Jason Thompson
@jasonjtt.bsky.social
Biochemist, Doctor Who fan, astronomer, model-maker... these are just some of the nicer terms used to describe me. Co-host of @robotsineyes podcast.
Much better seeing today. That sunspot group looks amazing. My iPhone pointed down the eyepiece of my little Mak can’t do it justice.
They are also visible without magnification if you have any eclipse glasses handy.
Reminder: NEVER look at the sun without the right filters!
They are also visible without magnification if you have any eclipse glasses handy.
Reminder: NEVER look at the sun without the right filters!
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Much better seeing today. That sunspot group looks amazing. My iPhone pointed down the eyepiece of my little Mak can’t do it justice.
They are also visible without magnification if you have any eclipse glasses handy.
Reminder: NEVER look at the sun without the right filters!
They are also visible without magnification if you have any eclipse glasses handy.
Reminder: NEVER look at the sun without the right filters!
Human Spaceflight: 14 Apr 1968. Kosmos 212 is launched. the following day, Kosmos 213 follows it into orbit and it is soon announced that the two craft have made an automated docking. Only almost 20 years later was it revealed this was another uncrewed test of the Soyuz spacecraft.
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Human Spaceflight: 14 Apr 1968. Kosmos 212 is launched. the following day, Kosmos 213 follows it into orbit and it is soon announced that the two craft have made an automated docking. Only almost 20 years later was it revealed this was another uncrewed test of the Soyuz spacecraft.
Once more for those at the back: there is NO WAY to reliably visually identify a trans person without resorting to the kind of invasive personal questions and examinations those who claim to be trying to protect women's rights would object vociferously to if applied in any other context.
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Once more for those at the back: there is NO WAY to reliably visually identify a trans person without resorting to the kind of invasive personal questions and examinations those who claim to be trying to protect women's rights would object vociferously to if applied in any other context.
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SHAME on everyone who has pushed and paid for this. You are not feminists. You are not allies. You KNOWINGLY work with ultra-conservative and far right organisations. SHAME on you.
Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.
Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.
The Women's Institute has been forced into excluding trans women too
"Not doing so would leave us at risk of costly legal challenge and potential regulatory action from the Charity Commission. We have a public duty to ensure our charity is not in breach of the law."
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"Not doing so would leave us at risk of costly legal challenge and potential regulatory action from the Charity Commission. We have a public duty to ensure our charity is not in breach of the law."
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Press Releases
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December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
SHAME on everyone who has pushed and paid for this. You are not feminists. You are not allies. You KNOWINGLY work with ultra-conservative and far right organisations. SHAME on you.
Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.
Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.
Human Spaceflight: 04 Apr 1968. Apollo 6, the second flight of the Saturn V, is launched from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 39. Like Apollo 4, this was an uncrewed test flight of the rocket and spacecraft. Unlike Apollo 4, it didn't go according to plan...
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Human Spaceflight: 04 Apr 1968. Apollo 6, the second flight of the Saturn V, is launched from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 39. Like Apollo 4, this was an uncrewed test flight of the rocket and spacecraft. Unlike Apollo 4, it didn't go according to plan...
Classic stuff from Eric and Ern, back in the ATV years.
On this day in 1963, the Beatles taped their appearance with Morecambe & Wise. The show was broadcast on the 18th of April 1964.
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Classic stuff from Eric and Ern, back in the ATV years.
Pretty rotten seeing but there’s an impressive sunspot group today. Taken with iPhone SE through a 102 Maksutov Cassegrain with Baader solar filter.
Reminder: NEVER look at the sun through binoculars or a telescope without appropriate filters.
Reminder: NEVER look at the sun through binoculars or a telescope without appropriate filters.
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Pretty rotten seeing but there’s an impressive sunspot group today. Taken with iPhone SE through a 102 Maksutov Cassegrain with Baader solar filter.
Reminder: NEVER look at the sun through binoculars or a telescope without appropriate filters.
Reminder: NEVER look at the sun through binoculars or a telescope without appropriate filters.
Human Spaceflight: 27 Mar 1968. Yuri Gagarin, the first man to orbit the Earth, dies in a plane crash during a routine training flight. Prevented from further space flight by the powers that be, he was determined to keep flying. The exact cause of the crash was never determined.
December 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Human Spaceflight: 27 Mar 1968. Yuri Gagarin, the first man to orbit the Earth, dies in a plane crash during a routine training flight. Prevented from further space flight by the powers that be, he was determined to keep flying. The exact cause of the crash was never determined.
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Advent Calendar - Day One | Toby Hadoke
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December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
One of the episodes discussed on the latest podcast is a real highlight of the series. The other... not so much.
✨New Episode!✨
Back to the realm of Dungeons and Dragons for one episode with a nauseating premise and ending, and another that is a high point in the series. Will Venger be veritably vanquished?
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Back to the realm of Dungeons and Dragons for one episode with a nauseating premise and ending, and another that is a high point in the series. Will Venger be veritably vanquished?
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D&D - She Provided No Useful Information Whatsoever
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December 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
One of the episodes discussed on the latest podcast is a real highlight of the series. The other... not so much.
Human Spaceflight: 02 Mar 1968. The Soviet union launches Zond 4, an uncrewed vehicle based on Soyuz, on a deep space test flight with an apogee of 300,000km. Although the flight was considered successful, a problem with re-entry led to the automatic destruction of the craft.
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Human Spaceflight: 02 Mar 1968. The Soviet union launches Zond 4, an uncrewed vehicle based on Soyuz, on a deep space test flight with an apogee of 300,000km. Although the flight was considered successful, a problem with re-entry led to the automatic destruction of the craft.
Human Spaceflight: 22 Jan 1968. Apollo 5 launches the first Apollo Lunar Module, LM-1, into orbit in an uncrewed test of the vehicle that would land humans on the Moon. A Saturn IB rocket launched the LM, and carried a simple nosecone as the Apollo spacecraft was not part of the flight plan.
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Human Spaceflight: 22 Jan 1968. Apollo 5 launches the first Apollo Lunar Module, LM-1, into orbit in an uncrewed test of the vehicle that would land humans on the Moon. A Saturn IB rocket launched the LM, and carried a simple nosecone as the Apollo spacecraft was not part of the flight plan.
Human Spaceflight: 07 Jan 1968. OK, not really related but as the others have had a mention, the final Surveyor probe is launched, landing near Tycho crater a few days later. This wasn't in support of Apollo but purely to get a probe on the lunar highlands to examine a different sort of terrain.
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Human Spaceflight: 07 Jan 1968. OK, not really related but as the others have had a mention, the final Surveyor probe is launched, landing near Tycho crater a few days later. This wasn't in support of Apollo but purely to get a probe on the lunar highlands to examine a different sort of terrain.
Human Spaceflight: 09 Nov 1967. A huge milestone for the Apollo programme as the colossal Saturn V rocket is launched for the first time. Designated Apollo 4, this was an all-up test of the massive, 3-stage launch vehicle that would hopefully send astronauts to the Moon before the end of the decade.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Human Spaceflight: 09 Nov 1967. A huge milestone for the Apollo programme as the colossal Saturn V rocket is launched for the first time. Designated Apollo 4, this was an all-up test of the massive, 3-stage launch vehicle that would hopefully send astronauts to the Moon before the end of the decade.
Human Spaceflight: 07 Nov 1967. Surveyor 6 makes a successful lunar landing, sending back nearly 30,000 images from its TV cameras and conducting various experiments on the surface regolith. This was the final Surveyor mission intended to support the upcoming Apollo missions.
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Human Spaceflight: 07 Nov 1967. Surveyor 6 makes a successful lunar landing, sending back nearly 30,000 images from its TV cameras and conducting various experiments on the surface regolith. This was the final Surveyor mission intended to support the upcoming Apollo missions.
Human Spaceflight: 30 Oct 1967. 3 days after the launch of Kosmos 186, a second uncrewed Soyuz, this time designated Kosmos 188, was launched. Barely an hour later, these two spacecraft completed a totally automated rendezvous and docking, the first time such a thing had been done without a pilot!
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Human Spaceflight: 30 Oct 1967. 3 days after the launch of Kosmos 186, a second uncrewed Soyuz, this time designated Kosmos 188, was launched. Barely an hour later, these two spacecraft completed a totally automated rendezvous and docking, the first time such a thing had been done without a pilot!
