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Dirk Scholte @dirkscholte.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Really disappointing news to hear the funding cuts affecting Jodrell Bank. When I moved to the UK for a MSc in Radio Astronomy in 2017, Jodrell Bank was one of the main deciding factors! It’s such a great place of active research and almost unmatched in its education and science outreach.

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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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DESI Survey @desisurvey.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🌌 Major milestone for DESI: full originally planned survey footprint was completed on April 15, ahead of schedule! 47M+ galaxies & quasars mapped → the largest 3D map of the Universe ever made. Keep posted: Observations continue through 2028. More: tinyurl.com/Y5DESI #DESI

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Dirk Scholte @dirkscholte.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Beautiful aurora tonight! Don’t forget to look outside. Arthur’s seat in the background.

Green and red aurora over Arthur’s seat in Edinburgh

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Dirk Scholte @dirkscholte.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Managed to pack in some amateur astronomy on holiday. Not often you get the chance to see the night sky in its full glory. Look out for the andromeda galaxy at the bottom of the image, even visible to the naked eye. Taken in Teide national park (Tenerife) after moonset around 3am. 🔭 #andromeda

Image of the night sky taken in Teide National park on Tenerife. Near the horizon the Andromeda galaxy is visible. Some of the Milky Way visible on the right hand side of image. Contours of the Roques de Garcia in the foreground.

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🔊Announcing a new Physics/Astro PhD scholarship scheme in Edinburgh, for students from a Black heritage, inc mixed Black background. Please help me spread the word. The scholarship covers all tuition fees, living costs & research travel. #blackinSTEM 🔭👩‍🔬⚛️ ℹ️: www.ph.ed.ac.uk/studying/pos...

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Dirk Scholte @dirkscholte.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I was not expecting to find my face in the RAS A&G magazine this month 😂 But it was great to read the article on @orbyts.bsky.social ! It’s such an impactful initiative! All credit to the great people who make it happen!

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Ava Polzin @avapolzin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Figured I would get in on this whole starter pack thing and list (in whatever order bsky chooses) scientists working on studying galaxies (broadly defined, including galaxy formation/evolution + near-field cosmology). If I missed you and you'd like to be added, let me know! 🧪🔭 go.bsky.app/5ZZtqDy

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Dirk Scholte @dirkscholte.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

It’s bad enough the sun gives up at 3:30pm, but now it’s freezing too?! At least it's pretty! 🌄

The sun setting over Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Dirk Scholte @dirkscholte.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

DESI in the 2024 list of best inventions! Nice to see this beautiful instrument and experiment get some praise 🔭 time.com/7094947/desi...

A picture of the Mayall 4-m telescope illuminated by moonlight beneath a starry night sky. The dome of the telescope is open.

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