Mike Shaw

FRAS, I teach astronomy, biology, YORK ISSP, York Festival of Ideas, i25 winner 2020, Pearson Ed prize 2022, Bootham School, Dukie, views mostly of the sky

[Mike Shaw @Boothamshaw]

@oliverburdick Things like the 2nd generation of humanity being brothers (and some unnamed extras not described) are a clear sign that the whole thing was cobbled together as an allegorical history. Imagine believing an ancient folk text to be a complete account to accept without question.

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@lorenzo_xv @oliverburdick So true. Critical intelligent thinking is hard for some people. Just believing the story you got told as a result of the accident of where you were born makes much more sense.

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The snowdrops are here!! This is two weeks earlier than I’ve ever seen them in Yorkshire!! @YorksWildlife

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@Gamma_Monkey @FoxNews I used to think America was a beacon for the world, and now it seems more like a house on fire.

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The Aurora is out tonight. The only Christmas lights you’ll ever need… Here’s a view from our village.

[York Oratory @YorkOratory]

Good to see the York Guard pass our church, after escorting His Majesty’s Judiciary to the Minster.

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@Eamonnmolloy3 @YorksWildlife Matter transmitter. You know how this goes…

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UK #hoverfly experts! is this volucella zonaria? I had to rescue it from a couple of colleagues who thought it was hornet and had “plans” for it. @YorksWildlife

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Evening light around Howsham. @WeatherWolds @Yorkshire2018

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Nearly time to pack up the telescope for the summer, but here is the Leo triplet of galaxies from last night. This little family of galaxies is 35 million light-years away, and receding fast as the universe expands.

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#Scarborough castle earlier today. The view from #Cloughton Wyke.

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Today’s partial eclipse from Yorkshire. 5 minutes ago.

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“Autobahn” is officially my funeral music. The album version. All of it. Hopefully in fifty years or so. This looks like a very good edition to me… @ElectronicMagUK

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Moss landscape in the early spring sunshine.

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Having fun with a new lens for my telescope. Focal reducers let you take wider field views with a telescope - great for the big gas clouds like these ones…

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Six days later than last year, but they are here!! @WeatherWolds @YorksWildlife just near @howsham_mill

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A short display of the #AuroraBorealis for New Year’s Day. The clouds have drawn in now, but it was an excellent naked-eye display while it lasted. #yorkshirewolds #howsham.

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@ChrisBrierley Oh yes! It’ll be very nice to catch up - ages since I saw you!

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Finally! A clear sky that did not conflict with an early start, an evening commitment or a pile of marking. Jupiter at 7.00pm last night, glorious in the eastern sky after sunset.

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It’s in the trees! It’s coming!! If you are in the Malton area, avoid picking up any bits of paper with runes written on them this weekend. #mrjames