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Dr Lucy Rogers
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Engineer, author and speaker. Wonder & Curiosity.

PopSci book 'Up - A Scientist's Guide to the Magic Above Us' coming April 2026. #Up #Skying #LookUp Narrowboater. British. www.lucyrogers.com
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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · Aug 13
I am very excited to report that my book is now available for pre-order!!

If you like things that fly – be it aircraft, bugs or birds, then this book is for you!

I am also so delighted with the beautiful cover art by @Rachelhillustrates.bsky.social :)

www.penguin.co.uk/books/461507...
Book cover of "UP" with butterflies, glowworms, bats, condors, a hot air balloon, an aircraft, a kite, stars, clouds and other things that are above us.
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colnz.bsky.social
Reminder for anyone who needs it about Assoc Prof Siouxsie Wiles’ fundraiser - she was there for us through the worst of Covid, let’s return the favour
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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#Aortearoa street furniture. Spot the #Monarch
Utility box painted beautifully in a square spiral pattern sort of thing (sorry!) with a butterfly in one corner.
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Used in an escape room at The Eden Project.
github.com/SteveAmor/ar...
GitHub - SteveAmor/arduinoLock: Arduino combination lock
Arduino combination lock. Contribute to SteveAmor/arduinoLock development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Send me links to all your cool projects using an Arduino Uno pls! (Not a wemos).
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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jenniferschell16.bsky.social
Aurora! Northern lights to the south of us!

#Alaska #Aurora #NorthernLights #Alaskasky
Snowy spruce trees in the foreground. Bright pink aurora filling the sky. Snowy spruce trees in the foreground. Bright pink aurora in the sky on the right. Navy blue sky on right. Snowy spruce trees in the foreground. Bright pink aurora in the sky.
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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lintstorm.bsky.social
IT GOT BETTER

📍Central MN
Vibrant red and green aurora over trees Vibrant red and green aurora over trees Vibrant red and green aurora over trees in a vortex shape Vibrant red and green aurora over trees that looks like an explosion
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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dexanderson.com
Yall.
A bright burst of red and green in the skies Lighter pinkish red in a big fan stretching across the night sky. Pink auroras through some bare tree branches A dark red burst of color in the sky
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
A bright red curtain of light surrounded by green glow rains down from the sky behind the silhouettes of spruce trees A bright red curtain of light surrounded by green glow rains down from the sky behind the silhouettes of spruce trees A bright red curtain of light surrounded by green glow rains down from the sky behind the silhouettes of spruce trees. The light is reflected in the thin layer of ice covering the pond in the foreground.
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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skwinnicki.bsky.social
Found a hole in the clouds in Columbus Ohio just now!

Please do not ask how fast I drove and sprinted to get here
Red and yellow-green aurora lighting up the sky behind a cloud bank and a lake
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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sondy.com
Quote from your friendly neighborhood asteroid scientist.
eos.org Eos @eos.org · 4d
Some asteroids spin smoothly. Others tumble chaotically. Understanding their differences could help us learn more about asteroid history and improve planetary defense measures.
What Tumbling Asteroids Tell Us About Their Innards - Eos
Data from the Gaia space observatory reveal that many slowly spinning asteroids rotate chaotically. A new theory links that chaos to their inner structure and history.
eos.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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jodrellbank.bsky.social
🎧 Did you catch our special anniversary broadcast on BBC Radio 4?

Sharing stories from the BBC archive and beyond, ‘Jodrell Bank at 80’ is a fascinating look at our site’s heritage and legacy!

Listen: https://ow.ly/6a6I50XonAO

#JodrellBank
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Jodrell Bank at 80
Brilliant stories told using archive from the BBC and beyond
ow.ly
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Book Cover of the Day:
Les chauves-souris, clairs-obscurs, Robert Montesquiou-Fézensac, 1892. The cover features a repeating pattern of dark bats and small stars on a light, textured background. This central design is framed by a decorative border of intertwining vines with leaves and purple flowers.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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drjulieb.bsky.social
We’re snail posting, post your snails
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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kristiemarie33.bsky.social
A Sunday morning drive under skies that felt alive 🥰
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Ah, yes. The three genders.

(From, of all things, my Bluetooth headphones' app!)
Selection screen. Options are Male, Female, or Secret.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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poppyleeder.bsky.social
Great to see a new product made from beverage production leftovers (better than the banana skin skirt I wanted to make as a child!)

@richardblackburn.bsky.social at @universityofleeds.bsky.social also mentioned for fibres made from another food processing byproduct
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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grajohnt.bsky.social
#Hackaday #Supercon through the lens of my Googly Eye Camera
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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ashwhiffin.bsky.social
How the creation of a school insect collection project, led to the discovery of Amblycheila cylindriformis in Montana…
bioone.org/journals/the...

Marian Kirst reminds us of the value of being a “filthy generalist” and the importance of building strong local connections.

#ECN2025
Image montage of the tiger beetle and Marian holding one.
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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tracyking.bsky.social
Could not be more excited to receive a proof of the remarkable Up by @drlucyrogers.com - it’s out in April. Get it pre-ordered!
A proof copy of the book Up by Lucy Rogers
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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alomshaha.bsky.social
Science Teachers! If you’re interested in using ”non-fiction November“ to get your students reading a bit more, “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?” is one of the few non-fiction titles on this “Year 10 recommended reading list”. It‘s a book that brings school science together into a coherent story
Year 10 recommended reading list for teens aged 14-15
A selection of exciting reading books including easy reads and more challenging titles for Year 10 pupils in secondary schools aged 14-15.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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dinalab.bsky.social
I wrote a little comic about #opensource hardware and serviceberry foraging!

I'll post all the panels here, but you can also read the whole thing on @archive.org :
dinalab.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?...
title card saying sharing berries and tools. creating gift economies with inspiration from open source movements and Robin Wall Kimmerer
October 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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leeborg.bsky.social
🔋🐝💾Hello! Im lee. I make: zines about electronics, fancy alligator clips, hardware stickers, and custom fidget rings. You may remember me from organizing such conferences as @oshwassociation.bsky.social, @dinacon.bsky.social and more. I run a lil non profit called Radio Snack and am an artist.
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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leeborg.bsky.social
i was wondering if anyone had any specific thoughts on what these capacitors might taste like? wrong answers only.
a drawing of 8 delicious looking capacitors (ceramic, tantalum, polyester, film, electrolytic, silver mica)
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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planet4589.bsky.social
Let's ruin the night sky some more...

www.scientificamerican.com/article/alar...
Giant Mirrors, Orbital Data Centers and Space-Based Advertisements Could Soon Clutter the Night Sky
Reflect Orbital’s plan to deliver “sunlight on demand” using thousands of giant orbital mirrors is just the latest in a growing list of disruptive commercial activities in space
www.scientificamerican.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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atinygreencell.bsky.social
My lab is a quiet storm of dragons.
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM