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Saturday, 28 April 2012

Astronomy and Poetry go hand in hand.

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Camille Flammarion All astronomers are poets of that I am sure. You can't help but feel the calling of the poet, once you'...
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Friday, 13 April 2012

Unfold the Stars.... Hello to warmer weather...

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An old photo of Orion Tonight Helen and I set up our small wood burning stove out in the garden, and lit a fire. The hot plate on the...
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Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Mars Mars and Mars again....plus Ladder Astronomy

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" It was a most clear and frosty night, enough to make Mark haul out the telescope... and it was so worth it.  He saw the dales and va...
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Friday, 24 February 2012

Saturday night under the Martian Light.

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Saturday's initial sketch of Mars Saturday Evening: Last Saturday evening I was all set up in the observatory to take some ...
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Monday, 6 February 2012

Pickering, the Moon, Mars and Leo.

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I thought tonight would be a no go for astronomy as the clouds were back, and they covered much of the darkening sky.  I managed a qui...
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Thursday, 26 January 2012

The Moon and Venus dancing....

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It was cloudy all day today...... with the odd shower thrown in for good measure.  According to the weather forecast website that I ...
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Monday, 16 January 2012

Early start for Saturn.

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Third Quarter Moon hiding in the Simpson Cross trees this morning. I was early up this morning and quickly outside to the waiting clear...