The missus kindly held up a piece of A4 paper this lunch time outside in a howling gale so I could project an image of the Sun onto it. An 80mm refractor with a 5X Barlow was used. Yes the … Continue reading
You have GOT to laugh at our present pathetic Tory government here in the UK – well either laugh or cry buckets – it’s up to you. I have just this minute seen on the TV a promise of putting … Continue reading
Thor Heyerdahl, great adventurer and explorer would have been 100 today. He created a great impression on a very young lad with his book “Kon Tiki” about an expedition aboard a balsa wood raft. I recall building my own wooden … Continue reading
Very interesting. Did a very quick and simple IQ test I found on the Internet (expecting it to be completely useless) and it came up with the same number from a “professional” test that took well over an hour. Obviously … Continue reading
We are it seems surrounded by trouble and strife. What I have written below came into my head almost complete – in one go. I don’t believe it came from God 🙂 But it might have 🙂 🙂 I live … Continue reading
It does not diminish the beauty of a sunset to know a little bit about it. Smart man!
Yesterday’s “Pointless” programme on BBC1 had me more than a little confused and I just looked up the life of Marie Curie to try and sort out my confusion. One of the question categories was on Marie Curie, and two … Continue reading
There is some current web-wisdom going around that the human eye is unable to see polarised light – this is about as accurate as the observations of Mars as big as the full Moon. With nothing better to do whilst … Continue reading
Symbiosis or Evolution, or maybe a little of both? It doesn’t really matter. If you don’t know what I’m on about in the first sentence then you need not read any further and it won’t ruin your day. Gaia – … Continue reading
A new course is available at the New Forest Observatory for those wishing to set up their own “Mini-WASP array”.
