Skip to content

Refreshing Views

  • Refreshing Views
  • Useful Articles & Publications
  • Diary
  • About & Equipment
  • Journal ~ Blog

Menu

  • Refreshing Views
  • Useful Articles & Publications
  • Diary
  • About & Equipment
  • Journal ~ Blog

Observing Report

Clear Skies Over Tharsis

Wednesday 14 October 2020 With the skies clearing after work, it was time to head to the observatory to catch Mars – now a few days past opposition. After rolling […]

Posted on 18 October 202018 October 2020 by Mark
Posted in Observing Report, Planet

5 Volcanoes Visible from My Garden – on another planet

Here is a derotated image from 13 September of Mars under quite exceptional centred between Solis Lacus and Tharsis.  Arsia Mons seen as a bright region, I assume as the […]

Posted on 14 September 202012 April 2021 by Mark
Posted in Observing Report, Planet

The Curious Incident of the Cloud in the Nighttime

I staggered to the observatory with mug of tea in hand after the horrors of an 0300 alarm clock. Thank goodness for summer leave. The clear forecast, unfortunately, had been […]

Posted on 10 September 202012 April 2021 by Mark
Posted in Observing Report, PlanetTagged adc, Autostakkert, C11, cloud, firecapture, Mars, registax

Venus through the C11

9 April 2020 Week 3 of the Cov-19 lock down. Luckily it has coincided with a period of clear albeit, somewhat hazy, skies.  With no need to commute, I can […]

Posted on 10 April 202010 April 2020 by Mark
Posted in Observing Report, Planet, UncategorizedTagged adc, ASI224, C11, celestron, firecapture, Venus, ZWO

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 […]

Posted on 10 November 201912 April 2021 by Mark
Posted in Lunar, Observing Report

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 […]

Posted on 31 October 201912 April 2021 by Mark
Posted in Lunar, Observing Report

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 […]

Posted on 14 October 201912 April 2021 by Mark
Posted in Lunar, Observing Report, Uncategorized

August 2019 Bank Holiday Observing

23 August 2019 After driving back from a somewhat cloudy holiday in Broadhaven, Pembroke the sky has suddenly cleared for the bank holiday heatwave.  Time to roll back the observatory […]

Posted on 8 September 201912 April 2021 by Mark
Posted in Observing Report

A Victorian Observatory and Star BQ

Each August, the South West Astronomy Fair is held at the Norman Lockyer Observatory near Sidmouth, Devon. I have wanted to visit for years, but family or work commitments get […]

Posted on 30 August 201930 August 2019 by Mark
Posted in Observing Report, Uncategorized

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 […]

Posted on 6 February 2019 by Mark
Posted in Lunar, Observing Report

Posts navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Recent Posts

  • Parallelogram Mount – 3D printed lightweight
  • The Straight Wall
  • Lunar Impact Basin Hidden in Plain Sight
  • Skywatcher AZ GTI; Innorel RT90C Tripod; Vanguard AltaFly 58T Case
  • 23 November 2023: Jupiter NEB Rift

Archives

  • August 2024
  • June 2024
  • January 2024
  • November 2023
  • April 2023
  • October 2021
  • August 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • January 2021
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • April 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • February 2019
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • January 2018
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • June 2017
  • April 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • September 2016
  • June 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015

Categories

  • Deep Sky
  • Equipment
  • Lunar
  • Observing Report
  • Planet
  • Solar
  • Uncategorised
  • Uncategorized
  • Update
  • Variable Stars

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Copyright © 2015 Mark Radice