David Blanchflower BSc
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Astronomer and Astrophotographer. Pictures of space appearing in posts, magazines and on the telly.
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SkyCalPro | Kev
about 14 hours ago
The first surviving successful image of Jupiter was taken in 1879 by Andrew Ainslie Common in Ealing, London, using his 36-inch Newtonian reflector and the wet collodion process invented in 1851 by portrait photographer Frederick Scott Archer
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Tonight the Waning Gibbous Moon continues to appear close to Jupiter. Clouds and rain here. 🔭 🧪
about 2 hours ago
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On 20 November there will be a Micromoon version of a New Moon. Occurs when New Moon coincides with apogee (farthest point in Moon's Earth orbit). 🔭 🧪
about 2 hours ago
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I've just been outside. Got wet. Also walked through a web, again.
about 3 hours ago
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Thomas Hanrath
about 5 hours ago
The Double Cluster Caldwell 14 in Perseus, about 7,500 ly away is best observed early November. ▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '24 © Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/caldwell-...
#astrophotography
#astroimaging
#astronomy
#nightsky
#clearsky
#photography
#nature
#deepsky
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Lava soars 1,100ft above Hawaii's Kilauea in latest eruption. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Watch: Lava soars 1,100 ft above Hawaii’s Kilauea in latest eruption
The fountaining event lasted for nearly five hours and was the 36th volcanic episode since December 2024.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cp8ep487257o
about 5 hours ago
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Marianne Denton
about 8 hours ago
An Hour of Andromeda 🔭
#Astrophotography
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Apparently over 135,000 people tried to buy a ticket for Newcastle v Tottenham Hotspur. Glad I joined the queue at position 6315. Lucky I was.
about 9 hours ago
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Lars Gamfeldt
about 13 hours ago
Opportunity! Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
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David Blanchflower BSc
University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy
3 days ago
🔭🧪🎢 The University of Leicester is advertising PhD places in Physics & Astronomy starting 2026! They span Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Space Instrumentation and Earth Observation. All of them are advertised on FindAPhD 🔭🧪🎢
www.findaphd.com/phds/departm...
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Aline Ghilardi
about 12 hours ago
🚨New paper alert!🚨🤩 🧪⚒️Welcome the first filter-feeding pterosaur from Brazil: Bakiribu waridza, from the Araripe Basin!! 🥳 The new species is AWESOME and was discoverd inside a regurgitalite 😱🤍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A regurgitalite reveals a new filter-feeding pterosaur from the Santana Group - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - A regurgitalite reveals a new filter-feeding pterosaur from the Santana Group
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22983-3
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Scotland's first windfarm 'supercharged' after upgrade. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Scotland's first windfarm 'supercharged' after upgrade
ScottishPower said the new turbines could now generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 57,000 homes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyn22z24ndo
about 11 hours ago
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Amazon tree-felling blamed for polluting UK rivers. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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COP30 talks as Amazon tree-felling blamed for River Wye pollution
Campaigners warn of a
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy40qk7v938o
about 11 hours ago
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I managed to get a ticket for Newcastle's match against Tottenham. A bit of a late evening kick off, 8.15pm. Buses should be 'interesting' when the game ends.
about 12 hours ago
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Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key
You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0k9yz5wexo
1 day ago
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Tomorrow I'm going to try to buy a ticket for Newcastle's League match against Tottenham. After today's horrible result hoping it will be fairly easy.
1 day ago
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David Blanchflower BSc
Corey S. Powell
1 day ago
This is what the band of the Milky Way would look like at night if your eyes could see radio waves. A hidden beauty. It's a new image created by the Murchison Widefield Array, which scanned the sky in 20 radio "colors" over frequencies from 72 to 231 megahertz. 🧪🔭
www.icrar.org/gleam-x-gala...
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Share a TV series from the 60s you love. My choice: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).
add a skeleton here at some point
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David Blanchflower BSc
Austrian Space Weather Office
1 day ago
A
#solarstorm
with an initial speed of ~730 km/s is on its way toward Earth! It’s associated with an X1.7-class flare that peaked today around 07:35 UTC. The CME is expected to arrive Tuesday, 11 November, around 20:00 UTC (21:00 CET). Let’s hope for a better aurora show than on Friday🤞🌌
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Further rural spots gain 'dark sky friendly' status. 🔭 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Three further North Yorkshire communities gain 'dark sky friendly' status
The three North Yorkshire communities are the latest to be recognised over efforts to reduce light pollution.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78zj4x3y1vo
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The Andromeda Galaxy from last night. 8 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨
#astrophotography
#SciArt
#photography
#StormHour
#ThePhotoHour
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David Blanchflower BSc
Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro
1 day ago
CTB-1. Medulla Nebula. A supernova remnant in Cassiopeia. Data from September 2024. 65X300s
#astronomy
#astrophotography
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David Blanchflower BSc
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
2 days ago
#GeoCinema
is back for
#EGU26
! Whether you have filmed fantastic spectacles in the field or produced an educational feature on the Earth, planetary, or space sciences - it's time to submit your short film 🎞️! 📅Submission deadline: 5 December 2025 👀 Application details:
egu.eu/13NFE9
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David Blanchflower BSc
Kate Messner
5 days ago
Cover reveal! HISTORY SMASHERS: THE SPACE RACE is the latest installment in our myth-busting series. I'm so excited for this one because kids have been requesting it for years. Out in July & available for pre-order now!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768133...
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History Smashers: The Space Race by Kate Messner: 9780593902363 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Myths! Lies! Failed satellite launches? Head to the launch pad, the History Smashers are busting the biggest misconceptions about the Space-Race, and the facts are blasting off in 10-9-8… On April...
