Ekant Veer (@veerofftrack) 's Twitter Profile
Ekant Veer

@veerofftrack

Professor/Nerd at @UCNZ - often sarcastic- prone to ranting - sometimes takes pictures of sparkly things - thoughts are mine

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Is there a more perfect combination than a person with a camera thinking they're a creative genius and a derivative picture of an overdone scene? I think not! Anyway, here's my pic of #ThatWanakaTree from last week

Is there a more perfect combination than a person with a camera thinking they're a creative genius and a derivative picture of an overdone scene? I think not! Anyway, here's my pic of #ThatWanakaTree from last week
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I've pre-registered to donate blood/plasma again now that NZ Blood Service are reviewing their ban on those of us who lived in the UK during the 80s - you can do it, too! Looking forward to getting in the chair again soon #madcow nzblood.co.nz/madcow

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Never forget, we're the ones spinning, not the sky! Taken from Lake Heron, Hakatere Conservation area, where I spent the night on Tuesday #astronomy #astrophotography Astronomy Picture of the Day

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IC2944 The Running Chicken Nebula taken from my back garden last night - a violently beautiful star birthing area of our universe. @zwoasi 533MC Pro camera on a Redcat51 scope with iOptron astronomy mount. About 4 hours of light data Astronomy Picture of the Day NASA #astrophotography

IC2944 The Running Chicken Nebula taken from my back garden last night - a violently beautiful star birthing area of our universe. @zwoasi 533MC Pro camera on a Redcat51 scope with <a href="/iOptronCorp/">iOptron astronomy</a> mount. About 4 hours of light data <a href="/apod/">Astronomy Picture of the Day</a> <a href="/NASA/">NASA</a> #astrophotography
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This is the best news ever! I've waited over 20 years to donate again, and now booked in to donate plasma at NZ Blood Service the morning I'm eligible. Don't know if I'll be the first, but hope I won't be the last - book in now, Brits! Stuff 1News ChristchurchNZ

This is the best news ever! I've waited over 20 years to donate again, and now booked in to donate plasma at <a href="/NZBlood/">NZ Blood Service</a>  the morning I'm eligible. Don't know if I'll be the first, but hope I won't be the last - book in now, Brits! <a href="/NZStuff/">Stuff</a> <a href="/1NewsNZ/">1News</a> <a href="/Christchurch_NZ/">ChristchurchNZ</a>
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Loving the kotahitanga against #JohnFromRangiora Hilary Barry @LauraTupou 1News Newshub And just in case you're listening, John...kotahitanga means unity/solidarity/working together

Loving the kotahitanga against #JohnFromRangiora <a href="/Hilary_Barry/">Hilary Barry</a> @LauraTupou <a href="/1NewsNZ/">1News</a> <a href="/NewshubNZ/">Newshub</a>  

And just in case you're listening, John...kotahitanga means unity/solidarity/working together
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I scored 16/20 on MIST-20, better than 62% of the US population. Cool research co-authored from @ucnz researcher Dr Claudia Schneider from @ucnzscience 🧐 yourmist.streamlit.app #misinformation #fakenews

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With my 1 #PhD (unrelated to anything useful) and meagre budget I was able to take this pic...imagine what I could do with Hubble or ESA Webb Telescope's budget. Basically, I'm crowdfunding for my own space telescope - who wants in 😅 NASA European Space Agency Astronomy Picture of the Day

With my 1 #PhD (unrelated to anything useful) and meagre budget I was able to take this pic...imagine what I could do with <a href="/NASAHubble/">Hubble</a> or <a href="/ESA_Webb/">ESA Webb Telescope</a>'s budget. Basically, I'm crowdfunding for my own space telescope - who wants in 😅

<a href="/NASA/">NASA</a> <a href="/esa/">European Space Agency</a> <a href="/apod/">Astronomy Picture of the Day</a>
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Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy #Matariki to all around the motu - a time to celebrate a new year in the Māori calendar - a colleague in the northern hemisphere took this image of the star cluster that signals the new year and I took the opportunity to edit it. Enjoy!

Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy #Matariki to all around the motu - a time to celebrate a new year in the Māori calendar - a colleague in the northern hemisphere took this image of the star cluster that signals the new year and I took the opportunity to edit it. Enjoy!
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I've pretty much said #goodbyeX - feel free to follow me on the app with cloudless skies - VeerOffTrack - still likely to post on issues affecting #academia #marketing #photography and life in #NZ here's a dump of my fave pics from 2024

I've pretty much said #goodbyeX - feel free to follow me on the app with cloudless skies - VeerOffTrack - still likely to post on issues affecting #academia #marketing #photography and life in #NZ here's a dump of my fave pics from 2024