I am a college student (Columbia University Science Research Fellow ’27) and astrophotographer who is has a huge passion for astronomy and astrophysics research. In my spare time, I love to read science fiction, process Hubble archive data, and catch up on the latest research by reading papers.
I am one of the leaders of the Friendly Cosmos Astrophotograpy group. We aim to provide an encouraging space to discuss and learn about Astrophotograpy for beginners and professionals alike.
Features:
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) 9/7/2021: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210907.html
- NASA APOD 10/4/2021: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211004.html
- NASA APOD 11/17/2021: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211117.html
- NASA APOD 11/21/2022: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221121.html
- NASA APOD 8/11/2023: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230811.html
- NASA APOD 12/14/2023: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231213.html
- NASA Chandra Webpage https://chandra.si.edu/blog/node/86 3
- Published in Astronomy Magazine October 2022 Issue (https://theastroenthusiast.com/the-ghostly-shell-of-andromeda/)
- Published in Astronomy Magazine December 2022 Issue (https://theastroenthusiast.com/the-interacting-triplet-of-m81-m82-and-ngc-3077-an-ultra-deep-219-hour-collaboration-detailing-the-nuanced-interaction-remnants-and-galactic-cirrus/)
- Published in Astronomy Magazine August 2023 Issue
- Astronomy Magazine Image of the Day 7/26/2022: https://astronomy.com/photos/picture-of-day/2022/07/runner-and-hunter
- Astronomy Magazine Image of the Day 2/11/2023: https://astronomy.com/photos/picture-of-day/2023/02/a-wide-view-of-orion
- SETI Institute Image of the Day 7/2/2022: https://www.seti.org/planetary-picture-day-week-august-1-2022
- EarthSky Image of the Day 7/6/2022: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/m81-and-m82-hii-emission-photos/
- APOD GrAG 9/10/2021: https://apod.grag.org/2021/09/10/a-sagittarius-triplet-m8-m20-and-ngc-6559/
- Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day 10/25/2021: https://www.aapod2.com/blog/grand%20pleiades
- Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day 2/11/2023: https://www.aapod2.com/blog/M42
- Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day 8/12/2023: https://www.aapod2.com/blog/unveiling-hidden-features-in-m51-using-255hours
Research
I mainly research E+A galaxies as a part of the Y/Dim research group, headed by Dr. Charles Liu. I focus on bluer E+A galaxies in the Coma cluster. You can check out our group here: https://sites.google.com/view/ydim-collaboration/home?authuser=0
- Ostling, W. et al. (2021, January. ) Eight Blue E+A galaxies located in a large-scale filament in the Coma Cluster. Poster Presented at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society. The virtual poster is available to see here.
- “Eight Blue E+A Galaxy Candidates Located inside a Large-scale Filament in the Coma Cluster” Ostling, W. et al. IOP Science, RNAAS (Published 2021, March.) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/abe7ee
- “E+A Galaxies in and Around Nearby Rich Clusters of Galaxies” Falcone, J. et al. IOP Science, RNAAS (Published 2021, March) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/abf1f6
- Ostling, W. et al. (2022, January. ) Detailed Analysis of LEDA 126817 (RB199) – A ram pressure stripped, merging E+A galaxy located inside a galactic filament in the Coma Cluster. Poster Presented at the 240th meeting of the American Astronomical Society. The virtual poster is available to see here.
- “The Relation between Gas-phase Metallicity and Stellar Mass Surface Density in Post-starburst E+A and E+A+ Galaxies within the Coma Cluster Observed by the SDSS-IV MaNGA Survey” Ludwig, E. et al. IOP Science, RNAAS (Published 2022, December)
- Undergraduate Chambliss Award, AAS 240, https://aas.org/grants-and-prizes/chambliss-astronomy-achievement-student-awards
I have also done research on correlations between galaxies and redshift as a part of the NASA SEES internship.
- “A Sample of SDSS Galaxies Used to Investigate Galaxy Evolution” (Presented August 2021) Charis Hall, William Ostling, Nidhi Shah, Nathan Streater. 150+ hours of research done with a mentor through the NASA SEES association. The poster is available to see here, and the presentation can be seen here.
Links:
- Flickr: https://flic.kr/ps/3Wur99
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_astronomy_enthusiast/
- Astrobin (rarely used): https://www.astrobin.com/users/the_astro_enthusisast/
- You can contact me at theastronomyenthusiast@gmail.com