Chris Lee
@cpl43uk.bsky.social
AstroSpace Advisor, Former Chief Scientist UK Space Agency, Visiting Prof (Uni of Leicester), #BristolAstroSoc, #Astro, #Space #Astrophotographer, #Park-run #ProgRock, #Sci-Fi, (he/him)
It's been 3 years since I had a crack at this one - #Messier33 or the #Triangulum Galaxy. Last night I caught this for an hour. One of the three biggies in our Local Group of galaxies, alongside Milky Way and Andromeda, M31. Just about fits my field of view.
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's been 3 years since I had a crack at this one - #Messier33 or the #Triangulum Galaxy. Last night I caught this for an hour. One of the three biggies in our Local Group of galaxies, alongside Milky Way and Andromeda, M31. Just about fits my field of view.
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Next up from the processing stack - #Caldwell27 or the #CrescentNebula (although for me it's a "brain"!) I am constantly amazed that we can, relatively quickly, catch such objects from a back garden - amateur astronomy really has changed over the last 5 years 🤯 #EAA #astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Next up from the processing stack - #Caldwell27 or the #CrescentNebula (although for me it's a "brain"!) I am constantly amazed that we can, relatively quickly, catch such objects from a back garden - amateur astronomy really has changed over the last 5 years 🤯 #EAA #astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble” - well it's about bubble and witches so I'll call that Halloween. I'm catching up with processing and so this one seemed appropriate for tonight. #Caldwell11 #Bubble #astrophotography #EAA #astronomy 🔭 #halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble” - well it's about bubble and witches so I'll call that Halloween. I'm catching up with processing and so this one seemed appropriate for tonight. #Caldwell11 #Bubble #astrophotography #EAA #astronomy 🔭 #halloween 🎃
Had a chance to see an art exhibition yesterday linked to #EmmaTalbot work. She made two references to “space” in her piece -one was that satellites spread misinformation and the other that satellite debris reins down on us. I feel the Space Industry needs to improve its narrative !!!
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Had a chance to see an art exhibition yesterday linked to #EmmaTalbot work. She made two references to “space” in her piece -one was that satellites spread misinformation and the other that satellite debris reins down on us. I feel the Space Industry needs to improve its narrative !!!
50 years ago i watched #rickwakeman play “Myths and Legends of King Arthur” at Wembley Arena -on ICE! He lost a lot of money on that show! Last night I watched the last night of his tour showcasing “Myths” plus his “Six Wives of HenryVIII” album @bristolbeacon.bsky.social -timeless!! 👏👏👏🤘🎹🎹👑
October 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
50 years ago i watched #rickwakeman play “Myths and Legends of King Arthur” at Wembley Arena -on ICE! He lost a lot of money on that show! Last night I watched the last night of his tour showcasing “Myths” plus his “Six Wives of HenryVIII” album @bristolbeacon.bsky.social -timeless!! 👏👏👏🤘🎹🎹👑
So I got partly lucky with #CometLemmon. It dipped between houses and the weather was variable, so I only achieved 20 mins on the target - a pity since its tail structure deserved so much more time! Nicely green for #Halloween ! #astronomy #astrophotography 🔭 See you again in 1300 yrs 🤣
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
So I got partly lucky with #CometLemmon. It dipped between houses and the weather was variable, so I only achieved 20 mins on the target - a pity since its tail structure deserved so much more time! Nicely green for #Halloween ! #astronomy #astrophotography 🔭 See you again in 1300 yrs 🤣
Showed folks #comet #C/2025A6Lemmon through my 80x20 binos tonight (iphone eyepiece pic added) but some seemed more excited to see a string of satellites passing overhead. I do fear for our skies -a canvas for drive-thru entertainment and a “fast food” spectacle seems to be its future 😩 #astronomy 🔭
October 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Showed folks #comet #C/2025A6Lemmon through my 80x20 binos tonight (iphone eyepiece pic added) but some seemed more excited to see a string of satellites passing overhead. I do fear for our skies -a canvas for drive-thru entertainment and a “fast food” spectacle seems to be its future 😩 #astronomy 🔭
This year's 60 min attempt at #Elephant'sTrunkNebula #IC1396 #LDN1105 #EAA #astro #astrophotography looks more like a wholly mammoth?! 🔭
October 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This year's 60 min attempt at #Elephant'sTrunkNebula #IC1396 #LDN1105 #EAA #astro #astrophotography looks more like a wholly mammoth?! 🔭
Informative talk👇 -human spaceflight as a (US) civil religion vs science. However most tech advances claimed for human spaceflight -such as (yes) semiconductors, computing, and materials science -were primarily driven by defence, industrial, and satellite programs, not crewed missions. #spacepolicy
I really enjoyed talking to Nayeema Raza on her podcast, "Smart Girl, Dumb Questions". We discussed the civil religion of spaceflight, my "conversion" to space advocacy, and the current cuts facing NASA.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=373D...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=373D...
Wasting BILLIONS on Space? Nope says this Science Geek
YouTube video by Nayeema Raza
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Informative talk👇 -human spaceflight as a (US) civil religion vs science. However most tech advances claimed for human spaceflight -such as (yes) semiconductors, computing, and materials science -were primarily driven by defence, industrial, and satellite programs, not crewed missions. #spacepolicy
Some spooky spectral treats on the run-up to #Halloween... As usual just quick total exposures - #WizardNebula (see a hint at the end) #GhostNebula (a bit more obvious?) and #Mirach'sGhost - an elliptical caught in the glare of Mirach #astronomy #EAA #astro #astrophotography #halloween woooo!!!
