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Laurence Datrier
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Astronomer, occasional artist, sometimes takes pictures
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Laurence Datrier @asleepywanderer.bsky.social · Sep 16
Since a bunch of new people now follow me thanks to my very musically talented cat, I figured it was time to post another intro.

Hi! I'm an astronomer who sometimes does various arts and crafts. I did my PhD in Physics&Astronomy at the University of Glasgow, where I was part of LIGO.

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A photo of me in front of the LIGO Hanford sign, holding a plastic bird of prey An acrylic painting of a spiral galaxy A pencil drawing of Pluto on brown paper A digital painting of Thor's helmet nebula
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asleepywanderer.bsky.social
It's that time of year again. If you're in Scotland and go see the sunrise on a partly clear morning near the Cobbler in Arrochar, you might get lucky and see the grass dramatically lit up by the sun before it hits the mountains.
Mountains at sunrise. The foreground is lit up orange by the rising sun. There is a cloud on top of a mountain in the background, with some fog coming down, lit up by the sun. The Cobbler at sunrise. The foreground (grass and trees) is lit up in yellow-orange by the rising sun. The Cobbler is dark and foreboding against a cloudy background. A sunrise behind mountains. The sun is shining from in between two mountains, with a soft ray of light coming through. Mountains at sunrise. The foreground is lit up orange by the rising sun. The mountains are dark against the clouds.
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
asleepywanderer.bsky.social
It's that time of year again. If you're in Scotland and go see the sunrise on a partly clear morning near the Cobbler in Arrochar, you might get lucky and see the grass dramatically lit up by the sun before it hits the mountains.
Mountains at sunrise. The foreground is lit up orange by the rising sun. There is a cloud on top of a mountain in the background, with some fog coming down, lit up by the sun. The Cobbler at sunrise. The foreground (grass and trees) is lit up in yellow-orange by the rising sun. The Cobbler is dark and foreboding against a cloudy background. A sunrise behind mountains. The sun is shining from in between two mountains, with a soft ray of light coming through. Mountains at sunrise. The foreground is lit up orange by the rising sun. The mountains are dark against the clouds.
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Autumn is segueing into winter hereabouts - the first snows are dusting the mountains and we're due our first 'proper' fall come Tuesday. But at least IT. HAS. STOPPED. RAINING.

All images taken with Olympus OM-1/150-400mm f4.5 IS.

#scotland #highlands #landscape #photography
Autumn image of hillside and trees reflected in the still waters of Loch Voil, Balquhidder. An elegant Victorian house sits on the hillside, fronted by a glowing green lawn The top of Ben Vorlich, with its first snow cover of the Autumn, photographed from Balquhidder Glen Closeup of the top of Ben Vorlich, with its first snow cover of the Autumn, photographed from Balquhidder Glen From left to right: the mountains of Stuc a'Chroin, Ben Vorlich, Meall na Fearna, dressed in the first snows of winter, photographed from Flanders Moss.
November 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Good morning Bluesky friends! We have started our holiday sale early so you can take your time to shop small this season! 💖

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November 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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mcnees.bsky.social
An Edward Gorey illustration of a seance, with the added text “An empty patch of sky was found to emit a strange chirp.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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cplberry.bsky.social
Oo! Interesting #GravitationalWave candidate #S251112cm potentially from a *subsolar* mass source

If real, the source is probably has chirp mass ~0.1–0.87 solar masses

False alarm rate 1 in 6.2 yr
GraceDB gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/...
GCN gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/42...
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Initial sky localization. 90% area 1,200 sq deg. Initial three-dimensional volume localization. Distance around 96 Mpc.
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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davesmaths.bsky.social
Looking for a postdoc in foundations of physics/cosmology/science? Come work with us at @fqxi.org on the Foundational Answers project

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - FQxI
FQxI is seeking Postdoctoral Research Associates for the Foundational Answers project. Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate Organization: Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI) Location: Remote...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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astrokat.bsky.social
Are you a grad student interested in writing for Astrobites, or do you know one? We're recruiting! Apply by November 26 :)

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Apply to Write for Astrobites 2025!
Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 26th.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
asleepywanderer.bsky.social
You guys see it too, right?
A photo of the NEO home robot, a gray humanoid robot and a man with his arm around its shoulder A screenshot of Pierce from Community and the Greendale Human Being
October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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mothyandthesquid.bsky.social
Autumn is “Cute Leaf Season” … a pretty mix of greens, vivid hues of gold, amber, orange, and russet festooning the trees and the woodland trail. It captures the fleeting natural colours of fall woods in permanent form, making it ideal for cozy, nature-inspired projects. #mothyandthesquid
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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vickypaintsspace.bsky.social
Bauble pre orders and 24" Moon cushions will be live on my store FRIDAY for email subs!
Access for everyone on Saturday.

I'll be sending an email later today for all my lovely space besties on my email list with all the info.💜💫
You will be getting early access and special prices again!🤭

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My Daytime Moon Phase baubles on the left and my 24" Moon cushion on the right.
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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flyingtrilobite.com
New to Bluesky? Welcome!

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October 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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planetaryartist.com
Huzzah, it’s #PortfolioDay !

I’m Danielle and I paint and illustrate spacecraft, planets, and interesting landscapes in watercolor and ink. Fond of ink textures and pointillism. No AI here, just space and rocks/geology. 🪐🪨🚀

Prints and originals available at planetaryartist.com

Thanks for looking!
DUST OF OSIRIS by Danielle Rose Baker. A painting of the top-down view of the opened sample return capsule from the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. Circular sections and hexagonal bolts are seen among the rocky material in the middle ring, framed by lotus flower motifs and patterned circles with geometric ink designs drawn in an ancient Egyptian style with gold accents. A ring of painted turquoise, lapis and carnelian rectangles accented with gold surrounds the inkwork. Inspired by the decorative motifs of Tutankhamen’s treasures, and the Art Deco-tinged Egyptian Revival movement that arose from the discovery of said treasures. DIANA PIERCES THE AZURE SKY by Danielle Rose Baker. An ink illustration of a Saturn V rocket and launch tower during the launch of Apollo IV. The top two-thirds is a roiling sky of clouds rendered in blue, dark teal and navy inks, some with shimmering effects. Outlined against this, the launch tower is seen in shades of brown-orange. The rocket is bathed in warm light and yellow-tinged exhaust expands below, with dark shapes outlining the base of the launch pad. HUES OF VENUS by Danielle Rose Baker. A pearlescent false-color watercolor painting on black paper of the cloudy atmosphere of Venus as seen by the JAXA Atatsuki spacecraft in 2020. In this view, the clouds are seen in swirls and ribbons of gold and dark blue, combining to blue-grays. UBEHEBE CRATER by Danielle Rose Baker. A watercolor painting of Ubehebe Crater at Death Valley National Park. An explosive volcanic crater dusted with snow against an overcast sky. The crater wall has many layers, in shades of brown, tan and orange. The foreground is darker brown, with lighter splotches of snow.
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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uofgiaa.bsky.social
Glasgow Science Festival will run in venues across the city from the 4th-14th June with the theme 'Cheers For 20 Years'. Proposals are open for researchers to submit ideas until 12 Jan 26.

Find more info and apply on the #GlaSciFest website!

www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
asleepywanderer.bsky.social
Little blast from the past today! Ten years ago I was advertising a lecture on gravitational waves (as the Astrosoc president at Glasgow uni), not knowing they had been detected by @ligo.org already. The abstract reads very differently now!

(Maybe @uofgravity.bsky.social will enjoy this too)

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A poster for a guest lecture on Tuesday 3rd November 2015, "gravitational wave astronomy: listening to ripples in spacetime, by Dr Angus Bell and Margot Phelps" Our first lecture of the year will be by Dr Angus Bell and Mrs Margot Phelps, who will be telling us all about gravitational waves and the Advanced LIGO detectors! Snacks and refreshments will be provided after the lecture. "Gravitational Wave Astronomy - listening to ripples in spacetime Almost exactly 100 years ago Einstein predicted that movements of mass or energy would create a curvature in space-time that would propagate at the speed of light. Since the late 1960s, scientists have been building instruments to try and detect these ripples in space-time, which are known as gravitational waves. For the first time we now have instruments with a high enough sensitivity to give us real confidence in seeing a signal within a few months observation time and we started observing almost 1 month ago! At this very exciting time for the field, we will review the history of gravitational waves, the principles involved in detection and how the amazingly sensitive instruments we use to look for them were built. We will also discuss some possible sources of gravitational waves, what a signal might look like and what the astrophysical implications might be when we detect them (or if we don't!!)."
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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stellerarts.com
hi #PortfolioDay ✨

