Chris Lintott
@chrislintott.bsky.social
Astronomer, writer and zookeeper. Oxford, Gresham and the Zooniverse. The human half of the Dog Stars podcast. New book: 'Our Accidental Universe' (UK/rest of world) and 'Accidental Astronomy (US) now out.
And the great map of the Moon itself, split into two on 335 and 336 digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/42bf...
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
And the great map of the Moon itself, split into two on 335 and 336 digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/42bf...
p84 has a wonderful self portrait of the astronomer at work. Complete with special observing headgear. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/42bf...
October 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
p84 has a wonderful self portrait of the astronomer at work. Complete with special observing headgear. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/42bf...
I really like the fact that on p8, the frontispiece featured Galileo - whose observations Hevelius is pretty rude about - forced to hold up the title. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/42bf...
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I really like the fact that on p8, the frontispiece featured Galileo - whose observations Hevelius is pretty rude about - forced to hold up the title. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/42bf...
The wine’s changed, but this is still the best label.
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The wine’s changed, but this is still the best label.
I do like a strong statement at the start of a talk. @exodransfield.bsky.social at the Oxford colloquium.
October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I do like a strong statement at the start of a talk. @exodransfield.bsky.social at the Oxford colloquium.
Cosmology's greatest boy band?
September 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Cosmology's greatest boy band?
Astronomers! This year’s A level physics exams included the following question which seems dodgy to me. Anyone got a sensible answer?
September 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Astronomers! This year’s A level physics exams included the following question which seems dodgy to me. Anyone got a sensible answer?
Astronomers! Did we know there was a Rubin wine grape?
August 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Astronomers! Did we know there was a Rubin wine grape?
Always a proud moment for a supervisor: another contribution to The Shelf! Congratulations Dr Hopkins!
August 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Always a proud moment for a supervisor: another contribution to The Shelf! Congratulations Dr Hopkins!
Oxford’s Schwarzman Palace of the Humanities looking rather splendid, viewed from Green Templeton’s old observatory. Will be perfect for Crystal Maze reboot.
August 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Oxford’s Schwarzman Palace of the Humanities looking rather splendid, viewed from Green Templeton’s old observatory. Will be perfect for Crystal Maze reboot.
Hard to root against the guy.
August 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hard to root against the guy.
The observatory looked at 3I/ATLAS just a week ago, on July 31st and August 1st, and the stacked images are here. These are observations in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum - at these wavelengths, what you're mostly seeing is OH molecules, caused by sunlight splitting good old H2O (2/n)
August 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The observatory looked at 3I/ATLAS just a week ago, on July 31st and August 1st, and the stacked images are here. These are observations in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum - at these wavelengths, what you're mostly seeing is OH molecules, caused by sunlight splitting good old H2O (2/n)
‘Made possible….by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.’ Indeed.
August 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
‘Made possible….by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.’ Indeed.
About to be on Sky News. Hope they like the Tucson hotel curtains!
August 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
About to be on Sky News. Hope they like the Tucson hotel curtains!
Blimey, that’s a line up! If you’re at #latitude today, come see my three brilliant guests, and a little bit of me. On tomorrow with the brilliant Steve Pretty too.
July 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Blimey, that’s a line up! If you’re at #latitude today, come see my three brilliant guests, and a little bit of me. On tomorrow with the brilliant Steve Pretty too.
As a present for my 25th anniversary on #SkyatNight, the team made a montage for me, complete with dodgy hair, odd shirt choices and all the rest... Enjoy! 🔭 🛰️ 🧪
July 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
As a present for my 25th anniversary on #SkyatNight, the team made a montage for me, complete with dodgy hair, odd shirt choices and all the rest... Enjoy! 🔭 🛰️ 🧪
AI summaries, eh?
July 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
AI summaries, eh?
Enjoying some of the comments behind the panel…
July 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Enjoying some of the comments behind the panel…
Let’s play ‘can the astronomers find the free drinks?’
July 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Let’s play ‘can the astronomers find the free drinks?’
Woo! Great talk. Here’s Sandro’s conclusions.
July 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Woo! Great talk. Here’s Sandro’s conclusions.
Here, by the way are all the known galaxies at the redshifts probed by JWST (8/n(
July 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Here, by the way are all the known galaxies at the redshifts probed by JWST (8/n(
Everything went well! Congratulations Dr Matthew Hopkins, and significant props to co supervisor @astrokiwi.bsky.social who got up early for virtual celebration.
June 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Everything went well! Congratulations Dr Matthew Hopkins, and significant props to co supervisor @astrokiwi.bsky.social who got up early for virtual celebration.
Rubin isn't just about galaxies - the survey will revolutionise our study of the Solar System, refine our understanding of the Milky Way, catch more supernovae in two months than we've seen in all of human history and more. And it will produce beauty like this image of the Lagoon and Triffid.
June 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Rubin isn't just about galaxies - the survey will revolutionise our study of the Solar System, refine our understanding of the Milky Way, catch more supernovae in two months than we've seen in all of human history and more. And it will produce beauty like this image of the Lagoon and Triffid.