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Great to be here! 🌎🌍🌏 Thinking geographically 🌐 GIS, trivia and other important things... #GeographyTeacher and author; RGS C Geog, BBC Weather Watcher; landscape art and photography; #EruditePedagogy; #EduSky; Music, poetry esp with links to place

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πŸ”Š#FullMoon fly-by (99.3%) πŸŒ•
#WormMoon over the #SurreyHills
#CrustMoon #SoreEyesMoon #CrowComesBackMoon
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@metoffice.gov.uk
@thephotohour.bsky.social
#StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside
@British_Airways
BA426 LHR-LUX

03.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”Š#FullMoon fly-by (99.3%) πŸŒ•
#WormMoon over the #SurreyHills
#CrustMoon #SoreEyesMoon #CrowComesBackMoon
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@metoffice.gov.uk
@thephotohour.bsky.social
#StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside
@British_Airways
BA426 LHR-LUX

03.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Symmetry (almost!)
#Jupiter + #GalileanMoonsL>R #Callisto #Io #Europa #Ganymede over #SurreyHills
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@metoffice.gov.uk
@stormhour.com
@thephotohour.bsky.social
@surreyhillsnl.bsky.social

28.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The flight today was mostly clear. From the airplane window. Always like a Bridge photo! #Photography

24.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

A beautiful capture!
That's the Severn Estuary - crossed the older bridge on Wednesday evening because the newer one was closed.

28.02.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Symmetry (almost!)
#Jupiter + #GalileanMoonsL>R #Callisto #Io #Europa #Ganymede over #SurreyHills
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@metoffice.gov.uk
@stormhour.com
@thephotohour.bsky.social
@surreyhillsnl.bsky.social

28.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*Paris in the spring*πŸ”Š
2 airliners en route to Paris
DUB-CDG + LHR-CDG crossing the #WaxingCresent πŸŒ’ 30.9% over #SurreyHills
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@metoffice.gov.uk
@thephotohour.bsky.social @airbusred.bsky.social
Details
AFR56SQ A220-300 @airfrance.bsky.social
BAW318 A320-232

22.02.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*Paris in the spring*πŸ”Š
2 airliners en route to Paris
DUB-CDG + LHR-CDG crossing the #WaxingCresent πŸŒ’ 30.9% over #SurreyHills
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@metoffice.gov.uk
@thephotohour.bsky.social @airbusred.bsky.social
Details
AFR56SQ A220-300 @airfrance.bsky.social
BAW318 A320-232

22.02.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Milano Cortina 2026 curling has been 'eventful'.
Here's an approximate #ElevationProfile :

_πŸ₯ŒπŸŽ―πŸ₯Œ_____________________________πŸ”„πŸ₯ŒπŸ‘ˆ

18.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*the way that gravity pulls*
Milano Cortina 2026 Ski Jumping and Sliding on 3D maps via
@ArcGISOnline @esriuk.bsky.social
#Scene using #ElevationProfile tool #GeographyTeacher
@milanocortina.bsky.social @iocmedia.bsky.social
@teamgbofficial.bsky.social @MattWeston #TabbyStoecker
arcg.is/Xmzb4

17.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That was a quick three years!

16.02.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feb 11: Guest blogger Brendan Conway #3: Now That's What I Call Geography! (Vol 1) The third guest blog from Brendan Conway. This one is going to lead to a lot of growth in the play list. It can sometimes be useful to bring...

Today on the World of Music blog - the 3rd contribution from @mildthing99.bsky.social worldlymusic.blogspot.com/2026/02/feb-...

11.02.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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❄️ Where do the Winter Olympiads take place? ❄️
During their 102 years, the Winter venues have carved out an interesting spatial pattern, taking in plenty of longitude, but not much latitude (expt with 'trail' animation technique)
@milanocortina26
@iocmedia.bsky.social @teamgbofficial.bsky.social

05.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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❄️ Where do the Winter Olympiads take place? ❄️
During their 102 years, the Winter venues have carved out an interesting spatial pattern, taking in plenty of longitude, but not much latitude (expt with 'trail' animation technique)
@milanocortina26
@iocmedia.bsky.social @teamgbofficial.bsky.social

05.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*Star-like*
#Jupiter + #GalileanMoons
L>R #Ganymede #Io #Europa #Callisto over #SurreyHills
@surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk
@stormhour.com
@thephotohour.bsky.social

02.02.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trailing #virga at sunset over Graveney Marshes
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@metoffice.gov.uk
@thephotohour.bsky.social
@cloudappsoc.bsky.social
#StormHour #loveukweather

24.01.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
World of Music Musical and geographical offerings from GeoBlogs: a 365 blog project for 2026.

Today on the World of Music we return to KΓΆln on the 51st anniversary of the recording of the Keith Jarrett classic and @mildthing99.bsky.social explores the music of Bowie worldlymusic.blogspot.com

24.01.2026 10:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"And three trees on the low sky...
...And arrived at evening, not a moment too soon
Finding the place; it was (you may say) satisfactory." T. S. Eliot
@cloudappsoc.bsky.social
@thephotohour.bsky.social
@thephotohour.bsky.social
@metoffice.gov.uk #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

02.01.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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High pressure still in charge; another very cold night on the way
-5Β°C or lower #SurreyHills
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@metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #getoutside

05.01.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*A rose between two thorns*
#WaningGibbous 98% πŸŒ• rising over south London in between the Crystal Palace and Croydon transmitters, seen from #SurreyHills
#WolfMoon #OldMoon #IceMoon #SnowMoon #Supermoon
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #getoutside

04.01.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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*A rose between two thorns*
#WaningGibbous 98% πŸŒ• rising over south London in between the Crystal Palace and Croydon transmitters, seen from #SurreyHills
#WolfMoon #OldMoon #IceMoon #SnowMoon #Supermoon
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@stormhour.com
@metoffice.gov.uk @thephotohour.bsky.social #getoutside

04.01.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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*We are family*
#Jupiter + #GalileanMoons
L>R #Callisto #Europa #Io #Ganymede over #SurreyHills
@surreyhillsnl.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk
@stormhour.com
@thephotohour.bsky.social

03.01.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"And three trees on the low sky...
...And arrived at evening, not a moment too soon
Finding the place; it was (you may say) satisfactory." T. S. Eliot
@cloudappsoc.bsky.social
@thephotohour.bsky.social
@thephotohour.bsky.social
@metoffice.gov.uk #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

02.01.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”Š'Get Back - The Places'πŸ”Š
2nd January 1969: Day 1 of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions
Where are the places linked to The Beatles' classic song 'Get Back'? #GetBackTheBeatles #Psychogeography
Story Map created using
@esriuk.bsky.social #ArcGISStoryMaps
Link to story map: arcg.is/18WvnP1

02.01.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Retreat of the BreiΓ°amerkurjΓΆkull glacier, Iceland
πŸ™@copernicuseu.bsky.social
Sentinel-2 imagery -BreiΓ°amerkurjΓΆkull Georef with #MediaLayers in @esriuk.bsky.social #ArcGISOnline and imported to #3DScene
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
@subfossilguy.bsky.social @edhawkins.org
arcg.is/1PKif54

29.12.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Moonset through #cirrus #WaxingCrescent πŸŒ’ 41.8% over @whitstablelive.bsky.social
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@thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #StormHour #getoutside #loveukweather

26.12.2025 23:19 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Merry Christmas...and God bless all of you on the good Earth'

#Apollo8 Christmas Eve 1968 message, over SELENE (Kaguya) 'Earthrise' footage, similar to the view seen by Borman, Lovell + Anders
@davidbflower.bsky.social
@daveatcogs.bsky.social
Details + HQ video here: vimeo.com/187472403?re...

24.12.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First time capturing this lunar transit
#WaxingCrescent πŸŒ’ (20%) over N Kent @whitstablelive.bsky.social πŸŽ…
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@metoffice.gov.uk
@thephotohour.bsky.social
#StormHour #loveukweather

24.12.2025 21:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A beautiful sunset over The Bristol Channel seen from #BarryIsland with Foreland Point lighthouse guiding the shipping at dusk
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22.12.2025 22:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*The only way is up*
πŸŒ„ The earliest sunset of 2025 has been and gone #SurreyHills
The sun will set later every day now until around 25th June!
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@thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

19.12.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0