stop being an academic, I’m far more disturbed that it gives AI users the impression that they’re learning and practising science when it appears to do exactly the opposite.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3myfatthklkgf","date_published":"2026-10-21T13:26:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 13:26","date_timestamp":1792589218,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99725614","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattkenworthy.bsky.social\">@mattkenworthy.bsky.social</a> And my symapthies with the hapless academic asked to review this - not only do you have to correct the slop, you now have to explain to the author what they did as well, apparently.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3myf2kagl4ksl","date_published":"2026-10-21T11:34:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 11:34","date_timestamp":1792582453,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99725615","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattkenworthy.bsky.social\">@mattkenworthy.bsky.social</a> The abstract is an absolute AI slop word salad. I’d be ashamed if any of my students or colleagues submitted this.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3myezzhvixkg6","date_published":"2026-10-21T11:24:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 11:24","date_timestamp":1792581891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99725616","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattkenworthy.bsky.social\">@mattkenworthy.bsky.social</a> Also: pretty bold to push it as a single author paper - maybe co-authorship should should be offered to every person whose intellectual property was scraped to build the AI model?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3myezpu3axcg6","date_published":"2026-10-21T11:19:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 11:19","date_timestamp":1792581568,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99480956","content_html":"<p>I say upsilon Andromedae d, you say epsilon Eridani b: two papers on direct imaging exoring detection with the Roman space telescope by <a href=\"https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.23835\">Lane et al.</a> and <a href=\"https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.23850\">Hasler et al.</a> - rings can boost the reflected light signal by a factor &gt; 3, and light curve senses the ring geometry! #astrodon #exoplanets</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-10-19-at-09.34.16.png\" alt=\"Figure 3 from Lane et al. showing how a Saturn-like planet with rings is illuminated by a star, and the resulting reflected light is imprinted on the light curve, which is markedly different depending on how tilted the rings are.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-10-19-at-09.37.39.png\" alt=\"Figure 11 from Hasler et al. Showing images of Saturn's rings in illumination and the resultant light curves underneath. The effect of illuminated rings boosts the flux from the planet.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/10/19/i-say-upsilon-andromedae-d.html","date_published":"2026-10-19T07:39:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-19 07:39","date_timestamp":1792395550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117466435434002958","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3my7migro5a2d"]}},{"id":"99335570","content_html":"<p>Poetry Corner</p>\n<p>So. Farewell\nThen\nLeap second.</p>\n<p>Cause of joy\nAnd agony\nFor all timekeepers everywhere.</p>\n<p>Now we will have\nLeap hours instead.</p>\n<p>Which will not cause\nAny problems whatsoever.\nObviously.</p>\n<p>E.J. Thribb (17.5 != TAI-UTC)</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.bipm.org/en/cgpm-2026/resolution-5\">BIPM resolution</a></p>\n<p>#astrodon #astronomy #NoLeapSecond #exoplanets</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/10/16/poetry-corner-so-farewell-then.html","date_published":"2026-10-16T12:56:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-16 12:56","date_timestamp":1792155378,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117450695308489301","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mxymsm4eaz25"]}},{"id":"99196470","content_html":"<p>Walking past Sint Jacobskerk in Den Haag the other day I double-taked at the <a href=\"https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm172PY_3_big_shells_Den_Haag_Netherlands\">three big seashells</a> on the ground, I’m assuming the artist really liked “Demolition Man” :) #ThreeSeashells</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/10/14/walking-past-sint-jacobskerk-in.html","date_published":"2026-10-14T07:36:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-14 07:36","date_timestamp":1791963409,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117438114194366761","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mxszzeuduf2j"]}},{"id":"99193857","content_html":"<p>I’m old enough that I don’t like leaving the media players on my computer desktop on “pause” because that will stretch and ultimately break the tape in the cassette deck. #OldSkool #Dinosaur</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/10/14/im-old-enough-that-i.html","date_published":"2026-10-14T06:27:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-14 06:27","date_timestamp":1791959224,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117437839903986160","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mxsw4ni55q2u"]}},{"id":"99725617","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://astrokiwi.bsky.social\">@astrokiwi.bsky.social</a> double the joy - they are discovering new things, and you get to see them discover these things!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mxssyckmzcvt","date_published":"2026-10-14T05:31:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-14 05:31","date_timestamp":1791955860,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99077605","content_html":"<p>I had an absolutely fantastic time talking about colliding exoplanets as part of <a href=\"https://www.pintsofknowledge.co.uk/\">Pints of Knowledge</a> at <a href=\"https://bigpennysocial.co.uk/\">Big Penny Social</a> in Walthamstow, and spent over half an hour answering many excellent questions from the audience! #exoplanets #astrodon #outreach</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F2f2f90bd35.jpg\" alt=\"An image of the Extremely Large Telescope shrouded in mist with a rising sun is projected on a large screen, with me in a blue and white checked shirt standing in front of it with me waving my arms around excitedly and talking to the audience.