David Blanchflower BSc
@davidbflower.bsky.social
Astronomer and Astrophotographer. Pictures of space appearing in posts, magazines and on the telly.
24 Days of Cosmic Wonder. 24 Stunning images including this one from ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Ferraro. 🔭 🧪 astronomynow.com/2025/12/01/2...
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
24 Days of Cosmic Wonder. 24 Stunning images including this one from ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Ferraro. 🔭 🧪 astronomynow.com/2025/12/01/2...
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Northern lights in my backyard
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Northern lights in my backyard
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Venus and the crescent 🌙
February 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Venus and the crescent 🌙
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From @noirlabastro.bsky.social: To celebrate 25 years of the International Gemini Observatory, we’re launching a two-part Blog series! Today, we’re exploring the global contributions made to make this monumental astronomical project happen. noirlab.edu/public/blog/... #astronomy
Blog: 25 Years of Gemini Part II: What Makes Gemini Observatory International Today? The International Gemini Observatory is a partnership of six countries, including the United States, Canada, Chile,...
25 Years of Gemini Part II: What Makes Gemini Observatory International Today?
noirlab.edu
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
From @noirlabastro.bsky.social: To celebrate 25 years of the International Gemini Observatory, we’re launching a two-part Blog series! Today, we’re exploring the global contributions made to make this monumental astronomical project happen. noirlab.edu/public/blog/... #astronomy
There are exactly 254 days until the start of a Partial Solar Eclipse over the UK. Will be 90% from my house. Certain countries will see totality. 🔭 🧪
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There are exactly 254 days until the start of a Partial Solar Eclipse over the UK. Will be 90% from my house. Certain countries will see totality. 🔭 🧪
Had horrible weather all day here. Warm though. Knowing my luck I suspect will be a perfect clear sky tomorrow night when I'm at Newcastle's latest match against Tottenham.
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Had horrible weather all day here. Warm though. Knowing my luck I suspect will be a perfect clear sky tomorrow night when I'm at Newcastle's latest match against Tottenham.
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A mission like #Envision takes years of planning and a huge amount of teamwork between scientists and engineers. It's a process we want to share with you through a new series that follows the development of the mission.
Here's a teaser of what's to come 👇
🔭 🧪
Here's a teaser of what's to come 👇
🔭 🧪
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A mission like #Envision takes years of planning and a huge amount of teamwork between scientists and engineers. It's a process we want to share with you through a new series that follows the development of the mission.
Here's a teaser of what's to come 👇
🔭 🧪
Here's a teaser of what's to come 👇
🔭 🧪
Very rare fungus recorded on island for first time. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Very rare fungus recorded in Alderney for first time
A date waxcap, a fungus listed as vulnerable, is discovered by an ecologist in Alderney.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Very rare fungus recorded on island for first time. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Apparently over 160,000 people tried to get a ticket today for Newcastle's League Cup match against Fulham. I was lucky enough to be one of the first 12,000 to get one this morning.
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Apparently over 160,000 people tried to get a ticket today for Newcastle's League Cup match against Fulham. I was lucky enough to be one of the first 12,000 to get one this morning.
The Andromeda Galaxy from last night. 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Andromeda Galaxy from last night. 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Why 2026 will be a year like no other for India's Sun mission. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aditya-L1: Why 2026 will be a year like no other for India’s Sun mission
For the first time Aditya-L1 will be able to watch the Sun in its maximum activity cycle.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Why 2026 will be a year like no other for India's Sun mission. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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⚠️ Last call: Anyone who wants to suggest their favourite planetary science image of the year, you have until tomorrow evening (Dec. 1st).
@jackiebranc.site, @kevinmgill.bsky.social, @stim3on.bsky.social, @andrealuck.bsky.social, @landru79.bsky.social do you have a favourite image from this year?
@jackiebranc.site, @kevinmgill.bsky.social, @stim3on.bsky.social, @andrealuck.bsky.social, @landru79.bsky.social do you have a favourite image from this year?
Hey #planetSci friends, the end of the year is nearing. Does anyone want to help me put together an Image of the Year Bracket?
If you want to propose your favourite planetary science image of 2025, place it below with a link to the source and when it was published.
If you want to propose your favourite planetary science image of 2025, place it below with a link to the source and when it was published.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
⚠️ Last call: Anyone who wants to suggest their favourite planetary science image of the year, you have until tomorrow evening (Dec. 1st).
@jackiebranc.site, @kevinmgill.bsky.social, @stim3on.bsky.social, @andrealuck.bsky.social, @landru79.bsky.social do you have a favourite image from this year?
@jackiebranc.site, @kevinmgill.bsky.social, @stim3on.bsky.social, @andrealuck.bsky.social, @landru79.bsky.social do you have a favourite image from this year?
Fascinating. Must have mistyped "space" once and the others were when I posted article headings. Interesting.
@davidbflower.bsky.social has swears! They've used 3 profanities in their last 6,593 posts.
🥇 "spac" (1 times)
🥈 "suck" (1 times)
🥉 "poo" (1 times)
🥇 "spac" (1 times)
🥈 "suck" (1 times)
🥉 "poo" (1 times)
November 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Fascinating. Must have mistyped "space" once and the others were when I posted article headings. Interesting.
Only 31 days until the end of the year. Hopefully 2026 will be an improvement.
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Only 31 days until the end of the year. Hopefully 2026 will be an improvement.
@profanity.accountant I thought I'd give this a go. Bit of trepidation.
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@profanity.accountant I thought I'd give this a go. Bit of trepidation.
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Too late to the party to catch the breakup of #comet #2025K1ATLAS possibly because i needed shorter exposures to catch the moving multiple nucleus, given the speed this tracks across the sky. Just two pieces in my image. #astro #astronomy 🔭
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Too late to the party to catch the breakup of #comet #2025K1ATLAS possibly because i needed shorter exposures to catch the moving multiple nucleus, given the speed this tracks across the sky. Just two pieces in my image. #astro #astronomy 🔭
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31). 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31). 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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It looked rather nice this afternoon.
November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It looked rather nice this afternoon.
I've started some Andromeda's Galaxy exposures. I'd liked to do a lot but serious rain is being forecast. I'll see how it goes. Freezing tonight. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I've started some Andromeda's Galaxy exposures. I'd liked to do a lot but serious rain is being forecast. I'll see how it goes. Freezing tonight. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography
Waxing Gibbous Moon. 1630UT 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Waxing Gibbous Moon. 1630UT 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Afternoon Moon. 1532UT 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Afternoon Moon. 1532UT 30 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
I am very sad to report that Billy Bonds has died. Brilliant footballer for West Ham United. I saw him play many times in the 1970s.
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I am very sad to report that Billy Bonds has died. Brilliant footballer for West Ham United. I saw him play many times in the 1970s.
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Fantasy sky
#photo #photography #bluesky #thephotohour #nature #landscapephotography #minimal #Joy #skyphotography
#photo #photography #bluesky #thephotohour #nature #landscapephotography #minimal #Joy #skyphotography
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Geminids meteor shower peaks 13-14 December. I'm planning to be up all night on the 13th. Certain to be cloudy but I'll give it a good go. 🔭 🧪
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Geminids meteor shower peaks 13-14 December. I'm planning to be up all night on the 13th. Certain to be cloudy but I'll give it a good go. 🔭 🧪