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768133/history-smashers-the-space-race-by-kate-messner/
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Tonight the Waning Gibbous Moon appears close to Jupiter. Look east from 9pm. 🔭 🧪
1 day ago
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David Blanchflower BSc
Markus Nielbock (마커스) 💉🚀💚🌻
1 day ago
The prototype of such camera will be on board the
#Roman
Space telescope
@nasaromantelescope.bsky.social
, the
#CGI
(Coronagraph Instrument). A JPL-led project with international participation, such as the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
@mpi-astro.bsky.social
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Roman Coronagraph Optical Bench Assembly
The Roman Coronagraph Instrument consists of two key sections, including the optical bench. Light from the telescope is directed through series of components that suppress light from a star while allowing the light from orbiting planets to pass through.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia25439-roman-coronagraph-optical-bench-assembly/
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Camera being designed to search for alien life. 🔭 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Durham University designing camera to search for alien life
Durham University is working with a UK team to develop a camera that can examine Earth-like planets.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y9lz2yj8lo
1 day ago
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Medieval wall uncovered at historic monument. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Medieval wall uncovered at historic monument in Gloucester
Archaeologists have carried out conservation work at St Oswald's Priory in Gloucester.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj41lk0nlxko
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David Blanchflower BSc
Peter Lewis
1 day ago
Good Sunday morning. A misty blue sky to greet us Blueskyers in London and an 80% waxing gibbous Moon!
#astronomy
#astrophotography
@stormhour.com
@photohour.bsky.social
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David Blanchflower BSc
Dave R, photographer
9 days ago
An
#autumn
morning on a northern Wisconsin River
#nature
#photography
#blueskyartshow
#reflection
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David Blanchflower BSc
Peter Lewis
2 days ago
The Pleiades (M45) this evening. It's now possible to shoot 2 hours worth by 10pm!
#astronomy
#astrophotography
@stormhour.com
@photohour.bsky.social
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David Blanchflower BSc
BlackButterfly
3 months ago
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Methane-cutting cow feed trials brought to an end. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bovaer: Methane-cutting cow feed trials on Arla dairy farms end
The UK's largest dairy co-operative is now reviewing the results of the tests of Bovaer on 30 farms.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgvkppx4kko
2 days ago
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Waning Gibbous Moon. 2101UT 8 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨
#astrophotography
#SciArt
#photography
#StormHour
#ThePhotoHour
2 days ago
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Constellations of Andromeda and Triangulum, including the Andromeda Galaxy and M33 (the Triangulum Galaxy). My first
#astrophotography
image taken using my new 24mm lens. 🔭 🧪 🎨
#SciArt
#photography
#StormHour
#ThePhotoHour
2 days ago
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David Blanchflower BSc
Lomelindi12
2 days ago
Moon over Plymouth this morning
#DevonandCornwall
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My sky is horrible. Also dots of rain. 'Clearly' no chance of pictures tonight. 🔭
#astrophotography
3 days ago
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David Blanchflower BSc
Naztronomy
3 days ago
The Crescent Nebula taken over 5 minutes in June and July. This time, I caught a hint of the Soap Bubble! The starless version shows it more clearly. Higher res version on astrobin:
app.astrobin.com/i/ni99aj
#astronomy
#astrophotography
#space
#Nebula
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UK records warmest ever Bonfire night - when will November temperatures finally drop? Has been noticeably warm this month. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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UK weather: after warmest ever Bonfire Night when with UK temperatures drop?
After the UK's warmest ever Bonfire Night, Helen Willetts looks at how long the mild November weather will last.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/ckgklg15yxgo
3 days ago
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James D Watson has died. Co-author with Francis Crick of the paper describing the possible double-helix structure of DNA. 🧪
3 days ago
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David Blanchflower BSc
Scott Kardel aka Palomar Skies
3 days ago
Nice sunspots today - 7 November 2025. 🔭
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Last year in November I was capturing the Milky Way in the constellation of Cygnus. 🔭 🧪 🎨
#astrophotography
#SciArt
#photography
#StormHour
#ThePhotoHour
3 days ago
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On Sunday night the Waning Gibbous Moon will appear close to Jupiter with Castor and Pollux. 🔭 🧪
3 days ago
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David Blanchflower BSc
Darren Naish
3 days ago
Years of work and collab with an incredible team at
#BBCStudios
#AppleTV
@framestore.bsky.social
... involving so many camera operators, writers, producers, effects people, artists and others,
#PrehistoricPlanetaIceAge
is out on
#AppleTV
Nov 26th. A definitive vision of Ice Age wildlife worldwide.
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Tonight the Waning Gibbous Moon appears close to the three open clusters I captured together last week (M36, M37, M38). 🔭 🧪
3 days ago
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Orion and the Great Orion Nebula are a brilliant sight every night now. Easy to spot with the naked eye. Weather and light pollution permitting. 🔭 🧪
3 days ago
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Saturn is available for viewing each evening. Look southeast for a bright dot. 🔭 🧪
3 days ago
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The Pleiades continue to appear close to Uranus each evening. Look east with binoculars. 🔭 🧪
3 days ago
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Jupiter is officially an evening planet. Rising well before 9pm.
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David Blanchflower BSc
Emma Mitchell
5 days ago
Just added to my Etsy shop: 🌿final small print run of my '26 calendars 🪶my handmade recycled silver jewellery designs (incl intricate casts of real flowers) 🌸limited ed'n mounted art prints of my photos 💐tiny posy mental health kits Last orders for📮 in time for🌲: 19 Nov
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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