Astronavigating with the BBC
UPDATE: The piece I did with Mark Thompson was broadcast on BBC Stargazing Live on BBC2 last night. It will be available on iPlayer for…
Tag: south downs
The Smelliest Clue
One of the natural navigation techniques that ocean sailors have used for centuries is noticing that the incidence of flotsam and jetsam increases, on average,…
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…
Thwarted Again!
For the past few evenings I have been heading out into the Downs to find a good spot to keep watch out to the west.…
Lightness and Darkness
I went for a walk in the South Downs yesterday afternoon. The air was cold, there were still chunks of ice lining the north-facing side…
Winter Solstice Drama
This is not the glorious image of the winter solstice sunrise that I had been planning for you. Events conspired against that. The original plan…
Force 9 Fun
I had hoped to sail to the Isle of Wight on Saturday with some old friends. We slipped Chichester marina at eight in the morning…
Friday’s Course and Tennis Courts
I have just been sent some photos from a private course I ran in the South Downs on Friday afternoon. The three navigators were Dom,…