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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 4h

Miserable in low cloud/mist here in #Edinburgh right now, but better (with sun) is promised later this morning and even better this afternoon!

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 19h

Good to have some 868 MHz nodes too. Quite a few 868 nodes in the central belt.

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 23h

Sunset and the clouds rolling over the #PentlandHills in South #Edinburgh on Saturday evening.

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EUMETSAT Users @eumetsat-users.bsky.social · 3d

EARS software maintenance on the Svalbard and Lannion stations 13-15 Oct, risk of interruption, see full details user.eumetsat.int/news-events/... #remotesensing

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 3d

Visible in #Edinburgh but not quite as strong as I expected. Thinking about all the folk affected.

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 3d

Look what you can do by combining the sensor channels with a good understanding of the microphysics. Superb data interpretation!

EUMETSAT @eumetsat.int · 3d

More fresh new images from METimage!

The Severe Storms RGB helps spot dangerous thunderstorms fast by showing what’s happening at the tops of clouds. It combines data on moisture, light, & heat to reveal where tall, icy storm clouds are building - a sign of hail, strong winds, & lightning ahead.

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 3d

Indeed, and it looks like good timing!

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 3d

Something exciting planned?

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, Joe. As interesting and fascinating as ever!

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EUMETSAT Users @eumetsat-users.bsky.social · 5d

Antenna maintenance for the EUMETCast Europe service tomorrow, risk of interruption, see full details
user.eumetsat.int/news-events/... #remotesensing

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EUMETSAT Users @eumetsat-users.bsky.social · 6d

Monthly RSS break, tomorrow-9 Oct 2025, Meteosat-11 Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) will be suspended, no gap filling
bit.ly/3O1YBYy

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 10d

It seems to happen at every Linux update - tiresome, putting it politely!

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 12d

I hope they have more success in migrating Excel Macros that I did. Can’t even take an image of a graph and save it. Just me?

David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 12d

M 6.9 #earthquake 11 km ESE of Calape, #Philippines - over 11000 km away - as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. #USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

M 6.9 #earthquake 11 km ESE of Calape, Philippines - over 11000 km away - as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. #USGS details: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000rdrz/executive

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 15d

BBC Radio 3 are having their own celebration too - a rail journey from Inverness to King’s Cross.

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 16d

Strange fault today. #Denon “receiver” caused a Wi-Fi to LAN adaptor to stop working. Fault-finding took much longer than it should have done, but eventually powering down the Denon box, waiting five minutes, and powering back up fixed the issue. Hope I remember this for next time!

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 18d

You did quite a good job!

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 19d

I’d expected a faster result too, although my experience was hospital based, so perhaps stronger antibiotics?

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 19d

I have the TwoNav Terra, which was on offer from the Met Office. Probably more than you want or need. I’ve also played with the LoRa device - Wio tracker L1 Pro - but not found it too reliable except in pure outdoor use. Cheaper, though!

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John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · 20d

On the issue of Pres Trump allegation that paracetamol can cause autism, it’s worth noting that, as the Health Secretary Wes Streeting says, a major study carried out last year in Sweden, involving 2.4 million children, didn’t support this suggestion.

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 20d

Those caveats have been included in the news broadcasts I have heard, but yes, there is too much news which may be less relevant to the majority of a UK audience.

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 20d

Winter constellations starting to show now. #Orion #Sirius from #Edinburgh just before 05:00 UTC this morning. #Pixel10Pro phone camera, 6 second exposure, pressed against the window frame for support.

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 20d

Should soon be shifted, I hope.

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 22d

Already joined. Helpful that folks like your good self provide some publicity here!

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David Taylor @gm8arv.bsky.social · 22d

Looks interesting - I’ll give it a try. Thanks for posting - are they on BlueSky?

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