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F8e249fda14.jpg\" alt=\"View from the stage with a fingerprint smudged laptop screen (not my laptop!) with “Pints of Knowledge” logo on it, and in the background several beer tables with people around them, looking at the compare talking off picture left. A large black stage curtain is at the back of the space.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/10/12/085851.html","date_published":"2026-10-12T06:58:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-12 06:58","date_timestamp":1791788331,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117426640729277843","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mxnwxwigrs25"]}},{"id":"99725618","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://drspacejunk.bsky.social\">@drspacejunk.bsky.social</a> I can’t wait to hear about it!<br>\n(/dad joke)<br>\n…but yes it would be very interesting indeed - would you generalise to other sound constructs, for example the acoustic dishes on the east England coast used to listen for aeroplanes? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acousti…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mxiv7iukwsmy","date_published":"2026-10-10T06:44:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 06:44","date_timestamp":1791614652,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99725619","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://freya.bsky.social\">@freya.bsky.social</a> Congratulations on your patience with this….I listened to about an hour of this debate, looked at the timeline and then saw that this went on for another two hours! Wow.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mx6zizpofknp","date_published":"2026-10-06T08:34:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-06 08:34","date_timestamp":1791275669,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99725620","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bmacastro.bsky.social\">@bmacastro.bsky.social</a> Honestly this sounds the most sensible so far. I was talking with amateur astronomers over the weekend and we came up with something very similar. But it’s so damn difficult not to make it gameable, though.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mx4mso2pxctt","date_published":"2026-10-05T09:41:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 09:41","date_timestamp":1791193314,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98505715","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://astromikemerri.bsky.social\">@astromikemerri.bsky.social</a> Leiden!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mwtdlvxgms3z","date_published":"2026-10-01T17:03:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 17:03","date_timestamp":1790874186,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98410332","content_html":"<p>Good luck to everyone submitting their #JWST proposals today. My first version is in the bag, now to read it and find the O(dozens) of mistakes I made…. Scientific method FTW! #exoplanet #astrodon</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ff-around-find-out.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"582\" alt='The scientific method broken down into six actions, surrounded by a ring with the phrase \"Fuck around and find out\" which tbh is a pretty concise summary of the Scientific Method.' loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/09/30/good-luck-to-everyone-submitting.html","date_published":"2026-09-30T08:09:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-30 08:09","date_timestamp":1790755765,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117358970539683828","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mwpvczyo442n"]}},{"id":"98410112","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://newsobserver.com\">@newsobserver.com</a> Damn you I’ve just burst out laughing in a quiet office at this….</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mwpuqvkksszx","date_published":"2026-09-30T07:59:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-30 07:59","date_timestamp":1790755168,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98410113","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://nanoscaleviews.bsky.social\">@nanoscaleviews.bsky.social</a> My Daniel story: I once started quoting <a href=\"http://radiohead.wastehq.social\">@radiohead.wastehq.social</a> “Fitter Happier” at Steward coffee, and he walked in and - without missing a beat - seamlessly finished the lyrics from it :)</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mwnzn5ixrked","date_published":"2026-09-29T14:21:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-29 14:21","date_timestamp":1790691692,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98410114","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://astrojake.bsky.social\">@astrojake.bsky.social</a> I am also aware I am in a position of privilege - if I mess it up, I can shrug my shoulders and walk away. And I know it’s not deliberate by editors or reviewers, really. We’re all being asked to do a lot more and the system log jams suddenly and solidly.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mwnypqalaced","date_published":"2026-09-29T14:05:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-29 14:05","date_timestamp":1790690705,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98410115","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://astrojake.bsky.social\">@astrojake.bsky.social</a> FWIW I’m a “post on acceptance” person, but if I want to get results in front of astronomer’s eyeballs (for ESO and JWST reviews) I can’t wait any longer - I’ll post “submitted” and just hope I didn’t screw it up.