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John Maclean FRAS FRGS

@exeterobservatory.com

Astronomer, Astro-photographer, Cruise ship lecturer on astrophysics and astronomy. Writer, Northern Lights guide. Meteor researcher, OSIRIS-Rex Ambassador. Archeoastronomy.

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Northern lights

Northern lights

Northern lights

Northern lights

Northern lights

Northern lights

We got the Northern Lights tonight as we sail towards Narvik. #myvikingjourney #VikingVela

10.03.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Coh-spar.

08.03.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What? No he hasn't. He is supporting the illegal war by claiming "defensive actions." Total crap. He is so far up Trumps arse, he could see his teeth from the inside.

03.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Churchill would have pissed on Trump. If Starmer had any balls, he would tell him to fuck off. I served through the Gulf War and I don't want anymore British troops to die for American hubris.

03.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I try to stay silent on politics on this a count but I have had enough of the madman Trump. He is a deranged lunatic and the most dangerous man in the World. The sooner he's gone, the better. If only American voters had some balls.

03.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trumps latest attack on the UK and Sadiq Khan is deplorable. We fought for the USA after 9/11. We lost souls to the USA's illegal war. Now he spouts lies about the UK and degrades his closest ally. His crazy statements about the UK "taking back the North Sea" are the words of a deranged lunatic.

03.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a veteran, I concur.

02.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Chris Murphy: "It won't be the billionaire children of Donald Trump and his buddies that die. It's going to be the children of middle class and poor families all across this country that are gonna die for a war of choice, a war of vanity, an illegal war."

02.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 1400 πŸ” 355 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 20

I am concerned to see the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, and that the UK has allowed the US to use its bases for strikes on Iran. No matter how the Prime Minister tries to redefine offensive as defensive, this is a mistake.

02.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1423 πŸ” 324 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 20
The sun

The sun

The Sun imaged from a moving ship in Norway today. The Dwarf 3 is awesome!

02.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Buy more chocolate!

02.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Northern lights

Northern lights

We had a good show of the Northern Lights in Tromso, Norway tonight. Quite a few guests joined me on Deck 9 of the wonderful #VikingVela #VikingOcean #myvikingjourney

01.03.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's so cool that the fbi is basically the make a wish foundation for one podcaster

22.02.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 7377 πŸ” 1523 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 30

I have no problem with anyone making a nuclear holocaust film for the modern age. I do have a problem with them calling it Threads.
Threads is a film made in 1984 that still speaks to this day. There can only ever be one.
Make your film… but find your own story and call it something else.

13.02.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 5

"Don't worry about the big numbers."

09.02.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've spent 3 months of the year in Norway for the last 6 years. I've never been to Svalbard though. One day!

07.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Load of incels.

07.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to @iansample.bsky.social at the Guardian for covering the devastating funding cuts that are being proposed for UK (astro)physics, and the dire impact these would have on young researchers. Will UKRI/STFC reconsider? Will the UKGov step in?πŸ€žπŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ§ͺβš›οΈπŸ”­

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

07.02.2026 08:08 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

How the hell did the USA go from this classy couple to Trump? The mind boggles!

07.02.2026 10:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Coldwater article about Nazi concentration camp.

Coldwater article about Nazi concentration camp.

06.02.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Bluesky userβ€”are you, yes you, approaching 50?

Well, I have some bad news and some good news: you are at increased risk of dying a horrible painful death from colon cancerβ€”BUTβ€”there is something you can do to prevent it!

Yes, you should schedule your colonoscopy today!

06.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 238 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 31

I had a colonoscopy 3vyears ago that revealed zip have Ulcerative Colitis and probably have had it for 50 years, hence symptoms I have endured for all that time. I'm now on medication and currently in remission. Get yourself checked!

06.02.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Saturn has 274!

01.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

95 moons

01.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I LOVED IT! Oh wait. That was Moana. #fascistcrap

01.02.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If we are going to be honest and transparent about the Epstein Files, we need to discuss Dawkins, Hawking and others in the scientific community who went to Epstein Island.

01.02.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There was no "UK" in those days.

01.02.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The people on the Mayflower were immigrants too.

01.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.01.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 13024 πŸ” 2022 πŸ’¬ 299 πŸ“Œ 98

He's got as much chance getting into Windsor Castle as Trump has of getting an erection.

23.01.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0