Chris Rolland FRAS
@celtuk.bsky.social
Sepsis survivor with CKD & disabilities. Neurodiverse. Studying with the OU and taking all things space and tech to young people through schools, clubs, etc. and stupid enough to let them loose on £20k worth of Astro gear for fun! Crazy.
Just.Look.Up.UK!
Just.Look.Up.UK!
Do you think this applies to their News outlet as well?
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Do you think this applies to their News outlet as well?
OMG! A family member who is a brilliant artist has immortalised me and it's brilliant because I actually live in Springfield!!!!
September 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
OMG! A family member who is a brilliant artist has immortalised me and it's brilliant because I actually live in Springfield!!!!
One thing we all missed yesterday is Apple launching the Trump phone.
Seriously that is the colour they have chosen alongside the usual monotones!!
Seriously that is the colour they have chosen alongside the usual monotones!!
September 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
One thing we all missed yesterday is Apple launching the Trump phone.
Seriously that is the colour they have chosen alongside the usual monotones!!
Seriously that is the colour they have chosen alongside the usual monotones!!
If you see this, post a video game that transports you to your childhood.
(Thanks to PC Mag, as mine is a Teletype game)
(Thanks to PC Mag, as mine is a Teletype game)
July 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
If you see this, post a video game that transports you to your childhood.
(Thanks to PC Mag, as mine is a Teletype game)
(Thanks to PC Mag, as mine is a Teletype game)
Yet MAGA was fine with this . . .
June 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Yet MAGA was fine with this . . .
Found a great little tripod to set up my lipstick camera for use in my STEM sessions with pupils. Tried it out with a school in Northern Ireland today and it worked brilliantly. Much better than me trying to do it handheld.
May 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Found a great little tripod to set up my lipstick camera for use in my STEM sessions with pupils. Tried it out with a school in Northern Ireland today and it worked brilliantly. Much better than me trying to do it handheld.
"We're Not Here Because We're Free. We're Here Because We're NOT Free."
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May 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
"We're Not Here Because We're Free. We're Here Because We're NOT Free."
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Live images from the Vatican as the cardinals prepare for the Papal Conclave.
May 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Live images from the Vatican as the cardinals prepare for the Papal Conclave.
Normal service (for me) can now resume:
April 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Normal service (for me) can now resume:
Live from Olney, UK
March 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Live from Olney, UK
Interesting lesson and at last night's stargazing party with the primary school kids. the Celestron Origin will not initialise until the skies are *really* dark but we still got some wonderful images.
March 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Interesting lesson and at last night's stargazing party with the primary school kids. the Celestron Origin will not initialise until the skies are *really* dark but we still got some wonderful images.
Here I the ad as an image for you all to download.
March 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Here I the ad as an image for you all to download.
*Sniff* Always been great as a UK STEM Ambassador to get feedback from schools and the pupils but one local school, who I have put a lot of time into, just sent me this - filled with individual message from all the pupils.
Stiff upper lip failing.
I don't do it for this but it's gratifying.
Stiff upper lip failing.
I don't do it for this but it's gratifying.
February 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
*Sniff* Always been great as a UK STEM Ambassador to get feedback from schools and the pupils but one local school, who I have put a lot of time into, just sent me this - filled with individual message from all the pupils.
Stiff upper lip failing.
I don't do it for this but it's gratifying.
Stiff upper lip failing.
I don't do it for this but it's gratifying.
I thought that was 2005?
January 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I thought that was 2005?
And here for comparison is 30 minutes of my Celestron Origin in Bortle 6 skies. 1/8 of the time of the Seestar S50 but eight times the price. I think that's a pretty good equivalency. maybe that's my PhD thesis.
January 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
And here for comparison is 30 minutes of my Celestron Origin in Bortle 6 skies. 1/8 of the time of the Seestar S50 but eight times the price. I think that's a pretty good equivalency. maybe that's my PhD thesis.
Pfft. Amateurs. IBM 3350 DASD. IIRC 635MB PER CABINET! Between that and the 10MB drives on the IBM PC-AT these were my first encounters with "winchester disks"
January 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Pfft. Amateurs. IBM 3350 DASD. IIRC 635MB PER CABINET! Between that and the 10MB drives on the IBM PC-AT these were my first encounters with "winchester disks"
A bumper haul of books this Christmas - some to help with my work as a STEM Ambassador and some for knowledge and learning. 🧪 🔭
December 26, 2024 at 11:21 AM
A bumper haul of books this Christmas - some to help with my work as a STEM Ambassador and some for knowledge and learning. 🧪 🔭
New reading material: 🧪
October 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
New reading material: 🧪
First Light on my Celestron Origin last night. Bit cloudy and the light pollution sucks (waiting for the filter to arrive) but here is good old M31 (Andromeda) and the Eastern Veil Nebula. 🔭 #astrophotography
September 12, 2024 at 2:14 PM
First Light on my Celestron Origin last night. Bit cloudy and the light pollution sucks (waiting for the filter to arrive) but here is good old M31 (Andromeda) and the Eastern Veil Nebula. 🔭 #astrophotography
I think we were rumbled: just got this in my inbox. "Sales suspended. B/O cancelled".
Worth a try. I wonder if I'll get my 10 cents back 🤣 if not then it was worth it just for the fun.
Worth a try. I wonder if I'll get my 10 cents back 🤣 if not then it was worth it just for the fun.
August 24, 2024 at 2:54 AM
I think we were rumbled: just got this in my inbox. "Sales suspended. B/O cancelled".
Worth a try. I wonder if I'll get my 10 cents back 🤣 if not then it was worth it just for the fun.
Worth a try. I wonder if I'll get my 10 cents back 🤣 if not then it was worth it just for the fun.
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
August 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh