September 30th, 2006
Contact
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The best way to contact me is via email, while I use different email addresses for different purposes, chrislintott AT cantab.net will always reach me. You will need to remove the spaces and replace the word ‘AT’ with the usual symbol.
If you prefer old fashioned mail, I can be contacted via Somerville College, Oxford, OX2 6HD
Or you can simply add a comment to this post (although this will be public).
on October 3rd, 2006 at 6:34 am
Hey Chris,
Good to have your Universe back – I thought there’d been a Big Crunch and it had vanished! Nice look to the new site.
If you do any reporting on the new images being taken by Opportunity at Victoria Crater, feel free to use any of my colourised images, which you can find at:
http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/Cumbrian-Sky
I’m particularly pleased with the one of the astronaut standing beside Cabo Verde…
All the best from Kendal up in rain-soaked Cumbria, we hope to see you up here again sometime soon.
Stu
on October 3rd, 2006 at 1:22 pm
Hi Chris,
Great to see the new blog up and running! I enjoyed the trial blog and I’m sure this one will be even better.
Good luck with it all!
John.
on October 9th, 2006 at 12:14 am
Thanks for linking to the MArs colourisations I’ve done, appreciate it!
Like you I’m still rather in shock at the image showing Oppy and Victoria Crater… it moved me to write one of my “astropoems”, and if you’d like to read it it’s here…
http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/TheVerse/#Entry654
It’s called “Sleeping”, which is wjat Oppy deserves to do soon after her long trek!
Cheers,
Stu
on October 19th, 2006 at 2:35 pm
Hi Chris, thanks for putting up the 2 movies. I asked you about this last night at your lecture in Belfast! Any chance you could email the 2nd one directly to me as our software at work is stopping it for some reason – but perhaps its too big?
Thanks!
Libby.
on October 20th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
Afternoon Mr Lintott -
Hope you don’t mind my giving you a ‘heads up’ to the following link
http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au/Vastness_of_Space.htm
- especially as you are prob very busy – but I found the linked images really brought home how big (or small) our planet really is.
Regards
Bunny Burton-Bradford
on February 19th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Chris would you mind if I linked your blog to my new site? I spoke to Will Gater and got the approval for his site and as yours adds a much needed astrophysics feel would you mind if I linked it in.
Many thanks
Peter.
on March 8th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Dear Chris (and all visitors),
I just thought you might be interested to know that I recently created a ‘gateway’ of astrolinks of particular interest to amateur astronomers and space enthusiasts (such as myself ): http://www.astrospaceweb.com . I have now included a link to your excellent site in the category ‘other interesting sites ‘ (hope you don’t mind that!). All visitors are welcome to send a message to my site’s email address – your comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!.
Regards and Best Wishes for the 50th anniversary programme, Bruce Woods
on April 23rd, 2007 at 10:41 am
Dear Chris,
On a totally different matter; your name “Lintott” means “towhead” in Swedish and is quite commonly used. It’s partly derived from the word “lin” – “linen”. You, Chris, must be of swedish ancestry, probably from way back, but still. Just thought you should know.
on July 11th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Greetings Chris,
I just read an article about you recruiting the public for galaxy shape and spin characteristics. I came to your website to sign up. I would love to participate, but for the life of me, I can not locate the tutorial, nor a sign up page. Am I too early? Have you launched this portion of the project yet, or is it coming soon?
Thanks,
Lucian
on July 15th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Hello Chris
I signed up for the GalazyZoo as soon as I found out. I’m now sorting galacies online. I never thought it would be this much fun. I’m just s 17 year old first year Mechanical Engineering student. I wanted to study Astronomy, but they don’t teach it in my country, and I can’t afford to leave the country to go to college.
I plan to get a master’s in Mech. Engineering and study Astronomy in the US, or Europe.
Thanks for helping me get closer to my goal
Yanis
on August 15th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
hiya chris, i asked u for a photo and ur autograph at patricks 50th anniverary party it was fantastic and i was privaliged to take part.
well i hope ur ok and good work on the site.
ps when r u coming to london for a lecture?
on January 15th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Hello Chris
I hope you don’t mind but I have included a page on my new website dedicated to a new book I received for Christmas called ‘BANG’. I’m sure you are aware of it!!
As a keen but amature astronamer with special interests in cosmology, quantum physics and hopefully one day the conection of the two, I would like to include many elements relating to these subjects on my site.
I thought the book was very enlightening for the novice and am happy to promote it.
Please take a look at the site (early stages yet) and please approve the use of your material. If this is a problem please let me know and it shall be removed.
Thanks for your time, and good luck with unravaling the origin of everything.
Nick Sarahs
http://www.nicksarahs.com
on January 2nd, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Hi chris happy new year, time for a fresh look at thinks etc. I have recently read Read “the Electric Sky” by Donald E Scott. This proposes at different Cosmological model. I hope you take time to read and contemplate its contents. Further reading on this subject can be found at The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Transactions on Plasma Physics. I look forward to seeing or hearing your views on this.
All the best Les
on January 5th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Hello CL.
I’ve done Galaxy Zoo 1 and 2.
I’ve got binocs now and a telescope.
And an eye piece that cost more than a month’s mortgage.
I used to go clubbing and boozing and dancing and falling asleep in taxis.
Now I shiver outside in thermals.
I’m a nerd now.
And it’s all your fault (and Sir PM).
I suppose I should thank you.
on February 2nd, 2009 at 2:36 am
Chris –
i have heard you twice on Astronomy Cast – which in itself is a Godsend (yes there is a GOD)
You are extraordinary in your quick wit, ease of explaining theory, and simply a great personality that people like me want to hear more from!
Your analogy of monsters with heater and fridges to maintain the Cosmological Constant is a simple example of why you are a great communicator!
Can you do more Astronomy Podcasts, and please include Fraiser?
You have a great talent! I am sure BBC & you will be working together in the future!
Best,
Jim
USA
on March 4th, 2009 at 2:57 am
Chris –
Heard your recent podcast on Astronomy Cast.
I really enjoy your whit and intellect. Hope you continue to be on the show!
ST
on March 28th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hi Chris…
Having just viewed the HD video of the shuttle fly-around of the completed ISS, I thought I’d try my hand at creating some 3D anaglyphs.
Would you be interested in viewing them – 4 in total ???
I have them on flickr btw
Thanks
Nathanial
on July 7th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Dear Chris,
I am not a scientist but I do feel I have common sense.
So when I see a firework rocket explode in the sky in an ever expanding globe, it seems a perfect model for the big bang theory.
Only when we look up at the sky or look through powerful telescopes we see only matter.
Surely there is a giant hole of nothing missing?
We are told that the Universe is still expanding, so that hole should be pretty big by now and big enough to see.
Or when we look back in time through telescope are we looking through the skin of that ever expanding skin?
I apologise for asking an awkward question, but to me it seems there is an obvious giant hole in the Big Bang Theory.
Perhaps too there is another explanation, another theory to come to increase our understanding of the Universe.
I’d love an answer.
Perhaps too there is a TV programme or two in this unanswered question.
I look forward to your reply
Best wishes
Alan James Raddon