I guess it’s true of any hobby, in that no matter how much you enjoy it personally, it’s always extra special when you can...
I can’t remember when Tracey & I decided to try life modelling – but last year we found an advertisement on a local notice...
It’s been a brilliant couple of weeks from a stargazing point of view. Early April saw a return to dark evening skies with the...
Having recently discussed some observing options (binary stars) when the moon’s getting in the way, I thought it might be a good time to...
As you'll know if you watched the show on 17th March, or have seen the media reaction since, five women with alopecia set out to spread...
With the moon currently waxing in the evening sky, we’re faced with the decision as to whether it’s actually worth going out and setting...
I’ve had a couple of brief but brilliant sessions recently, covering an incredible range of astronomical objects. The first, on the night of the...
As I described in an earlier piece, the Messier catalogue tends to be the starting point for many amateur astronomers. Most Messier objects are...
With Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being very obvious in the mornings at the moment, and with Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in opposition...
Binoculars are a key part of any stargazer’s equipment, and are greatly complement a telescope. The may not give the same high magnification of...
