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Alastair Williams
Personal blog · thequantumcat.spacescience
Alastair Williams writes The Quantum Cat, a personal blog at thequantumcat.space about science. Since 2022, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 23 times, most often “The False Colours of Astronomy”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-20, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
One commenter points readers to two posts explaining the false-colour images in astronomy, in a thread about Astronomy Picture of the Day. The comment does not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
This is a newsletter about space, physics, and the cosmos. It’s for people who are curious about the stars and the planets, the telescopes we’ve sent to explore them, and our efforts to reach beyond the Earth and out into a vast and dangerous cosmos. Click to read The Quantum Cat, by Alastair Willia
Most-linked posts?
- The False Colours of Astronomy2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2025-11-11
- When Will Betelgeuse Explode?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-01-23
What Hacker News says?
https://www.thequantumcat.space/ Writing about space tech, astronomy, general science
Comment linking /
on “Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?”Submitted Greeks II: The Cult of Numbers as a story · 18 points
HN discussionTake a look at the explanations in https://www.thequantumcat.space/p/the-false-colours-of-astro... and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32229602
Comment linking /p/the-false-colours-of-astronomy
on “Astronomy Picture of the Day”Submitted What Lies Beyond: Exploring Interstellar Space as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Myth and Mystery of the Tunguska Impact as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Was Zeno Wrong About the Impossibility of Motion? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Exploring Interstellar Space as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Problem with Red Supergiants as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The False Colours of Astronomy as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Next Footprints on the Moon as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hubble Is Getting Old. Should We Try to Save It? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted When Will Betelgeuse Explode? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted When Will Betelgeuse Explode? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Earth Is Coated in Supernova Dust as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Destroy a Space Station as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Project Mercury and the Sofar Bomb as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The False Colours of Astronomy as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Hasselblad Cameras of Project Mercury as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Remarkable Underground Voyages of Michel Siffre as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Neutrino to Remember as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Sun and Superflares as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted A career guide for the space industry as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Quantum Cat: A weekly newsletter on space and science as a story · 1 points
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