The mighty planet Jupiter as seen behind a famous lighthouse in Britain’s Ocean City. Where am I?!

At 1:21pm UK time this afternoon, there’s a great opportunity to watch a live rocket launch, when three astronauts will launch to the ISS! I believe it will be the first time ever that two women will launch in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. See it via nasa.gov 🚀

Rental car company Avis Car Rental texted me, not realizing what a perfect parking spot that is for an astronaut. (plus a sunroof for the eclipse!)

British astronaut Tim Peake has been appointed as a Strategic Advisor for Axiom Space to support the development of a commercially-sponsored UK astronaut mission. 🚀🇬🇧 Hear from Tim, Axiom Space Chief Revenue Officer Tejpaul Bhatia and our Deputy CEO Annelies Look. 👇

It’s going to be an exciting day with the dome up in South Molton on 22nd October, then on Saturday 26th for further Dark Skies Festival shows in Minehead! See you there…! ✨🪐🚀

Planetarium Session in Minehead Sat 26 October with experienced science teacher and presenter Simon Ould from Space Odyssey To book your slot for the Planetarium session, scroll to your prefered time here from 9.30am onwards exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/exmoor-for-eve…

To book your slot for the South Molton Planetarium sessions, scroll to your prefered event/time here from 5pm exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/exmoor-for-eve…

This Sunday, 29th Sept, Space Odyssey’s Voyager dome will be set up in Barnstaple’s historic Pannier Market as part of an exciting day of sustainability-linked activities during the 361 Energy CIC Fair! Each free family-friendly dome session will focus on Climate Change science 🌍🌱

Finally, a dream come true! After 40+ years of being mad keen on all things ‘space’, whilst in mid-Wales for a school visit, last night I finally saw the northern lights in all their colourful glory! Florida Abbey provided a great foreground + Jupiter reflected off Llyn Egnant 😃

After the sell-out success of Tuesday’s event in South Molton, this coming Saturday, 26th Oct, will see a further series of exciting public Space Odyssey planetarium sessions, this time at Minehead Eye, as part of the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2024. See event website for details

If the Great Man Himself, the legendary Chris Hadfield recommends it, this must be good - and it is! Having been part of the Kickstarter community that helped get 16 Sunsets Podcast off the ground, I’m thrilled that Dr Kevin Fong’s brilliant new podcast has finally arrived. Awesome! 🌟

Always such an impressive spot to set up the huge 7.5m Galileo dome - and every session fully-booked! Thank you to the ⁦Fleet Air Arm Museum⁩ for hosting the Space Odyssey dome again!

The beautiful crescent moon 🌒 looked great below Venus on Saturday night, as seen from Trafalgar Square, and with Saturn just visible below and slightly to the right.

📢 Calling all schools! Join us for a FREE digital workshop with the UK's first Astronaut, Helen Sharman, who will be answering students' questions about her experiences in space. 👩‍🚀🚀 📆 Monday 17 March ⏰ 2:00 pm Register your class here 👉 big-ideas.org/rockets-for-all

Another spectacular photo taken from the ISS by the amazingly talented Don Pettit!

Sadly it’s not as clear tonight as it has been the past couple of nights, so I’ve not yet seen Mercury, but there’s a gorgeous, thin crescent Moon to make up for it! And Jupiter, Venus and Mars… 🌒

The beautiful crescent Moon, Venus and (just visible below and slightly to the left of Venus) Mercury, as seen from Nun’s Cross, near Princetown, on Dartmoor. Such a fabulous evening!

The beautiful crescent Moon, Venus and (just visible below and slightly to the left of Venus) Mercury, as seen from Nun’s Cross, near Princetown, on Dartmoor. Such a fabulous evening!

Another great morning at the wonderful Hazlegrove Preparatory School! The children were all impeccably behaved, brilliantly engaged and eager to learn in the dome. See you again next year!

Thank you Dr Meganne Christian for your fascinating and inspirational talk last night in Bath, hosted by Bath Astronomers ! Meganne explained how her career, particularly as a researcher on 2 Antarctic expeditions, led to her selection as an European Space Agency reserve astronaut. Hope to see you fly!🚀