Get short, timely messages from Sherwood Observatory.

Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It's easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join today and follow @sherwoodobs.

Get updates via SMS by texting follow sherwoodobs to 40404 in the United States
Codes for other countries

Country	Code	For customers of
Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:
Australia	0198089488 Telstra
Canada	21212 (any)
United Kingdom	86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
Indonesia	89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel
Ireland	51210 O2
India	53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon
Jordan	90903 Zain
New Zealand	8987 Vodafone, Telecom NZ
United States	40404 (any)

sherwoodobs

Most powerful geomagnetic storm for 5 years due to strike Earth within hours, observers in northern latitudes should lookout for Aurorae! 9:33 PM Mar 7th via Tweetbot for iOS
A KP6 Geomagnetic storm is currently underway following a CME release, auroras observed in northern tier US states. 8:58 AM Mar 7th via Tweetbot for iOS
universetoday Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Uranus on January 24, 1986. - ow.ly/8f7uY 10:00 PM Jan 23rd via HootSuite Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 4 others
universetoday Hiten, Japan's first lunar probe, was launched on January 24, 1990. - ow.ly/8f7uZ 1:00 AM Jan 24th via HootSuite Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 1 other
Reports of Aurora from all over Scotland! Aberdeen, Fife, Dundee, Sterling, even from Northumberland & Teeside 2:49 PM Jan 22nd via Twitter for Mac
Reports of Aurora from all over Scotland! Aberdeen, Fife, Dundee, Sterling, even from Northumberland! 2:47 PM Jan 22nd via Twitter for Mac
Committee meeting at the Obs, Yayyy! 11:46 AM Jan 10th via Twitterrific
NASAhistory "Houston, the Challenger has landed." This day 1972 Apollo 17 lands on the Moon. How did it feel? Read here: go.nasa.gov/vI5I0l 11:55 AM Dec 11th, 2011 via SocialEngage Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 39 others
universetoday Apollo 17, the final manned mission of the Apollo program landed on the Moon on December 11, 1972. - ow.ly/7KHuW 11:55 AM Dec 11th, 2011 via HootSuite Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 8 others
universetoday Zarya, the first module of the International Space Station was launched on November 20, 1998. - ow.ly/7h8aS 1:00 AM Nov 20th, 2011 via HootSuite Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 10 others
universetoday Are The Milky Way's First Stars Responsible For Destroying Its Satellite Galaxies? bit.ly/qQlzGn 12:52 PM Oct 18th, 2011 via WordSocial Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 2 others
spacegovuk Reaching for the Red Planet: UK Space Agency announces £1.6M for Mars exploration bit.ly/nbmCu9 1:06 AM Oct 18th, 2011 via web Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 34 others
NASAhistory Magellan probe to Venus ended its mission this day 1994 - intentionally deorbited after 4 years. JPL web book: go.nasa.gov/pHEvt3 11:00 AM Oct 11th, 2011 via SocialEngage Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 6 others
NASA It's Earth Science Week! Join our chief scientist Waleed Abdalati for a live web event tomorrow, Oct. 12. go.nasa.gov/mZUOuI 11:24 AM Oct 11th, 2011 via SocialEngage Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 71 others
universetoday Astrophoto: Jupiter, Io and the Great Red Spot by Richard S. Wright Jr. bit.ly/qc4VBu 11:57 AM Oct 11th, 2011 via WordSocial Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 1 other
YouTube YouTube Space Lab. Coming to a Universe near you! goo.gl/8XTMV #SpaceLab 10:03 AM Oct 10th, 2011 via SocialEngage Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 271 others
A geomagnetic storm (Kp=6) is in progress following the impact of a CME during the early hours of Sept 17th. 10:27 AM Sep 17th, 2011 via Twitterrific for Mac
universetoday Kepler Mission Discovers "Tatooine-like" Planet bit.ly/pVba6p 12:31 PM Sep 15th, 2011 via WordSocial Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 254 others
universetoday Milky Way Arm Wrestles With Dark Matter bit.ly/qxXaNv 12:38 PM Sep 15th, 2011 via WordSocial Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 5 others
universetoday SLS: NASA's Next Big Thing bit.ly/pmoH7G 12:29 PM Sep 15th, 2011 via WordSocial Retweeted by sherwoodobs and 4 others