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mwnyktcuvked","date_published":"2026-09-29T14:02:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-29 14:02","date_timestamp":1790690540,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98410116","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://astrojake.bsky.social\">@astrojake.bsky.social</a> Very very slow referee responses right now.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mwnye7e5zkv7","date_published":"2026-09-29T13:58:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-29 13:58","date_timestamp":1790690318,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98410117","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://astrojake.bsky.social\">@astrojake.bsky.social</a> Sure… if we got the reviews in a timely fashion. Currently on 8 months on one paper, another paper has been “with editor” for three weeks…. the system has clogged solid in the past year or so.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mwnwc3kzl2v7","date_published":"2026-09-29T13:21:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-29 13:21","date_timestamp":1790688099,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97905303","content_html":"<p>“I WILL NOT GO TO CHAT WITH YOU BABS I CAST YOU OUT UNCLEAN SPIRIT IN THE NAME OF-”</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-09-21-at-10.37.59.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" alt='Truly traumatic image of a cheeky chatbot icon for Birmingham Airport called Babs. Babs is a pale blue bubble shaped letter B with the white eyes of a demon. Each time I close my eyes I see their eyes floating in the darkness in front of me. The last sentence it is saying is \"Come chat to me....\"' loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/09/21/i-will-not-go-to.html","date_published":"2026-09-21T09:06:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 09:06","date_timestamp":1789981562,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117308232469849626","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mvzebzpzxu23"]}},{"id":"97905178","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://stilgherrian.com\">@stilgherrian.com</a> Gaaah, I was wrong - it the next book in the series called “Iron Sunrise” which had this event. My apologies for such a basic mistake :(</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mvpaigovnk2c","date_published":"2026-09-17T08:31:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 08:31","date_timestamp":1789633898,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97905179","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://stilgherrian.com\">@stilgherrian.com</a> I’d go for the Iron Bomb in Stross’ “Singularity Sky” - put the core of a star in a pocket universe where time runs trillions of times faster and the core cools/transmutes to become a giant iron crystal, pop it back in and it all goes supernova: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singula…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mvmswsza3s2k","date_published":"2026-09-16T09:23:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 09:23","date_timestamp":1789550628,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97562492","content_html":"<p>I now have to pause when replying to a slightly weird/clueless comment on social media, because it may be a bot and this is simply a training gambit for some #ChatGPT word salad farm somewhere.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/09/15/i-now-have-to-pause.html","date_published":"2026-09-15T08:28:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 08:28","date_timestamp":1789460893,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117274109466856050","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mvk7enxtm42j"]}},{"id":"97562435","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://harcel.bsky.social\">@harcel.bsky.social</a> I’ve had two separate people talk to me about these “warnings” and I explained that it’s all a grift and we’re their patsies.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mvhipqpmmp2f","date_published":"2026-09-14T06:37:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-14 06:37","date_timestamp":1789367855,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97562436","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://petrathepostdoc.bsky.social\">@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social</a> WE ARE DISAPPEARING EVEN AS WE SPEAK!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mvgfsxbq5e2k","date_published":"2026-09-13T20:13:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew 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20:05","date_timestamp":1789329916,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97284884","content_html":"<p>Every time the chair of a meeting says “I’m sure we don’t need to take the full 90 minutes” at the start of the meeting, my left eyelid starts twitching uncontrollably until the end of the meeting some two hours later.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/09/10/every-time-the-chair-of.html","date_published":"2026-09-10T10:09:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 10:09","date_timestamp":1789034954,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117246195233419908","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mv5soqivyl2l"]}},{"id":"97284837","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mbkplus.bsky.social\">@mbkplus.bsky.social</a> If it’s your first time, visit the Turf tavern, and go punting with someone from a college with a punt you can borrow</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mv3qwun3no26","date_published":"2026-09-09T14:32:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 14:32","date_timestamp":1788964367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97284838","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://emily.space\">@emily.space</a> Perfect use of this meme, no notes. 10/10</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mutjcbihgn2g","date_published":"2026-09-06T07:54:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 07:54","date_timestamp":1788681282,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96872884","content_html":"<p>Leiden Observatory Masters graduate Valerie Bakker leads a paper on <a 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night. It’s a brilliant piece of storytelling, as tight as a drum. With each rewatch I appreciate more just how much physical humour Fox, Lloyd, Thompson, Glover and Wilson put into their roles. Go watch it! #scifi #HelloMcFly</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-08-31-at-09.10.55.