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@mildthing99.bsky.social

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Great to be here! 🌎🌍🌏 Thinking geographically 🌐 GIS, trivia and other important things... #GeographyTeacher and author; RGS C Geog, BBC Weather Watcher; landscape art and photography; #EruditePedagogy; #EduSky; Music, poetry esp with links to place

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BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Full Moon 🌕 99.9% with aircraft transit Airbus A321 from LHR-LCA BAW710C #HarvestMoon #HuntersMoon #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #getoutside #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Almost full #WaxingGibbous 🌕 99% #HarvestMoon #HuntersMoon #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @stormhour.com #StormHour #getoutside #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🔊 What did the owl have to say? #WaxingCrescent 🌙 (39.8%) and aircraft transit by Airbus A330 @ryanair.bsky.social en route from London Gatwick to Dublin #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Beautiful #iridescence in #CirrocumulusUndulatus over the #SurreyHills in the late afternoon #irisation #MotherOfPearl #irisation @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social @liamdutton.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A beautiful, extensive layer of #AltocumulusUndulatus and #AltocumulusStratiformis passing over #SurreyHills in a southern braided loop of the #PolarJet 40m x 120 #timelapse 🙏@cambecc earth.nullschool.net/#2026/09/06/11… 🙏T-shirt break 🔊🎶 by @DBtodomundo and @brianeno

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BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A brief glimpse of the rising #WaxingGibbous 🌔94.3% over the #SurreyHills #SturgeonMoon soon @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#WaxingCrescent 🌒 28.3-28.5% setting over the #SurreyHills 40m #timelapse @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#WaxingCrescent 🌒 11.7% making a brief beautiful appearance just after sunset over the #SurreyHills @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Moonrise over the #SurreyHills #WaxingGibbous (99.6%) #BuckMoon #ThunderMoon #timelapse @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Appropriately, a deer ran past as I was taking this picture #WaxingGibbous (99.6%) #BuckMoon #ThunderMoon #SurreyHills @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Gaps in #stratus highlight #sunspots in @NOAA regions 4489 and 4492 at #sunset over #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @spaceweatherlive.com @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

⬇️ International Space Station ⬇️ @science.esa.int #ISS rising in the western sky passing the #WaxingCrescent 🌓 44.9% and setting in the east over the #SurreyHills #Timelapse @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#Venus + Moon 🌒 8.8% #WaxingCrescent setting #timelapse @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social @liamdutton.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A beautiful display of #CirrusFloccus + #CirrusUncinus Barry, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @barrybados.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @derekbrockway.bsky.social @bbcwales.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Chunky #AltocumulusUndulatus in the trail of a rapidly weakening #ColdFront over #SurreyHills @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @metjam.co.uk #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A distinct #GreenFlash at sunset over #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

*Racing to Rome* #WaxingCrescent 🌒 29% over the Airliner Moon transit LHR-FCO BA564 over #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #StormHour

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

*Spectacular crepuscular* #Sunset over the #SurreyHills @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A #SunPillar picking out KAL 504 LHR-CDG followed by beautiful uplit #CirrocumulusUndulatus and #CirrocumulusFloccus at dusk over the #SurreyHills @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Sublime #VenusJupiter conjunction: #Jupiter and #EveningStar #Venus setting over the #SurreyHills #timelapse 30m @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @liamdutton.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Highly electrified #Cumulonimbus over Corby, around 145km (90 miles) to the north, seen from #SurreyHills @metoffice.gov.uk @MetJam_ @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @cloudappsoc.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

#RaceAcrossTheWorld #RATW6 Congratulations to all the competitors! 5 great teams; fascinating insights 🇮🇹 > 🇬🇷 > 🇹🇷 > 🇬🇪 > 🇰🇿 > 🇺🇿 > 🇰🇬 > 🇲🇳 Each leg mapped with #GIS map using #GeoMapper @studiolambert.bsky.social @bbcpressoffice.bsky.social Webmap: navigatio.earth/geo-mapper-2...

