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 […]
Jupiter and Clavius 17 March 2016
I have felt rubbish for the past few days. Nothing serious just a general lack of energy and generally feeling under the weather. Luckily I have only missed one clear […]
Mars, Saturn and an Impact Basin 4 March 2016
Another early alarm before work. It is quite noticeable that the spring weather is on its way as dawn was not far away at 0530! Mars and Saturn made a […]
Moon and Jupiter 18 – 19 February 2016
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 […]