Harvard Plate Stacks

If you are “look to the Western sky” this weekend you might spot the horsehead nebula, which is cloaked in shadow as a dark nebula! Here is plate B02312 which Williamina Fleming discovered the nebula in 1888. Here in Boston you might call her a #wicked cool woman in history

@RadInstitute celebrates 25 years of discoveries, like the Radcliffe Wave, which reshapes our understanding of the Milky Way. Join us Oct 8 for a free talk on Attention is Discovery by Anna Von Mertens with @alyssaagoodman in covo & reception after! bit.ly/4dswvPZ

#BreakALeg to the cast and company of The Lightest Element on opening night tonight! 🌌 Discover the story of astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin on our Main Stage, playing until 12 October. Book your tickets here: hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2024/… Photos by Mark Douet.

Congrats to the @Harvard Class of 2024! You have reached the stars. Plate A13949 plants a Harvard flag among the constellation Coma Berenices. A warning for today’s graduates: do not throw your hair with your caps into the sky. It might become another constellation. #harvard24

Amazing visit to @HCObservatory today to learn about women in astrophysics. @FCDOPeterAbbott and @jennleblond sit inside the Dome of the Great Refractor Telescope @Harvard with Plate Stacks archivist Lisa Bravata @_GlassStars_ 🌌🔭💫🇬🇧🇺🇸

It is #TransAwarenessWeek and we proudly stand with our trans colleagues and coworkers, past and present. Our collection holds stories of the fight for equality. That mission continues as #transright are human rights! #genderisaspectrum @CenterForAstro @Harvard

Henrietta Squash #Leavitt wishes you all a Happy Halloween! Share any #star #space or #astronomy themed costumes by tagging us! #henriettaleavitt #historyofscience #halloween #womenshistory #womeninastro #womeninstem #womeninscience #moon #harvard @hco1847 @CenterForAstro

Today is your final chance to see our exhibition from 1-5pm! Get your tickets at platestacks.cfa.Harvard.edu and to learn more about our pioneering #womeninscience and #astronomy

Aura Satz’s installation "Her Luminous Distance" at @_GlassStars_ uses a blink comparator to juxtapose archival images of the Women Astronomical Computers in the workplace & craters on the moon named after women astronomers. Get free tickets through 10/22! hrvd.me/luminous

It is your last chance to see our #exhibition, “Her Luminous Distance: the Legacies of Women Astronomical Computers at @Harvard” with Aura Satz’s #artinstallation. Get your free tickets at platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu @CenterForAstro #womeninSTEM #womenshistory

Explore @_GlassStars_'s captivating exhibition "Her Luminous Distance: The Legacies of Women Astronomical Computers at Harvard" on 10/19! 🌟 Plus hear a fascinating lecture on astronomy & enjoy family-friendly activities, fall treats, & stargazing! hrvd.me/astronomy-for-…

Come to our open house! Cambridge Explores the Universe at @CenterForAstro Today from 12-4 as a part of @CambSciFest A special thanks to @CfASciEd for organizing our event!

Come visit us, and the @CenterForAstro, this Saturday Sept. 30 for Cambridge Explores the Universe! Explore the wonder of the universe at this out-of-this-world astronomy extravaganza. Meet researchers, scientists, & staff, and even tour our telescopes! eventbrite.com/e/cambridge-ex…

Did you know you can come see us, the Harvard Plate Stacks, and the Solar Dynamics Observatory Control Room at Cambridge Explores the Universe this Saturday, September 30th!?! Don't miss your opportunity for these special behind-the-scenes views of the CfA! @_GlassStars_

Free talk tonight! Featuring artist Aura Satz speaking about her artwork currently installed in our Great Refractor and centered on early pioneering Women in Astronomy @Harvard linktr.ee/HarvardPlateSt… @CenterForAstro #historyofastronomy #WomensHistory

Come to our free artist talk this Thursday, 9/21! Hear Aura Satz discuss her art and its connection to pioneering Women Astronomers. tinyurl.com/24cmk5x4

@sdssurveys @OrkSciFest @AMWeijmans Can we be the retirement home for a few? I think Anna Draper would love to have one or two alongside the Draper Cat. Plates! Shoot us and e-mail if we can be a home for a few

Our plates have the best retirements! After being on a🔭, they get to go via a ferry to the @OrkSciFest with @AMWeijmans, meet some schoolchildren, and spend the rest of their days inspiring people

@SpaceTelescope I wonder if Leavitt ever noticed a pig?

The Small Magellanic Cloud is kind of a pig deal. 🐷 With Hubble’s sensitivity, astronomers captured the details of this beautiful star-forming region, including star cluster NGC 346 in the center of the pig-shaped area: bit.ly/3QGR1Vg #NationalWhenPigsFlyDay

Visit our FREE exhibition this weekend! See the art installation by Aura Satz and out historic Great Refractor. Get your tickets from the link in our bio!

Using @SpectralDH imaging to historic info from @_GlassStars_ astronomical plates