Peter Sime
petesi.me
Peter Sime
@petesi.me
Left leaning 40-something in Dunedin | Ōtepoti NZ. Enemy of infinite scrolling and short form video. I like making pictures.

He/him

Blog: https://petesi.me
Crikey, did @naomiaklein.bsky.social have to be this prescient in 2007?
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Finally Dunedin had a clear night recently and I could spend a couple of hours imaging the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy. This little smudge is 6 million light years away.
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
December 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This tumblr post from exwife-of-frankenstein has been popping up all over the place in recent weeks. It rings so damn true.
December 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On my summer reading list.
December 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Sometimes I really am a 12 year old at heart.
December 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There was a break in the cloud last night for a while. I think it's the law - or at least a convention - that people getting into #astrophotography take a shot of the Orion nebula as their first image. The highlights are a bit overexposed, but I'm happy with it.
December 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My first photo with my smart telescope.
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
In the 2010s, my city adopted street lighting that makes a real difference.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Look, @newsroom.co.nz I love ya, but you have got to do something about the floating banner on your site.

It's like I'm reading an article through a letterbox slot.

#nzpol
November 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Given tomorrow's weather warning, it's looking ever more doubtful I can rally in support of the #MegaStrike, so here's my sign. #nzpol
October 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
She was cool. Apparently she's just learning at the moment but her owner said she enjoys protests.
October 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A few photos from the protest against Luxon at the rear entrance to the Art Gallery in Dunedin this morning. I'd say about 15-20 were there, although there were more people at the main entrance.

#nzpol
October 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The University of Otago just made everyone's degree gained up to 2025 more valuable. #nzpol
October 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Reminds me of the statue of Eric Morecambe by Graham Ibbeson.
September 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I had to get up before sparrowfart to photograph this morning's partial solar eclipse. Taken from the Esplanade at St Clair beach in Dunedin. Good practice for the total eclipse in 2028.
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I think I have found where Terry Pratchett sourced boots theory from.

This is "Future Shock" by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970.
September 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Ninth Floor: "Break the Glass!"

#nzpol
September 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"Back on track"
#nzpol
September 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
September 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
September 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
September 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
How could I have possibly resisted using this meme?
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM