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Uranus, Venus and Mars in the West

March 3, 2015November 26, 2018

My thanks to Kevan Hubbard for the following message: “There is a very impressive alignment of Uranus, Venus and Mars in the west at present,…

April 7, 2014November 26, 2018

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…

November 5, 2013November 26, 2018

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…

November 7, 2011November 26, 2018

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…

January 26, 2010November 26, 2018

For much of the UK, tonight promises to be a good night for some stargazing. With a bit of luck the only clouds for many…

January 9, 2010November 21, 2018

For better or worse I seem to have a sixth sense for when conditions are great very early in the morning. I woke at 5.30am…

December 4, 2009November 26, 2018

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…