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Katie M 👩‍🔬🌌📷🧶
@katiemmakes.bsky.social
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Katie M Makes - Maker of crochet. Also qualified Tech Editor. Used to be a scientist. PhD in Chemistry/Abiogenesis. Currently working in Aseptic Pharmacy in the NHS.
Here for the science, pretty things and chat 😁

www.katiemmakes.co.uk
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I recently started using Fable and @thestorygraph.com instead of Goodreads. Loving them both for different reasons. Anyone else on there and want to connect?

#books #reading 📖📚
Book hauls from a recent charity shop visit. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay I rarely buy books new. I love browsing the charity shops for something good. And book trends usually appear after a month or so by which time you'll know if it's actually worth a read or if it's just BookTok hype 😂
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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spacejammie.bsky.social
I’ll leave you with one final video showing all four sides of the Big Dipper ⭐️ #FrameOfReference #SciArt
August 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Currently in Cleethorpes with my parents. It's a bit of alright.

#cleethorpes #UK #seaside #beach 📷
My parents stood with their backs to the camera on a promenade. They are reading the info board for the beach that can be seen in the background. The beach is sandy and the sea is far out. A sandy beach. There are wet patches and in the foreground there are some sand dunes with grass growing. The sky is blue with white fluffy clouds. On the left is a path. On the right is some sand dunes.the sky is blue but mainly covered with white fluffy clouds.
September 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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calgaryrasc.bsky.social
A view of #Taurus with its two prominent star clusters: the Hyades, the "V" shaped face of the Bull and the compact Pleiades (7 Sisters). Visible are #satellites, aircraft and several meteors (abrupt short tracks). The #planet #Jupiter puts in an appearance at lower left. #astronomy
August 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Another night having a look at the sky. It really is one of my favourite things to do ❤️🔭

We saw Saturn and learnt how to identify the Pegasus constellation 🐎

And of course it would've been rude to not take a look at the moon 🌖🌕

#astrophotography #space #moom #photography #UK #nightsky
Photo of the moon taken through a telescope. The moon is just under half full and the meteor craters are absolutely stunning along the terminator line. The moon also has a slight glow.
August 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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astropotamus.com
I'm selling my mint condition Canon 40D DSLR and extras!

EF 70-200mm f/4L USM ($400+ value)
EF-S 18-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS
Memory cards
Batteries
Canon 200DG Deluxe Bag
Filters, polarizer, charger, cables, and more!

See all at the link below! Money goes back into more #Astrophotography outreach! 📷🔭🦛
Canon 40D
This kit contains everything you need to start taking tons of great professional quality without having to buy anything else. The Canon 702
www.astropotamus.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
katiemmakes.bsky.social
The sky last night was another beauty ❤️🌆🌅

#photography #clouds #uk #sunset #science
August 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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The sky in Leeds at 6am this morning was absolutely stunning ☁️🌄

#photography #sky #sunrise #uk #Leeds #science
Houses in the bottom half of the photo and the sky above them. The sky is peppered with mackerel clouds and fades from pale blue down to orange pink behind the houses. Blue sky covered in mackerel clouds
August 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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I went to RSPB St Aidens yesterday for the first time and absolutely adored it. I have more photos I took on my camera to go through but these are the ones from my phone.

#addbirder #ukbirds #yorksbird #RSPB #RSBPStAidens #Photography
August 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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More photos from last night's #astrophotography session.
Annoyingly I forgot my camera mount for my telescope so these were all taken on my phone!

#womeninscience #photography #moon #nightsky #uk #yorkshire
Photo of the moon with a lot of black background. It is extremely bright and creators and showdown can be seen. Photo of a closer shot of the moon. It's taken through a telescope eyepiece so there is a slight reflection at the top. There is a massive impact creator on the moon and the trails can be seen clearly jutting out. I think this is the Albategnius impact creator at the top as the image is reflected. A long exposure taken on my phone. If you zoom in you can see so many stars!
August 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Hey #astrophotography and #science people!
Does anyone know why the clouds are looking funky?
First bit of stargazing for this winter. It's warmed the soul ❤️

#clouds #photograpy #womeninscience #sciart
August 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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I made some things!!

#garden #gardening 🌷🌸🌹🌺🌻🪏
June 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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okcomics.bsky.social
Hello! 👋

We’re OK Comics, a tiny shop, with a tiny team in the beating heart of Leeds City Centre.

Located in the historic and gorgeous Thornton’s Arcade (home to many of our favourite independent stores and cafes). It’s a stunning public space.

okcomics.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
katiemmakes.bsky.social
Trying to make cold brew coffee for the first time. Anyone want to give me some tips?

#coffee #coldbrew #asobu ☕
April 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Went to Golden Acre Park in Leeds and saw some fun things.

