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Katie Mack@astrokatie.com |
Chandra, the space-based observatory that brings us incredible x-ray images of the most extreme environments in the cosmos, is at risk of cancellation. It’ll be a huge loss to astronomy if the mission ends prematurely for budget reasons. Go to www.savechandra.org to find out how to help #SaveChandra
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Jon
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I might be missing the point here, but the FY25 CBJ shows chandra receiving $41.1M. This is a 40% reduction, which is troubling for any program, but it doesn't seem like cancelation. Am I missing something?
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Graeme Benson
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Before savechandra.org was up, I saw Jonathan McDowell’s post and bought savechandra.com and savechandra.space intending to build a similar site. savechandra.org was put together more quickly and I’ve been trying to find who to transfer the domains to. I don’t want money, I just want to help.
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True Tourtillott
@truet.bsky.social
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Wow that’s beautiful
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Kaitlin Has Had Enough
@gothamgirlblue.com
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📌
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c0nc0rdance
@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
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Thank you! What a loss if it can't be saved!
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@black47.bsky.social
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But we got money to give to Intel, Elon, ... oh wait. I forgot we're " capitalists". According to Jim Crow Joe.
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Ginnette Powell
@caffeinehusky.bsky.social
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Done
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Dante Vortex
@dantevortex.bsky.social
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I wonder why they cancel it.... Because "budget" is just relative to how much they desire to fund it. I guess we don't need X-ray images anymore? Is it something that James Webb can do better? For all I know is that JW uses infrared only.
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DawnRay
@dragongirlb.bsky.social
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I just watched something on the NASA channel showing Chandra images and it was so cool.
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si oppington
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Not cancelled because it ran out of power or broke or stopped responding. A working, in situ space telescope cancelled because of govt mismanagement
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Javier Plumey
@plumey.bsky.social
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Could operations be shifted to the broader astronomical community? Like, could volunteers do this work with oversight?
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Outtamylaine
@outtamylaine.bsky.social
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To think that in this country alone, there are nine individuals who are hundred-billionaires, but as a society that made it possible, we can't come up with the budget for scientific exploration. Just peak upsidedown-ness.
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Haere
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this country is superficial and ridiculous !!
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DoctorAtlantis.bsky.social
@doctoratlantis.bsky.social
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NASA needs to learn to name its missions like "America's Big Dick Probe" or "Uncle Sam's Patriot Package" so that it will sound like we're trying to fund a Monster Truck Rally instead of science.
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MC
@drspidermatt.bsky.social
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Thank you for spreading the word, signed! I worked with Chandra data around 2006 and it was central to kickstarting my early career. I hope other scientists can have the same opportunity I had to use this amazing instrument. We've invested so much, let's keep it alive!
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Great Sage Equal to Kevin
@ethicalnecromancy.net
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They're canceling anyone these days.
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Whistling Batter
@whistlingbatter.bsky.social
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HAL 9000 : I understand now, Dr. Chandra. Thank you for telling me the truth. Dr. Chandra : You deserve it.
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Robert Szasz 𓅆
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Are astronomical sources bright enough to get X-ray energy at the same time as imaging? (Chandra uses multiple shells of grazing incidence mirrors, right? Not sure if the imaging and energy resolving detectors were available yet when it was designed)
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Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪
@telescoper.bsky.social
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It would indeed be a huge loss, but it's not ending "prematurely": the planned mission lifetime was 5 years, and it's now been going for 24 years and 8 months!
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Gabriel S. Jacobs
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I love how astronomers/astrophysicists have very different ideas from other fields of what constitutes "extreme environments". "Gee, these bottom waters are euxinic and hypersaline. Pretty extreme, right?" "I don't know about that, it's not like there's even any gamma flux."
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Carol H. Mack
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Done
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Orla McCool
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Print Is Dead
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JFC $70M per year is a fucking rounding error. Short-sighted idiots.
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Scott Lange
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Left vm with Sens Ossoff and Warnock and talked to a staffer from Congresswoman Nikema Williams. Took 4 minutes total - easy peasey. Thanks!
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Memento Morty 🌙
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There are so many beautiful images in those galleries 🥺 Sad to see this!
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Katie Mack
@astrokatie.com
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You can read more about the image above here chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/c... and browse the Chandra photo gallery to see some of the other incredible images and science the Chandra Observatory has brought us. #SaveChandra
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Mick719
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Raising taxes on billionaires to fund important stuff is hard. smh…..
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