Chris Lee (he/him)

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FRAS, FBIS, Ex-Chief Scientist at UK Space Agency (retired). Visiting Prof at University of Leicester. Passionate advocate for Astro-Space matters.
@elizabethtasker just recovered from my last bout of this. Slightly easier this time but kills any interest in running so back to basics once more…
@catherineryanhyde spectacular! Can i ask what did you used to annotate the image?
@andrasgaspar @markmccaughrean @sundogplanets Yeah. EXACTLY how science missions need exposure. Inspired in so many ways…
@AwesomeAstronomy @Siril_Official @adfr - true but could insist on a folder and a naming convention like the subs?
@Siril_Official @adfr @AwesomeAstronomy would be nice if an automated script that dealt with master fits could be added along with the other OSC Preprocessing options 😉🙂
@Paul_Hill Libby Jackson (UKSA) on twitter is looking for ideas on places to stay, foodie recommendations etc for Montreal? Were you there long or just passing?
@adfr @AwesomeAstronomy @Siril_Official best features are (a) works on a Mac (b) Free (c) Serious toolset (not a toy) (d) expanding all the time with new capabilities. The worst thing are limited support via YouTube tutorials (getting better) and support documentation (but again getting better). Also i would like a way to automate stacking when you have master fits (rather than all the subs). However i can’t believe what i do get based on people’s free time 👏 👏 👏 🙇‍♂️

Petition for a new sustainable development goal: SDG 18 ("Sky Quality and Access to Starlight")

https://ods18.org/en/

#DarkSkies #LightPollution

SDG 18 - Sky Quality and Access to Starlight

Currently, the three main classes of threats to the quality of the night sky and to access to starlight are: artificial night light (ALAN), the emission of radio wavelengths and the contrails of satellites in Earth orbit. low (LEO). The inappropriate and abusive use of outdoor lighting, especially in urban areas, makes it increasingly difficult … Home Read More »

ODS 18
@ProfHughLewis of course they’ll be happy to take lots of govt money to study ways to reduce it…