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 University of Manchester
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Joined June 2014
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Pair of “mock Suns” parhelia.
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Video of eclipse
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#maths0B1 Another running of the unit about to start
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The role of maths in supporting science (red) and engineering (white) and what happens if we remove the maths. @UoM FSE Foundation Year
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#astrtalks #astro #talks Pleased to be invited to give a talk to the Leeds Astronomical Society in November on "The Solar Neighbourhood".
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#meteor #Astrophotography A Perseid meteor, 2025 August 12/13. 6 second exposure ISO800 on f/5. Just right of centre - going from Cepheus to Cygnus. Also a portion of a satellite trail bottom, just left of centre.
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#astrtalks #astro #talks Looking forward to my talk on Monday to @AstronomyIRL on the subject of the solar neighbourhood - a guide to the nearest stars.
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Summer Triangle showing the Milky Way in the Cygnus and Aquila areas. 90 from 100 30 second f/3.5 ISO 200 shots combined with Deep Sky Stacker and processed with Pixinsight.
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Om presenting on behalf of Sushi
Sheffield Astro Soc@Sheffield_Astro20 Jul 2025
Our Monthly Beginners' Evening : 8 pm on Tuesday 22nd July at Ranmoor Parish Centre : S10 3HZ . A melange - 3 different talks plus our regular features, Monthly Notes, Astronews, APODOM. Musical Accompaniment by Sushi. Free refreshments. Opportunity to join on the night.
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Looking forward to this event
Sheffield Astro Soc@Sheffield_Astro20 Jul 2025
Our Monthly Beginners' Evening : 8 pm on Tuesday 22nd July at Ranmoor Parish Centre : S10 3HZ . A melange - 3 different talks plus our regular features, Monthly Notes, Astronews, APODOM. Musical Accompaniment by Sushi. Free refreshments. Opportunity to join on the night.
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Our Monthly Beginners' Evening : 8 pm on Tuesday 22nd July at Ranmoor Parish Centre : S10 3HZ . A melange - 3 different talks plus our regular features, Monthly Notes, Astronews, APODOM. Musical Accompaniment by Sushi. Free refreshments. Opportunity to join on the night.
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The constellation of Libra is in the southern part of the sky during these shorter nights. Here is an image made from around 100, 20second exposures on ISO 200, f/5 and about 30 mm focal length. Also a version with the (interesting) names of some of the stars added.
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#astrtalks #astrotalks #astronomy Pleased an honoured to be asked to give a talk to @AstronomyIRL Astronomy Ireland in August. "The Solar Neighbourhood - a guide to the nearest stars".
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#astrtalks #astronomy #Lincoln I enjoyed my visit to @LincolnAstroSoc to talk about the Solar Neighbourhood. They even managed to put on a Sundog (parhelion).
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#astrtalks #astronomy #talks Looking forward to my visit tonight to the Lincoln Astronomical Society @LincolnAst to talk about "The Solar Neighbourhood - A guide to the nearest stars".
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#Prague #Astro #clock Astronomical Clock in Prague
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#sundials #Prague Armillary sphere and East and West facing sundials (scale shown for east but just the gnomon for west - nothing at all for south) on the tower at Clementinum in Prague. Also East and South facing dials in an adjacent courtyard.
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#maths1m2 My lunch today reminded me of cylindrical polar coordinates. z = k \theta
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3️⃣ wickets with the ball 2️⃣5️⃣* with the bat What a performance from Katherine Fraser 👊 #FollowScotland
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Sheffield Astro Soc@Sheffield_Astro7 Apr 2025
Speaker's Evening. Tuesday 8th April, 8 pm, (Doors 7:30). Ranmoor Parish Centre : S10 3HZ "Particle Physics for astronomers". We are delighted to welcome Dr Julian Onions of the University of Nottingham and @NottinghamAstro. Free refreshments , opportunity to join on the night.
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