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Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Maths is Christmassy too !

Some festive algebra spotted Cardiff University's astronomy PhD student's office, because just equations are super Christmassy !


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Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Veeeerry accurate galaxy model in the Cardiff office.

Veeeerry accurate galaxy model in the Cardiff office. It's got a red central bulge and blue star-forming spiral arms. It's a bit warped, but that's because it's probably interacting with a massive companion (most likely angelic baby Tom Selleck Jesus on the tree).


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