Jaks

@Catwithsausages
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Public Health professional. Likes photography, film, medieval history, books & theatre. I'm a science & sci-fi nerd and a Foo fan. I also like cranky detectives and cats 🐈
Sky Glows over Paranal Observatory https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260310.html #APOD
Ice Halos by Moonlight and Sunlight https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260109.html #APOD

Two German soldiers are hunting for a downed British airman.

"We'll never find him in this wood at night." One says, quietly.

"You're right." The other one replies, loudly. "BECAUSE I HEAR HE WENT TO ETON."

"Actually gentleman, I'm a Wykehamist." A nearby bush replies, annoyed. #histodons

As I so eloquently wrote in my article about this JWST image of the Orion Nebula:

HOLY ^$%&@$%#($)()^&!!!!

https://badastronomy.substack.com/p/holy-crap-this-jwst-image-of-the

HOLY CRAP THIS JWST IMAGE OF THE ORION NEBULA!!!

OK, yeah, but c’mon, take a look and tell me this headline is over the top

Bad Astronomy Newsletter
Young people: The GOP is floating an amendment to raise the voting age from 18 to 25. Vivek Ramaswamy is openly promoting it. They’re scared of your votes and want to silence you. Act appropriately in 2024.
Maybe broccoli doesn't like us either.

OK journalists, now we all know that it was Huw Edwards, he didn't do anything illegal, and that all the relentless stories you've been writing about him for the last week have put him in hospital with a severe mental health crisis (jolly well done, guys, you must be so proud of yourselves), can you all get back to reporting proper news?

Like, for example, what happens now that the government and Johnson have failed to comply with the order to hand over the WhatsApp messages?

#CovidInquiry

Webb's Rho Ophiuchi

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI), Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230713.html #APOD

APOD: 2023 July 13 - Webb s Rho Ophiuchi

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.