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Abby Beall
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specials editor at New Scientist
a lovely surprise to turn on the tv and see a familiar face! @seismatters.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 1:28 PM
a snowy beach walk to start the day 🥶
November 22, 2024 at 9:33 AM
I had so much fun working on my latest book, The Universe, for DK. full of lovely illustrations and aimed at 7-10 year olds, out now! 💫
November 18, 2024 at 5:48 PM
I’ve been on maternity leave since September but I’ve managed to make time for some stargazing. showed my new pal the northern lights and a comet already ☄️
November 18, 2024 at 4:15 PM
NGC 1501, also known as the Oyster Nebula, is a planetary nebula: an old star shedding its outer layers. it has nothing to do with planets, but when Charles Messier found the first one, in 1764, he thought the rounded parts looked like a planet 🪐

taken with a Unistellar EvScope 🔭
December 7, 2023 at 12:27 PM
a very grainy photo (from my phone) of Venus just before it popped behind the moon
November 9, 2023 at 10:29 AM
yess I had the opposite, it was cloudy all morning then suddenly cleared!
November 9, 2023 at 10:26 AM
an amazing display of the northern lights from Northumberland last night
November 6, 2023 at 9:38 AM