NOVA Astro & Earth Science
@nova-earth-astro.bsky.social
Home of the (upcoming) UK theatre show NOVA Astro & Earth.
Presented by astronomer Charlotte Alexandra Fuller FRAS & Earth scientist Dr Ella Gilbert FRMetS
www.nova-astro.co.uk (coming soon)
Presented by astronomer Charlotte Alexandra Fuller FRAS & Earth scientist Dr Ella Gilbert FRMetS
www.nova-astro.co.uk (coming soon)
What's your fave cloud? Mine's a lenticular 😎
Mostly cos they look like UFOs, and also cos they are formed by air flowing over an obstacles 🏔️
This causes invisible waves in the atmosphere like the ripples in a river that are formed by water flowing around a rock.
📸 @drgilbz.bsky.social
Mostly cos they look like UFOs, and also cos they are formed by air flowing over an obstacles 🏔️
This causes invisible waves in the atmosphere like the ripples in a river that are formed by water flowing around a rock.
📸 @drgilbz.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What's your fave cloud? Mine's a lenticular 😎
Mostly cos they look like UFOs, and also cos they are formed by air flowing over an obstacles 🏔️
This causes invisible waves in the atmosphere like the ripples in a river that are formed by water flowing around a rock.
📸 @drgilbz.bsky.social
Mostly cos they look like UFOs, and also cos they are formed by air flowing over an obstacles 🏔️
This causes invisible waves in the atmosphere like the ripples in a river that are formed by water flowing around a rock.
📸 @drgilbz.bsky.social
Did you know - clouds were first classified into 3 broad categories by Luke Howard... in 1802!
🌥️ Cumulus (meaning ‘heap’)
🪶 Cirrus (meaning ‘fibre’)
🌫️ Stratus (meaning ‘layer’)
We still use these categories today!
Image from the Royal Meteorological Society (@rmets.org)
🌥️ Cumulus (meaning ‘heap’)
🪶 Cirrus (meaning ‘fibre’)
🌫️ Stratus (meaning ‘layer’)
We still use these categories today!
Image from the Royal Meteorological Society (@rmets.org)
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Did you know - clouds were first classified into 3 broad categories by Luke Howard... in 1802!
🌥️ Cumulus (meaning ‘heap’)
🪶 Cirrus (meaning ‘fibre’)
🌫️ Stratus (meaning ‘layer’)
We still use these categories today!
Image from the Royal Meteorological Society (@rmets.org)
🌥️ Cumulus (meaning ‘heap’)
🪶 Cirrus (meaning ‘fibre’)
🌫️ Stratus (meaning ‘layer’)
We still use these categories today!
Image from the Royal Meteorological Society (@rmets.org)
At Nova, we love clouds 🌦️
Clouds are one of the most ubiquitous weather features on our planet, but despite that, there's a lot we don't know.
In fact, their physics is so complex that clouds remain the #1 source of uncertainty in our predictions of future climate change.
Image: UK Met Office
Clouds are one of the most ubiquitous weather features on our planet, but despite that, there's a lot we don't know.
In fact, their physics is so complex that clouds remain the #1 source of uncertainty in our predictions of future climate change.
Image: UK Met Office
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
At Nova, we love clouds 🌦️
Clouds are one of the most ubiquitous weather features on our planet, but despite that, there's a lot we don't know.
In fact, their physics is so complex that clouds remain the #1 source of uncertainty in our predictions of future climate change.
Image: UK Met Office
Clouds are one of the most ubiquitous weather features on our planet, but despite that, there's a lot we don't know.
In fact, their physics is so complex that clouds remain the #1 source of uncertainty in our predictions of future climate change.
Image: UK Met Office
Attention dark sky watchers! 🗣️
November has some exciting events in the UK, including the Taurid meteor shower.
The Taurid has two peaks, one which occurred in early October and another on November 12. But you can still catch them this week - just make sure you have a dark sky and clear view! ☄️
November has some exciting events in the UK, including the Taurid meteor shower.
The Taurid has two peaks, one which occurred in early October and another on November 12. But you can still catch them this week - just make sure you have a dark sky and clear view! ☄️
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Attention dark sky watchers! 🗣️
November has some exciting events in the UK, including the Taurid meteor shower.
The Taurid has two peaks, one which occurred in early October and another on November 12. But you can still catch them this week - just make sure you have a dark sky and clear view! ☄️
November has some exciting events in the UK, including the Taurid meteor shower.
The Taurid has two peaks, one which occurred in early October and another on November 12. But you can still catch them this week - just make sure you have a dark sky and clear view! ☄️
The picture that changed everything. In 1968, "Earthrise" allowed us to see our home planet from the outside for the first time.
To quote the photographer, astronaut Bill Anders: "We set out to explore the moon and instead discovered the Earth."
Image: NASA/William Anders
To quote the photographer, astronaut Bill Anders: "We set out to explore the moon and instead discovered the Earth."
Image: NASA/William Anders
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The picture that changed everything. In 1968, "Earthrise" allowed us to see our home planet from the outside for the first time.
To quote the photographer, astronaut Bill Anders: "We set out to explore the moon and instead discovered the Earth."
Image: NASA/William Anders
To quote the photographer, astronaut Bill Anders: "We set out to explore the moon and instead discovered the Earth."
Image: NASA/William Anders
Did you catch the northern lights this week? Sometimes they can be viewed as far south as the UK!
Although they can be hard to see with the naked eye, you can often catch them through your phone camera. Charlotte took the second pic in May 2024 in SE England using just her iPhone.
Although they can be hard to see with the naked eye, you can often catch them through your phone camera. Charlotte took the second pic in May 2024 in SE England using just her iPhone.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Did you catch the northern lights this week? Sometimes they can be viewed as far south as the UK!
Although they can be hard to see with the naked eye, you can often catch them through your phone camera. Charlotte took the second pic in May 2024 in SE England using just her iPhone.
Although they can be hard to see with the naked eye, you can often catch them through your phone camera. Charlotte took the second pic in May 2024 in SE England using just her iPhone.
Hey BSky! We're new.
Nova Astro & Earth is a new live science show about - you guessed it - astro and earth science.
Brought to you by astronomer Charlotte Fuller and climate scientist @drgilbz.bsky.social, we're coming soon to a theatre near you...
Watch this space* 🔭
(*bad puns guaranteed)
Nova Astro & Earth is a new live science show about - you guessed it - astro and earth science.
Brought to you by astronomer Charlotte Fuller and climate scientist @drgilbz.bsky.social, we're coming soon to a theatre near you...
Watch this space* 🔭
(*bad puns guaranteed)
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Hey BSky! We're new.
Nova Astro & Earth is a new live science show about - you guessed it - astro and earth science.
Brought to you by astronomer Charlotte Fuller and climate scientist @drgilbz.bsky.social, we're coming soon to a theatre near you...
Watch this space* 🔭
(*bad puns guaranteed)
Nova Astro & Earth is a new live science show about - you guessed it - astro and earth science.
Brought to you by astronomer Charlotte Fuller and climate scientist @drgilbz.bsky.social, we're coming soon to a theatre near you...
Watch this space* 🔭
(*bad puns guaranteed)