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David Blanchflower BSc
@davidbflower.bsky.social
Astronomer and Astrophotographer. Pictures of space appearing in posts, magazines and on the telly.
On New Year's Eve the Waxing Gibbous Moon will appear close to the Pleiades. 🔭 🧪
December 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
How art therapy could cut staff burnout risk. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Art therapy could half burnout risk, study of London medics shows
London medics say taking time out to do art sessions is
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December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Snow-capped Mount Etna erupts as skiers glide down slopes. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Snow-capped Mount Etna erupts as skiers glide down slopes
Scientists say volcanic activity at the site, which frequently erupts, had intensified this week, with craters continuously emitting ash.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Brigitte Bardot has died. Actress best known for films in the 50s and 60s. Animal rights campaigner in later years.
December 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Dark energy just got even weirder and why the Universe may end in a 'Big Crunch.' 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dark Energy may be changing and with it the fate of the Universe
A mysterious force called Dark Energy might be changing, in a way that challenges our current understanding of the nature of time and space.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Look up! Super moon is super bright!@capitalweather.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Next Saturday will be Full Moon. 🔭 🧪
December 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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The moon formed 4.53 billion years ago...
but, for me,
it never gets old🌓
December 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I feel sorry for the robot. The agony.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I've just been outside. Glad I'm back inside. No pics tonight.
December 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Finally a patch of clear sky, a few minutes of good seeing too. A quick shot of the Moon. I suspect it is a lunar X night but the cloud wasn't going to let me see that! #moon #astrophotography #space
December 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Reworking another friend: M74, the Phantom Galaxy, located about 32 million light years away in the direction of Pisces.

11.6hrs, #Seestar S50 🔭 🧪
Siril, GraXpert, Starnet, GIMP
December 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Hey Martians, did I mention we now also have a video of epic Phobos passing over a Martian dust storm near Pavonis Mons? 🌪️🌋🥔

Video & full info: flic.kr/p/2rNN8wk
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY

@esa.int Mars Express HRSC
300 MP Photo quoted below
Easy zoom: easyzoom.com/image/674026
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Moon is three hours away from First Quarter Phase. 🔭 🧪
December 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Here's our trusty satellite, with 560mm, and Ursa Major (minus the leftmost one, it didn't fit on my full-frame with a 85mm lens).
December 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I've been doing an astronomical look ahead to next year. In February Jupiter will form a right angle triangle with Castor and Pollux. Similar to this one with Mars from this year. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Now chocolate.
December 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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If you're a multi-messenger astrophysicist 🔭🧪 with a particular interest in gravitational waves and neutrinos, please consider applying to our open faculty position within @grappainstitute.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam. It's a great place to work, and AMS is a great place to live!!
Vacancy — Faculty position in GRAPPA Center of Excellence
<p>Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary research setting and do you want to be active in the area of gravitational-wave and multi-messenger astrophysics? The Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics Amsterdam (<a href="https://www.grappa.amsterdam/">GRAPPA</a>) Centre of Excellence at The University of Amsterdam is seeking to hire one assistant/associate professor. We are especially interested in candidates that can strengthen our connection to current and future gravitational-wave, neutrino, and electromagnetic observatories. We have a strong preference for a staff member who enhances the diversity of our staff and will prioritize applicants from members of underrepresented groups.</p>
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December 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The Moon and planet Saturn in the evening of 26 December 2025. @leonoor.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
The fossil was so complete experts could see remains of the last meal it ate, 330 million years after it died.
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December 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'I've found a sword – and there's a hand on the end of it.' 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kislingbury metal detectorist looks back at decades of finds
Dave Derby began detecting in 1964 and his finds include a Saxon warrior and a Roman villa.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
From a dino superhighway to origins of fire-making: The incredible discoveries in 2025. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
2025: The science stories that stopped us in our tracks
From ancient footprints to planet parades, 2025 science amazed us with discoveries on Earth and beyond.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Meteor lights up sky over Japan's Mount Fuji. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Meteor lights up sky over Japan's Mount Fuji
The meteor could be seen blazing through the night sky over Japan's Mount Fuji
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December 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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271225 @sjbastro.bsky.social @salopchris.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social #astrophotography #astronomy #stars 14.5hrs! OM1ii played out all night & Nut granted 9 clear hours & 5 a bit cloudy. Thank you, Nut, the bestest Sky Goddess ever.
December 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM