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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭

@dannydenfisch.bsky.social

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I do IT 'stuff', teach people to fly🛩️, run🏃‍♂️ & write✍️. Love physics, space 🚀& dinosaurs🦖. Author of #InsidetheCyclone. Guitar 🎸tech @alicelilymusic 🐸 #girldad http://danroachauthor.co.uk/

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Oct 21

Incoming comet post!

Finally had some clear skies this evening and I got to play with my Seestar properly. Not done any post processing/playing around with these yet, just straight off the scope.

I'm super super happy! 🔭

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 2d

I showed someone the photo who said “I’ve seen that one before” until I pointed out I’d only just taken it, and there is in fact, only 1 moon so it would look similar 😂

Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 4d

Gorgeous colours tonight when low down near the horizon.

Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 4d

Hello Luna! 🧪 🔭

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 5d

If you fancy a story that involves equal parts adventure, challenge and humour then check out my book, Inside the Cyclone - its only £6.99 in paperback or an absolute steal at £1.99 on Kindle...

#indieauthor #writer #adventure #flying #primeday #Deal #booksky 💙📚

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Inside the Cyclone: A story of ups and downs...: Amazon.co.uk: Roach, Dan: 9798669878115: Books

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 5d

If you can't see it, you can't be it. How mentors and inspirational people have helped me in all areas of my life.

Finding Inspiration: The Key to Unlocking Your Potential?

If you can't see it, you can't be it. How mentors and inspirational people have helped me in all areas of my life.

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 5d

Wow, I’ve actually had some ideas for writing today! It’s been about 10 months…

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 6d

Aaaannnd this years @openuniversity.bsky.social study begins. I'm studying SXPS288 this year which is the remote experiments in physics and space level 2 module and I can't wait to get stuck in.

Screenshot of the OU website showing the homepage for the module I will be studying

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Vicky Paints Space @vickypaintsspace.bsky.social · 6d

The store is open to everyone! 🥰

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The Milky Way over Lining Crag print framed on the left, the print in the dark showing the glow paint on the right.

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 6d

For anyone who is on the fence. I’ve ordered @vickypaintsspace.bsky.social art before and it’s amazing quality and beautiful to look at. If you want something unique for that art lover or space nut (or both) in your life, check out the limited run print for sale below. 🧪 🔭

Vicky Paints Space @vickypaintsspace.bsky.social · 6d

LESS THAN TWO HOURS TO GO FOR EMAIL ACCESS!!!
AHHHHH!!!

I've just framed one to see what it looks like and omg. I might go get another print just for me, I freakin' LOVE them!!😍😍😍😍

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A collage of pictures of my glow in the dark Milky Way prints.

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 6d

It’ll be a nice piece to go with my cats eye nebula!

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 6d

I can’t wait to get it!

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Vicky Paints Space @vickypaintsspace.bsky.social · 6d

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 6d

Ordered mine, I’ve been waiting for this one for a while! Can’t wait to see it on my wall 😊

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 17d

Best news I've seen for a while!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Artemis II: Nasa plans crewed Moon mission for February

The mission around the Moon will pave the way for a lunar landing as soon as 2027.

www.bbc.co.uk

Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 24d

Yes! But I want it on a spaceship too 😉

Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · 24d

Sometimes I'm such a geek...

You can sign up to #NASA to have your name onboard the next Artemis Mission around the Moon at www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...

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A virtual boarding pass for the Artemis Moon mission with QR code on the left and name and mission patch on the right. All in blue.

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The Planetary Society @planetarysociety.bsky.social · Sep 10

BREAKING NEWS: NASA has found a potential sign of past life on Mars. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year - NASA

A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Sep 1

Good to know, thanks, I wasn't sure if it was bright enough. I'll be having a go myself now the longer nights are arriving!

Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Aug 31

Has anyone tried to snap 31/Atlas with a Seestar s50 yet? Asking for a friend… 🧪 🔭

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Aug 15

🤣 🤣 🤣 I literally don’t know what to say…

João Calhau @astrocalhau.bsky.social · Aug 15

I just threw up a bit in my mouth.

Nosferatu RBMK 🦇 @comraderobot.bsky.social · Aug 15

repost to instantly kill an astronomer

Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Aug 11

Sadly I could see him doing just that! 🤣 🤣 🤣

Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Aug 10

Fair one. Roofs are expensive to repair, but the good news is that the chances are much higher, mathematically, that any meteors will come down somewhere other than your roof…

Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Aug 10

Yeah but it would be very exciting as well to think you might wake up and find space rocks in your garden! 🤷‍♂️

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Aug 10

Pretty spectacular footage of the Meteor, on its way to becoming the McDonough meteorite, from various dash cams here 🧪 🔭 ☄️

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say

Scientists who analysed fragments that crashed into a roof in Georgia, US, say it likely formed 4.56 billion years ago.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dan Roach 🛩️ FRAS 🔭 @dannydenfisch.bsky.social · Aug 10

Beautiful wasn’t it? 😊