The moon’s captured rotation around the Earth prevents us from observing the rear-facing hemisphere. No matter how many times I have observed the moon, I can only ever see slightly […]
Clear skies – Thursday 7 November 2019
The sky cleared late afternoon but, after days of rain, the air tasted of damp as the air temperature dropped after sunset. Once home from work, I set up my […]
19 October 2019: Waning Moon before the RWC Semis
19 October 2019: 20 Day Waning Moon A beautiful morning and, having to get up early to watch England v Australia, I couldn’t resist heading to the observatory to image […]
Early Morning Lunar Observing 20, 21 and 23 September
Late September saw lovely clear skies each morning, perfect for some high resolution lunar observing. What a way to start the day! It’s amazing to watch sunset over a distant […]
Petavius
I love the fact that we can witness planetary geology from the garden. The lunar crater Petavius (dia 177km) is a beauty through the C11. It has 4 rilles (see […]
Peering Round the Corner
Late September bought clear skies that, as is usual, coincided with a full moon. With the telescope now mounted on its pier, it is a matter of moments to roll […]
Neolithic Moon
The 6 June, in addition to being the anniversary of the D Day landings, is the date I had been invited to give a talk to the Wiltshire Astronomical Society. […]
17 April – lunar south pole
Another clear night! The mountains on the lunar south pole were also worthy of another capture. I also made a simple video showing the change in illumination over the 16 […]
16 April – good seeing
As you can see the seeing must have been excellent as I have caught the lighter colourations inside the GRS. The wake turbulence that follows it is also stunning. […]
4 Day Moon
After a fantastic Sunday, the skies remained clear with a 4 day moon shining brightly as the sky began turning from blue into black. The libration really brought the north […]