Stuart Atkinson
@mars_stu
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Martian amateur astronomer, writer, astropoet, Outreacher & Author of 'Felicette: The Space Cat' (on Kindle) & 'A Cat's Guide To The Night Sky' (Hachette)
Kendal, UK
Joined May 2008
A long overdue biography of Felicette, the space cat. a collection of Mars-inspired poetry. a ghost story set beneath the northern lights and a novel telling the tale of the first cat to go to Mars. all available now on Kindle. RTs appreciated :-)
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Something very special to share with you all this Sunday morning: a gorgeous new view of Mars, sent back from the slopes of Mt Sharp by Curiosity just a few hours ago, looking over her shoulder at the floor, and distant rim, of Gale Crater. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
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If you Follow this account - don't. They aren't just parasitical content scrapers that post images without credit, but they also post eyeball-melting, AI-generated abominations and pass them off as real. And make money from it!
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Please, Curiosity team, PLEASE, ***PLEASE*** take some colour images of this amazing view. !! Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
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Martian landscape, taken just a few hours ago on the Red Planet, by the rover Perseverance. Some faint clouds in the sky look, just above the hills. Beautiful view!. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
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RT @Dave_StarGeezer: 40 million years ago, a star in a distant galaxy (NGC7331 in Perseus) came to an extremely dramatic end of life as a s….
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Not the most beautiful astrophoto ever taken, I know it won't win any awards/be published anywhere, but I don't care, I was *so* chuffed I managed to image the supernova in this 40m LY distant galaxy last night with my SeeStar from the middle of light-polluted Kendal in Cumbria!
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. meanwhile, on Mars, Curiosity, a nuclear-powered robot geologist is slowly but surely making her way up the slopes of an ancient mountain in the centre of a huge impact crater, leaving her wheel tracks in the cinnamon-hued dust. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
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Still only 2 replies out of the 13 agents I queried my MG SF Mars novel "Plains of Gold" so will try indie publishers next. It's an amazing story, kids would love it, but I don't think I'm what agents are looking for, I don't tick their marketing boxes. so.
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Nice dust devil caught whirling and twirling across Mars yesterday, by the Perseverance Mars rover. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
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Coming soon: a very close encounter between Venus & Jupiter. At their closest - on the morning of August 12th - they'll look like a beautiful "double star" in the pre-dawn sky. No telescope needed, both planets will be v obvious to the naked eye. Chart made with @skysafariastro
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A couple of new sweeping martian panoramas, made from images sent back by the rover Curiosity currently exploring the slopes of Mt Sharp on Mars. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
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Sooooo many Apollo books out there now, which should you buy? Here are my top three Absolutely Must Have recommendations, by @andrewchaikin @AndySaunders_1 and @Martin_Impey / @alifeofriley Each one is a classic and belongs on your shelf.
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Love the depth of field of this image taken recently by the Mars rover Curiosity. Just look at the rubble-strewn foreground close to the camera, with the distant rim of Gale Crater in the background. Beautiful image! Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk/S Atkinson
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Jess, so unimpressed (as usual) by my latest feature for @skyatnightmag - a look-back at how beautiful Comet Hale-Bopp was - that she'd rather watch squirrels and pigeons messing about on CatsTV than read her dad's work. Thanks J. ;-)
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Jess proving again, bless her, that she is the worst Hide and Seek player in the world.
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RT @martiandiaries: "I love the bravery of this series, the sheer bravado of taking on this all-time sci-fi classic and taking the story be….
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You hear it all the time: "Mars is awful", "Mars is a dump". Well don't go, don't look at it or even think about it. Leave it for those of us who see the beauty in its rocks & hear the singing of its icy winds to enjoy. Perseverance Images Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/S Atkinson
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Ansel Adams would have loved the rugged, raw landscapes of Mars so much. Curiosity images, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Stuart Atkinson
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6 wks after sending my "Plains of Gold" queries to 13 agents, only two have replied so far. Disappointing, but 2 more than at this stage of previous queries, so yaaaaay. :-).
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