Mandy Daniels

I'll take amethyst all year long even though I was born in April. I'll also take a blue diamond, thank you.

Your typo on MAGA 'hats' is brilliant! It's almost as if Autocorrect understands...

They should know, as most will have been taken into women's toilets as children by their mothers.

Shhhhh! It's called a whispering gallery for a reason.

That this book even exists is horrific. That it is available in 58 public libraries is ninth level of hell territory!

Side view of large white telescope with three smaller telescopes on one mount.

The iOptron Rumak and Askar 60F mounted on my Skytee II with Skywatcher guidescope and finder.

#astronomy #telescopes #refractor #maksutov-cassegrain

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If you are down under, do have a look, but please use proper eclipse glasses or solar viewing equipment.

I've just fitted a new dual speed focuser to my Skywatcher 200P. Very easy job, just 20 mins with a screwdriver and 7mm socket. Everything lines up and #collimation is barely affected. This should make focusing easier.

#astronomy #telescope

It is such a scam! Not much different to selling plots on the Moon.

I prefer a photograph of the Moon, taken on that special day.

If the Olympic Committee hadn't banned him, most of us would know nothing of this. Well done to the Olympic Committee for providing the extra publicity. Shame on them for being so needlessly petty!

Annular Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026 Annular solar eclipse on Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Where and when is the Sun eclipse visible? Path map, animation, and local times.

The upcoming #annular #solar #eclipse, 2026 02 17, will be visible from Antarctica. Partial phases may be seen from Argentina, Chile and southern Africa, including Botswana and Madagascar.

#astronomy #solareclipse

22% obstruction, not 22 mm, of course!

You are absolutely correct (on both counts!). My apologies for the error and thank you for the correction.

Only, possibly, if the thing you sell is the thing you just bought, otherwise clouds for both of you. I speak from experience.

Disclaimer: my findings have not been peer reviewed, although my cat agrees.

PS. I don't actually have a cat!

Is that six? Out of a total of how many school shootings?

Skywatcher Skymax 200DX Aplanatic Maksutov Cassegrain OTA Skywatcher Skymax 200DX Aplanatic Maksutov Cassegrain OTA

Skywatcher have just launched a new 200mm f/10 Mak-Cass with a flat field of 44mm dia with just 22mm central obstruction. The central spot is cut into the meniscus, so it could be a Rumak. Selling at £1499 it offers good value.

#astronomy #telescope

www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/skywatcher-s...

Paul's on the lam, again!

Teflon Farage!

It's beginning to look like it's time to go to the dark side and convert to microscopy!

It is now tomorrow and I'm not seeing the Sun in Derbyshire.

Praying that they don't get a mention in the Epstein files!

Well, that answers all reasonable questions you might have...

Yes, legislation is definitely needed and now, not later.

A city on the moon: Why SpaceX shifted its focus away from Mars It's all about speed, and Elon Musk's catastrophe concerns.

SpaceX is to focus settlement plans on the Moon, instead of Mars. Unless we have legislation, we could see the Moon's face change as the night part lights up and buildings proliferate. Get imaging it, now, to preserve a record of its natural appearance.

www.space.com/astronomy/mo...

#astronomy

The colour of this one is even more amazing. So beautiful!

Mercury lives on? Strange streaks hint at active world

The European-Japanese BepiColombo mission is on its way to study #Mercury up close. Launched in 2018, the probe has performed six flybys of Mercury, but its real science mission will begin shortly after it enters orbit around the planet in late 2026.

earthsky.org/space/mercur...

#astronomy #space

Are they aware that physics underpins all technology and the amount of spinoff that comes out of big science?

And for the rest of the world, here are sizes in units we understand. 😁

Width: 109 metres
Length: 73–74 metres
Height: ~20–45 metres
Pressurized Volume: ~1,000–1,200 cubic metres
Mass: Approximately 420,000 to 450,000 kg.

Thank you. That should be feasible. I'll need a good clear night.