Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I was sitting in my camping chair, in a car park, next to a field, on top of a hill. My only saving grace was that the car park was facing in the right direction. I did get my iPhone out a couple of times and jury-rigged a few shots with a digital camera solar filter. It was a lovely experience. 090
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I have the solar glasses and the solar camera lens. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s solar eclipse. 050
Reposted by Jackie BurnsThe Martian Diaries 👽 The War Of The Worlds Sequel @martiandiaries.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Almost 14 years roving Mars - on our behalf 👇🔴 #Mars 051
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 05/08/2026NASA's Curiosity rover recently took close-ups of its’ damaged wheels. Almost 14 years on Mars, despite the damage, this rover is still travelling over the Martian terrain and delivering excellent science. 081
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Space artist here 👋🏻 This is a digital artwork from my Circles Portfolio. Created using Adobe Fresco. I’m always amazed to see an astronaut floating above Earth - it’s amazing because it takes a huge co-operative of humans to get that astronaut into space. We can all work together when we want. 061
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Oh, look…a squishy delivery has arrived. There are several projects in this pile of loveliness: socks with yellow ducks on a blue background; a neck warmer; and a waistcoat. Can’t wait to get started! #knitting 040
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I was running late with watering my garden pots last night, it was the back end of dusk, and as I stepped through my back door into the garden a bat flew across my face. Didn’t touch me, but I felt the slight draft and saw the briefest outline of a wing. How cool is that? 060
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Thought I’d show you the artwork that I use as my iPad screen saver. I created it some years ago, acrylic on stretched canvas. I hope the owners still enjoy it because I still love it 3547
Reposted by Jackie BurnsPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 21/07/2026The U.S. Secretary of Defense just stated that—so far—the war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion dollars. That's since February. That same amount is how much the United States spent on planetary science from FY2013 through FY2026 inclusive. Thirteen years of planetary science or five months of war. 16936011418
Reposted by Jackie BurnsAn Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This summer's most entertaining science fiction blockbuster is not in any cinema, it's going door-to-door in a small British seaside town. We'll be nominating "Count Binface's byelection campaign in Clacton-on-Sea" for a Hugo Award.hugoclub.blogspot.comBin it to Win itDiscussion of Hugo Award nominees for best novel, other science fiction novels, and analysis of the awards. We read all the nominees before we vote. 1032577
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 09/06/2026My town is getting an upgrade on the underground pipeline of the gas system and there’s a car lay-by opposite my home that’s being used to store the dug up soil as the pipework is swapped out. State of the art soil transporters are being used and…1/2 🧵and.today 100
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 08/06/2026‘Dead Rock, Living Light’. Acrylic on stretched canvas, from my vintage portfolio. One of my personal favourites, I was a little sad to see it go off to its forever home. #space #Art 0120
Reposted by Jackie BurnsNick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 04/06/2026science.nasa.gov/3d-resources... Free NASA model of the HESSI spacecraft. Animation by me. 2173
Reposted by Jackie BurnsNick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 03/06/2026Buran Descending. Previously unpublished, thanks to Lukasevich. 0286
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Astronauts will often say how they feel connected to humanity whenever they gaze down towards the Earth. This is my digital artwork celebrating that intense feeling of connection. Created using Adobe Fresco. #space #Astronaut #Digital #Art 0131
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 01/06/2026June is Pride Month. I am an Ally. {{{Hugs}}} and waves to everyone who celebrates. Artwork is my own from my digital portfolio. #Pride 110
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I’m listening to Nil Frahm’s album, Spaces, and whilst ‘Says’ is standout favourite, ‘For-Peter-Toilet Brushes-More’ comes in at a very close second. #Music 010
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 26/05/2026This is an unpaid opportunity. Really sad that NASA is going down this route. Using your own personal funding to cover the cost of the materials/software/equipment/training used means you’ll be subsidising NASA. Just proposing this is disrespectful to all creatives. www.nasa.gov/news-release...nasa.govCall for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling - NASAAs NASA pushes the boundaries of exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity, the agency is looking for partners to share mission stories covering 1124
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 26/05/2026*Sigh* English weather! We wanted sun but then we get the boiling pits of hell. 160
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 24/05/2026@martiandiaries.bsky.social This is a good book to start with. 131
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Today’s dinner had quite a few ‘welcome back’ items on my plate: Jersey Royal Potatoes, coleslaw, freshly cooked and sliced beetroot, baby tomatoes. Oh, & sausages - but they don’t count as I have those fairly regularly. I love eating seasonally. Sorry, no dinner plate tax as I couldn’t wait to eat. 030
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 24/05/202635 years ago Helen Sharman became the 1st British woman in space, 1st British Cosmonaut, & 1st woman on the Russian MIR space station. I was delighted to meet & chat with her at the Royal Society’s 2023 Summer Exhibition in London. She’s an awesome science communicator. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...bbc.co.uk'Astronaut wanted. No experience necessary' - the surprising story behind the first British person in spaceIt's 35 years since Helen Sharman boarded a space capsule heading into orbit, all thanks to a job ad that she had stumbled upon. 2114
