Helen Usher
@tyseren.bsky.social
Amateur astronomer battling South Wales weather!
PhD student at the Open University studying Rosetta's comet and ProAm collaboration
www.cometchasers.org education and outreach programme lead
Director https://britastro.org/sections/education-outreach
PhD student at the Open University studying Rosetta's comet and ProAm collaboration
www.cometchasers.org education and outreach programme lead
Director https://britastro.org/sections/education-outreach
I'm prepping for a few outreach events this weekend and have expanded my Christmas themed demos..... I present (drumroll) ..... the light curve of...
a transit of Santa's sleigh 🤣
(To add to the Christmas ducks for the Rotato)
a transit of Santa's sleigh 🤣
(To add to the Christmas ducks for the Rotato)
November 28, 2024 at 6:28 PM
I'm prepping for a few outreach events this weekend and have expanded my Christmas themed demos..... I present (drumroll) ..... the light curve of...
a transit of Santa's sleigh 🤣
(To add to the Christmas ducks for the Rotato)
a transit of Santa's sleigh 🤣
(To add to the Christmas ducks for the Rotato)
I'm currently drafting my PhD thesis, so lots of late nights (when I work best). Last night I just checked the skies before heading to bed - some clear patches 😀. So quick astro fix - moon with phone, then noticed Orion had cleared the hedge, so whipped out the Seestar (I love its grab and go!)
November 13, 2024 at 2:34 PM
I'm currently drafting my PhD thesis, so lots of late nights (when I work best). Last night I just checked the skies before heading to bed - some clear patches 😀. So quick astro fix - moon with phone, then noticed Orion had cleared the hedge, so whipped out the Seestar (I love its grab and go!)
Reposted by Helen Usher
Interested in the use of astronomy for education? We just went live with our Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education - you can still join us, and it’s free! Special science topic is the JWST https://astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/ #ShawIAU24 🧪🔭🎢⚛️
Shaw-IAU Workshops from the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education
astro4edu.org
November 12, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Interested in the use of astronomy for education? We just went live with our Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education - you can still join us, and it’s free! Special science topic is the JWST https://astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/ #ShawIAU24 🧪🔭🎢⚛️
I had some unexpected clear sky tonight (between showers) so I grabbed the little Seestar 🔭 and headed to the end of the street to capture the lovely thin crescent moon with Earthshine. It was still clear after moonset so managed a quick Orion nebula too. The Seestar is perfect for grab and go!
February 11, 2024 at 10:15 PM
I had some unexpected clear sky tonight (between showers) so I grabbed the little Seestar 🔭 and headed to the end of the street to capture the lovely thin crescent moon with Earthshine. It was still clear after moonset so managed a quick Orion nebula too. The Seestar is perfect for grab and go!
cometchasers.org is an international project and today's fantastic images of Comet 12P (which outburst on 14/11) are from observations by students from Institut d'Alcarras (and their teacher Jose Manuel Perez Redondo), processed by Richard Miles from the BAA.
The shape is rather intriguing! #astro
The shape is rather intriguing! #astro
November 19, 2023 at 11:46 PM
cometchasers.org is an international project and today's fantastic images of Comet 12P (which outburst on 14/11) are from observations by students from Institut d'Alcarras (and their teacher Jose Manuel Perez Redondo), processed by Richard Miles from the BAA.
The shape is rather intriguing! #astro
The shape is rather intriguing! #astro
Our Comet Chasers obtained some great images of Comet 12p again this morning.
Richard Miles was able to stack 2 sets from observations by students at St Mary's School, Bridgend ( assisted a little by their teacher, Ben). I expect some excitement in the classroom tomorrow when they see this 🤩☄️
Richard Miles was able to stack 2 sets from observations by students at St Mary's School, Bridgend ( assisted a little by their teacher, Ben). I expect some excitement in the classroom tomorrow when they see this 🤩☄️
October 8, 2023 at 9:50 PM
Our Comet Chasers obtained some great images of Comet 12p again this morning.
Richard Miles was able to stack 2 sets from observations by students at St Mary's School, Bridgend ( assisted a little by their teacher, Ben). I expect some excitement in the classroom tomorrow when they see this 🤩☄️
Richard Miles was able to stack 2 sets from observations by students at St Mary's School, Bridgend ( assisted a little by their teacher, Ben). I expect some excitement in the classroom tomorrow when they see this 🤩☄️
Our www.cometchasers.org project supports students and educators to make comet observations with the LCO network, through Faulkes Telescope Project, to monitor comets.
We see Comet 12P has outburst again!
www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=16254
We're making more observations to see how it develops!
We see Comet 12P has outburst again!
www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=16254
We're making more observations to see how it develops!
September 26, 2023 at 10:39 PM
Our www.cometchasers.org project supports students and educators to make comet observations with the LCO network, through Faulkes Telescope Project, to monitor comets.
We see Comet 12P has outburst again!
www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=16254
We're making more observations to see how it develops!
We see Comet 12P has outburst again!
www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=16254
We're making more observations to see how it develops!
Want to go live with your astronomy event? Check out our article in the 5th issue of Europlanet Magazine for tips for a new era of astronomy live-streaming: www.europlanet-society.org/europlanet-m...
A Guide to Live-Streaming Astronomy Events – Europlanet Society
www.europlanet-society.org
September 18, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Want to go live with your astronomy event? Check out our article in the 5th issue of Europlanet Magazine for tips for a new era of astronomy live-streaming: www.europlanet-society.org/europlanet-m...