Natural Navigation with the Tuareg in the Libyan Sahara
The following article by Tristan Gooley was published in Navigation News in March 2010. My research to date has failed to uncover another soul who…
The following article by Tristan Gooley was published in Navigation News in March 2010. My research to date has failed to uncover another soul who…
A couple of nights ago I listened to an interesting talk about the Mabinogion and the night sky, by the astronomer Martin Griffiths (pictured). We…
A big thanks to Mark Evans at Outward Bound Oman, for sending over images and the actual star sightings used by Bertram Thomas, from when…
As promised, here is a more detailed update on my short time in Oman last week. My main reason for being there was to train…
A blog of two halves for you today. Late September can bring some of the best early evening experiences for those who enjoy looking upwards.…
I am delighted to be able to announce the launch of what I believe may be one of the world’s most unusual loyalty clubs. For…
Last night the conditions felt right for a walk in the woods. There were plenty of clouds, but large gaps suggested that the stars would…
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…
The tops of the trees are just visible in silhouette against the clouds that are lit up by the moon. That is Jupiter to the…
Once more my pre-dawn ‘Batsense’ kicked in and I awoke before five with an urgent desire to go outside. It was not the pressure on…
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…
I returned from a family trip to Brittany yesterday and what better welcome back than to come downstairs this morning to find Jupiter beaming at…
Yesterday afternoon I threw the snow off the Land Rover and headed out into the white – I had about half-a-dozen minor outstanding ‘to-do’s for…
Russ Altendorff came on a course in the hills yesterday. He is a keen sailor, electronics guru and author of a popular blog on the…
I went for a short walk in the dark last night. The clouds were firing past the moon and jupiter giving a very eery feel…
This slightly arty (read – bad!) photo from last night shows an overexposed moon, but just below and to the left you can hopefully make…
I was up early this morning and caught a great twilight show from Jupiter and Venus. This photo does not do Venus justice, but you…
Last night was one of those occasions where the moon was the natural navigator’s best option. At about 10pm the sky overhead was overcast with…