Thomas Carpentier @thocarp.bsky.social

PhD Researcher at the EUI in Firenze, studying the history of the European Space Agency.
Processing space telescopes data for fun

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Introduction post! I am Thomas Carpentier, I studied (and plan to continue) History of space in Toulouse, France. 🔭

My main contribution here is the data processing of space telescopes observations! Here are some examples and more on my Flickr page: www.flickr.com/people/197464132 href="/profile/N05/">@N05/
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I processed this image using data obtained through the 4547 JWST program, led by @markmccaughrean.bsky.social 🔭

www.stsci.edu/jwst-program-info/download/jwst/pdf/4547/
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My processed image of the JWST observation of Sharpless 305, a star-forming region inside our Milky Way! 🔭

This emission nebula is located ~14,000 light-years away, with several dozens of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) having been discovered inside this nebula.

HD: flic.kr/p/2s5qkHF
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I welcome you to the heart of the Carina Nebula! 🔭

These are the HH1159-HH1164 protostars inside the Carina Nebula as seen by the JWST, using data obtained through the 5408 program led by Dr. Megan Reiter. These patches look like cosmic jellyfishes if you ask me!

HD: flic.kr/p/2s3ieDg
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net
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TODAY.
Take Back our Science Rally.
Don't take this administration's assault on science sitting down.
Get to a rally: zurl.co/iJdXM

#StandUpForScience
#March7
#Rally
#science
#savescience
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Here are the two black and white images that I used: the first is the Euclid/VIS one, the second is the JWST/MIRI one. 🔭

That planetary nebula is so incredible in every wavelength 💙
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Seeing this beautiful picture reminded me of an earlier JWST observation of the same nebula, during its calibration days in 2022. So I went on to combine the Euclid's VIS data with this single MIRI filter (F560W) to create this image! 🔭
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social
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Fuck Trump. Fuck the puppeteers behind him. Fuck the GOP, especially congressional Republicans and quisling Democrats, who enabled him. Fuck the people who voted for this, and fuck the media for never reporting on him realistically.

Fuck them all, for they have truly fucked us and the world.
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Thomas Carpentier @thocarp.bsky.social
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I was waiting all day for the data release of those observations, I am clearly not disappointed!🔭

This is the Cranium Nebula, a planetary nebula, as seen by the JWST with NIRCam (l) and MIRI (r). Processing this data was so fun, this plan. nebula is incredible!

HD: flic.kr/p/2rYiLSJ
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🔭 More about that nebula: esawebb.org/news/weic2605/
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I was waiting all day for the data release of those observations, I am clearly not disappointed!🔭

This is the Cranium Nebula, a planetary nebula, as seen by the JWST with NIRCam (l) and MIRI (r). Processing this data was so fun, this plan. nebula is incredible!

HD: flic.kr/p/2rYiLSJ
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com
2mo
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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European Space History @eurospacehistory.bsky.social
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😎 This weekend, ESA marks 18 years of Europe’s Columbus laboratory in orbit, and we’ve got a couple of these epic ‘How Columbus Learnt to Fly’ books to give away! Just share this post for a chance to win!👍
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This image has been processed using data obtained through the 4548 proposal led by Dr. Mark McCaughrean.

You can even find his own version here: bsky.app/profile/markmccaughrean.bsky.social/post/3mdl4a26ofk2f
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Emily Hunt @emily.space
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Go read about star & planet formation on the shiny new website of The Star Formation Newsletter! It's back! 🎉
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LIRA astro @liraastro.bsky.social
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🪐 LENS – LIRA | L’Encadré de la Semaine
Première planète imagée grâce au coronographe français du JWST
Découverte de TWA 7b, une jeune planète de masse comparable à Saturne, dix fois moins massive que les exoplanètes déjà imagées. Une première mondiale.
👉 urls.fr/v7Wrf-
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This is one of my favorite JWST observation ever! 🔭 💙

This is HH288, a star heavier than the Sun being born in front of our eyes! The jets are the result of that process. There is even another star being born near it, as the perpendicular jets are showing.

HD: flic.kr/p/2rUKqvx
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Clearly not as impressive as the images of Northern Europe, but still impressive to catch auroras in Fiesole/Florence, Italy 🔭 🥰

My very first auroras in 28 years, I'm really moved right now 🥺
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It has been a long time since I posted a picture here, so here's one to make it up! 🔭

This is the PGC 50779 galaxy, also known as the Circinus Galaxy, located some 13 million light-years away from us.

HD: flic.kr/p/2rS7tjZ
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And now the MIRI version! 🔭

The observation was made during the night, and just like with NIRCam, the fragments and the tail are beautiful!

HD: flic.kr/p/2rPp5EV
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I am not really good with this kind of observation, but here's my processed version of the JWST observation of the C/2025 K1 comet, which was made today! 🔭

The multiple fragments are clearly visible there, in full beauty

HD: flic.kr/p/2rPhQUz
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@kosmi.bsky.social
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One more shot of today's Etna eruption.

Multispectral image taken by Sentinel-2.
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Here's to celebrate the end of my first term as a PhD Researcher! 🔭 🎉

This is the Pismis 24 star cluster as seen by the JWST, processed by me! It is located some 6,500 light years away, and it's part of the NGC-6357 nebula.

HD: flic.kr/p/2rMPcYg
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EUI Department of History @eui-history.bsky.social
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📣 Applications for our fully-funded #PhD programme are still open 📣

ℹ️ Check the programme's webpage 👉 loom.ly/pvk17dc

⏰ and apply by 15 January 2026!

🎓 #PhDlife #academicsky #history #skystorians
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Andrea Luck @andrealuck.bsky.social
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My version of the latest Saturn and Triton release by JWST

Full size & more info: flic.kr/p/2rLJqnZ 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck

JWST/NIRCAM
F150W2-F164N, F212N
2024-11-29
Proposal PI: Macarena Garcia Marin
Proposal ID 9219
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Dr. Ryan French @ryanjfrench.bsky.social
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Physics in action: a truly mesmerising #SolarFlare on the Sun last night, from the same region that produced strong flares and triggered widespread aurora back in mid-November. The flare gives a hypnotic example of how plasma and magnetic fields interact in the Sun’s atmosphere.
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Putting a spiral galaxy in your TL just for the sake of it! 🔭

This is the NGC-4569/M90 galaxy as seen by Hubble and processed by me. It is located some 60M light years away from us!

HD: flic.kr/p/2rJqjVV
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Look what arrived today! 👀 🔭

This is the October 2025 issue of "Reflets de la Physique" with an image that I processed on its cover, and the book "Onbegrensd Universum" written by @govertschilling.nl with two images of mine inside! 😎
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A stellar nursery at its finest! 🔭

This is LHA120-N159 region in the LMC as seen by the JWST one year ago. It is home to MANY new born stars and many more to come!

I was in awe with how beautiful this region is while I was processing these data earlier this morning!

HD: flic.kr/p/2rGG32u
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A few days before ESA's Ministerial, this is really huge! 🔭

In 2023, Canada's budget for ESA was €34M for instance.

www.canada.ca/en/space-agency/news/2025/11/canada-deepens-space-ties-with-europe-through-historic-investment.html
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EUI Department of History @eui-history.bsky.social
5mo
🎓 📚 What could you do with us?

Check our faculty areas of supervision 👉 loom.ly/3GVxVSU
and apply for our #PhD programme by 15 January 2026!

🤔 Want to know more? Meet us at our:
🌐 Virtual Open Day - 2 Dec 2025 👉 loom.ly/sp5lOKM

📣 #skystorians #academicsky
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