Category Archives: News

Am I the only one who can clearly see a Meerkat in Simeis 147?  He sits there, curled up, with his tail coming round in front from between his back legs. Since Simeis 147 only has the common name “The … Continue reading →

I got an uncalled for e-mail from a Press Office today – I get plenty of these, but today I was a little shorter than usual on the phone. Is it possible for them (the Press Office) to take some … Continue reading →

I only need 300 more hits to take me up to the half million mark 🙂 Take a browse through my Flickr  images today and let’s see if we can get there: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12801949@N02/  

In the days of TOS, Scotty was an inspiration for engineers, today I believe the inspirational figure is Tony Stark – and I must agree, he is a very worthy successor to Scotty. Spock was my inspiration in following a … Continue reading →

The one-way trip to Mars known as Mars One seems to be unfolding as it fails miserably under close scrutiny.  This is a great shame, and potentially a missed opportunity.  We should embrace this ground-breaking idea and support it with … Continue reading →

Never forget Dr. David Kelly: I won’t forget!  

Last night I was very disturbed by a one and a half hour documentary on BBC4 about a young man I had never heard of before – Aaron Swartz. For those of you in the American Government Departments responsible for … Continue reading →

O.K. here’s something I don’t quite understand. The current Conservative party will hold a referendum on the EU IF they are voted back in. They will also build thousands of new homes IF they are voted back in. They will … Continue reading →

This is a well-known fact, apart from a certain misinformed person (Professor?  I somehow doubt it) who felt it necessary to impart his faulty “knowledge” at a talk I gave at the Lymington Yacht club. For the benefit of the … Continue reading →