Nigel P Meredith
@nigelpmeredith.bsky.social
Space Weather Research Scientist @bas.ac.uk studying the near-Earth space environment. Broadcasting with @soundsofspacep.bsky.social 🌏📡🛰️☄️🪐🌌🎵🎹.
#Astronomy #Aurora #FieldRecordings #SciArt #SciComms #Space
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Solar Wind and Geomagnetic Conditions That Lead to the Largest Relativistic Electron Fluxes in GPS Orbit
Peak 2.0 MeV fluxes from coronal mass ejection-driven storms at L $L$ = 4.5 and 6.5 are 1.3 and 2.4 times larger than those from high speed solar wind streams Large flux events are associated wit...
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Pleased to announce the publication of our latest research in the @agu.org journal Space Weather today. In this study we determine the solar wind and geophysical conditions leading to the largest relativistic electron flux events in GPS orbit. @bas.ac.uk @ukri.org.
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AstroBin's Image of the Day: "Cosmic Storm at the Seagull's Wing" by Gerardo Nicolás Rigiroli
www.astrobin.com/om6591/
#astrophotography
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#astrophotography
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
AstroBin's Image of the Day: "Cosmic Storm at the Seagull's Wing" by Gerardo Nicolás Rigiroli
www.astrobin.com/om6591/
#astrophotography
www.astrobin.com/om6591/
#astrophotography
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The Trifid Nebula is a favourite of astronomers, and this image shows just why.
So named for the dust bands that trisect its glowing heart, the nebula is a rare combination of three nebula types, revealing the fury of freshly formed stars.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0930/ 🔭
📷 ESO
So named for the dust bands that trisect its glowing heart, the nebula is a rare combination of three nebula types, revealing the fury of freshly formed stars.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0930/ 🔭
📷 ESO
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The Trifid Nebula is a favourite of astronomers, and this image shows just why.
So named for the dust bands that trisect its glowing heart, the nebula is a rare combination of three nebula types, revealing the fury of freshly formed stars.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0930/ 🔭
📷 ESO
So named for the dust bands that trisect its glowing heart, the nebula is a rare combination of three nebula types, revealing the fury of freshly formed stars.
More: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0930/ 🔭
📷 ESO
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Hopefully won't be too long before people are taking another amble on the Lunar surface, and I can add to the Moon landing sites on my picture. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Hopefully won't be too long before people are taking another amble on the Lunar surface, and I can add to the Moon landing sites on my picture. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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Cloudy last night so I had time to process more images from 2/3 when the seeing was good. The left shows Io about to disappear behind Jupiter while the Great Red Spot rotates into view. The right shows 13 minutes later. Still waiting for a perfect night of seeing! Details in ALT. #astrophotography
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Cloudy last night so I had time to process more images from 2/3 when the seeing was good. The left shows Io about to disappear behind Jupiter while the Great Red Spot rotates into view. The right shows 13 minutes later. Still waiting for a perfect night of seeing! Details in ALT. #astrophotography
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Midnight Moon in London. Clear sky before bedtime. Goodnight all, have a great weekend! #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Midnight Moon in London. Clear sky before bedtime. Goodnight all, have a great weekend! #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
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In 1882, a comet appeared as the Moon blocked out the Sun during a solar eclipse.
As the eclipse took place in Egypt, astronomers named it Tewfik after the local ruler who had offered them such gracious hospitality.
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#astronomy
As the eclipse took place in Egypt, astronomers named it Tewfik after the local ruler who had offered them such gracious hospitality.
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#astronomy
February 7, 2026 at 10:41 AM
In 1882, a comet appeared as the Moon blocked out the Sun during a solar eclipse.
As the eclipse took place in Egypt, astronomers named it Tewfik after the local ruler who had offered them such gracious hospitality.
🧵(1/2)
#astronomy
As the eclipse took place in Egypt, astronomers named it Tewfik after the local ruler who had offered them such gracious hospitality.
🧵(1/2)
#astronomy
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IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula. I've been working on this for three nights, each night as long as moonrise would allow. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula. I've been working on this for three nights, each night as long as moonrise would allow. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
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☄️ This is how comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) looks from the Southern Hemisphere.
By mid-February, it will start to be visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
More information here 👇
ℹ️ cometografia.es/cometas-visi...
Image: Gerald Rhemann.
#astronomy
By mid-February, it will start to be visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
More information here 👇
ℹ️ cometografia.es/cometas-visi...
Image: Gerald Rhemann.
#astronomy
February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
☄️ This is how comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) looks from the Southern Hemisphere.
By mid-February, it will start to be visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
More information here 👇
ℹ️ cometografia.es/cometas-visi...
Image: Gerald Rhemann.
