Guy Watkins
@guywatkins.bsky.social
Studying MPhys Astrophysics with Space Science at The Open University. Aspiring astrobiologist/planetary scientist. FRAS. BSc (Hons) Computing, CertHE Natural Sciences. http://guywatkins.space
Not your average PIRATE map... the OU PIRATE telescope on the Izaña ridge by Mount Teide in Las Cañadas del Teide on the Canarian island of Tenerife.
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Not your average PIRATE map... the OU PIRATE telescope on the Izaña ridge by Mount Teide in Las Cañadas del Teide on the Canarian island of Tenerife.
Yes, it is.
No thanks.
No thanks.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Yes, it is.
No thanks.
No thanks.
Day 15/273 alcohol free!
Now at 138% (£1,380) of the original £1000 target. Keep that money rolling in...
Now at 138% (£1,380) of the original £1000 target. Keep that money rolling in...
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Day 15/273 alcohol free!
Now at 138% (£1,380) of the original £1000 target. Keep that money rolling in...
Now at 138% (£1,380) of the original £1000 target. Keep that money rolling in...
I've been back in Anglesey - Newborough, Menai Bridge, & Sandy Bay mostly.
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've been back in Anglesey - Newborough, Menai Bridge, & Sandy Bay mostly.
My latest acquisition 🌊
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My latest acquisition 🌊
I've been there! The whole Las Cañadas del Teide is a very special place of natural beauty. I prefer it to the Grand Canyon in the US for impact.
October 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I've been there! The whole Las Cañadas del Teide is a very special place of natural beauty. I prefer it to the Grand Canyon in the US for impact.
Is it Friday yet? 🍷👽
October 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Is it Friday yet? 🍷👽
This (Santa Cruz de Tenerife.)
October 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This (Santa Cruz de Tenerife.)
I've just walked over 12 miles on a couple of beaches. Time for a beer or two 🍻
September 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I've just walked over 12 miles on a couple of beaches. Time for a beer or two 🍻
Greetings from Ynys Môn (Anglesey) in North Wales - my childhood home. This is Ynys Llanddwyn island & Newborough (Niwbwrch) beach. 🏴
September 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Greetings from Ynys Môn (Anglesey) in North Wales - my childhood home. This is Ynys Llanddwyn island & Newborough (Niwbwrch) beach. 🏴
I've just joined the Society for Natural Sciences as a student member. "Advancing interdisciplinary science and education for the benefit of society" share.google/5E9iULGVKyjU...
September 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I've just joined the Society for Natural Sciences as a student member. "Advancing interdisciplinary science and education for the benefit of society" share.google/5E9iULGVKyjU...
Just got this - because I'm worth it 😉🔭
September 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just got this - because I'm worth it 😉🔭
I'll soon be starting the astronomy project as part of SXPS288 - remotely operating the PIRATE optical telescope on Izaña Ridge near mount Teide in Tenerife (video stills are copyright of The Open University) @osobservatories.bsky.social
@openuniversity.bsky.social telescope.org/about-telesc... 🔭
@openuniversity.bsky.social telescope.org/about-telesc... 🔭
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'll soon be starting the astronomy project as part of SXPS288 - remotely operating the PIRATE optical telescope on Izaña Ridge near mount Teide in Tenerife (video stills are copyright of The Open University) @osobservatories.bsky.social
@openuniversity.bsky.social telescope.org/about-telesc... 🔭
@openuniversity.bsky.social telescope.org/about-telesc... 🔭
My textbooks for MST224 just arrived 😃😲 @oumathsstats.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
My textbooks for MST224 just arrived 😃😲 @oumathsstats.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
This is an entertaining and recommended read: "Fear of Physics" - Krauss
August 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is an entertaining and recommended read: "Fear of Physics" - Krauss
I watched "Life" again last night - I assume the alien had a problem being called Calvin. Seems a fair reaction if true.
August 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I watched "Life" again last night - I assume the alien had a problem being called Calvin. Seems a fair reaction if true.
50 years ago tomorrow 20/08/1975), the robotic U.S. spacecraft Viking 1, built to explore the surface of Mars, was launched and nearly one year later landed on Chryse Planitia, a flat lowland region in the northern hemisphere of the planet #astrobiology #planetsci
August 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
50 years ago tomorrow 20/08/1975), the robotic U.S. spacecraft Viking 1, built to explore the surface of Mars, was launched and nearly one year later landed on Chryse Planitia, a flat lowland region in the northern hemisphere of the planet #astrobiology #planetsci
Feeling that erroneous Russell Group energy 😂
August 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Feeling that erroneous Russell Group energy 😂
Happy International Cat Day! 🐈
August 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Happy International Cat Day! 🐈
Rave the Planet (2025)
July 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Rave the Planet (2025)
Rave the Planet 2025, Berlin @rtpofficial.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Rave the Planet 2025, Berlin @rtpofficial.bsky.social