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✨New Episode!✨
Paul Monk returns to the podcast to look over a Hanna-Barbera classic that brings together many favourite characters from other series, and some that are definitely not supposed to be characters they couldn't get the rights to, oh no....
open.spotify.com/episode/4xiy...
Paul Monk returns to the podcast to look over a Hanna-Barbera classic that brings together many favourite characters from other series, and some that are definitely not supposed to be characters they couldn't get the rights to, oh no....
open.spotify.com/episode/4xiy...
Laff-a-lympics - I Was This Close To Plotting It Out On Google Maps
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November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
✨New Episode!✨
Paul Monk returns to the podcast to look over a Hanna-Barbera classic that brings together many favourite characters from other series, and some that are definitely not supposed to be characters they couldn't get the rights to, oh no....
open.spotify.com/episode/4xiy...
Paul Monk returns to the podcast to look over a Hanna-Barbera classic that brings together many favourite characters from other series, and some that are definitely not supposed to be characters they couldn't get the rights to, oh no....
open.spotify.com/episode/4xiy...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Today's 'Victor Meldrew' moment: Seeing yet another social media post about how 'people are only today learning how such-and-such really happened'. There are ALWAYS people learning things for the first time today, tomorrow or any given day. Today's example involves learning where the Titanic sank.
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Today's 'Victor Meldrew' moment: Seeing yet another social media post about how 'people are only today learning how such-and-such really happened'. There are ALWAYS people learning things for the first time today, tomorrow or any given day. Today's example involves learning where the Titanic sank.
Human Spaceflight: 27 Oct 1967. The Soviets launch what is officially designated Kosmos 186. This turns out to be an uncrewed Soyuz launch, with a spacecraft modified after the disaster of Soyuz 1. This time it enters orbit and deploys its solar panels correctly.
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Human Spaceflight: 27 Oct 1967. The Soviets launch what is officially designated Kosmos 186. This turns out to be an uncrewed Soyuz launch, with a spacecraft modified after the disaster of Soyuz 1. This time it enters orbit and deploys its solar panels correctly.
62 years since millions of UK viewers first heard two of the most iconic sounds in TV history: that theme tune and the TARDIS. For a show that was at one point only guaranteed a 13-week run it's not done too badly! At this point I cannot imagine what my life would have been like without it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
62 years since millions of UK viewers first heard two of the most iconic sounds in TV history: that theme tune and the TARDIS. For a show that was at one point only guaranteed a 13-week run it's not done too badly! At this point I cannot imagine what my life would have been like without it.
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Happy Doctor Who.
The third part of my missing episodes podcast will drop at midday. There’s a lot of it :)
AND it’s got Russell T Davies’ choices.
The third part of my missing episodes podcast will drop at midday. There’s a lot of it :)
AND it’s got Russell T Davies’ choices.
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Happy Doctor Who.
The third part of my missing episodes podcast will drop at midday. There’s a lot of it :)
AND it’s got Russell T Davies’ choices.
The third part of my missing episodes podcast will drop at midday. There’s a lot of it :)
AND it’s got Russell T Davies’ choices.
Human Spaceflight: 08 Sep 1967. Exploration of the lunar surface by probes continues as Surveyor 5 is launched on this day, successfully landing in the Sea of Tranquility a few days later. Apollo 11 would land just a few miles from Surveyor 5. Almost 20,000 images were returned.
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Human Spaceflight: 08 Sep 1967. Exploration of the lunar surface by probes continues as Surveyor 5 is launched on this day, successfully landing in the Sea of Tranquility a few days later. Apollo 11 would land just a few miles from Surveyor 5. Almost 20,000 images were returned.
How many more times? There is NO reliable way to identify a trans person by appearance, and NO sensitive way to question any person about if they have a cock or not (which is what it boils down to). This will harm anyone who does not conform to gender stereotypes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
How many more times? There is NO reliable way to identify a trans person by appearance, and NO sensitive way to question any person about if they have a cock or not (which is what it boils down to). This will harm anyone who does not conform to gender stereotypes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...