Pembrokeshire Astronomer

"The ether never blazed with  futile  fires. " Manilius  Tonight and early tomorrow morning the darkened skies will b...

It's that time of year again... the Perseids are back. Every August the deck chairs are dragged out of the shed...

Whilst driving home last night, Helen noticed a familiar, but not often seen sight in the sky.... .... a Sun dog .! These subtle pat...

I was having a wonderful dream this morning.... and then.... BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!...

The Teapot: July 2006 : View from nr Wolfscastle It's that time of year when the teapot comes around. The teapot is an asterism...

Waiting for the sky to clear... These past couple of weeks have been terrible for viewing here in south Pembrokeshire.  The...

The Plough - Join the dots. I set the telescope up at about 10.30 p.m. and waited for Mars to show its face from behind the trees at t...