#astronomy
By mid-February, it will start to be visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
More information here 👇
ℹ️ cometografia.es/cometas-visi...
Image: Gerald Rhemann.
#astronomy
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Here is my latest picture from the backyard using a portable deep-sky telescope setup: The Tadpoles of IC 410!
This is a great winter astrophotography target you can capture this month, as Auriga is still nice and high in the sky.
100 x 4-minutes (6.5 Hours Total) #astrophotography
This is a great winter astrophotography target you can capture this month, as Auriga is still nice and high in the sky.
100 x 4-minutes (6.5 Hours Total) #astrophotography
February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Here is my latest picture from the backyard using a portable deep-sky telescope setup: The Tadpoles of IC 410!
This is a great winter astrophotography target you can capture this month, as Auriga is still nice and high in the sky.
100 x 4-minutes (6.5 Hours Total) #astrophotography
This is a great winter astrophotography target you can capture this month, as Auriga is still nice and high in the sky.
100 x 4-minutes (6.5 Hours Total) #astrophotography
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(1 of 2) First narrowband attempt! 🌌 Rosette Nebula in Hα/OIII/SII with the RedCat 61mm and QHY MiniCam8—shot from my backyard. A rewarding step in my astro journey. More to come!
🔭 William Optics RedCat 61
📷 QHY MiniCam8
Total exposure: 2 h 25 min
#Astrophotography #Space #DeepSpace #Astronomy
🔭 William Optics RedCat 61
📷 QHY MiniCam8
Total exposure: 2 h 25 min
#Astrophotography #Space #DeepSpace #Astronomy
February 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
(1 of 2) First narrowband attempt! 🌌 Rosette Nebula in Hα/OIII/SII with the RedCat 61mm and QHY MiniCam8—shot from my backyard. A rewarding step in my astro journey. More to come!
🔭 William Optics RedCat 61
📷 QHY MiniCam8
Total exposure: 2 h 25 min
#Astrophotography #Space #DeepSpace #Astronomy
🔭 William Optics RedCat 61
📷 QHY MiniCam8
Total exposure: 2 h 25 min
#Astrophotography #Space #DeepSpace #Astronomy
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A feast for the eyes 🤩
This gorgeous starscape is a vista of the Lagoon Nebula. See the dark patches scattered all over it? They're huge, collapsing clouds of gas and dust that will soon give birth to clusters of young stars.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0936/
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📷 ESO
This gorgeous starscape is a vista of the Lagoon Nebula. See the dark patches scattered all over it? They're huge, collapsing clouds of gas and dust that will soon give birth to clusters of young stars.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0936/
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📷 ESO
February 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A feast for the eyes 🤩
This gorgeous starscape is a vista of the Lagoon Nebula. See the dark patches scattered all over it? They're huge, collapsing clouds of gas and dust that will soon give birth to clusters of young stars.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0936/
🔭
📷 ESO
This gorgeous starscape is a vista of the Lagoon Nebula. See the dark patches scattered all over it? They're huge, collapsing clouds of gas and dust that will soon give birth to clusters of young stars.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0936/
🔭
📷 ESO
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I took another shot at the Orion Nebula for the 2026 season, but this time I brought out my full astro rig rather than a smart scope. You can read more including my processing sets at my blog. Let me know how you'd improve this image!
#astrophotography #astronomy #space
www.justinthedark.com
#astrophotography #astronomy #space
www.justinthedark.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I took another shot at the Orion Nebula for the 2026 season, but this time I brought out my full astro rig rather than a smart scope. You can read more including my processing sets at my blog. Let me know how you'd improve this image!
#astrophotography #astronomy #space
www.justinthedark.com
#astrophotography #astronomy #space
www.justinthedark.com
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That sunspot cluster from earlier in the week continues to make its way across the solar disk (today Thursday 11AM eastern US time). AA4366. The biggest spot is about five Earth diameters wide.
#aa4366 #sunspot #astrophoto
#aa4366 #sunspot #astrophoto
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
That sunspot cluster from earlier in the week continues to make its way across the solar disk (today Thursday 11AM eastern US time). AA4366. The biggest spot is about five Earth diameters wide.
#aa4366 #sunspot #astrophoto
#aa4366 #sunspot #astrophoto
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I've just submitted my picture of this month's Full Moon to Astronomy Now magazine. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #Photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I've just submitted my picture of this month's Full Moon to Astronomy Now magazine. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #Photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Currently onboard #WCRDarkTrain R2 by @darktrain.bsky.social and loving the awesome session by The Central Office of Information. Great stuff! 🌃🚂🎼🎵🎹😎
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February 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Currently onboard #WCRDarkTrain R2 by @darktrain.bsky.social and loving the awesome session by The Central Office of Information. Great stuff! 🌃🚂🎼🎵🎹😎
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Good evening!
