Andy Wilson
@andy-j-wilson.bsky.social
I am a professional astronomer doing research on young stars. I have a lifelong interest in nature and I believe it does best when humans leave it alone.
Rosette Nebula and the young star cluster NGC 2244. Taken with my Dwarf 3 smart telescope.
March 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Rosette Nebula and the young star cluster NGC 2244. Taken with my Dwarf 3 smart telescope.
The Orion Nebula. Straight out of the Dwarf 3, no additional processing. 20 minutes total.
March 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Orion Nebula. Straight out of the Dwarf 3, no additional processing. 20 minutes total.
A picture of today's Sun, using my new Dwarf 3 smart telescope, which arrived today.
March 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A picture of today's Sun, using my new Dwarf 3 smart telescope, which arrived today.
My old school calculator from the 1980s. Amazed it still works!
February 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My old school calculator from the 1980s. Amazed it still works!
My sketch of Mars from Wednesday this week. Though I don't see as much detail as can be seen in images, I find the act of sketching what I see at the eyepiece to be very satisfying. I find I concentrate on teasing out detail. I had it confirmed that the white areas on the limb are clouds and haze.
February 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
My sketch of Mars from Wednesday this week. Though I don't see as much detail as can be seen in images, I find the act of sketching what I see at the eyepiece to be very satisfying. I find I concentrate on teasing out detail. I had it confirmed that the white areas on the limb are clouds and haze.
On my way to the University of Bristol to give a seminar on 'Explainable Machine Learning for Finding Young Stars'. www.bristol.ac.uk/physics/rese...
22 January 2025: Andy Wilson
22 January 2025: Andy Wilson (Exeter)
www.bristol.ac.uk
January 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
On my way to the University of Bristol to give a seminar on 'Explainable Machine Learning for Finding Young Stars'. www.bristol.ac.uk/physics/rese...
Mars is starting to clear my neighbours tree early enough that I can stay up to observe it. Here is a drawing I made last night, using my 250mm Mewlon reflecting telescope. These markings were clearly visible, with some fleeting hints at more detail. The large triangular feature is Syrtis Major.
January 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Mars is starting to clear my neighbours tree early enough that I can stay up to observe it. Here is a drawing I made last night, using my 250mm Mewlon reflecting telescope. These markings were clearly visible, with some fleeting hints at more detail. The large triangular feature is Syrtis Major.