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Who will win Race Across The World? 🌍🌏🇮🇹 > 🇬🇷 > 🇹🇷 > 🇬🇪 > 🇰🇿 > 🇺🇿 > 🇰🇬 >🇲🇳 @raceacrosstheworld.bsky.social #RATW6 @studiolambert.bsky.social @bbctv.bsky.social 5 great teams... Each leg mapped with #GIS map using #GeoMapper #RaceAcrossTheWorld

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BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

⬇️ International Space Station ⬇️ @Space_Station #ISS rising in the western sky passing Venus around 22.26 and setting in the east over the #SurreyHills #Timelapse @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

New (soon to be Blue) Moon 🌒1.7% above silhouetted #Virga #WaxingCrescent at dusk over the #SurreyHills @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

New (soon to be Blue) Moon 🌒1.7% #WaxingCrescent at dusk over the #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

#Sundogs (#parhelion) 22° north and south of the sun over #SwaleEstuary seen from #TankertonBay @whitstablelive.bsky.social @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Mayflies on the 1st of May... swarming above the River #Tillingbourne, Shere #SurreyHills. Very prolific above a small weir. #Ephemeroptera #Chalkstreams @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social @simonoking.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Weather breakdown... A beautiful passage of #CirrocumulusLacunosus #Cirrocumulus #AltocumulusFloccus on leading edge of an #OccludedFront moving N full of Biscay moisture @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

*Symmetry* #Jupiter + #GalileanMoons L>R #Ganymede #Io #Europa #Callisto over #SurreyHills @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Snow impression... Poplar fluff all over Mounthill Gardens, Epsom @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

New Moon 🌒2.7% #WaxingCrescent @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

*Thank Geography It's Friday* Excellent geography as we leave Sheffield (e.g. 👍 altocumulus stratiformis over Park Hill) and of course at @The_GA #GAConf2026. 🙏 everyone involved in making it such a success + conversations, insights, laughter. Apols for any sessions missed.

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Winter's last hurrah? 🌄🧊 Summer time starts tonight, but a little ridge of high pressure will take things down to -1°C or lower #SurreyHills @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #getoutside #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Steaming past Moon + Jupiter at 28,000 kmh/17,500 mph 🛰️ International Space Station 🛰️ -3.1 mag 19.03 GMT #Jetstream c170kmh/106 mph @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @simonoking.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

*Into the trees* 🛰️ International Space Station 🛰️ @Space_Station -3.7 mag 18.57 BST 21st Mar #SurreyHills #Timelapse @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @simonoking.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

*Orange peel* A tiny sliver of the #WaxingCrescent 🌒 4.0% visible over the #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @cloudappsoc.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

*Travelling* 🛰️ International Space Station 🛰️ @Space_Station -3.7 mag, 18.57 BST 19th March over #SurreyHills #Timelapse @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @simonoking.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

☘️ Happy St Patrick's☘️ ☘️ Lá Fhéile Pádraig ☘️ Enjoy a brief virtual tour of Croagh Patrick (764m), County Mayo and the magnificent drumlin-strewn Clew Bay created in a brand new 3D #GIS app I'm working on. The weather is always like that there 😉 @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🔊#FullMoon fly-by (99.3%) 🌕 #WormMoon over the #SurreyHills #CrustMoon #SoreEyesMoon #CrowComesBackMoon @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside @British_Airways BA426 LHR-LUX

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Symmetry (almost!) #Jupiter + #GalileanMoonsL>R #Callisto #Io #Europa #Ganymede over #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

*Paris in the spring*🔊 2 airliners en route to Paris DUB-CDG + LHR-CDG crossing the #WaxingCresent 🌒 30.9% over #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @airbusred.bsky.social Details AFR56SQ A220-300 @airfrance.bsky.social BAW318 A320-232

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

*the way that gravity pulls* Milano Cortina 2026 Ski Jumping and Sliding on 3D maps via @ArcGISOnline @esriuk.bsky.social #Scene using #ElevationProfile tool #GeographyTeacher @milanocortina.bsky.social @iocmedia.bsky.social @teamgbofficial.bsky.social @MattWeston #TabbyStoecker arcg.is/Xmzb4

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

❄️ Where do the Winter Olympiads take place? ❄️ During their 102 years, the Winter venues have carved out an interesting spatial pattern, taking in plenty of longitude, but not much latitude (expt with 'trail' animation technique) @milanocortina26 @iocmedia.bsky.social @teamgbofficial.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

*Star-like* #Jupiter + #GalileanMoons L>R #Ganymede #Io #Europa #Callisto over #SurreyHills @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Trailing #virga at sunset over Graveney Marshes @whitstablelive.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social @cloudappsoc.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

High pressure still in charge; another very cold night on the way -5°C or lower #SurreyHills @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

*A rose between two thorns* #WaningGibbous 98% 🌕 rising over south London in between the Crystal Palace and Croydon transmitters, seen from #SurreyHills #WolfMoon #OldMoon #IceMoon #SnowMoon #Supermoon @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #getoutside

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

*We are family* #Jupiter + #GalileanMoons L>R #Callisto #Europa #Io #Ganymede over #SurreyHills @surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social

BC @mildthing99.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

"And three trees on the low sky... ...And arrived at evening, not a moment too soon Finding the place; it was (you may say) satisfactory." T. S. Eliot @cloudappsoc.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside