Stargazing in Oldcroft in Gloucestershire
Stargazing report of a 5-hour session under Bortle Class 4 skies in the hamlet of Oldcroft in Gloucestershire with a Takahashi FC-100 telescope. Click to read more
Stargazing reports from my astronomy related travels and more interesting local observing too written by Matthew Hodgson.
Stargazing report of a 5-hour session under Bortle Class 4 skies in the hamlet of Oldcroft in Gloucestershire with a Takahashi FC-100 telescope. Click to read more
Report of my attempt to complete the Cwmdu Bannau Brycheiniog Marathon at Astro Camp in April 2023. 42 Targets including showpieces and astrophysically interesting DSOs. Click to read more
Observing report from the October 2021 meeting of the Baker Street Irregular Astronomers on Primrose Hill in central London. This was my first meeting since March 2020 thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Click to read more
After some monsoon-like rain in the hours before dark, the dedicated were rewarded with one of the clearest nights seen at AstroCamp. A night for DSOs. Click to read more
Part 2 of my report to observe all open clusters in Cassiopeia brighter than mag +12 in a single session. This report includes the final 22 of 44 observed clusters. Click to read more
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
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
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
Observing report of my first stargazing session on Benguerra Island exploring the ancient and now defunct constellation, Argo Navis, home to spectacular DSOs including Eta Carinae and the Southern Beehive. Click to read more