@astroandyn.bsky.social
Astronomer, enthusiast and manic hand-waver. All views my own, etc. He/Him/His
Owen is right to highlight this. As taxpayers, we already paid. All this will do is introduce higher prices to all consumers and businesses.
30.10.2025 16:14 β π 7 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0Just Andy today, but Iβm all set up for another round of great discussions at Popsyβs. Bring on the questions!
17.10.2025 10:18 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I love it that everyone loves a #supermoon. Tonight is the night so #DoLookUp!
Fine print: this astronomical event comes with a expectation-management disclaimer:
*The Supermoon is only 15% brighter than a normal full moon and I personally can not tell the difference π€
*Every moon is SUPERππ₯³
Today's #Muppet GIF of the Day is...
07.10.2025 12:29 β π 38 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1
Simple ad image with the logo, url, a picture of what the mobile phone looks like after you sign in (four badges for four challenges) and the dates, all on a starry backdrop. Our activities all involve visually observing the night sky. And watch out because our app isn't great for accessibility via screenreaders, but we've had it professionally audited and are working on fixing the issues that were flagged up.
TWO DAYS until 100 Hours starts! If you're out after dark anytime Thurs to Sunday, check out our simple stargazing challenges at 100hours.online . Win badges and put your markers on our UK/Ireland map!
30.09.2025 17:31 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Initial conditions:
m1=13.2 m2=12.9 m3=133.7 (solar masses)
v1x=-1.187 v1y=2.544 v2x=-5.123 v2y=-4.347 v3x=-6.976 v3y=-0.785 (km/s)
x1=7.0 y1=21.0 x2=30.0 y2=21.0 x3=11.0 y3=-15.0 (AU from center)
Music: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor (Posthumous) β Chopin
..is trying to think of a suitable way to celebrate todays (rare) #PythagoreanDay (24^2 + 7^2 = 25^2)...
24.07.2025 15:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A pizza on a plate. The pizza is cheese-less but with mushrooms and nasturtium flowers and a piece of vegan "slice" in the middle cut into the shape of the letter Ο.
This year for Ο-approximation day, I am Οgging-out on a Οece of Οzza.
22.07.2025 18:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Looking forward to chatting tomorrow. We have another special guest as well - the medical physicist Dr Harold Stockdale.
17.07.2025 11:52 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
a timelapse photo of stars circling around a dragon tree
ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 has just released its shortlist of remarkable images for this yearβs competition. See them now:
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/07/zwo-...
The Met Office is currently looking for people to suggest up to 5 names for storms...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
two life-size wire sculptures of deer in a museum exhibition
a detail of a life-size wire sculpture of a wolf
From a simple material, Kendra Haste brings us face-to-face with wild animals. βI try to capture the living, breathing model in a static 3D form and convey its emotional essence without slipping into sentimentality or anthropomorphism," she says.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/06/kend...
"We need to rewild nature, but we also need to rewild our imagination, rewild our political systems.β
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
In the foreground, a brass Orrery with lots of cogs and model planets showing. The orrery sits on a cloth with constellations and stars marked. Behind the orrery are two people, the closer wearing glasses, and further one who is too out-of-focus to see clearly.
Excellent conversations on Friday with guest scientist Steve and his beautiful #Orrery.
#QuestionOfTheMonth - How did they know that the planets moved like the Orrery?
The former Museum Of Electricity are auctioning off some of their collection: www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auctio...
So many lovely things, so little self-control ;-)
#Auction #MuseumOfElectricity #WantNotNeed
Deputy VC slipping on a wet floor
We have discovered overnight that our new Β£400k Smart Windowβ’ system at Kent Campus opens automatically to the sound of thunder.
A clean up operation is currently underway.