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" alt=\"Marty watching his father getting bullied by Biff Tanner in 1955.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-08-31-at-09.21.18.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" alt=\"Marty talking with his mother as a teenager in 1955.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-08-31-at-09.06.45.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"295\" alt=\"Marty looking shocked and out of focus whilst Doc Brown breaks the fourth wall with his finger saying the name of the film.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/08/31/i-watched-back-to-the.html","date_published":"2026-08-31T07:25:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 07:25","date_timestamp":1788161139,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117188930915693830","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mueew2dhro2f"]}},{"id":"96355390","content_html":"<p>From stepping off the plane at #AMS, through passport control, onto a train to #Leiden, bike from the train station to home - 43 minutes total. At #LGW the same amount of time left me waiting for a delayed train at the airport railway station….. good #infrastructure really makes a difference.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/08/25/from-stepping-off-the-plane.html","date_published":"2026-08-25T08:51:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-25 08:51","date_timestamp":1787647891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117155292358874226","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mtvguvi7uy2x"]}},{"id":"96094194","content_html":"<p>“Honestly Jens they’re more persistent than those rats in the kitchen… tomorrow morning you promise me you’ll put down more of that powder around the bedposts.”\nSeen at #MuseumBredius in #DenHaag</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-08-20-at-15.38.31.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" alt=\"On oil painting of a 17th century woman sitting in a chair with an exasperated expression on her upturned face, looking up above her four poster bed where ten cheerful/psychotic looking cherubs are laughing and gamboling around the rafters. Her husband is to one side, looking up aghast.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/08/20/honestly-jens-theyre-more-persistent.html","date_published":"2026-08-20T13:44:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-20 13:44","date_timestamp":1787233451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117128131995814133","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mtjevw3mgy2s"]}},{"id":"96093944","content_html":"<p>🎶 “….and after aaaaaaall, you’re my wonderwaaaaall….” 🎶\nSeen at #MuseumBredius in #DenHaag</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fd2c8ed08-9f74-4673-9f74-112a6ee3ebd7.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A 17th century oil painting with a gray haired man sitting down playing a guitar, with a woman standing over his right shoulder holding what appears to be an alcoholic drink, giving him a long suffering look. He is, without doubt, playing Oasis songs.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/08/20/and-after-aaaaaaall-youre-my.html","date_published":"2026-08-20T13:37:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-20 13:37","date_timestamp":1787233068,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117128108246460643","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mtjel3ertx2w"]}},{"id":"95686536","content_html":"<p>Wow, the sun projection box was far more successful than I would have guessed… two dozen people in our Dutch neighbourhood came by and took a look at the sun, and someone brought solar glasses too - echt gezellig! #astrodon #astronomy #SolarEclipse</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ft2.jpg\" width=\"525\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A crescent Sun projected onto a white piece of paper sitting inside a cardboard box, projected by a binocular eyepiece. It is on a card table with brown scorched grass below and against a green bush.&amp;10;\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ft3.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" alt=\"About a dozen people are standing in the setting sun and talking. They are standing around the card table with the solar projector sitting on a card table. One person is wearing solar glasses and is looking at the setting sun, around the time of maximum eclipse. There are two large bikes propped up on their kick stands in the foreground. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/08/13/wow-the-sun-projection-box.html","date_published":"2026-08-13T07:09:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 07:09","date_timestamp":1786604953,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117086943029736834","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3msx3lc4g6a2j"]}},{"id":"95647782","content_html":"<p>Ready for the eclipse with an old cardboard box, a pair of cheap binoculars, and loads of duct tape. Harking back to my astroinstrumentation roots! #astrodon</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F600px-something-of-a-scientist-409781108.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"387\" alt=\"WIlem Dafoe in Spiderman saying &quot;You know, I'm something of a scientist myself&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbox1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" alt=\"A cardboard box covered in duct tape, propped up by an upturned black plant pot, sitting on a cheap blue card table, itself standing in a garden with a brick wall and bushes behind it. The side of the cardboard box is missing and an image of the Sun can be seen projected on a sheet of white paper duct taped onto the inside back of the cardboard box.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/08/12/ready-for-the-eclipse-with.