Jeff Askew 🇪🇺🏴
@andromeda-galaxy31.bsky.social
Follower of the astronomical, amateur radio, photographic and local news/interests fraternities. Don’t “tweet” much myself.
Just finished reading this for the first time. Surprised to see that Shoeburyness ( my home town) and Southend are mentioned. All the action takes place in London and the south east and not where the Tom Cruise film is set.
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Just finished reading this for the first time. Surprised to see that Shoeburyness ( my home town) and Southend are mentioned. All the action takes place in London and the south east and not where the Tom Cruise film is set.
It’s taken me nearly 80 years to realise that the post box close to where I grew up is a “GR”. You don’t see these very often.
December 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s taken me nearly 80 years to realise that the post box close to where I grew up is a “GR”. You don’t see these very often.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A few pictures from a recent walk along the Thames Path:
Brazilian warship alongside HMS Belfast
Kismet - super yacht
Irene tug
Sublime to the ridiculous.
Brazilian warship alongside HMS Belfast
Kismet - super yacht
Irene tug
Sublime to the ridiculous.
October 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A few pictures from a recent walk along the Thames Path:
Brazilian warship alongside HMS Belfast
Kismet - super yacht
Irene tug
Sublime to the ridiculous.
Brazilian warship alongside HMS Belfast
Kismet - super yacht
Irene tug
Sublime to the ridiculous.
The other half has knitted these poppies which will be displayed on Southend Pier, along with thousands of others knitted by many other people.
September 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The other half has knitted these poppies which will be displayed on Southend Pier, along with thousands of others knitted by many other people.
All that remains of Allhallows church tower, just yards from Fenchurch Street station, is being supported on temporary piles while the whole site is redeveloped.
August 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
All that remains of Allhallows church tower, just yards from Fenchurch Street station, is being supported on temporary piles while the whole site is redeveloped.
Paddle steamer “ Waverley “ passing between Sheerness ( pictured) and Shoeburyness after refuelling at Tilbury.
August 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Paddle steamer “ Waverley “ passing between Sheerness ( pictured) and Shoeburyness after refuelling at Tilbury.
Who remembers these?
August 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Who remembers these?
Tommy Flowers, an unsung hero of WW2. In total secrecy he built the world’s first digital computer which was used by the codebreakers at Bletchley Park. A Post Office engineer, he received no recognition of his work except his name on this, now rundown and closed building in the East End.
August 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Tommy Flowers, an unsung hero of WW2. In total secrecy he built the world’s first digital computer which was used by the codebreakers at Bletchley Park. A Post Office engineer, he received no recognition of his work except his name on this, now rundown and closed building in the East End.
Humming bird hawk moth ( I think) on the phlox.
July 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Humming bird hawk moth ( I think) on the phlox.
Bap Union anchored near to the Mulberry Harbour caisson which broke its tow on the way to the D Day beaches, got stuck on a sandbank and broke its back.
July 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Bap Union anchored near to the Mulberry Harbour caisson which broke its tow on the way to the D Day beaches, got stuck on a sandbank and broke its back.
Bap Union passing Shoeburyness inbound. 4/7/2025
July 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Bap Union passing Shoeburyness inbound. 4/7/2025
The resident kestrel at Gunners Park nature reserve.
June 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The resident kestrel at Gunners Park nature reserve.
A few of our feathered friends from the foreshore of Shoeburyness’s Gunners Park nature reserve.
June 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A few of our feathered friends from the foreshore of Shoeburyness’s Gunners Park nature reserve.
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Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
Spent a very hot morning in the stands watching #Troopingthecolour2025
May 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Spent a very hot morning in the stands watching #Troopingthecolour2025
Ship models in Southend’s pier museum. I’ve been on the two “Royals” in the late fifties and early sixties, but not on the paddle steamers.
May 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Ship models in Southend’s pier museum. I’ve been on the two “Royals” in the late fifties and early sixties, but not on the paddle steamers.
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At @hayfestival.bsky.social with Yulia Navalnaya. Not many people get standing ovations before and after their event but she did. Pleasure and privilege to interview her about Patriot, Alexei Navalny’s final words. Both of them models of courage and hope
May 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
At @hayfestival.bsky.social with Yulia Navalnaya. Not many people get standing ovations before and after their event but she did. Pleasure and privilege to interview her about Patriot, Alexei Navalny’s final words. Both of them models of courage and hope
HMS Sutherland passing Sheppey having been alongside HMS Belfast.
May 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
HMS Sutherland passing Sheppey having been alongside HMS Belfast.
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride from the Cart & Wagon shed in Shoeburyness garrison to Battlesbridge.
May 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride from the Cart & Wagon shed in Shoeburyness garrison to Battlesbridge.
Lancaster taking off from Southend Airport Friday 9th May.
May 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Lancaster taking off from Southend Airport Friday 9th May.
Kite surfing at Shoeburyness with the Red Sands Fort, a wind farm and the WW2 "Schnellboot" defence boom in the background of one photo.
May 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Kite surfing at Shoeburyness with the Red Sands Fort, a wind farm and the WW2 "Schnellboot" defence boom in the background of one photo.
Day trip to Red Sands Fort from Southend Pier.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Day trip to Red Sands Fort from Southend Pier.
As @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social might say - “Tree of the day”.
April 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
As @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social might say - “Tree of the day”.