Dad, mountaineer, heliophysicist. I lead the PUNCH space mission and direct a team at SwRI. I like science, space, communication, humans, dogs, horses, puns. Lowering barriers and promoting open science are priorities. My personal account; my opinions.
Dr. Craig DeForest ☀️
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Recently had the pleasure of reading Babcock's paper again, describing the first solar "magnetograph" (new word, ehtn) in 1953. The instrument and the paper are things of beauty. Amazing what could be done, and how, using the technology of the 1950s. 🧪☀️⚛️🔭
ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/scan/manifes...
Glad to see helioviewer is working! We're planning at least two more data releases in short order. Current version is v0k, which lets you see the solar wind with stars "moderately" suppressed. Upcoming is v0l, which will be an order of magnitude better. ☀️🧪🛰️🔭
Girl Scouts earn the PUNCH Ancient & Modern Sunwatching Patch!
We are working with the #girlscouts to teach kids about #heliophysics and the amazing world around us. A few will become scientists, and all will carry their knowledge into society. ☀️🧪🛰️🔭
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It's not every day your sketch gets featured on #Wikipedia's featured-image page. I still love that chimerical-color template. 5-May only: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ After that, look for 5-May here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
OMG thank you @alexwitze.bsky.social! So glad you're taking notes.
ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Years ago, I made this map of Boulder Canyon, to prove a point (each side of the 15-mile stretch of road has >35 turnouts, which slow drivers almost never use). It metastasized to include many landmarks. Surprisingly, it still works. #boulder #colorado #google
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Holy cow! Feast your eyes a while, on this gorgeous solar spectrum by the Sol'Ex instrument (assembled by Váradi Nagy Pál). It extends to UV and IR as well as the visible band. Marvel at the F lines, the fine structure, the IR doublets and repeating lines, and the molecular bands. Wonderful! ☀️🧪⚛️🔭
Totally awesome video by Hank Green. I generally avoid YouTube commentary, but this visual segment (roughly 6:45-10:00) is well worth seeing. It's a tour of the hand-held camera photos from the Artemis astronauts, showing #aurora, #lightning, and #satellites. 🧪🛰️🔭☀️
Dr. Craig DeForest ☀️
Dr. Craig DeForest ☀️
Dr. Craig DeForest ☀️
PUNCH mission
I spent #MemorialDay doing stuff around the house. Deployed the summer outdoor furniture, weed-whacked the verge around the house, sliced up a pine that blew over this winter, and brought down (and cut up) 12 aspen corpses. Now I'm pleasantly sore. Not too old (yet) for #home #forestry.
