@Ratrin

Astronomy & philately Writer and Star Diary podcast presenter @skyatnightmag Member of EAS & ASSS

 Cardiff, South Wales
Joined May 2009
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Get the week’s stargazing highlights in our weekly Star Diary podcast - out now! – Catch the Hamburger Galaxy in the Leo Triplet. – Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appears in the sky. – The Moon passes in front of a globular cluster. link.chtbl.com/N2CIoHgi
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Thanks to Stuart Atkinson for braving the chilly April nights to capture these images of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)! skyatnightmagazine.com/astro…

I've been photographing Comet C/2023 A3. This is what I found | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

I headed out on 17 April to photograph Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) and can cautiously say the comet is showing encouraging signs.

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Katrin FRAS FRGS retweeted
Dani Robertson@DaniDarkSkies23 Mar 2024
Kids are absolutely hilarious. Me (to group of kids): ‘Can anyone see the Man in the Moon?’ Kid (6yo): ‘See him? I know him. Lives in Penygroes. Nice boy.’ So there you have it. The Man in the Moon apparently has relocated to Penygroes 😂🌝🌙
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I'm really excited to reveal that myself @Ratrin have taken over as co-hosts of #StarDiary #podcast! My first show was published this morning. You can listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vvgjA… Or on the @skyatnightmag website: skyatnightmagazine.com/podca…
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Tonight @ 6.30pm Join Katrin Raynor-Evans for Welsh Dark Skies Week to find out how we have celebrated astronomy & space on stamps including comets, man on the moon & solar eclipses. Free, book here:bit.ly/3uNalWd @Ratrin @bbcradiowales @BBCStargazing
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Our next public lecture on 18 Jan explores astronomy & space through philately. @Ratrin, astronomer and RAS Fellow, will take us on an out of this world journey looking at a selection of space themed stamps! Learn more & get your free tickets 👇 ras.ac.uk/events-and-meeting…
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A truly stellar line-up for our final #spacebar of the year TOMORROW (thursday) night. It's a golden, hexagonal, $10B JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE special! Come armed with questions and a mince pie. And booze. (please RT if you're feeling generous) #jwst #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope
AstroAgency@theAstroAgency14 Dec 2021
Join co-hosts @dallascampbell & @SuzieImberSpace this Thursday at 7pm GMT for a #SpaceBar49 James Webb Space Telescope special 🌟🔭 You can join or simply listen in to the panels hosted by our guest speakers! Sign up here: bit.ly/3lqixWQ #SpaceFromHome #JWST
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Katrin FRAS FRGS retweeted
BBC Radio Wales
@BBCRadioWales24 Nov 2021
Here's a seed of an idea.... why don't you tune into Country Focus ? Coming up on bbc.co.uk/radiowales at 6.30 this evening @carolineevans10 @JulieJamesMS @Stumpupfortrees @FUWPress @PaulineGSmith @Ratrin @DanERouse @CelticWildflow1
Shore Dock seeds

ALT Shore Dock seeds

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Find more about Meteo-philately - collection and study of stamps - and the diverse range of topics it covers including satellites, the Ozone layer, climate, weather, meteorologists, climatologists and space weather in this #theWeatherClub article: theweatherclub.org.uk/node/6… @Ratrin
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The APS is proud to have Patrick Maselis, RDP, FRPSL, MPE as a guest on #StampChat, 6.16.20 @ 9AM EDT: registration is required, click the story to register.Mail from the Belgian Congo, presented on Stamp Chat with Patrick Maselis stamps.org/news/c/news/cat/s…
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The story behind a collector’s quest for a Cape Kennedy postmark. bit.ly/3cNsSFE #LinnsStampNews #USStampNotes
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Finding today hard in that I feel there’s nothing much to look forward to/get excited about then I realised that if this isn’t the biggest lesson in appreciating the here and now then I don’t know what is.
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A taste of the night sky in and around #Orion taken with guests. @TheGaryFildes @JohnBarentine @NightLights_AM @jamieacarter @carolvorders @ruthwignall @BluestoneWales @BreconBeaconsNP @VisitBeacons @NightSkyObs @skyatnightmag @visitwales @alynwallace darkskywalestrainingservices… – at Porth, Wales
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Get Sleeping@Get_Sleeping3 Jan 2020
This is the year @PeoplesAstro will be attempting to break the world record for the longest lecture. He’s doing it to raise loads for @barnardos and it would mean so much if you would donate a few pennies and RT.. pls pls, anything greatly appreciated justgiving.com/fundraising/M…
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2020 is @RoyalAstroSoc's 200th anniversary and to celebrate our bicentenary, we'll be posting a series of facts and trivia over the course of the year! Follow the hashtag #bicentrivia for behind the scenes at the RAS, guest posts from our Fellows and historical trivia ✨📜📚
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The pack includes 6 stamps, miniature sheet and an illustrated biography of #QueenVictoria. RT for a chance to WIN. - To enter you must: be 18+, UK resident, follow this page & retweet between 8 am & 8 pm on 16 Dec 2019 inclusive. 1 prize. Full T&Cs apply: royalmail.com/stampscompetit…
Christmas Stamps Competition 2019 - Queen Victoria Bicentenary Presentation Pack

ALT Christmas Stamps Competition 2019 - Queen Victoria Bicentenary Presentation Pack

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Katrin FRAS FRGS retweeted
Mark Thompson@Astronomer_Mark15 Dec 2019
On @BBCRadio2 at about 08:20 talking about the #Christmas Star and my #WorldRecord attempt. Do tune in, will be fun
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Mark Thompson@Astronomer_Mark11 Nov 2019
When I attempt to break the @GWR next year for the longest lecture I will speak for over 140 hours, around 1 million words! It will be like reading the whole Harry Potter series all in one go! Follow my progress at @GwrLecture and pls give generously justgiving.com/fundraising/m…

Mark's World Record Longest Marathon Lecture Attempt

Help Mark Thompson raise money to support Barnardo's

justgiving.com
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Nicholas Booth@Thievesbook21 Oct 2019
Replying to @drdwhitehouse
@dr_david_w @ScienceNelson @marcuschown @DavidBflower @Jenny_Radcliffe @dsquareddigest @mars_stu @Ratrin @People_Of_Space @timmermansr @ReadMoreScience @GabriellBirchak Delighted to be able to announce it at last! #Mars #RedPlanet
Nicholas Booth@Thievesbook21 Oct 2019
Finally, the news I have been wanting to share. Working with the superb @howellspace on a book which will appear next year. The greatest detective story of all time: the search for life on Mars skyhorsepublishing.com/97819… Out next summer: amazon.com/s?k=9781950691395…
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Costain Group@CostainGroup25 Mar 2019
Congratulations to Caroline Raynor and Amy Kwok from CSjv who are finalists at the 2019 #WICEAwards #WomenInEngineering #costainpeople #improvingpeopleslives @SkanskaUKplc
WICE Awards@WICEAwards24 Mar 2019
Meet the 2019 Contractor finalists. @CostainGroup @ferrovial @jmurphyandsons @balfourbeatty @JGLimited @WatesGroup @TfL #WICEA #WICEAwards #WomenlnConstruction #WomenInEngineering #WICEA see all the finalists here lnkd.in/gwi_WJe
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