I’m Laci, planetary astrophysicist turned full-time artist. I love merging science + art through vibrant space paintings!

website: stellerarts.com
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30x30” oil painting of the Pillars of Creation. There is a partial checkerboard pattern across most of the piece, which weaves together 2 JWST images. The red orange squares are mid-infrared light. The purple blue squares add in near-infrared light bringing thousands of stars into view. Close up of 30x15” oil painting. This section of a star-forming region looks like the skull of a dragon or Leviathan in dark brown set against a lavender background. The background fades into pink and a peachy orange moving from left to right. 24x24” oil painting of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. A vibrant circular-shaped explosion of magenta, orange, lime green, yellow, and light blue against a background of deep teal with peach stars. The painting is based on a composite image of x-ray, visible, and infrared light. At noon, 4 o clock, and 8 o clock are subtle triangles singling each type of light. A 24x24” oil painting of the Ring Nebula. Most of the piece is a vibrant ring of complex details beginning with a blue-green center transitioning into orange, yellow, peach, then red. Outside the ring is a deep blue and black. This is the planetary nebula from JWST in near-infrared light. At 11 o clock is a small hexagon and 5 o clock has a larger hexagon. The hexagons are from another JWST image in mid-infrared light. The colors are inverted in the hexagons and the center area (now in red) has more structure at longer wavelengths.
October 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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vickypaintsspace.bsky.social
Ohhh apparently it's #PortfolioDay again!

I'm Vicky, I paint space and use genuine space dust in my original pieces!

Light pollution is such a HUGE issue, that I've made it my life's mission to bring to stars to everyone!

I dabble in astrophotography occasionally too.💜💫

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My painting of The Milky Way over Lining Crag. My painting of the Moon. My painting of the Cat's Eye Nebula. My painting of the Aurora over mountains.
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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chopshopstore.bsky.social
Hey! We are only $14 away from unlocking the #spaceshuttle #embroideredpatch! | #spaceArt #sciArt
Space Exploration Mission Patches Community Achievement: Space Shuttle Mission Patch
If we reach $3,250 we will produce an 7th patch based on the results of our current poll.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
asleepywanderer.bsky.social
QRPing for the #sciart feed for good measure
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chopshopstore.bsky.social Chop Shop Studio 🇺🇸+🇺🇦 @chopshopstore.bsky.social · Oct 9
New #crowdfund for #embroidered #patches. These designs have lived as posters for years and were recently converted to enamel pins. Now they're making the leap to patches. Back the campaign and if we hit our goals, we'll add four more designs to the set. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...
October 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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chopshopstore.bsky.social
New #crowdfund for #embroidered #patches. These designs have lived as posters for years and were recently converted to enamel pins. Now they're making the leap to patches. Back the campaign and if we hit our goals, we'll add four more designs to the set. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Milngavie
merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 8
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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whereisyvette.bsky.social
Are you interested in working on astronomical transients/ radio astronomy, all while exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest on your weekends? I'm hiring a postdoc! Come work for me!

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Please get in touch if you have any questions!

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Postdoctoral Positions in Time-Domain Astronomy | American Astronomical Society
The department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oregon invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar to work with Prof. Yvette Cendes in the field of time-domain astrophysics.  This inc...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
asleepywanderer.bsky.social
Found a legend in Walmart today

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Cans of Ligo sardines
October 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
Glasgow pubs can look very inviting on wet and windy nights like tonight. This particular one is the he Islay Inn on the corner of Argyle Street and Radnor Street in the West End of the city.

#glasgow #glasgowpubs #islayinn #argylestreet #architecture #nightphotography #glasgowatnight
October 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
asleepywanderer.bsky.social
Me to the pistacchio I didn't manage to pry open
Frodo saying "All right, then. Keep your secrets"
October 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM