My monthly sky diary for June showing the events of the night sky and space activities now available in pdf form to download and print. It is also available…

Despite the claggy skies, I got home from my successful Rosetta presentation to try and capture Supernova 2017eaw in The Fireworks Galaxy NGC 6946 last night. Image shows…

On Sunday the 21st of May I will be presenting my ever popular presentation, Rosetta & Philae: From Concept To Reality to Rugby & District Astronomical Society. The talk has been updated…

On Tuesday the 16th of May, @Flat_Tim will be once again taking me out to visit one of my more local astronomical societies and my very good friends, Northamptonshire Amateur Astronomers. We will…

On Sunday the 14th of May, @Flat_Tim will be taking me out to visit my very good friends at Northampton Reptile Club to hold another astronomy based evening for them.…

On Tuesday the 9th of May I will be presenting my most popular presentation, Rosetta & Philae: From Concept To Reality to Leicester Astronomical Society.  Now updated to include the end of this…

We all love a challenge. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to capture the small solar system object 2014 JO 25 this week, due to circumstances and clouds. However, over…

After a number of years developing my art, and let’s face it, astrophotography is a real art-form, my lunar imaging techniques have been gradually gathering momentum. I am now starting…

On the evening of Wednesday the 19th of April I will be visiting Towcester Camera Club to give my presentation on Astrophotography. Towcester Camera Club meet at: St Michael’s…

I know I enjoy going out to groups and doing presentations, especially to non-astronomers, but following my presentation in Bedford last week, I have just received the following…

Is it my age? All-night observing or imaging sessions appear to be a much rarer event these days. The last one I can remember doing at home was…

On Wednesday the 5th of April I will be taking Bedford Wine and Social Club on a wild ride touring out to the very edge of our observable universe. I will be…

My monthly sky diary for April showing the events of the night sky and space activities now available in pdf form to download and print. It is also available…

On the day of Venus at Inferior conjunction, I was hoping to catch the very thin crescent of the planet just over 8 degrees from the Sun. It was…

After I got back from work, the rains had cleared to leave a clear sky. Venus, just 5 days from conjunction was very low after dark, so I…

Tomorrow evening Flightsuit_Tim and I will be presenting to a number of school children for a Science Week event for Luton Astronomical Society. I am looking forward to what should…

On the evening of the 3rd of March, I went out to try and catch Venus in the western sky that evening as it approached inferior conjunction on the…

On Monday the 6th of March I will be taking Hannington Vintage Tractor Club on a wild ride touring out to the very edge of our observable universe. I…

On the evening of the 2nd it started off looking nice and clear. A nice crescent Moon and Venus, both extremely bright plus Mars were shining down. As soon…

Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova is now easily visible in late evening / morning sky (When the clouds allow us to view it). Moving rapidly northwards the comet has lost the tail it…

After a day of storm Doris battering the country, it cleared to a reasonable evening. I got out ready for Comet 5P Encke, but by the time the…