After talking about #comettsuchinshanatlas #cometC2023A3 with outlets like BBC News, ITN and SkyNews I'm delighted to have actually seen it with my naked eye tonight. Left is my DSLR photo, but it appeared (right) on a fellow Lewes Astronomical Society member's iPhone.
Robert Massey
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Stars, space, politics, cooking and the occasional travel pics. Day job Deputy Executive Director, Royal Astronomical Society.
@JdeBP @robpumphrey I hadn't seen that, but it's an all too common misconception, sadly.
Prep mostly done. So it's stage 1 of checking out how to deal with ongoing (37 years) Crohn's and diverticulitis disease tomorrow. First up is a colonoscopy, which always fascinates the scientist in me if nothing else. #Crohns #Colitis #medicine
Anyone else up for the #partiallunareclipse? Samsung S22 Ultra held against the 26mm eyepiece of my old Meade ETX-90. #lunareclipse ##smartphoneastrophotography
Thank you to everyone who's been incredibly generous and sponsored my run to support Crohn's Colitis UK. (As I've had Crohn's for 37 years this is a natural charity to support.) Just so you know I'm up to 48 miles, so 12 miles to go to make the target for September. If you'd like to donate there's still plenty of time to do so via https://shorturl.at/rbRDj - but either way thank you for your good wishes. Pictures from this morning. #crohnsdisease #running
It was great to complete today's recording of Supermassive for @royalastrosoc, this time on the (possible) Multiverse. Too many of my posts are politics rather than astronomy - somehow I ended up finding both compelling. Anyone else?
The irony of Musk's empire simultaneously launching Euclid and breaking Twitter. The platform cost around 30 times as much as the space mission. [Edited from 70 times - I stand corrected.]
This is the first loaf I've ever baked, the result of a course on making sourdough. Next up, getting my starter to be more active by warming up the house a bit. #Baking #Bread #Sourdough
Prof Heino FalckeIt is a very special honor to receive the Herschel medal from the Royal Astronomical Society. The fact that it is accompanied by the Eddington medal for my @Radboud_uni colleague and close collaborator Monika Moscibrodzka, makes this a truly special day for all of us. The Black Hole image was a dream for two decades and I accept this also on behalf of all our colleagues that helped to make this dream come true in the end. Thank you!
