Wednesday was a lovely cold, clear day so, after work, I put the telescope tube in the car so that it would cool to ambient temperature. After a refreshing snooze […]
An Early Morning in the Solar System
I woke up at 0200 on Tuesday morning and could not get back to sleep. No matter how much I tried, I stubbornly stayed awake. In frustration I turned the […]
Lunar Section Circular publication
I have finally got round to reading the BAA’s Lunar Section Circular (LSC) for January 2016 to see my picture of Clavius – Moretus – south pole has been published. […]
Breaking the Rules
Our good friends and near-neighbours Bob Ford and Deb Walker came round for dinner. This allowed me to combine my hobbies of eating good food and astronomy as Bob is […]
Lunar Session 29 May 2015
Another clear night at the Observatory, this time with a ¾ waxing moon. Tonight, however, was one of those frustrating nights: Midway through the session the power lead in the […]
26 May 2015 – Lunar Observing
A first quarter moon hung in the evening sky that, by 2100, was too good to resist. I was able to set up in the last light of the day […]