Absolutely buzzing! I managed, on my second attempt, to bag the globular cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy some 2.5MLY away. Gosh what a challenge with our humid skies! I think […]
Tuesday March 16 2021: Herschel 400 Galaxies in Leo
Celestron C11 EQ6 using Sky Safari 20mm APM eyepiece (x140, 0.7deg FOV) unless noted Clear skies after work. Beautiful evening! I watched the crescent moon descending into the treeline before […]
Restarting the Herschel 400
My observatory is already giving me a lot of pleasure. I bought a second-hand pier and an adapter plate over the summer so, now the nights are getting longer, my […]
Second Light
Second light in the new observatory – the build video is here: After 2 hectic days travelling to Bristol it was lovely to relax under the stars. With the telescope and […]
Observing the NGC 1275 Galaxy Group in Perseus
My observing has been frustratingly limited this season. Working away from home (and the scope) with lots of driving plus the usual inclement weather are all conspiring against me. With […]
Sketching M56 Globular Cluster in Lyra
It has been a few weeks since I have been outside as I recover from having my left hip resurfaced. Luckily the weather has been fantastic so, in addition to […]
Winter Star Party 2015 Report
My observing report from a surprisingly cold and blustery 2015 Winter Star Party has been published by the Webb Deep Sky Society. I had flown from the UK to the […]
6 June – Salisbury Plain
An impromptu SPOG night at Tilshead with Jonathan Gale, Patrick O’Donnell and Brian Dudgeon. Jonathan and I arrived at 2130 to set up at dusk before being joined by Patrick […]
An Irregular Galaxy – NGC 4449 18 May 2015
After a fairly long gap between sessions, it was good to get outside again. I had to go “old school” and star hop as, for some reason, the power cable […]