Matt Bothwell

@mattbothwell.com

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Public Astronomer at the University of Cambridge; Bye-fellow of Girton College, Cambridge Author of The Invisible Universe, Astrophysics for Supervillains, The Great Alien Hunt, & more www.mattbothwell.com

A weather forecast, showing a heatwave up to 32 degrees this coming Monday.
A cat lying under a desk
The crescent Earth, behind the much larger foreground horizon of the Moon
Yellow leaves refracting through a glass model of a gravitational lens, creating a swirling hall of mirrors effect
A black and white cat, lying in a drawer full of linens and blankets
An empty theatre, with tiers of seating
Three chickens, staring intensely at a small red wheel attached to a white pipe. The wheel and pipe make a sort of simulacrum of a chicken, and it clearly fascinates the birds
A field of bright yellow daffodils, with a 1960s building in the background.
A fisheye view of the starry night sky. From right to left flies a white spinning spiral.
The moon, half illuminated and magnified through a telescope showing craters and shadows on the surface.
The moon! As seen through a telescope, with lots of craters
Stacks of children's books, titled "Astrophysics for Supervillains 2 The Great Alien Hunt"
Hundreds of children's books in piles on a desk.