Cool images be common in astronomy, an’ ’tis quite likely that ye an’ yer astronome heartys be havin’ an impressive collection o’ pretty pictures o’ th’ heavens — some bein’ th’ largest objects a scallywag can be seein’ wi’ his very own one good eye!

At th’ other end o’ th’ size chart be th’ stuff that makes up th’world around us. An’ thar`s another field ‘ere jaw droppin’ images can be made. Jus’ recently, a crew from IBM managed t’ obtain mighty detailed imageso’ a wee molecules — showin’ amongst others a visualization o’ th’ bonds between th’ atoms in carbonaceous molecules (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons fer instance) at a level ‘ere distortions be now measurable. Such images be an absolute breakthrough, an’ be important tests fer our knowledge o’ th’ physics o’ chemistry! As an astrophysicist wi’ an interest in chemistry, I’ave t’ pick up me jaw from th’ floor now….!

An’ I wish ye all a happy Talk like a gentleman o’ fortune tide!