#nature #park #leeds #westyorkshire #duck
A mandating duck sat in a ripple of water A Skunk cabbage. Which is leafy and green with large yellow peace lily type flowers A sign explaining that skunk cabbages are an invasive species and it's not allowed to be planted or allowed to spread. A pink English rosé type flower.
April 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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I took a photo of the moon 😁

I find it quite hard to focus with my telescope so I'm pretty pleased with this one 🌕🌝

🔭📷 #astrophotgraphy #photography #moon
A close up of the moon. About 2 thirds are visible. You can see craters, especially at the bottom where they are very defined
April 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Last night I went to see Europe's Strongest Man competition.
It's so much fun and I just don't get how these people do these things. I can barely lift a tea spoon 😂

#europesstrongestman #giantslive #leedsarena #strongman
Three burley men on a podium holding up trophies. In the foreground is a crowd. In the background are camera crews Two men deadlifting the largest dumbbells in the world. They weigh 350kg. One man is lifting it and is very red. The other man is bent over with his butt to the camera. The referees are sat opposite the men, with camera crews next to them. In the foreground is the crowd A line of very big men holding their country's flag.
April 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
katiemmakes.bsky.social
Bit on edge today as I've started a new job/course and induction week is *a lot*.

So I did some cross stitch.

Another Innocent Bones Subscription kit.

🧵🪡 #crossstitch #crafting
A cross stitch piece that is not yet finished. It's a black outline of two hands that look like they are holding an invisible ball. There are several orange and blue stars surrounding them. The hands have black mystic eye tattoos on their wrists. In between the hands is an orange playing card with the ace of spades in black.
April 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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My spring flowers have started coming up. But my tulips are all leaf. Like one big giant leaf. And nothing else. Except this one red tulip...
Whhhyyyyyy?? 😭😭😭🌷

#garden #gardening #springflowers #tulips
A grey pot with purple and yellow pansies. There are two massive tulip leaves growing out of the pansy foliage A pale pink pot with 7 tulips in mud. All just one leaf and no flowers. A pale pink pot with tulips growing in it. There are a few that are just massive leaves, but two have flowered. One is red and the other looks like it will be yellow but is still currently a closed bud.
March 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Happy Saturday from Elsie

#caturday #BlueskyCats
A white cat with a black patch over her eye lying upside down in a blue covered cat bed. Her pupils are large and her pink toe beans are reaching out to the camera. She looks sweet, but trust me, she isn't. A white cat with a black patch over her eye. She's in a blue covered cat bed. She's using one paw to steady herself while the other paw is going for the camera, claws extended. She has her mouth open with her bottom teeth showing. She looks like a surprised bat. No cameras were harmed in the taking of this photo.
March 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Throw me your suggestions Book BlueSky?!

Today I'm off to @okcomics.bsky.social and @travellingmanuk.bsky.social to pick up some more comics/graphic novels/general reading material.

My tastes are broad and I'll read anything once.

#books #graphicnovels #comics #comicbooks 📚
March 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
katiemmakes.bsky.social
Are you telling me there's a fancy folder somewhere for my 35mm negative holders because this lever arch file ain't it...

#35mmfilm #photography #filmphotography
March 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I'm currently visiting my parents in Northampton (UK) and I don't remember there being this many pretty places when I was growing up!
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#uk #greenspaces #photography #nature
Sixfields reservoir with the express lift tower in the background Photo shows a walking track curving to the right, with grass on either side. The grass is bordered by bushes and trees. In the distance is a single tower. This is the only building that can be seen. On the horizon is a gangly tree. Sixfields reservoir In the foreground is dried grass, then a strip of water. Along the horizon line are the bushes and trees that line the far side of the water. The top half of the picture is the sky. It's cloudy, light grey. Playing fields behind Crispin's Club in Duston, Northampton The sky is blue and there is a large patch of grass in the foreground. A cross the centre of the photo there are trees. From the right there's two cherry trees in blossom and then a willow. Woosland at the back of Berry wood hospital in Duston, Northampton Woodland but in the centre is a tree that looks like it is growing upside down. The branches are pointing to the ground, while the trunk points towards the sky.
March 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry
A six panel comic. In panel 1, a yellow warbler says "Hey, so I'm going to go out on a limb here". For the next four panels, it hops down along a branch. In the last panel, at the end of the branch, it sings a little song. I'm sorry.
March 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Today I went to IKEA. I bought a dinosaur, a plant and a toadstool.

A toadSTOOL...

(Which was in the reduced section and cost me a whole £7.50. Bargain!)
A little green plastic stool with a toadstool themed cover. The stool is being held up so the legs can be seen. A top down view of the toadstool cover on the stool. You can also see my dirty pink trainers.
March 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM