Virtual Astronomer

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http://www.meteorwatch.org

The Basil Fawlty of Astronomy, Science, Nature and more. Making Stargazing fun and accessible to all. Not your typical astronomer. Loves cycling & baking too.

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What inspires you to tweet?

Spreading the word about science and astronomy to ordinary people and being part of a wider community where everyone is equal. Look Up!

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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?

Yes!!! It has brought my favourite interests out to the world and the world is sharing.

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How do you make your tweets unique?

Make them fun and factual. They are for everyone and easy to follow

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What are six things you could never do without?

Oxygen, Twitter, My laptop, a clear sky, followers, fun

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Why'd you start tweeting?

It was an experiment one evening, to tweet astronomy. It went crazy so we carried on and it got better and better

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What was the funniest trend you've seen?

Dirty Science and CarryonTweeting

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Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?

Astronomy, Science, Space, Meteors, @NewburyAS :)

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Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?

#Meteorwatch although over 30000 people have used it

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Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?

@Astroengine @DiscoverySpace The tweets are fun but still interesting and informative

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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?

Only spammers ages ago, I let Twitter do it now

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What's your best tweet?

Meteorwatch Has Begun!

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140 characters of advice for a new user?

Just tweet follow and get followed, be yourself and have fun. You will pick it all up in no time

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What's your favorite Twitter app?

Tweetdeck It does everything we want

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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?

Sometimes :) Twitter is a big part of what we do now

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What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?

Share more and not be elitist (have I spelled that right?) Join in and enjoy

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