Personal account. Substellar science since the 80s.https://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mrn3z4aibs2oGetting hydrated before heading off to this week’s brown dwarf workshop in Monterey.27 Jul 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn3z4aibs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mrdaog5oy22vNot only is Kayla investigating brown dwarf atmospheres with me, she also developed a program for students in juvenile detention in Tucson. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdaog5oy22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mrbq2zgz322rBaby red.23 Jul 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbq2zgz322rhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mr6i2hmgxk2sSuper cool paper on variability observed by JWST in beta Pic b on the arXiv. arxiv.org/pdf/2607.13133 Ages ago Chris Gelino and I worked out the rotational variability of Jupiter as observed at 5um for just such a day, so 26 years later we have a comparison. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000ASPC..212..322G/abstract21 Jul 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6i2hmgxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mr3wv4tbx22aI remember watching live as the image appeared one vertical line after another. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3wv4tbx22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mqznp25y7c2tForget the World Cup, I found the cable I needed in my box of old cables.19 Jul 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqznp25y7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mqzht6ri5c22Haven’t seen any bobcats for a while but I guess Mom was busy.19 Jul 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzht6ri5c22https://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mqwetgpcrk2zThere is an Arizona resident flex on introductions of saying how long your family has been here. I never initiate this but if someone else starts I always drop our 1885 arrival. In a very rare case I was beat by the initiator yesterday who goes back to 1870.18 Jul 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwetgpcrk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mqfnn6rnz22oHear @offallingstars.bsky.social and LPL's Lori Huseby talk about our recent paper on UV irradiation of exoplanet haze analogs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfnn6rnz22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mqdfsfejak2bFire near my friends we are visiting. CalFire in the job.11 Jul 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdfsfejak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mqastfgauk2xThe biggest Saturn ring seismology contribution has been the fuzzy Saturn core. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqastfgauk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mqa4xt47vs25It’s so hot that even the lizards are thirsty.09 Jul 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa4xt47vs25https://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mpyni6tbpk2hDPS has approved an LPL alumni and friends reception one evening. I asked for Tuesday or Thursday. I'll soon ask alums for photos we can show during the reception (finger food and a drink). The theme is celebrating 50 years since our first degree award to Wayne Slattery in 1976.06 Jul 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyni6tbpk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mptwpzv36k22Never used these plates I inherited from someone. Decided today’s the day.04 Jul 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptwpzv36k22https://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mptqeacpf222It was vastly different vibe. I won an essay context and got to go see the bicentennial train when it came through Phoenix. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptqeacpf222https://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mptq2tm3kk22It would be interesting, if sad, to hear from the mother quail who lost most of their chicks as to what happened. “The Gila monster came”.04 Jul 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptq2tm3kk22https://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mptegl6efs24I need to know what the AZ exhibit is at the “state fair” on the Mall. From the Atlantic article, “Arizona is an immersive experience involving darkness, birdsong, and the scent of pine.” Is there an astronomy theme?04 Jul 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptegl6efs24https://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mpp7lyfwk22cFinally had a chance to rebuild and re-armor our wildlife watering station after a very very bad javelina tore it apart and broke the bowl. The quail are appreciative.02 Jul 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpp7lyfwk22chttps://bsky.app/profile/markmarley.bsky.social/post/3mphiwsevks25Last Friday I got to see Roger Angel pitching a new space telescope concept for habitable planet direct imaging.29 Jun 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:jkp72de2wday5az5chl6dawk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphiwsevks25