Ken Rice

@kenrice.bsky.social

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Interested in #scicomm, in particular about astronomy and climate change. Professor of Computational Astrophysics and Head of Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Edinburgh. Views own, of course.

Picture of the SANAE IV Antarctic base taken in early 1997.
Picture of the sunrise at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh.
Image of NGC 281, a bright emission nebula in Cassiopeia, taken with a Seestar S50.
Image of the Moon using a Seestar S50 Smart Scope.
Image of NGC891, also known as the Silver Sliver Galaxy, taken with a Seestar S50.
View of a snowy path along the river in Roslin Glen.
comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Aurora taken from just south of Edinburgh.
Aurora from just south of Edinburgh.
Kelpies
Photo of me in Fish Hoek in nice sunny South African weather.
View of the mountains from Le Pommier wine farm just outside Stellenbosch.
View over Edinburgh from the Royal Observatory.
Pictish stones near Ballater.
Image showing author of paper with caption: "The author in spring 1966. It might seem in keeping with the reputation of the times that it looks as if he has just rolled a joint; in fact close expection reveals that the item being inspected is a popsicle stick."
Illustration showing how the pathway to net zero determines how much more CO2 is emitted.