It’s ℞ 2 on Moonday night and we have very special Cargill on board with The Central Office of Information’s DT mix.
Departing UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT//1800 ART.
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It’s ℞ 2 on Moonday night and we have very special Cargill on board with The Central Office of Information’s DT mix.
Departing UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT//1800 ART.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Good evening!
It’s ℞ 2 on Moonday night and we have very special Cargill on board with The Central Office of Information’s DT mix.
Departing UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT//1800 ART.
✱ ✱ ✱
It’s ℞ 2 on Moonday night and we have very special Cargill on board with The Central Office of Information’s DT mix.
Departing UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT//1800 ART.
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I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
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🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (HH288_offset). RGB Filters: 470, 356, 150
PI: McCaughrean, Mark J., program 04548. CRVAL: 9.293072, 64.062915
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: McCaughrean, Mark J., program 04548. CRVAL: 9.293072, 64.062915
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (HH288_offset). RGB Filters: 470, 356, 150
PI: McCaughrean, Mark J., program 04548. CRVAL: 9.293072, 64.062915
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: McCaughrean, Mark J., program 04548. CRVAL: 9.293072, 64.062915
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
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My new album A Point Blank Dream is now available to pre-order - I could think of worse starts to a Friday :) thehomecurrent.bandcamp.com/album/a-poin...
January 30, 2026 at 8:18 AM
My new album A Point Blank Dream is now available to pre-order - I could think of worse starts to a Friday :) thehomecurrent.bandcamp.com/album/a-poin...
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A chasm in the Sun’s upper atmosphere bigger than 60 Earths.
Known as a coronal hole, it’s a cooler, sparser region where the Sun’s magnetic field opens out into space, launching the solar wind.
Credit: NASA / SDO
#astronomy
Known as a coronal hole, it’s a cooler, sparser region where the Sun’s magnetic field opens out into space, launching the solar wind.
Credit: NASA / SDO
#astronomy
January 30, 2026 at 9:32 PM
A chasm in the Sun’s upper atmosphere bigger than 60 Earths.
Known as a coronal hole, it’s a cooler, sparser region where the Sun’s magnetic field opens out into space, launching the solar wind.
Credit: NASA / SDO
#astronomy
Known as a coronal hole, it’s a cooler, sparser region where the Sun’s magnetic field opens out into space, launching the solar wind.
Credit: NASA / SDO
#astronomy
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This is Sharpless 261, or Lower's Nebula in Orion. It was discovered by father and son amateur astrophotographers Harold and Charles Lower in 1939.
This is only around 6 hours of integration using SHO filters. 🔭
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography #nebula #orion
This is only around 6 hours of integration using SHO filters. 🔭
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography #nebula #orion
January 29, 2026 at 10:37 PM
This is Sharpless 261, or Lower's Nebula in Orion. It was discovered by father and son amateur astrophotographers Harold and Charles Lower in 1939.
This is only around 6 hours of integration using SHO filters. 🔭
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography #nebula #orion
This is only around 6 hours of integration using SHO filters. 🔭
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography #nebula #orion
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January 30, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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Saturn has aurorae too.
They’re powered by the solar wind and Saturn’s immense magnetic field, producing vast glowing ovals around the poles far larger than anything Earth can manage.
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA & L. Lamy (Observatoire de Paris)
#astronomy
They’re powered by the solar wind and Saturn’s immense magnetic field, producing vast glowing ovals around the poles far larger than anything Earth can manage.
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA & L. Lamy (Observatoire de Paris)
#astronomy
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Saturn has aurorae too.
They’re powered by the solar wind and Saturn’s immense magnetic field, producing vast glowing ovals around the poles far larger than anything Earth can manage.
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA & L. Lamy (Observatoire de Paris)
#astronomy
They’re powered by the solar wind and Saturn’s immense magnetic field, producing vast glowing ovals around the poles far larger than anything Earth can manage.
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA & L. Lamy (Observatoire de Paris)
#astronomy
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Obligatory annual photo of Orion Nebula and Running man nebula. This is such a pretty target. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of it.
🔭 #astrophotography
🔭 #astrophotography
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Obligatory annual photo of Orion Nebula and Running man nebula. This is such a pretty target. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of it.
🔭 #astrophotography
🔭 #astrophotography
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Copernicus.
Captured last night before the cloud rolled in
Celestron C11 with a x2 Barlow
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Captured last night before the cloud rolled in
Celestron C11 with a x2 Barlow
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January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Copernicus.
Captured last night before the cloud rolled in
Celestron C11 with a x2 Barlow
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Captured last night before the cloud rolled in
Celestron C11 with a x2 Barlow
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