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T16:14:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 16:14","date_timestamp":1786551265,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/117083424639026942","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3msvjlcvhmr2n"]}},{"id":"94626152","content_html":"<p>“[Gerald speaking indistinctly]” is possibly my most favorite subtitle now. I can’t believe they’re still running with that after five seasons.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/07/25/gerald-speaking-indistinctly-is-possibly.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T07:20:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 07:20","date_timestamp":1784964030,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/116979402956299593","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mrhddnraw22t"]}},{"id":"94379537","content_html":"<p>You always discover something when you have a new instrument with higher sensitivity - Mahapatra+ on <a href=\"https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.16557\">Planet-wide, Concentric Density Waves in Venus’s Upper Atmosphere Revealed through Polarimetry?</a> in which you can see a bullseye on the day-lit side of our sister planet! #exoplanets #astrodon</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-21-at-08.44.11.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" alt=\"Two images of Venus, illuminated by the Sun from the lower right. The first image shows a smooth illuminated planet, similar to early ray tracing computer graphics simulations, the right hand image is an image of the degree of polarization and it shows the upper right and lower left are bright, and super imposed on this are a series of faint rings, alternating bright and dark, starting from the point on the planet pointing towards the Sun, and moving out in about eight concentric rings out to the terminator.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/07/21/you-always-discover-something-when.html","date_published":"2026-07-21T07:16:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 07:16","date_timestamp":1784618163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/116956736774551151","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mr5bacqhf32u"]}},{"id":"94160798","content_html":"<p>I’m grateful that I study #exoplanets for a living, but on the odd occasion I need a bit of motivation to write I go and watch Chris Abbas' video made from the raw unfiltered Cassini images at Saturn. Paired with the music of Nine Inch Nails, it’s a hypnotic two minutes. <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/24410924\">Cassini Mission</a> #astrodon</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/07/17/im-grateful-that-i-study.html","date_published":"2026-07-17T10:17:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-17 10:17","date_timestamp":1784283453,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/116934801244145075","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mqtjj5fitg2f"]}},{"id":"94101406","content_html":"<p>Old man yells at the state of email addresses: <a href=\"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/07/16/old-man-yells-at-the.html\">kenworthy.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/07/16/old-man-yells-at-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-16T11:36:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 11:36","date_timestamp":1784201800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/116929449825200152","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mqr5hmoi3e23"]}},{"id":"94092200","content_html":"<p>I’ve used linux/unix systems for O(30 years) but occasionally something appears and makes me go “wait, what, when did that happen?” case in point: you can have graphics in terminal windows now. I just discovered the <a href=\"https://github.com/ravachol/kew\">kew</a> music player with album covers displayed - very pretty! #TUInotGUI</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-16-at-09.58.51.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"519\" alt='A mac osx terminal window with the image of the Lemon Jelly album \"64-95\" in the upper middle part of the window, with coloured text labels underneath it.' loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/07/16/ive-used-linuxunix-systems-for.html","date_published":"2026-07-16T08:13:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 08:13","date_timestamp":1784189609,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/116928650938751297","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mqqs4evpoo2l"]}},{"id":"94091841","content_html":"<p>There’s a phrase in task management (I’m a Getting Things Done with org-mode kind of a person) called “Eat the frog” which is to do the most unpleasant task first thing in the day so it’s out of the way and you don’t procrastinate. Today I have a large frog and ho boy I am NOT keen. #GTD #org-mode</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/07/16/theres-a-phrase-in-task.html","date_published":"2026-07-16T08:06:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 08:06","date_timestamp":1784189163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/116928621274710513","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f5d5dmhikh2lg5ah754httjo/post/3mqqroszcvk2l"]}},{"id":"93573162","content_html":"<p>At that point with two(!) papers where I’m trying to nail down the last few typos and numbers required from collaborators before we all evaporate for the holidays #AcademicChatter #WhackAnAcademic</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fkenworthy.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fgiphy.gif\" width=\"425\" height=\"390\" alt=\"Small ginger kitten trying to play whack a mole with nine holes out of which a human fingers appear and then disappear.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/2026/07/07/at-that-point-with-two.html","date_published":"2026-07-07T08:48:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew Kenworthy","url":"https://kenworthy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F16%2F1608590.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"kenworthy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 08:48","date_timestamp":1783414117,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@mattkenworthy/116877828126669488"]}}]}