We’re just 20 followers off 5,000 - the point at which we'll have prizes on offer beyond your wildest dreams** so please give us a repost if you can! **may not match your own wildest level of dreams, unless your dreams are very specifically about things like mugs or tshirts sourced cheaply online.

Planned maintenance on Data Tailor tomorrow, risk of interruption, see full details: user.eumetsat.int/news-events/...

Met-11 monthly 48hr rapid scanning service (RSS) break from tomorrow-16 July see full details: user.eumetsat.int/resources/se...

We are now officially at NORAD Catalog Number 100000. There is no GP data available for Saramago yet.

To prepare for the planned increase in bandwidth for the EUMETCast Africa Service, the downlink symbol rate will change to 15.989MS/s on 31 August 2026 at 09:00 UTC bit.ly/4vf2hcc

As of 6 July 2026 09:00 UTC, the fourth transponder for the EUMETCast Europe Service will be introduced and designated as HVS‑4, see full details: bit.ly/3SXpC4F

Planned maintenance on EUMETView tomorrow, see full details: user.eumetsat.int/news-events/...

. @williamsf1team.bsky.social Many thanks for coming to #Edinburgh today, it attracted a lot of interest! It was great to see the car in its Silverstone livery close up and chat with the team members present, especially @wilgreen13.bsky.social. Thanks for the photos.... 2/2

. @williamsf1team.bsky.social Many thanks for coming to #Edinburgh today, it attracted a lot of interest! It was great to see the car in its Silverstone livery close up and chat with the team members present, especially @wilgreen13.bsky.social. Thanks for the photos.... 1/2

Do these football teams have budget caps, like the F1 teams do? And if not, why not?

Recent #earthquake detections in #Edinburgh: #Afghanistan and #Japan.

Met-9/10/11 ground segment maintenance from 29 June-1 July, risk of interruption, see full details: user.eumetsat.int/news-events/...

Due to maintenance, there will be a freeze period from tomorrow-9 July, during which users should not make any updates to their User Portal account, see full details: user.eumetsat.int/news-events/...

An incredible sequence of two #earthquakes Venezuela (M7.0) at 22:04 UTC and Japan (M7.0) at 22:30 UTC 24/06/2026 recorded by my @raspishake.bsky.social station in Turin, Italy #raspberryshake @gm8arv.bsky.social

M 6.9 #earthquake 30 km ENE of Kuji, #Japan as detected in #Edinburgh with my @raspishake.bsky.social. USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....

M 7.5 #earthquake 28 km SE of Yumare, #Venezuela as seen in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/... Thinking of the folk affected.

Met-12 FCI instrument maintenance tomorrow, data unavailable, see full details: user.eumetsat.int/news-events/...

How do you fit 1,300 people into one photo? 🤔📸 With a lot of planning, teamwork, and a few very loud instructions! See below the making-of and the effort that went into capturing this special moment. 👀 Here’s to the next 40 years. More highlights to come throughout the year! #EUMETSAT40

The distribution of the LSA SAF products listed below will be suspended from tomorrow, for a period of six months, see full details: bit.ly/4dZqYD4

Affects BASIC service in Europe, not HVS.

A very happy #Bloomsday!

Met-11 monthly 48hr rapid scanning service (RSS) break from tomorrow-18 June see full details: user.eumetsat.int/resources/se...

Pre-operational Metop-SGA1 MWS level 1 global data has now been released via EUMETCast and the Data Store, see full details: bit.ly/4vH5emy

Windows Updates due tonight or tomorrow. Pause them, if you wish.

M 6.1 #earthquake 104 km WNW of Mantua, #Cuba As visualised in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Strong M 7.8 #earthquake 26 km SW of Kablalan, #Philippines, as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. Two different waveform filter settings shown. Thinking about the folk affected. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M2.2 earthquake near Silverdale, United Kingdom, as seen on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. BGS info: earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/...

Qunite “loud” here too! Thanks for posting.

M 6.2 #earthquake 22 km WSW of Scarcelli, #Italy as detected by my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Highly recommended!

M 6.9 #earthquake 29 km ENE of Calama, Chile as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social . @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....

M 5.4 #earthquake 19 km N of Sincik, #Turkey as seen in by my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

🇳🇴 Happy Syttende Mai, and gratulerer med dagen! (Norway’s Constituion Day).

CelesTrak now has a clearly worded usage policy for all data linked to the main page: celestrak.org/usage-policy.... Please check it out as soon as possible and help us ensure we make the most of our limited resources and are able to continue to provide reliable service. Be sure to share!

. @pimoroni.com Should have mentioned you directly!

Just got one of these - USB-C power analyser. Very helpful in checking what power devices actually use and gave me some surprises when I checked here. Highly recommended! shop.pimoroni.com/products/min...

. @tommckinney.bsky.social Spotted on the lawn this morning. My wife, Cecilia, doesn’t have good eyesight any more, so I took this photo for her.

Spotted on the lawn this morning. Google AI suggests a European Goldfinch.

Thought some of you might be interested in this - Cardputer Mesh Kit for Meshtastic: thepihut.com/products/m5s...

The myths of US democracy, as the Supreme Court mounts its latest attack on voting rights. My latest Substack post at History Never Ended. All content is free. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

Like the response to mass shootings, the reaction to political violence is starting to follow a familiar template, which says more about Trump’s America than the shooting itself. My latest at History Never Ended: open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

All going on in the Meshcore worlds. blog.meshcore.io/2026/04/23/t...

I launched my History Never Ended Substack on the eve of the Iran war. It’s now the primary home for my writing. I hope people will give it a look and considering subscribing. All the content is free. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

Do you remember Heathkit? I started with their 3-inch oscilloscope in the 1960s and it must have taught me a lot! There’s a fascinating story here: youtu.be/lUQOG1hp54g?... Hope the URL is OK!

M 5.8 #earthquake 11 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece (#Crete) as visualised by my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Hooray for Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin who now has her own blue plaque in London. 🔭 www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-p... (Thanks to @helenarney.bsky.social for reminding me)

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin figured out what stars are made of ✨ Also she wasn't believed for a while, but then a man independently made the same finding 🤷‍♀️ I wrote a short profile of her for @sciencenews.bsky.social celebrating her PhD thesis, which set an impossible bar for all theses to come:

Met-11 monthly 48hr rapid scanning service (RSS) break from tomorrow-23 April, see full details: user.eumetsat.int/resources/se...

M 7.4 #earthquake 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan as observed in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. USGS earthquake info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.... BBC news updates: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

McMurdo MG1 monthly maintenance, 20-23 April, data degraded, see full details: user.eumetsat.int/news-events/...