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Brendan O'Brien
@astrophiz.bsky.social
Rural Aussie interviewing great scientists from all over the world for the fabulous Astrophiz.com astronomy podcasts since 2016.
Plants trees, see my FB.
Several LY to the left of maga
This fabulous interview with A/Prof @elizabethtasker.bsky.social landing on Saturday
March 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Do you love understanding beautiful science?
This Friday A/Prof @elizabethtasker.bsky.social takes us on JAXAs incredible sample return missions.
Grab the Astrophiz podcasts.
March 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Yay! Can't wait!
On Friday doing interview with amazing JAXA Astrophysicist Dr Elizabeth Tasker @elizabethtasker.bsky.social
and finding all about the complexity and success of Hayabusa2 #samplereturn mission (& others like the #Mars #MMX Mission)
February 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hey cat lovers ... in 5 days Astrophiz #208 is zooming over to Oxford University to interview Dr Alex Cameron, an amazing astrophysicist who has used the JWST to discover a new and most unusual class of galaxy in the very early universe, just after the big bang.

Keep looking Up!
February 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
#astronomy
Pic1
26/01/2025 9:55pm
Canon1000D 75mm 15 secs F4 ISO1600
#Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS
Pic2
Mobile phone pic 4 secs
January 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Finally!!!
We got a good look at #Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS
Canon1000D 5secs ISO1600 F4
January 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Great interview by @yorkuniversity.bsky.social with Dr Elaina Hyde, Julie Tome and Brendan O'Brien landing this week on Astrophiz.com / Souldcloud / Youtube and Apple Podcasts
January 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
44 x 4yo Oak trees in our firebreak ... with local residents.
Only 396yrs to go for these babies
December 23, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Been planting trees on arid patch for 40yrs now
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 AM
#Astronomy

Ashie getting quietly excited that T CrB appears to finally getting ready to go Nova after just being a pimple on a bum for 80 yrs
December 9, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Feel free to add Ashie, she's 19, loves scritches and has the best whiskers this side of GS-NDG-9422
December 9, 2024 at 8:09 AM
A joyful interview with amzing astrophysicist Dr Manisha Caleb
astrophiz.com/2022/12/17/a...
December 7, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Wanna see how our resident bluetongue lizard survives a deluge?
November 18, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Astrophiz189: Dr Ian Musgrave’s April SkyGuide and Astrophotography Challenge
Listen: soundcloud.com/astrophiz/as...
Dr Ian Musgrave brings us his April SkyGuide …  telling us when, where and what to look for in the evening and morning skies this month.
March 29, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Early for those out camping under clear skies over the Easter break ... Astrophiz189: Dr Ian Musgrave’s April SkyGuide and Astrophotography Challenge
Listen: soundcloud.com/astrophiz/as...
Dr Ian Musgrave  telling us when, where and what to look for in the evening and morning skies this month.
March 29, 2024 at 10:28 AM
At the Transients Down Under #AstroTDU conference in Melbourne Australia ... Stellar lineup of speakers, guests and delegates from all over the world!
Did a wonderful interview with amazing researcher Prof Orsola De Marco ...
Kudos to the local organising committee.
More to come 🌟
January 29, 2024 at 9:20 AM
And here's a pic of my resident Antechinus ... Who is also known to eat bushrats as well as mice
December 29, 2023 at 11:53 PM
This is a great interview with Elizabeth from JAXA showing how 'habitability' is overhyped when talking #exoplanets
on.soundcloud.com/tFHjo

Dr @elizabethtasker.bsky.social debunks ‘habitability’ claim for Proxima Centauri b, & explains exactly what little we know about this nearby #exoplanet.
December 16, 2023 at 12:32 AM
Meet an amazing researcher and astrophysicist Dr Manisha Caleb …

Listen: soundcloud.com/astrophiz/as...

Manisha has used the world’s most powerful #astronomy instruments to unlock the secrets of some of the most powerful and puzzling objects in our known universe.
December 14, 2023 at 10:08 PM
Listen: on.soundcloud.com/q2b9x
Meet Dr Daniel Palumbo, from the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Daniel is an #astrophysicist & data scientist with the planet-sized Event Horizon Telescope group and helped produce those stunning Black Hole images.
#astronomy #greatscience
December 14, 2023 at 10:00 PM
Listen: soundcloud.com/astrophiz/as...

How do the huge data streams from radio telescope arrays (like ASKAP & MWA) get to astrophysicists all over the world so the can make such stunning #astronomy imagery and new understandings of our cosmos?
Let Greg Sleep explain with brilliant clarity 😀
December 14, 2023 at 9:34 PM
Here's a great interview with Dr Thea Kozakis about #exoplanets #astronomy
She is now with the Exoplanet Group at the National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark
soundcloud.com/astrophiz/as...
December 14, 2023 at 4:39 AM
Here's a great interview with Dr Jacinta Delhaize #astronomy
soundcloud.com/astrophiz/as...
December 14, 2023 at 4:34 AM
Been collecting local seeds and planting trees for 35 yrs now 😎
December 14, 2023 at 1:36 AM
Done deal 👍
December 14, 2023 at 1:02 AM