Duncan Waldron
@ozalba.bsky.social
Planetarium astronomer • Feckless dillettante • Scot-ish • Signatory to the Subject-Verb Agreement • Book: http://blurb.com/b/2211254-from… • Skinflint, First Class • Eukaryote • Slightly above just below average
Stop! It's salmon time.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Stop! It's salmon time.
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"Some people call me the space cowboy, some call me the gangster of love. Some people call me Maurice, cause..."
Barista: I'm writing "Mo".
Barista: I'm writing "Mo".
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Some people call me the space cowboy, some call me the gangster of love. Some people call me Maurice, cause..."
Barista: I'm writing "Mo".
Barista: I'm writing "Mo".
Do yourself a favour, and listen to Cage's 4'33". No notes.
November 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Do yourself a favour, and listen to Cage's 4'33". No notes.
Happy Birth Certificate Day to my wife.
Legend has it that the ward Sister liked a sherry, and was a bit hazy on the date. So, like the Queen - sorry, King - she has an official birthday and an actual birthday. So we celebrate both :) 🍹🍹
Legend has it that the ward Sister liked a sherry, and was a bit hazy on the date. So, like the Queen - sorry, King - she has an official birthday and an actual birthday. So we celebrate both :) 🍹🍹
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Happy Birth Certificate Day to my wife.
Legend has it that the ward Sister liked a sherry, and was a bit hazy on the date. So, like the Queen - sorry, King - she has an official birthday and an actual birthday. So we celebrate both :) 🍹🍹
Legend has it that the ward Sister liked a sherry, and was a bit hazy on the date. So, like the Queen - sorry, King - she has an official birthday and an actual birthday. So we celebrate both :) 🍹🍹
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Schools worldwide are invited to participate in the International Lunar Parallax Project on 7/8 December 2025. Students determine the distance to the Moon with a camera, telephoto lens and a tripod. Interested? Contact organisation@fsg-we.de for more information and to register! 🔭 #astroedu
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Schools worldwide are invited to participate in the International Lunar Parallax Project on 7/8 December 2025. Students determine the distance to the Moon with a camera, telephoto lens and a tripod. Interested? Contact organisation@fsg-we.de for more information and to register! 🔭 #astroedu
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When I started this Christmas card project in 2022 never did I think it would raise £50,000 for @womensaidni.bsky.social in just a couple of years but with your support that’s what we’ve done to this point. Looking forward to seeing what we add to that this year.
Pre-orders are open… 1/
Pre-orders are open… 1/
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When I started this Christmas card project in 2022 never did I think it would raise £50,000 for @womensaidni.bsky.social in just a couple of years but with your support that’s what we’ve done to this point. Looking forward to seeing what we add to that this year.
Pre-orders are open… 1/
Pre-orders are open… 1/
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I'm sorry but Elon has finally done something wonderful here. He has made a new word, and it's a beaut:
'𝗔𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' noun, portmanteau of '𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗿' (meaning passion) and '𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' (meaning shit).
Usage: when Hatie Plopkins offers to blow you.
'𝗔𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' noun, portmanteau of '𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗿' (meaning passion) and '𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' (meaning shit).
Usage: when Hatie Plopkins offers to blow you.
TRIGGER WARNING - AWFULNESS
Katie Hopkins being very thirsty...
Katie Hopkins being very thirsty...
October 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I'm sorry but Elon has finally done something wonderful here. He has made a new word, and it's a beaut:
'𝗔𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' noun, portmanteau of '𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗿' (meaning passion) and '𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' (meaning shit).
Usage: when Hatie Plopkins offers to blow you.
'𝗔𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' noun, portmanteau of '𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗿' (meaning passion) and '𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲' (meaning shit).
Usage: when Hatie Plopkins offers to blow you.
Had to stop on the way home this arvo, when the rain got a bit too enthusiastic. Had the opportunity to listen to a few thumbnail-sized hailstones whack the car roof too :-/
Shoulda opened YouTube to play A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall...
Shoulda opened YouTube to play A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall...
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Had to stop on the way home this arvo, when the rain got a bit too enthusiastic. Had the opportunity to listen to a few thumbnail-sized hailstones whack the car roof too :-/
Shoulda opened YouTube to play A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall...
Shoulda opened YouTube to play A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall...
If you're looking for information on gynaecology, it's wombscrolling.
If you’re looking for the first three words of the most well known song by The Outhere Brothers it’s BoomBoomBoomscrolling.
If you’re looking for fictitious Scottish villages which only appear for one day every 100 years it’s Brigadoonscrolling x
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
If you're looking for information on gynaecology, it's wombscrolling.
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Another session with the #Seestar S50 last night. Getting a feel for what it can/can't do, but there's much to learn—including accessing/using the RAW files; maybe this weekend. Also need to test it in a dark sky, not suburban.
Here's 3x Orion neb w/ different exposures, and the Helix nebula. 1/n 🔭
Here's 3x Orion neb w/ different exposures, and the Helix nebula. 1/n 🔭
October 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Another session with the #Seestar S50 last night. Getting a feel for what it can/can't do, but there's much to learn—including accessing/using the RAW files; maybe this weekend. Also need to test it in a dark sky, not suburban.
Here's 3x Orion neb w/ different exposures, and the Helix nebula. 1/n 🔭
Here's 3x Orion neb w/ different exposures, and the Helix nebula. 1/n 🔭
A glass of wine, a comet, and a smart telescope; what more could a person want? 🔭
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A glass of wine, a comet, and a smart telescope; what more could a person want? 🔭
Haven't had many clear skies lately, but tonight obliged so I pointed a camera at comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN). 16 6-second exposures, ISO-1600, f2.8.
In the photo, SWAN is comparable in brightness to M22, but through 9x63B, it was more like M23 appears in the photo. 🔭
In the photo, SWAN is comparable in brightness to M22, but through 9x63B, it was more like M23 appears in the photo. 🔭
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Haven't had many clear skies lately, but tonight obliged so I pointed a camera at comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN). 16 6-second exposures, ISO-1600, f2.8.
In the photo, SWAN is comparable in brightness to M22, but through 9x63B, it was more like M23 appears in the photo. 🔭
In the photo, SWAN is comparable in brightness to M22, but through 9x63B, it was more like M23 appears in the photo. 🔭
Aaannd... the young photographer at The Daily Planet is toting a brand-new Praktica L plus Domiplan lens, with toy flashgun. I reckon Weegee would be turning in his grave (but still getting the shot). #BelieveInFilm
October 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Aaannd... the young photographer at The Daily Planet is toting a brand-new Praktica L plus Domiplan lens, with toy flashgun. I reckon Weegee would be turning in his grave (but still getting the shot). #BelieveInFilm
I don't recall being hassled by wee fruit flies in Scotland. Tonight I've resorted to a lid and a decoy glass, but I don't think they're entirely fooled.
Where do they hang out, before the wine is poured?
Where do they hang out, before the wine is poured?
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I don't recall being hassled by wee fruit flies in Scotland. Tonight I've resorted to a lid and a decoy glass, but I don't think they're entirely fooled.
Where do they hang out, before the wine is poured?
Where do they hang out, before the wine is poured?
Let's dredge up an oldie.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Let's dredge up an oldie.
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Forget Jaffa cakes, and Terry's chocolate orange; try a chocolate digestive with marmalade on top. You can thank me later.
October 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Forget Jaffa cakes, and Terry's chocolate orange; try a chocolate digestive with marmalade on top. You can thank me later.
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Thanks to @graveolens.bsky.social for putting me on to this site - so many women mathematicians!
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
Female mathematicians - Biographies
mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk
October 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Thanks to @graveolens.bsky.social for putting me on to this site - so many women mathematicians!
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
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When the aurora moves overhead like this >>>
October 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
When the aurora moves overhead like this >>>
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We are looking for volunteers who are interested in writing 300-350 words, (about 1-2 paragraphs) on how disability is portrayed in horror movies. Deadline 24th October 2025
Contact Richardamm(at)gmail.com
Find our free disability zines: linktr.ee/disabilityark
Contact Richardamm(at)gmail.com
Find our free disability zines: linktr.ee/disabilityark
October 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We are looking for volunteers who are interested in writing 300-350 words, (about 1-2 paragraphs) on how disability is portrayed in horror movies. Deadline 24th October 2025
Contact Richardamm(at)gmail.com
Find our free disability zines: linktr.ee/disabilityark
Contact Richardamm(at)gmail.com
Find our free disability zines: linktr.ee/disabilityark
Wife and I have just licked our beef-gravy-laden plates clean, but our kids, both gracing us with their presence tonight, did not. What kind of children have we raised?
October 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Wife and I have just licked our beef-gravy-laden plates clean, but our kids, both gracing us with their presence tonight, did not. What kind of children have we raised?
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October 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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October 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Decades ago—long before I became aware of the cane toad problem here—I wrote:
In the Antipodes
There are loads
Of toads
I don't think it's better than Peter Hazel's work.
In the Antipodes
There are loads
Of toads
I don't think it's better than Peter Hazel's work.
On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
October 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Decades ago—long before I became aware of the cane toad problem here—I wrote:
In the Antipodes
There are loads
Of toads
I don't think it's better than Peter Hazel's work.
In the Antipodes
There are loads
Of toads
I don't think it's better than Peter Hazel's work.
Atypically for me, I'm on a whiskey (as distinct from whisky) tonight. The malt is aged only 3 years, but it's rather pleasant, as was the reduced price. Had I known, I'd perhaps have bought a case. Slàinte, or sláinte—depending on which side of the Irish Sea you're on.
October 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Atypically for me, I'm on a whiskey (as distinct from whisky) tonight. The malt is aged only 3 years, but it's rather pleasant, as was the reduced price. Had I known, I'd perhaps have bought a case. Slàinte, or sláinte—depending on which side of the Irish Sea you're on.