David O'Ryan

@davidoryan.bsky.social

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Research Fellow at the European Space Agency studying Galaxy Clusters and Evolution | Need a galaxy interaction modelled? | Scot | Often described as a 'bit of a nerd' | he/him

The aurora borealis lighting up the sky with colours of red. Taken from under a tree with trees on the horizon.
Me in front of the Lancaster University Physics building.
An image of the UI of the ESASky platform. It shows the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging of a merger. The papers referencing the merger have been added to the UI, showing the name and the titles of about 7 papers which have used data about this merger.
The jellyfish galaxy ESO 137-001. It is a galaxy with spiral arms, with long blue tendrils of gas falling behind it's disk as it moves. It is surrounded by various foreground stars. Image from Wikipedia on Jellyfish Galaxies.