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Dr James O'Donoghue

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Active planetary scientist and space animator, sharing astronomy.
Twitter @physicsj (190k)
Youtube @interplanetary (47k)

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And thank you to the Reading Astronomical Society and the many, many volunteers who made it happen! Brilliant work by @gointerplanetary, @agapioselia, and Dechen (we make a great team!). Special thanks to Prof Mike Lockwood, Brian Skidmore, our Lunar speakers tonight and to NASA Astronaut Dan Tani for his inspiring video that connected Reading, reaching for the impossible, and human exploration to Mars! That’s a wrap! 🌕 And yes, that is a live feed of the Moon behind us! 🤩 There were ppl in those seats, LOLz. We were sold out with 110 on a waiting list!

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Scales of selected Solar System bodies, with accurate rotation rates and axial tilts.
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#solarsystem #planets #drjamesodonoghue #space #astronomy

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Solar System within Earth-Moon distance

First video via @itscosmoknowledge

Second video via Dr. James O'Donaghue @gointerplanetary

From the original Twitter thread about second video:

"• Earth-Moon distance to scale
• All object sizes to scale
• Rings of Saturn unwound!

Jupiter and Saturn are rotated because they're too WIDE. Why are they wider than the other planets? They are SPINNING fast, and so resist gravity's pull at the equator. Saturn is the most OBLATE planet as it's the least-dense — you can think of it as the fluffiest planet."

Source: https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1095378864686141440?s=20&t=2mhT-HHPDLzUozQepcZTnQ

(Dr. James O'Donaghue is @physicsJ on Twitter and "Interplanetary" on YouTube)

#earth #earthmoon #moon #solarsystem #planets #ceres #pluto #space #astronomy #cosmos #universe #data #dataviz #drjamesodonoghue #science #dataisbeautiful #curiosity #spacefact #size #comparison #scale #allaroundscience

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Pointing out the stars, planets and galaxies in the Maldives at the exclusive Soneva resort. Or melting them with a powerful laser. Check out that water! Pic by @julesandbeyond of @discoversoneva
It was fun being a #sonevastars host, sharing with interested guests all-things astronomical!

#discoversoneva #experiencesoneva
#discoversonevafushi #space #artwork #photography #island #beach #stars #laser #night #nightphotography #galaxy #milkyway #planets #ocean

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