With one eye on flying to Miami for next week’s wonderful Winter Star Party, I have been testing a new lightweight, portable set up that is perfect for airline travel […]
23 November 2023: Jupiter NEB Rift
It has been some months since I made consecutive observation of Jupiter! Having enjoyed a brief view of Io’s transit last night, I was excited to give Jupiter another go […]
Jupiter, Io and Callisto
Wow – a fantastic 28 minutes of observing. After days of cloud, the cloud thinned allowing the half-moon and Jupiter to become visible, along with the brighter stars. Transparency was […]
Mars 2022 – 2023
Isn’t Mars the most fascinating sight? It is such a thrill to explore another world and see the desert markings, polar features and clouds come and go. With Mars now […]
Observing Andromeda’s Globular
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 […]
Homemade Parallelogram Mount
Binoculars with their widefield of view, correct image orientation and the pleasure of using both eyes make a wonderful combination to explore the night sky. Through this I can explore […]
Lunar Volcanoes – 25 March 2021
Observing the moon, while dodging clouds, on 25 March 2021 with a distinctly volcanic theme. Mons Guithuisen Gamma and Delta Two, relatively large, lunar volcanoes near Sinus Iridum, on the […]
23 March 2021: Waxing Moon
Another beautifully clear night, dominated by the waxing moon under surprisingly good seeing. Scanning through the eyepiece showed Sinus Iridum on the terminator. I love the way it appears in […]
Observing the Plato Craterlets: 22 March 2021
22 March 2021: Exploring the Montes Alpes Region The image below (a mosaic of 2 frames) shows the Montes Alpes region from Plato to the nearby Vallis Alpes as seen […]
Waning Moon 28 February 2021
A beautiful bright moon tonight with good seeing. A few stunning targets in the camera tonight: The mountains around Mare Crisum looked amazing. Petavius and its rilles – I reckon […]