Reposted by Jackie BurnsThe Martian Diaries 👽 The War Of The Worlds Sequel @martiandiaries.bsky.social · 23/05/2026An excellent person to follow for authentic and honest Mars images 🔴 Stuart occasionally writes for Sky At Night magazine 🔭 and is also the author of several fiction and non-fiction books 📚👇 #Mars #Astronomy #Space 0127
Reposted by Jackie BurnsInternational Association of Astronomical Artists @iaaa.org · 23/05/2026Looks like the UK magazine Astronomy Now is free to read online: astronomynowdigital.com/platform/web...astronomynowdigital.comAstronomy Now 195
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 21/05/2026‘Poppy’ Watercolour on 300gsm paper. Well, I thoroughly enjoyed creating that 😊 #wayercolour #watercolor #Art 0140
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Oh, my…just look at the way the Permanent Alizarin Crimson is drying. This isn’t me being arty-farty, it’s the evaporation and the pigment that’s doing the heavy lifting. Daniel Smith watercolour. #watercolour #watercolor #Art 0110
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Another watercolour sketch completed. I have a ¼ pan of a David Smith white/stone colour which actually dried out as a very pale pink, bit of a surprise that one, but it did work out well on the flowers. 032
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Still playing with my watercolours. Using a combination of Windsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, and indie hand made pans on 300gsm paper. #watercolour #watercolor #Art 081
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I’ve been playing around with watercolours this week and today I’m partying with my Daniel Smith colours. Just look at that lovely texture now that the first layer has dried. #watercolour #watercolor #Art 050
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I’ve been playing around with watercolour today, trying to keep everything loose and spontaneous with wet on wet. Very much not my usual style but I’ve enjoyed myself. #watercolour #wayercolor 030
Reposted by Jackie BurnsNick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 19/05/2026Salyut over a Russian city, by Alexei Leonov. 313611
Reposted by Jackie BurnsNick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 18/05/2026vimeo.com/285323573?sh... 4k edge render of a spinning "Aries" from "2001". Model and animation by me.vimeo.com4k / UHD Edge render of the Orion from 2001 a Space OdysseyEverything done in Lightwave3d 1143
Reposted by Jackie BurnsMark Stewart @markstewart2001.bsky.social · 18/05/2026"The English Cosmonaut": Celebrating Helen Sharman’s record breaking spaceflight and the Soyuz TM-12 mission which launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 May 1991. Helen spent eight days in space, six of them onboard the Mir Space Station: markdestewart.wixsite.com/the-metaphor... #OTDmarkdestewart.wixsite.comThe English CosmonautCelebrating Helen’s Sharman’s record breaking spaceflight and the Soyuz TM-12 mission which launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 May 1991. Helen spent eight days in space, six of them onboard t... 3137
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 18/05/2026My latest glass dip pen & ink drawing, on 300gsm watercolour paper. It’s a stylised New Zealand Tūī. 072
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 18/05/2026A long standing client commissioned me to paint her cardboard coffin in a medieval style with dragons. I made it a condition that she wasn’t allowed to drop off her perch until after I’d exhibited it at an exhibition the following year. She survived that coffin for 8 years before it had to be used. 061
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Oooo…they’re back! Heard my first Swallow this morning. 110
Reposted by Jackie BurnsNick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 16/05/2026Another Leonov / Sokolov favourite. Venera probe on Venus. 1387
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Another pen & ink artwork completed yesterday. The paper is A5 300gms hot press watercolour paper. The dip pen is handmade glass with double ends, which I’m enjoying using but not cleaning - those swirling groves are surprisingly difficult to get into. 150
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 15/05/2026A glass dip pen and ink colour sketch. #art #pen&ink 0131
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Today’s artwork, the ink is just about dry. Prancing Pony. Glass dip pen on watercolour paper. #Art #Pen&Ink 091
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 14/05/2026*sigh* Change is inevitable, but would it kill Adobe to talk to artists/users on what is about to change before they change it? I’ve spent an hour trying to find a particular tool in Fresco that I use frequently then digging through layers of Adobe Community questions before I found my answer. 192
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 13/05/2026My artwork for today: Hei Matau - a Māori symbol meant to bring prosperity, good health and safe travel across water. My own design and created using a glass dip pen and acrylic ink. 131
Reposted by Jackie BurnsPops @pops131.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A woman demonstrating her exceptional intelligence in contrast to a wealthy but arrogant individual. 470167384958
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 12/05/2026That smug feeling you get when you’ve timed something just right. I got the washing in before the rain started. 😊 020
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Planetary scientist, James O’Donoghue from Reading University, has won the prestigious 2926 Carl Sagan Medal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAward for Reading scientist who brought space to millionsJames O'Donoghue, from the University of Reading, is awarded the 2026 Carl Sagan medal. 0113
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 10/05/2026My latest practice session with a glass dip pen and ink. 041
Jackie Burns @artistburns.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Warm up sketch, using inks and a glass dip pen. #Art #ink 0140
Reposted by Jackie BurnsNick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 07/05/2026Leonov / Sokolov. Towards the Moon. 096