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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 4h

The Stardew Valley music for autumn (fall) is going through my head and urging me to play now 🍂🍄‍🟫🍄

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 10h

Another forest run, another 5k down for my Tokyo challenge🏃🇯🇵 #running

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 23h

“Hurry up! Let me out! I have socks to steal!” #dogsofbluesky

A beagle waiting impatiently in the back of a car

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 23h

Was greeted by this beautiful sky when leaving my parents house this evening 🩷💜💙

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Learnt about Polari today, the hidden language used by gay men when their existence was still essentially illegal in Britain. It seems to be how words like naff, zhuzh and khazi worked their way into everyday English. #QueerHistory #Polari

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Finally started on my Lego Game Boy 👾 Of course Otis needed to check it out too 😅 #lego #dogsofbluesky

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Felt pretty crappy this week but, with the help of ABBA, I managed to drag myself out for a little run this morning 🏃 #running

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Otis started squeaking while I was in bed this morning. I assumed he wanted to be let out, but no, he just wanted a sock from the drying rack 🐶🧦 #dogsofbluesky

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What is going on, yet again heavy traffic and a hellish commute 😩 I just want to curl up, Otis needs to learn how to cook 🐶

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Sad Cat Lounging

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Otis did not want to look up today, must have been too many good sniffs 🤭🐶

A guy with a beard and glasses walking with a cute beagle

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So glad I have this in, I’m really enjoying a chocolate stout at the moment and it’s very much needed this evening 😌

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

May have let out an audible yay when I pulled this wonderpick 😅 Dratini is so cute 💙 #Pokémon #PokémonTCGP

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Took Otis on a new route this evening, he seems to have enjoyed it 🐶 The sunset was also cute 🌅

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Otis is having a good long sniff around the garden this morning. There clearly must have been a visitor in the night 🦊🦔🐈

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Home after a busy day at work and ready to relax 🤭🐶 #dogsofbluesky

A cute beagle wearing a rainbow work lanyard

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I love days like today. The sun is shining but there is cold nip in the air. Autumn is very much here 🍂

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It clearly has more faith in me than I have in myself 😅

A griffin that is apparently fearsome & powerful

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

1. Got socks out of the drawer 2. Went to brush teeth 3. Came back to put socks on 4. Couldn’t find socks 5. … #dogsofbluesky

A cute beagle with a pair of socks in his mouth

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In a strange kind of way I missed being pushed to the edge of my bed by Otis when I was away. How cute he looks and the love he gives probably provide the main reasons 🐶❤️ #dogsofbluesky

A cute beagle laying against my legs in bed

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The AGN on the Beach II conference photo is finally out, and what a wonderful group of astronomers it shows 💚 (Note that it wasn’t my intention to be right in the middle, it was purely by chance 😅) #astro

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A few pictures from the aforementioned walk with Otis 🐶🌳🍄‍🟫

A guy in glasses with a cute beagle licking its nose

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Successfully managed to avoid any mosquito bites etc during my week in Kenya. During my first walk with Otis after getting back home I’ve been bitten twice (by bugs, not Otis 😅)

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ready for a relaxed afternoon with Otis and Schitts Creek ☺️ #dogsofbluesky

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After a week away I’m finally back with my puppy 🐶 Otis was so excited, greeting me with his capybara and then happily playing for ages 🥹 I also realise he is the main draw to my profile so I can’t go too long without posting about him 😅 #dogsofbluesky

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think breakfast around Kings Cross on my way home is necessary 😋

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The label for London on this in-flight map made the inside of my head feel incredibly uncomfortable 🤣 Anyway, I’m now safely back somewhere in the UK ☺️

In-flight map with “London” in the wrong place

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Apparently this is my one thousandth Bluesky post 😳 How on Earth did a shy introvert get to this point 😅

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Shocked Cat Reaction

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What are 4 video games that you think about replaying the most? 🤔 QTP with your 4. 😁🎮 Most of these are a nostalgia hit, especially Pokémon Silver and Fable. The Sims was mostly about building a dream house and of course Unity provides a chance to visit Paris whenever I like 🤭

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

AGN on the Beach II has come to an end and it’s time to fly home. I’m very grateful for the hospitality and the hard work from the LOC and the rest of the SOC, especially Ann who created an amazing conference. Here are the LOC and SOC who were in attendance today, thank you for our gifts ☺️ #astor

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For many reasons, “AI triage stage” is not a phrase that should be associated with the assessment of research grant proposals…

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today is the last evening of what has been one of my favourite conferences! It was an absolute privilege and honour to have been asked to be a part of the Scientific Organising Committee for what has been the first international astronomical conference in the East African Community! #astro

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

After a good nights sleep I can say that while yesterday’s excursion was chaotic and tiring but also a totally amazing experience! The local guides were wonderful; we swam in a marine reserve, saw dolphins and enjoyed Wasini hospitality 🇰🇪 Certainly a trip I will never forget ❤️

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Can help but feel like I’m in a cosy den with the nets around my bed 🥰

A guy with a beard and glasses sat on a bed surrounded by a mosquito net

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another beautiful day at AGN on the Beach II I now seem to have a couple of monkey security guards and was joined by a lizard this evening 🦎

A guy with a beard and glasses in front of a patterned wall

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

First day of the conference is done, I think my talk went well and I met this monkey 🐒 Definitely ready to sleep now 💤

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

After a fairly long journey, it’s nice to be settling into my hotel room ☺️🇰🇪

Guy with a beard, glasses and striped shirt standing in front of a sea view

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

On the plane finally, and en route to Kenya 🇰🇪

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

On the train and heading to Heathrow, with all the joys that come with travelling on ThamesLink 😅

A guy with a beard and glasses sat on the train

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This cutie spent a year as someone's house cat, and nine more in a sanctuary before anyone worked out it was a new species. You could say it was purr-fectly disguised for a decade 🤭

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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years

A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.

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