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Will Gater

@willgater

Astronomer, author, astrophotographer. Former science journalist now working in the UK space sector to promote research, exploration & innovation.

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Another shot of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) over Dartmoor this evening. I framed this with very little foreground as I loved the way the moonlight and drifting clouds gave the hills a sort of tilt-shift effect where they look tiny.

Another shot of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) over Dartmoor this evening. I framed this with very little foreground as I loved the way the moonlight and drifting clouds gave the hills a sort of tilt-shift effect where they look tiny.
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A longer focal length shot of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) over Bonehill Rocks, Dartmoor, last night. This is a composite image where 11x 5s subs have been stacked to bring out detail in the tail (a hint of the anti-tail is also visible if you look closely).

A longer focal length shot of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) over Bonehill Rocks, Dartmoor, last night. 

This is a composite image where 11x 5s subs have been stacked to bring out detail in the tail (a hint of the anti-tail is also visible if you look closely).
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We're conducting a survey to understand the future of Mars exploration science in the UK. 🔴 Your input will help shape the direction of our National Exploration Science programme. 🚀 Please share your thoughts with us here before 15 November 👉 forms.office.com/pages/response…

We're conducting a survey to understand the future of Mars exploration science in the UK. 🔴

Your input will help shape the direction of our National Exploration Science programme. 🚀

Please share your thoughts with us here before 15 November 👉 forms.office.com/pages/response…
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Comet C/2023 A3 still hanging around naked-eye visibility. Could make out its tail, using averted vision, this evening as a short elongated smudge of light pointing towards nearby 4th mag star Lambda Ophiuchi. Bortle 5 sky & average transparency. Great sight in 10x50 binoculars.

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🪨 ☄️ Hardly was it discovered that it entered the Earth atmosphere... 2024 UQ was the 10th asteroid discovered before its impact. But there was hardly 2 hours delay between the two events! imo.net/2024-uq-freshl…

🪨 ☄️ Hardly was it discovered that it entered the Earth atmosphere... 2024 UQ was the 10th asteroid discovered before its impact. But there was hardly 2 hours delay between the two events!
imo.net/2024-uq-freshl…
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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) from south Devon tonight. This is a stack of 30x30s exposures taken with a long lens & DSLR on a tracking mount.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) from south Devon tonight. This is a stack of 30x30s exposures taken with a long lens & DSLR on a tracking mount.
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📡 New mission alert! 📡 Our Lunar & Deep Space Mission Ops team have been busy conducting Mission Readiness Tests to support ESA's Solar Orbiter! You can discover how our communication services are helping make more space science a reality in ESA Operations' recent blog ⬇️

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The team at the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) are tracking debris from the breakup of Intelsat 33E NSpOC analysts, from UK Space Agency & UK Space Command, will continue to monitor this incident and risks to UK-licenced satellites, including Strategic Command SKYNET satellites

The team at the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) are tracking debris from the breakup of Intelsat 33E

NSpOC analysts, from <a href="/spacegovuk/">UK Space Agency</a> &amp; UK Space Command, will continue to monitor this incident and risks to UK-licenced satellites, including <a href="/UKStratCom/">Strategic Command</a> SKYNET satellites
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Reports of a bright, blue-green fireball over the UK tonight around 7:30pm. Sightings from Aberdeenshire down to Surrey. If you saw or recorded something please submit a report/footage to: ukmon.imo.net/members/imo/re…. UK Fireball Alliance

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☄️ Asteroid #C0WEPC5 (temporary designation) entered Earth's atmosphere at 16:15 UTC/17:15 CET, creating a fireball over Yakutia witnessed by people in the region. The object was discovered roughly 12 hours ago and is thought to have been around 70 cm across. Thanks to