Keiþ Fowler 🔭
@ichewporridge.bsky.social
I’m hoping my sense of humour makes it into beta testing soon.
I do a bit of astronomy when not fiddling with software for a living.
I do a bit of astronomy when not fiddling with software for a living.
I’m waiting for Venezuela to be renamed Trumpland.
Hopes for a nothing-dramatic 2026 have faded fast.
Hopes for a nothing-dramatic 2026 have faded fast.
January 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
I’m waiting for Venezuela to be renamed Trumpland.
Hopes for a nothing-dramatic 2026 have faded fast.
Hopes for a nothing-dramatic 2026 have faded fast.
Happy arbitrarily chosen point in the Earth’s orbit around the Sun Day’s Eve
December 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happy arbitrarily chosen point in the Earth’s orbit around the Sun Day’s Eve
Cloudy open evening at the observatory, discussing the planets in the solar system with a super well-informed schoolgirl.
“Do you know what else these planets have in common?” “No.” “You can’t see them at all through this amount of cloud.”
“Do you know what else these planets have in common?” “No.” “You can’t see them at all through this amount of cloud.”
December 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Cloudy open evening at the observatory, discussing the planets in the solar system with a super well-informed schoolgirl.
“Do you know what else these planets have in common?” “No.” “You can’t see them at all through this amount of cloud.”
“Do you know what else these planets have in common?” “No.” “You can’t see them at all through this amount of cloud.”
2026 feels like a good year for curiosity, creativity, kindness and humour.
Division and outrage have had a long run. Maybe we give them a rest.
#2026 #hope
Division and outrage have had a long run. Maybe we give them a rest.
#2026 #hope
December 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
2026 feels like a good year for curiosity, creativity, kindness and humour.
Division and outrage have had a long run. Maybe we give them a rest.
#2026 #hope
Division and outrage have had a long run. Maybe we give them a rest.
#2026 #hope
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and sending lots of love, especially to those who feel like things are getting worse, that they aren't wanted, that they are just the punching bags of society. You are amazing. You may not see them right now, but there are people all around who care. Hold in there.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and sending lots of love, especially to those who feel like things are getting worse, that they aren't wanted, that they are just the punching bags of society. You are amazing. You may not see them right now, but there are people all around who care. Hold in there.
To all my friends, have a happy Yule, and I hope the elder god Delia will bring you a huge log.
#merryChristmas #bollocks
#merryChristmas #bollocks
December 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
To all my friends, have a happy Yule, and I hope the elder god Delia will bring you a huge log.
#merryChristmas #bollocks
#merryChristmas #bollocks
The world is weird. Why wait until Christmas or birthdays to buy loved ones presents? They’re loved ones; treat them whenever you can.
Why have a “season of goodwill?” Just be kind to people all the time. Bollocks.
Why have a “season of goodwill?” Just be kind to people all the time. Bollocks.
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The world is weird. Why wait until Christmas or birthdays to buy loved ones presents? They’re loved ones; treat them whenever you can.
Why have a “season of goodwill?” Just be kind to people all the time. Bollocks.
Why have a “season of goodwill?” Just be kind to people all the time. Bollocks.
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
Illuminating Solstice Day
December 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Illuminating Solstice Day
Just oven dried all my telescope silica gel packs. Astronomy in England is like taking a cold shower with your telescope. I’m never sure whether it’s a dew-shield or a snorkel.
#astronomy #england #damp
#astronomy #england #damp
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just oven dried all my telescope silica gel packs. Astronomy in England is like taking a cold shower with your telescope. I’m never sure whether it’s a dew-shield or a snorkel.
#astronomy #england #damp
#astronomy #england #damp
I hate wrapping presents. I’m pretty happy to give them, but wrapping - ugh! I even tried becoming a Buddhist for a couple of years to avoid it.
December 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I hate wrapping presents. I’m pretty happy to give them, but wrapping - ugh! I even tried becoming a Buddhist for a couple of years to avoid it.
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
For anyone who loves nature, the night sky and our planet, please sign.
#astronomy
darksky.org/news/organiz...
#astronomy
darksky.org/news/organiz...
DarkSky International opposes Reflect Orbital’s proposed orbital illumination system
DarkSky International recently released an organizational statement in response to Reflect Orbital’s proposal to use in-space mirrors to reflect sunlight to…
darksky.org
December 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
For anyone who loves nature, the night sky and our planet, please sign.
#astronomy
darksky.org/news/organiz...
#astronomy
darksky.org/news/organiz...
I’m officially frozen. The weather station says it’s 4°C, but my feet are ice. Still, it’s a great observing session. I’m indoors with a mug of hot chocolate. In my 20s, I’d have had several single malts. I’ve changed from a hard astronomer to something hand-knitted by the Women’s Institute.
December 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I’m officially frozen. The weather station says it’s 4°C, but my feet are ice. Still, it’s a great observing session. I’m indoors with a mug of hot chocolate. In my 20s, I’d have had several single malts. I’ve changed from a hard astronomer to something hand-knitted by the Women’s Institute.
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a stellar New Year - may your skies be clear and your leftovers plentiful.
December 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a stellar New Year - may your skies be clear and your leftovers plentiful.
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
Festive public service announcement:
This month’s session is on Saturday 27th, not the usual last Friday. Why? Because it’s Boxing Day otherwise, and frankly we can’t compete with turkey sandwiches, Quality Street, or a dangerously ambitious cheeseboard.
This month’s session is on Saturday 27th, not the usual last Friday. Why? Because it’s Boxing Day otherwise, and frankly we can’t compete with turkey sandwiches, Quality Street, or a dangerously ambitious cheeseboard.
December 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Festive public service announcement:
This month’s session is on Saturday 27th, not the usual last Friday. Why? Because it’s Boxing Day otherwise, and frankly we can’t compete with turkey sandwiches, Quality Street, or a dangerously ambitious cheeseboard.
This month’s session is on Saturday 27th, not the usual last Friday. Why? Because it’s Boxing Day otherwise, and frankly we can’t compete with turkey sandwiches, Quality Street, or a dangerously ambitious cheeseboard.
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
Turn up when you fancy, gaze skywards, mutter “ooh” at the universe, and head home whenever cold, tiredness, or common sense kicks in.
It won’t cost you a penny, but donations are very welcome - they help keep the telescopes pointed skywards and not at the car park.
It won’t cost you a penny, but donations are very welcome - they help keep the telescopes pointed skywards and not at the car park.
December 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Turn up when you fancy, gaze skywards, mutter “ooh” at the universe, and head home whenever cold, tiredness, or common sense kicks in.
It won’t cost you a penny, but donations are very welcome - they help keep the telescopes pointed skywards and not at the car park.
It won’t cost you a penny, but donations are very welcome - they help keep the telescopes pointed skywards and not at the car park.
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
Public Observing Night - Sat 27th
Dust off your woolly hat and join us at
Breckland Astronomical Observatory
5 Watton Rd, Great Ellingham, Attleborough NR17 1HZ
Free to all and gloriously unscripted.
Dust off your woolly hat and join us at
Breckland Astronomical Observatory
5 Watton Rd, Great Ellingham, Attleborough NR17 1HZ
Free to all and gloriously unscripted.
December 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Public Observing Night - Sat 27th
Dust off your woolly hat and join us at
Breckland Astronomical Observatory
5 Watton Rd, Great Ellingham, Attleborough NR17 1HZ
Free to all and gloriously unscripted.
Dust off your woolly hat and join us at
Breckland Astronomical Observatory
5 Watton Rd, Great Ellingham, Attleborough NR17 1HZ
Free to all and gloriously unscripted.
So far I’m rather impressed with SkySafari 8 Pro. The images, plate solving etc is rather nicely done.
#skysafari #astronomy
#skysafari #astronomy
December 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
So far I’m rather impressed with SkySafari 8 Pro. The images, plate solving etc is rather nicely done.
#skysafari #astronomy
#skysafari #astronomy
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
This talk even came with Planetary Nebulae Chocolates.
December 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This talk even came with Planetary Nebulae Chocolates.
So, supposedly, five years of social media history is required to get a visa to get into the USA. Now Meta and X will hand it over shrink-wrapped, but what about Bluesky and Mastodon?
Or is this all a hoax? One report asks for IP addresses, which is hysterical.
#socialmediahistory #visainquiries
Or is this all a hoax? One report asks for IP addresses, which is hysterical.
#socialmediahistory #visainquiries
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
So, supposedly, five years of social media history is required to get a visa to get into the USA. Now Meta and X will hand it over shrink-wrapped, but what about Bluesky and Mastodon?
Or is this all a hoax? One report asks for IP addresses, which is hysterical.
#socialmediahistory #visainquiries
Or is this all a hoax? One report asks for IP addresses, which is hysterical.
#socialmediahistory #visainquiries
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Why does a release note of “bug fixes and performance improvements” always sound like “we compiled with the latest toolchain and it didn’t explode”?
#releaseNotes
#releaseNotes
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Why does a release note of “bug fixes and performance improvements” always sound like “we compiled with the latest toolchain and it didn’t explode”?
#releaseNotes
#releaseNotes
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
This Friday the 12th I get to speak to a group who actually want to hear about astronomy — my family assures me this is a rare treat.
I promise enthusiasm, a few interesting facts, and hopefully no accidental slides I meant to delete. If you’re around on the 12th, come along!
I promise enthusiasm, a few interesting facts, and hopefully no accidental slides I meant to delete. If you’re around on the 12th, come along!
December 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This Friday the 12th I get to speak to a group who actually want to hear about astronomy — my family assures me this is a rare treat.
I promise enthusiasm, a few interesting facts, and hopefully no accidental slides I meant to delete. If you’re around on the 12th, come along!
I promise enthusiasm, a few interesting facts, and hopefully no accidental slides I meant to delete. If you’re around on the 12th, come along!
Reposted by Keiþ Fowler 🔭
