Well this year was unusual in that we are not annoyed by a blazing Moon upsetting our view of the Perseids – so what else can be thrown at us? Clouds of course. Pretty heavy cloud for most of last … Continue reading
A recent update seems to have screwed up my ability to post any new images to the New Forest Observatory – which to put it mildly is a pain. Dave Parker is working to sort this totally unnecessary hassle out.
Please sign the AVAAZ petition regarding vandalism of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
A business forum I frequent has a never-ending series of life-enhancing articles along the lines of: The 5 things you must not say when you are after a raise in pay. The 8 characteristics of the most iconic CEOs. The … Continue reading
O.K. so this is another of my non-astronomy observations – sorry – but I am getting really cheesed off with the current Government thinking we are all a complete bunch of idiots. So we have UK economic growth of 0.6% … Continue reading
It’s 11:30 p.m. – I’m in the NFO control room. Queen is on BBC4 and “Hammer to Fall” is blasting out, expecting the ASBO to be delivered any second. All 4 computers monitors on, I’m imaging 7 clusters and … Continue reading
Science and God Oh dear, that old Chestnut again, can anything new be said on the subject? Probably not, but then again, as we are now in the 21st Century, perhaps it is a good time to re-assess the situation. … Continue reading
So last night was the SEVENTH clear Moonless night in a row – up until 2:30 a.m. – and now I’m really done in 🙂 Still – managed 9 x 20-minute subs with the Hyperstar III on the Witch’s Broom, … Continue reading
I’ve read some staggeringly good (Auto)Biographies over the last few years, but I have sadly just finished the best ever. You could actually forget that it is an Autobiography – it is a superb science book with penetrative insights into … Continue reading
Just ten minutes ago I had one of those “hair raising on the back of the neck” moments. I am reading Arthur C Clarke’s book “Astounding Days” and on page 186 I come across this bombshell sentence. “I am tempted … Continue reading