October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some spooky spectral treats on the run-up to #Halloween... As usual just quick total exposures - #WizardNebula (see a hint at the end) #GhostNebula (a bit more obvious?) and #Mirach'sGhost - an elliptical caught in the glare of Mirach #astronomy #EAA #astro #astrophotography #halloween woooo!!!
Reposted by Chris Lee
Even better Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton 🙈☺️
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Even better Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton 🙈☺️
Well it's done. 3 talks delivered on the past, present and future of our Galaxy. A privilege to have the retirement time to research and present them to audiences that enjoy the subject matter.
But my Marvin jokes could do with some improvement! #u3a #astronomy #space #scifi
But my Marvin jokes could do with some improvement! #u3a #astronomy #space #scifi
October 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Well it's done. 3 talks delivered on the past, present and future of our Galaxy. A privilege to have the retirement time to research and present them to audiences that enjoy the subject matter.
But my Marvin jokes could do with some improvement! #u3a #astronomy #space #scifi
But my Marvin jokes could do with some improvement! #u3a #astronomy #space #scifi
Playing around with #Saturn by adding a small 1.5X Barlow to my camera optical train. Seems to catch just a touch more detail than without. 5mins video and best 10%... #astro #astrophotography
September 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Playing around with #Saturn by adding a small 1.5X Barlow to my camera optical train. Seems to catch just a touch more detail than without. 5mins video and best 10%... #astro #astrophotography
Quick image of tonight's observation of the recent August #supernova in #NGC7606 #SN2025vzq (catchy memorable name!) located in #Aquarius #astro #astrophotography
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Quick image of tonight's observation of the recent August #supernova in #NGC7606 #SN2025vzq (catchy memorable name!) located in #Aquarius #astro #astrophotography
No doubt all the US “space colonists” and fans of “fantasy TV” like “For All Mankind” are in seventh heaven, having voted in this appalling Administration to address their one single issue. Sometimes you REALLY need to see the bigger picture guys… 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️👨🚀🚀
OMB/OSTP Want To “Assure America’s Continued Space Dominance”
nasawatch.com/trumpspace/o...
"So, you have your marching orders – and a shrinking budget and gutted workforce with which to carry them out.'
nasawatch.com/trumpspace/o...
"So, you have your marching orders – and a shrinking budget and gutted workforce with which to carry them out.'
OMB/OSTP Want To "Assure America’s Continued Space Dominance"
Yesterday OMB director Russell Vought and OSTP Director Michael Kratsios issued a memo
nasawatch.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
No doubt all the US “space colonists” and fans of “fantasy TV” like “For All Mankind” are in seventh heaven, having voted in this appalling Administration to address their one single issue. Sometimes you REALLY need to see the bigger picture guys… 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️👨🚀🚀
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Had a business trip to #London yesterday and a chance to wander around the canal area just outside #Paddington Station- literally just beyond the taxi entrance. What a transformation over recent years…
September 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Had a business trip to #London yesterday and a chance to wander around the canal area just outside #Paddington Station- literally just beyond the taxi entrance. What a transformation over recent years…
Could imagine “But hey we’ve got 10 new astronauts so things are looking up at NASA”🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
This memo was sent to all #NASA Goddard and Wallops employees today. "Transforming for the Future at Greenbelt and Wallops". Full memo: nasawatch.com/trumpspace/n... @vanhollen.senate.gov @govwesmoore.bsky.social @alsobrooks.senate.gov
NASA Goddard Begins To Disassemble Itself
this memo was sent to GSFC-DL-ALL from GSFC-Communications today at 2:12 PM
nasawatch.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Could imagine “But hey we’ve got 10 new astronauts so things are looking up at NASA”🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It's been a while since I imaged a planet but #Saturn is getting more amenable for an evening (vs an early morning) observation. Still not managed a grab of Titan's shadow but really weird to see such a thin ring! Added a separate Saturn over it's exposed in the moon shot #astro #astrophotography
September 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's been a while since I imaged a planet but #Saturn is getting more amenable for an evening (vs an early morning) observation. Still not managed a grab of Titan's shadow but really weird to see such a thin ring! Added a separate Saturn over it's exposed in the moon shot #astro #astrophotography
Reposted by Chris Lee
Not the best of images but last night I did manage to catch the shadow of Titan on Saturn’s cloud tops. 🔭
September 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Not the best of images but last night I did manage to catch the shadow of Titan on Saturn’s cloud tops. 🔭
Watched @davidgilmour.com “Concert at Circus Maximus” at #thevue tonight (released as a “cinema experience”). Simply marvellous. Boy can that guy still make a guitar sing! Last chance to see this is on Sunday. Go! His daughter is also a revelation 👏👏👏 What a family… @peterlewis55.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Watched @davidgilmour.com “Concert at Circus Maximus” at #thevue tonight (released as a “cinema experience”). Simply marvellous. Boy can that guy still make a guitar sing! Last chance to see this is on Sunday. Go! His daughter is also a revelation 👏👏👏 What a family… @peterlewis55.bsky.social
Gave a talk on the @science.esa.int #GAIA mission—framed as an Indy-style romp through galactic archaeology.‘GAIA and the Kingdom of the Cannibal Galaxy’ and yes, there may have been a whip! Fun way to make proper motion and stellar dynamics feel a bit more... adventurous 🤣🤦🏻♂️ #astro #astronomy
September 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Gave a talk on the @science.esa.int #GAIA mission—framed as an Indy-style romp through galactic archaeology.‘GAIA and the Kingdom of the Cannibal Galaxy’ and yes, there may have been a whip! Fun way to make proper motion and stellar dynamics feel a bit more... adventurous 🤣🤦🏻♂️ #astro #astronomy
