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telescoper.bsky.social
I can't wait for the new #AstronomerRoyal to produce her first horoscope.

*hides*
August 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
astroroyalscot.bsky.social
And a shout out to any #astrophotography folk who are posting more often on insta than here: 🙏 tell me your insta name so I can check out your awesome images! I'm @astronomerroyal over there as for some unknown reason it wouldn't let me have astroroyalscot 🤔
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy
Congratulations to Michele whom I know slightly from the times she visited Jim McKenzie in Heidelberg. #astronomerroyal #womeninstem

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c741lll88q5o
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years
Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.
www.bbc.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
nevereverdave.bsky.social
#Scotland's #AstronomerRoyal, Prof #CatherineHeymans, for UK's astronomers, described decision by #UKRI as "a real act of national self-harm". Prof Michael Kramer of #MaxPlanck Institute #Bonn, said it is "scientifically, technologically & economically short-sighted".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM