Bob Watson
@bobwatson.icu
Scientist using Planck, Quijote, eMERLIN, and help build SKA region centres
Reposted by Bob Watson
Published in #RASTI RAS Techniques & instruments: "RHINO: a large horn antenna for detecting the 21 cm global signal", Bull et al. This is Fig. 1: to read the paper please visit academic.oup.com/rasti/articl... @oxfordacademic.bsky.social @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Published in #RASTI RAS Techniques & instruments: "RHINO: a large horn antenna for detecting the 21 cm global signal", Bull et al. This is Fig. 1: to read the paper please visit academic.oup.com/rasti/articl... @oxfordacademic.bsky.social @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
What! An osmotic power plant to run a desalination plant?? Is it April first?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
August 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What! An osmotic power plant to run a desalination plant?? Is it April first?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Had to replace that noisy fan with a nice quiet Noctua one
August 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Had to replace that noisy fan with a nice quiet Noctua one
@maggief.bsky.social Happy Birthday Mags! Doing anything special?
August 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@maggief.bsky.social Happy Birthday Mags! Doing anything special?
Okay back on air!
And there's about 1000 more Starlinks
And there's about 1000 more Starlinks
August 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Okay back on air!
And there's about 1000 more Starlinks
And there's about 1000 more Starlinks
Before and work in progress
August 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Before and work in progress
I've been neglecting my babies. Found something sweet in the overgrowth
August 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I've been neglecting my babies. Found something sweet in the overgrowth
In Catania and Etna is starting to act up
June 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In Catania and Etna is starting to act up
Hazy partial eclipse by hand
March 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Hazy partial eclipse by hand
Wordle 1,324 3/6
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February 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Wordle 1,324 3/6
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Oh my god! Twitter is just awful now.
Finally left
Finally left
January 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oh my god! Twitter is just awful now.
Finally left
Finally left
I use computers to fill up disk space
December 31, 2024 at 2:08 PM
I use computers to fill up disk space
Son got me a Bambu 3D printer, so of course I built a Raspberry Pi K8S cluster into a kitchen utensil holder using it.
December 30, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Son got me a Bambu 3D printer, so of course I built a Raspberry Pi K8S cluster into a kitchen utensil holder using it.
Wine for Christmas lunch sorted
December 25, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Wine for Christmas lunch sorted
Nice day at the SKAO HQ for a SRCnet meeting, but did get roped in to do a tour of the Jodrell Observatory
December 3, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Nice day at the SKAO HQ for a SRCnet meeting, but did get roped in to do a tour of the Jodrell Observatory
I think I have an idea for the innovation sprint!
November 28, 2024 at 12:21 PM
I think I have an idea for the innovation sprint!
I have a new toy to play with
November 19, 2024 at 12:34 PM
I have a new toy to play with
Is it me or has BlueSky slowed down a lot?
November 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Is it me or has BlueSky slowed down a lot?
Heard fuss outside, seems next door's cute new kitten was exploring our patio. It was inside my Starlink monitor sniffing the LNB. Sorry I wasn't quick enough with the mobile camera.
It was seriously cute, but here is the record of the RFI Cat
It was seriously cute, but here is the record of the RFI Cat
November 14, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Heard fuss outside, seems next door's cute new kitten was exploring our patio. It was inside my Starlink monitor sniffing the LNB. Sorry I wasn't quick enough with the mobile camera.
It was seriously cute, but here is the record of the RFI Cat
It was seriously cute, but here is the record of the RFI Cat
How I arrived in Bluesky...
November 12, 2024 at 5:37 PM
How I arrived in Bluesky...
It's over, Bluebird Is Dead! Alright, I'm Leaving You for Mr. Blue Sky
November 12, 2024 at 3:23 PM
It's over, Bluebird Is Dead! Alright, I'm Leaving You for Mr. Blue Sky
Finally got the the little blighter, through the little gap in the bathroom window
Pity the sky is bright with hazy cloud
Pity the sky is bright with hazy cloud
October 22, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Finally got the the little blighter, through the little gap in the bathroom window
Pity the sky is bright with hazy cloud
Pity the sky is bright with hazy cloud
No luck looking for the comet. Sky mostly clear, but bright
October 12, 2024 at 5:32 PM
No luck looking for the comet. Sky mostly clear, but bright