Karli Watson
@karliwatson.com
Tech guy, colourful chap, word writer, book reader, mountain walker, board gamer, Lego builder, cat lover, night sky gazer and optimistic believer in the inherent goodness of people despite all evidence to the contrary. Was @karlequin in the sewer.
A couple of shots from the rare clear night a couple of days ago. I think they turned out ok! Kit: SQA55, ZWO ASI585MC Air, SkyWatcher SA GTi. M 33 Subs: 24 x 180s. M 45 Subs: 16 x 120s. Processing: PixInsight #astrophotography #zwo #asi585mc #StarAdventurerGTi #M33 #M45 #Triangulum #Pleiades #SQA55
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A couple of shots from the rare clear night a couple of days ago. I think they turned out ok! Kit: SQA55, ZWO ASI585MC Air, SkyWatcher SA GTi. M 33 Subs: 24 x 180s. M 45 Subs: 16 x 120s. Processing: PixInsight #astrophotography #zwo #asi585mc #StarAdventurerGTi #M33 #M45 #Triangulum #Pleiades #SQA55
Great North Run: achieved. #greatnorthrun
September 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Great North Run: achieved. #greatnorthrun
Sad to hear that Jim Lovell has died. I was privileged to hear him talk about his life and experiences a few years ago, and he signed this artwork that I have up on the living room wall, an artist's impression of what the Apollo 13 mission might have looked like. Godspeed, Commander.
August 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Sad to hear that Jim Lovell has died. I was privileged to hear him talk about his life and experiences a few years ago, and he signed this artwork that I have up on the living room wall, an artist's impression of what the Apollo 13 mission might have looked like. Godspeed, Commander.
Weirdest storm ever. The lightning is continuous! #ukweatherwatch #ne49 #
June 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Weirdest storm ever. The lightning is continuous! #ukweatherwatch #ne49 #
Is it just me, or has YouTube recently been flooded by weird US political ads? Rubbish targeting as I'm not even in America!
June 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Is it just me, or has YouTube recently been flooded by weird US political ads? Rubbish targeting as I'm not even in America!
Too cute not to share :) M is getting her steampunk on!
May 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Too cute not to share :) M is getting her steampunk on!
I have the greatest of pleasures and privileges to introduce you to Matilda Angelika Watson, born on the 15th of May 2025 at 10:08. She weighs in at 6lb 5oz (2.850kg) and is ginger. She is also impossibly cute 😍
May 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I have the greatest of pleasures and privileges to introduce you to Matilda Angelika Watson, born on the 15th of May 2025 at 10:08. She weighs in at 6lb 5oz (2.850kg) and is ginger. She is also impossibly cute 😍
As I was drifting off to sleep last night, the semi-dreamlike state I was in started taunting me with wordplay. Specifically, "a quidditch quid in a ditch on a quidditch pitch". AI has provided me with a helpful illustration of this for your entertainment. Also, 3 Ds? #quidditch
May 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
As I was drifting off to sleep last night, the semi-dreamlike state I was in started taunting me with wordplay. Specifically, "a quidditch quid in a ditch on a quidditch pitch". AI has provided me with a helpful illustration of this for your entertainment. Also, 3 Ds? #quidditch
Did nobody tell the orange twat that penguins are masters of fishcal policy?
April 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Did nobody tell the orange twat that penguins are masters of fishcal policy?
The Tyne is a bit foggy. If that keeps happening, eventually someone will write a song about it.
February 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Tyne is a bit foggy. If that keeps happening, eventually someone will write a song about it.
January 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The first rule of Vegan Club is...You talk about Vegan Club.
January 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The first rule of Vegan Club is...You talk about Vegan Club.
The Haltwhistle Burn in the snow.
January 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The Haltwhistle Burn in the snow.
January 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A dodgy (but still satisfying) look at M42 (the Orion Nebula) through a Sky-Watcher Heritage 100p attached to a Sony a6300 and mounted (poorly balanced and poorly aligned) Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI. Baby steps, but educational - I've got a lot to learn! #astronomy #sky-watcher #orion #m42
January 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A dodgy (but still satisfying) look at M42 (the Orion Nebula) through a Sky-Watcher Heritage 100p attached to a Sony a6300 and mounted (poorly balanced and poorly aligned) Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI. Baby steps, but educational - I've got a lot to learn! #astronomy #sky-watcher #orion #m42
Happy Christmas bluesky people!
December 25, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Happy Christmas bluesky people!
Like many thousands of others (probably), I have a print of this on my wall (next to a picture of the Kellys :)). Mine's signed by Bill's shipmate Jim!
December 24, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Like many thousands of others (probably), I have a print of this on my wall (next to a picture of the Kellys :)). Mine's signed by Bill's shipmate Jim!
Having a lot of fun with my "grab-and-go" Dobsonian telescope (a Sky-Watcher Heritage 100p)! It may be tiny(ish), but it's so easy to take outside when I spot a gap in the clouds. Last night I had a great view of Jupiter plus some others before it clouded over. #astronomy #jupiter #sky-watcher
December 23, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Having a lot of fun with my "grab-and-go" Dobsonian telescope (a Sky-Watcher Heritage 100p)! It may be tiny(ish), but it's so easy to take outside when I spot a gap in the clouds. Last night I had a great view of Jupiter plus some others before it clouded over. #astronomy #jupiter #sky-watcher
This is the point where I lost interest in the Terminator films.
December 15, 2024 at 3:42 PM
This is the point where I lost interest in the Terminator films.
Now that I look closer, perhaps I have too many shelves-full (shelf-fulls?)!
December 8, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Now that I look closer, perhaps I have too many shelves-full (shelf-fulls?)!
Somehow I ended up with a decent-sized shelf-full...! I'd say "happy days", but that would imply they sold well :)
December 8, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Somehow I ended up with a decent-sized shelf-full...! I'd say "happy days", but that would imply they sold well :)
Actually, the first book I contributed to came out more than a quarter of a century ago... I suddenly feel quite old indeed.
December 8, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Actually, the first book I contributed to came out more than a quarter of a century ago... I suddenly feel quite old indeed.
Was this really almost a quarter of a century ago? I look so young and fresh-faced! Scary.
December 8, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Was this really almost a quarter of a century ago? I look so young and fresh-faced! Scary.
Dr. Strangelove, on the other hand, was an absolute romp! Satirical fun from beginning to end, and absolutely recommended (although the ticket prices are borderline extortion). Steve Coogan, though... He was born to play that part! And that part. And those two.
December 4, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Dr. Strangelove, on the other hand, was an absolute romp! Satirical fun from beginning to end, and absolutely recommended (although the ticket prices are borderline extortion). Steve Coogan, though... He was born to play that part! And that part. And those two.