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chrisenorth

  1. Very much the end of an era - after nearly 4 years of sharing an office with @Astrospanner he's off to pastures new. Good times were had! about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck
  2. Oh, and Queen Clara :-) RT @hdawnx @chrisenorth did you get queen Clara she is of course real too :) twitter.com/hdawnx/status/… about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. As pointed out by @hdawnx, there's also Clara Clayton from Back to the Future III (Doc's 19th Century wife) imdb.to/Nrx4tA about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. I used to know of 3 Claras: long-distance Clara, @MsClara, and of course @ClaraNorth. Now The Doctor's new companion will also be Clara! about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. Early-morning feed with @ClaraNorth, accompanied by @jonculshaw in Dictionary Corner... about 24 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. Amazing efficiency! RT @robertcnichol: Cool stat of day: BOSS takes data 77% of all available time including weather loss. Super efficient. 1:35 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  7. @hdawnx and no, I've never been there, though I'm sure it would be a fascinating trip! 1:32 AM May 31st via TweetDeck in reply to hdawnx
  8. @hdawnx although the Vatican Telescope HQ is in/near Rome, the telescopes themselves are in Arizona... vaticanobservatory.org 1:30 AM May 31st via TweetDeck in reply to hdawnx
  9. Very sad news about JCMT and UKIRT - UK definitely pulling out in 2013-2014 stfc.ac.uk/News+and+Event… 1:20 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  10. @Will_5PL I've never had the issue with texts, only Gmail. 12:55 AM May 31st via TweetDeck in reply to Will_5PL
  11. Very glad - could have been pretty disastrous! RT @defjaf EBEX lost and found! Whew… nbcdfw.com/news/local/NAS… 12:42 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  12. @camilla_cheung no sling! 12:26 AM May 31st via TweetDeck in reply to camilla_cheung
  13. @elakdawalla that the moons are at least as interesting as the planets. And that out Solar System might be more unusual than we once thought 2:37 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to elakdawalla
  14. @elakdawalla never heard of 16:10. Perhaps 14:9, which is a common TV ratio? Though UK might be different to US... 2:32 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to elakdawalla
  15. "Perfected the skill" might be a bit strong, but I'm pleased to have demonstrated the ability to use a tin opener while holding a baby... 2:28 PM May 30th via TweetDeck
  16. @KateWorsley_ happy birthday from me, @gabinorth and @claranorth :-) 11:23 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
  17. @apontzen 01000011 01110010 01101111 01100101 01110011 01101111 0100000 01111001 0100000 01000111 01111001 01101101 01110010 01110101 2:53 AM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to apontzen
  • Name Chris North
  • Location Cardiff (normally)
  • Bio Astrophysicist at Cardiff University, and UK Herschel Outreach Officer. All comments are my own.
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