Mark Thompson
@astronomer-mark.bsky.social
Broadcaster & Author exploring STEM through TV, radio, theatre & books | BBC Stargazing Live | Hon Doc from @UEA | Fascinated by sleep | [email protected]
March 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Lovely montage Pete
This morning's early Lunar Eclipse before it disappeared below my visible horizon. Nearly got to about 50% at 05.40 @stormhour.bsky.social @photohour.bsky.social #astronomy #astrophotography #LunarEclipse #WormMoon #BloodMoon
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Lovely montage Pete
Great shot Andy
Upside of the cats waking me up at 5 am: I got a glimpse of this morning's partial lunar eclipse before the clouds descended!
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Great shot Andy
Hey all, I’m giving a lecture at the Norwich Science Festifal on Sat 22 Feb ‘The Greatest Astronomical Discoveries’ norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/the...
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February 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hey all, I’m giving a lecture at the Norwich Science Festifal on Sat 22 Feb ‘The Greatest Astronomical Discoveries’ norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/the...
Wet and cold but happy to be on way to #Cardiff to talk to Nikki Bedi and Huw Stephen’s on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live prog; 9am -10am. Pls do join us
February 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Wet and cold but happy to be on way to #Cardiff to talk to Nikki Bedi and Huw Stephen’s on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live prog; 9am -10am. Pls do join us
BIG NEWS space fans & business buffs; guests are being booked in for recording of the pilot series of #CosmicCommerce and recording starts next week.. woohoooo
February 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
BIG NEWS space fans & business buffs; guests are being booked in for recording of the pilot series of #CosmicCommerce and recording starts next week.. woohoooo
Stunning Moon halo this eve, Jupiter just to left
February 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Stunning Moon halo this eve, Jupiter just to left
Humans can multi-tasking! True or false? What d’ya think?
January 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Humans can multi-tasking! True or false? What d’ya think?
World Sleep Day takes place 14 March.. anyone got any sleep awareness events planned?
January 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM
World Sleep Day takes place 14 March.. anyone got any sleep awareness events planned?
The magic of live TV… impromptu piece about Solar Parker Probe while visiting family away from home with none of my kit!! #AlwaysBeReady #Improv
December 28, 2024 at 7:49 AM
The magic of live TV… impromptu piece about Solar Parker Probe while visiting family away from home with none of my kit!! #AlwaysBeReady #Improv
New podcast for 2025., quite excited about this cosmiccommerce.libsyn.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:32 AM
New podcast for 2025., quite excited about this cosmiccommerce.libsyn.com
Day2 question for the #SpaceAdventQuiz was from @dallascampbell #2021Throwback
December 2, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Day2 question for the #SpaceAdventQuiz was from @dallascampbell #2021Throwback
Wow back in 2021 I ran the #Reach4AStar celeb advent calendar quiz.. will re run this Dec. First up for Day1 was a question from @reallorraine #SpaceAdventQuiz
December 2, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Wow back in 2021 I ran the #Reach4AStar celeb advent calendar quiz.. will re run this Dec. First up for Day1 was a question from @reallorraine #SpaceAdventQuiz
Beautiful sky this eve… handheld pic using mobile phone. Not half bad this!! Can you spot Jupiter ?
November 29, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Beautiful sky this eve… handheld pic using mobile phone. Not half bad this!! Can you spot Jupiter ?
That bright red ‘star’ to right of Moon this eve is Mars. They look close but Mars is 103 million km further away and its light takes 7 mins longer to get to us #UK #PleaseShare #GetStargazing
November 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM
That bright red ‘star’ to right of Moon this eve is Mars. They look close but Mars is 103 million km further away and its light takes 7 mins longer to get to us #UK #PleaseShare #GetStargazing
A few years ago I created a festive space advent calendar quiz with questions from loads of my chums.. who fancies me re-running that again this year ?
November 20, 2024 at 2:14 PM
A few years ago I created a festive space advent calendar quiz with questions from loads of my chums.. who fancies me re-running that again this year ?
Always worth tuning in to this ace podcast
🎧 Ep 212 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:
🤩 @emmayhnell.bsky.social myth busts neuroscience inc AI, bears & pumpkin spice
⚛️ @jamiebgall.co.uk talks elements esp atoms & do chemists lie to us?!
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🤩 @emmayhnell.bsky.social myth busts neuroscience inc AI, bears & pumpkin spice
⚛️ @jamiebgall.co.uk talks elements esp atoms & do chemists lie to us?!
📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Always worth tuning in to this ace podcast
Reposted by Mark Thompson
Tonight's waning Moon. 80% lit and trying to burst through the clouds. If you have a clear sky you can see, to the left, the Gemini twins, Castor and Pollux #astronomy #astrophotography #MoonHour
November 19, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Tonight's waning Moon. 80% lit and trying to burst through the clouds. If you have a clear sky you can see, to the left, the Gemini twins, Castor and Pollux #astronomy #astrophotography #MoonHour
Nice image
Brilliant Venus shining in the twilight last night. #astrophotography
November 19, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Nice image
Who else is new here ?
November 19, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Who else is new here ?
Who here has deleted their X account?
November 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Who here has deleted their X account?
