Finding Your Way Around the Night Sky
I enjoyed cooking some new recipes on the weekend, baking mainly, and this made me think about the night sky. Many people want to make…
Tag: arcturus
Venus at Dawn
Not too many words needed this morning. Venus at dawn, over a misty valley. You might just be able to make out Arcturus, hiding behind…
Pillar to Post
It has been quite a restless few days. Last Saturday I spent the morning in London as a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Excess Baggage.…
Big Game Hunting
Sometimes I feel like a big game hunter. Not a very good one though, as the idea of shooting the last white rhino, or whatever…
Venus in Cirrus
Venus and the brighter stars, like Arcturus, appeared shrouded in a veil this morning. This was not mist close to the ground – horizontal visibility…
Fun guys to be around
UPDATE: My sources tell me that the first is a Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picaceus) and the second is Green Elf Cup/Wood cup/Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens). My…
Finding Saturn
I crept outside this morning, trying not to wake the kids, and treated my self to a pre-heliacal viewing of Saturn. He was happily nestled…
Vintage Perseids
I was at the Goodwood Vintage Festival last night. We saw Ronnie Wood and his band, The Faces, as well as The Wailers. When the…
Corvus and Crater
First thing this morning our bathroom was bright with diffused light from the blinds that had been filled with moonlight from the west. I put…
