Pembrokeshire Astronomer

Conversations with Selene extracts from my poetry journal ---------------   It is midnight and the culminating Moon looks down a...

Jupiter and the Moon 17/04/16 I was feeling the cold tonight, so I decided to light the fire and grab myself some dandelion coffee.   O...

Tonight a blackbird was perched on Gilbert's roof, singing a song for the Moon. A perfect evening to train the Jason refractor o...

 Last night's Jupiter sketch. I didn't stay outside long last night as it was windy and cold.  There were also clouds loomi...

60mm'f15 Jason refractor - afocal 40mm Kellner eyepiece  This evening's lunar photo, taken with the Jason refractor. Ear...

The Great Red Spot could be seen, it exhibited to my eye, an orange/red hue.  Overall the image was "mushy" at x225. ...

The Schmidt C8 behaved last night and returned some lovely views of the gas giant.  The evening was cold, with not a hint ...