Ahora mismo en la sierra de Madrid #auroraboreales

An #aurora over #devon!? Never seen one before, and did not think my first time would be this far south in my own back garden. Quite a geomagnetic storm raging right now, with quite frankly stunning results.

Artificial light is good and beneficial to humanity. But it's also possible to have too much of a good thing. Follow the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting: darksky.org/resources/guid… #LightDay2024

Access the full report, it's recommendations and an associated nature astronomy article at ras.ac.uk/education-and-…

Did you know that as of yesterday, #Exeter (and most of the UK) has no nighttime for nearly 2 months? youtu.be/2zqv_Uws490?si…

It’s a hive of activity on the University of Exeter campus today. Open days are here! A huge welcome to all of the potential students and their entourages. I hope you are inspired that same way I was when I visited for the first time. I look forward to seeing some of you next year. 🙂

Software is increasingly important for research, but is often not cited. This is why Tom Wagg & I introduce the Software Citation Station 😎👩‍💻🚉 arxiv.org/abs/2406.04405: a public website and tool to quickly find or add software citations! Try it here: tomwagg.com/software-citat…

Join us in exploring the profound effects of #ArtificialLight on our planet's ecosystems, how it is reshaping natural environments and its implications. eventbrite.co.uk/e/bright-night… Our expert panellists: Kevin J. Gaston, Ruskin Hartley, Jon Bennie, Dr Jennifer Hatchell and Emmanuelle Briolat.

Unfortunately not able to make it to #LPTMM2024 this week. Looks like a great conference, at an incredible venue. However, I am neck deep in #ALAN simulations and nighttime satellite observations, so there is that. I hope everyone has a fantastic time!

I know I expressed scepticism when @affinitybyserif was acquired by Canva, but credit where it's due, this is a pleasant surprise. It's still early days, but this kind of ethos does a lot to esuage my scepticism. More companies following this example would be great!

We are about to witness a once in a lifetime #nova explosion? T Coronae Borealis, AKA #TCrB or the #BlazeStar, is an 80-year recurrent nova, and it's due. Watch our latest #PhysExe video to find out more, and how you can see it yourself when it erupts. youtu.be/UkfIw9qkmyQ

Was fantastic to hear good friend Dr. Nick Gaunt on the radio talking about the Keep It Science podcast. Keep up the great work Nick and Elisabeth Kugler! 😃

A month ago we had a press release for HD48948 exoplanets 🪐(academic.oup.com/mnras/article/…). In case you missed it : Here is a YouTube video 📽️: Discovering Super Earths using the Radial Velocity Method youtu.be/DJls0PS5Pyg?si…

New paper from the National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division: "Fisheye Night Sky Imager: A Calibrated Tool to Measure Night Sky Brightness" iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108… (open access)

Glad to see the weather is so pleasant to welcome students (back) to University of Exeter! Just don’t get too used it - it’s been some combination of torrentially raining and near freezing in the last week alone. Have a great freshers week! 😎

UK Coal xkcd.com/2992

Test the first version of the Lost at Night plan-b-project.eu/2024/09/27/suc… Cities at Night PLAN-B

How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)

🗞️ Back to light Para la web de la European Space Agency 👉✨ Alejandro Sánchez, investigador del IAA-CSIC y líder de varias iniciativas apoyadas por la ESA para motorizar la contaminación lumínica desde el espacio, habla sobre lo que supuso el apagón del pasado 28 de abril 🔗 esa.int/Science_Explor…