Part one of my observing report where I attempted to view all the open clusters in Cassiopeia brighter than mag +12 based on Sky Safari 5 Pro data of which there are 44. Click to read more
If you are anything like me, if someone states they have an image with five galaxies visible in it, I immediately think of either part of Markarian’s Chain or Stephan’s Quintet in Pegasus. The latter fits in a field only 4 arcminutes in diameter. This image is a little different,… Click to read more
On Saturday June 29th 2019, I took an overnight flight from London Heathrow to Johannesburg in South Africa for a two-week island vacation in Mozambique. I had packed a small telescope and a widefield camera lens to take advantage of the Bortle Class 1 skies on the island, and fortunately… Click to read more
On the morning of Friday 19th June 2020, an occulation of Venus by the Moon will be visible from the UK. Click to read more
It is fair to state that after seven trips to Africa in the last 9 years, both my wife and I have fallen in love with the continent. Not one that usually stretches to the poetic, but there is something quite spiritual about the birthplace of humanity. Not only is… Click to read more
The Tele Vue Nagler Zoom eyepiece competes in the top league in terms of performance, but with the convenience and utility of offering several eyepieces in one which allows a pefect selection of power for atmospheric conditions and exteme portability when travelling to dark skies. Click to read more
Final observing report exploring the southern skies from 1:30am till sunrise on Benguerra Island including a a mini galaxy marathon, multiple globular clusters and nebulae, and finished with trying to spot structure in the HST. Click to read more
A review of the nPAE Theia90 Star Diagonal with built in filter changer which marries a high quality 2″ diagonal with the convenience of a drop in, pull out filter changer, all in a well engineered package. Click to read more
While the weather forecast was not promising, once forecast suggested there was hope and it proved accurate. This is the stargazing report of an unexpected 2 hour session at AstroCamp which began at 2am on Monday morning, Click to read more
Observing report of an evening stargazing session atop Red Dune on Benguerra Island in Mozambique, which saw me have an observing buddy and took in a wide variety of DSOs including Eta Carinae, the Lagoon Nebula, Whirlpool Galaxy and Ring Nebula. Click to read more
