Pembrokeshire Astronomer

Around 19h30m UT last night the clouds parted long enough for me to set up my new 150mm reflector ( Thank you Nick ). A quick equatorial set...

  The day started well enough, blue sky and a promise of sunshine.  By 9.00am the clouds rolled in.  Between the gaps I managed a couple of ...

Daybreak this morning the weather looked cold and eclipse miserable, it looked as if I might miss out on today's Sun and Moon waltz.  My...

Yesterday afternoon I had a quick peep at old Sol, it looked as if a big chunk had been taken out of its limb.   For a moment it surprised m...

If you look up any Moon map or lunar software program, you can't help but notice that many of the main craters have smaller craters dott...

This photo taken way back in 2009, with a 6 inch refractor, a wonderful telescope for imaging the Moon.  Having viewed the Lunar features wi...

Went for a stroll tonight, just before nightfall.   The Moon was most evident over towards the Preseli mast.  Loads of rooks were circling n...