My free monthly sky diary for September 2018 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in pdf form to download and…

The Federation of Astronomical Societies is holding it’s annual AGM and convention. Click on the white text above for more details. This year it is being held at…

So, we moved home on the 4th of July. Much as I hate the way US traditions are infiltrating British culture, this date meant that due to us downsizing…

I have the privilege of speaking at The South West Astronomy Fair this Saturday (11th August). @Flat_Tim, Buzz and I will once again “Celebrate Tim Peake’s Principia Mission”, so there will…

Here we go again. 🙂 More Tim Peake fun and games for all ages. @Flat_Tim, Buzz and I will be out once again on Thursday the 2nd of August.…

Mars comes to opposition and is at its biggest and brightest on the 27th of July. But that’s not going to be the only bright red object visible…

We often hear that moving home, alongside getting married, having kids or somebody close to you dying, is a very stressful time. Well, we’ve just moved and downsized…

On Tuesday the 17th of July I will be re-visiting my good friends and fairly local group of Northants Amateur Astronomers to give them a presentation on Mars –…

Comet C/2017 S3 PANSTARRS has had an outburst and has rapidly brightened. UPDATE – 8th August 2018. The comet has suddenly faded rapidly, so it looks like it…

My free monthly sky diary for July 2018 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in pdf form to download and…

Astronomically, Summer in the UK is always fraught with frustrations. It doesn’t really get dark, astronomical twilight persists throughout the night and you have to stay up so…

@Flat_Tim, Buzz and I will be out presenting once again on Monday the 25th of June This time it’s a re-visit to Kings Lynn and District Astronomical Society. Once…

On Thursday the 7th of June I will be re-visiting my old friends Peterborough Astronomical Society on an emergency visit to give them my new presentation,  Why The Universe…

  On the 27th of June Saturn reaches opposition, adding to the plethora of planets and asteroids currently at their best. Pity most of them are so low…

The excitement is definitely building. Mars, the red planet, is coming to opposition on the 27th of July. And who doesn’t love looking at Mars? Due to its…

The asteroid Vesta reaches opposition in Ophiuchus on the 19th of June. This asteroid was explored by the Dawn Spacecraft between 2011 and 2012, before going on to…

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner is now starting to approach Earth. Click here to download this Observing Guide as a free PDF. Discovered in 1990, this comet has a 6.5 year…

My free monthly sky diary for June 2018 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in pdf form to download and…

@Flat_Tim, Buzz and I will be out presenting once again on Monday the 4th of June This time it’s a visit to a new society Aylesbury Astronomical Society Once again,…

On Sunday the 20th of April, I set the scope up to do some solar imaging. There was a nice trio of prominences on edge of the disk…

Following on from the success of Photoshop hands-on workshops, my full guide to Photoshop image processing techniques is now available to order. Star-Gazing Guide to Photoshop Astrophotography Image…

On Tuesday the 15th of May I will making my very first visit to Solent Amateur Astronomers to present: Rosetta & Philae: From Concept To Reality My second…

…one of these crazy old nights. Yes, so Jupiter is just reaching opposition. That’s fantastic, because it’s the best the planet will look all year, but, Oh Yes,…

Tonight. (Tuesday the 8th of May) I will be presenting to Rushden And District Photographic Society. I will be giving them my Finding your way around the night sky…

My free monthly sky diary for May 2018 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in pdf form to download and…

So, no observatory. Back to the good old days of slumming it, having to set the scope up each time you want to observe or image. Luckily the…

So Eagleseye Observatory is no more. The dome was taken away on Wednesday and will be re-sited in a friends house. The day it was removed ended with…

This weekend I started to clear and de-commission Eagleseye Observatory. As you can imagine, this has given me very mixed emotions. On the one hand, it’s very sad to…

Next Saturday (21st April) I am pleased to have been asked to do a Photoshop Essentials Workshop for http://astrophotographycourses.co.uk This full day hands-on workshop is being held in…