Which Way Are We Looking?
Which direction are we looking in this picture? North, East, South or West? There are many clues. *** Spoiler Alert, here comes the answer… ***…
Which direction are we looking in this picture? North, East, South or West? There are many clues. *** Spoiler Alert, here comes the answer… ***…
In this image the three brightest objects in the sky are, from left to right, Venus, the moon and Jupiter. But look carefully to the…
Look east just before dawn on a clear morning and you’ll now be able to see an old friend returning. Orion is blotted out by…
My thanks to Elwyn Waugh for drawing my attention to this lovely passage in Thomas Hardy’s, ‘Far from the Madding Crowd‘: The lamb, revived by…
My thanks to Mark Evans who not only flew over from Oman for a course, but also sent me this great time lapse photo from…
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…
We are bearing down on stargazing-season. It is getting dark early enough in the evenings, staying dark long enough in the mornings and doesn’t yet…
My thanks to Kevan Hubberd for sending in the idea about using Orion’s Sword as a way of finding south. Orion’s Sword can be seen…
My thanks to Stuart Goring for sending over these great Thomas Hardy celestial quotes. Those who know this blog or my book will be aware…