Over the nights of the 9-13 Aug 2022 I set up my camera as a timelapse to capture the Perseid meteors (if I could!). With a drought and very warm spell currently affecting the UK I was assured of some
Get outside, and just look up…
As we head towards August, the nights start to get longer again and it’s darker at a reasonable hour. Take a few minutes before bed to pop outside and just look up – you’ll be amazed at how much you
A little night timelapse…
First efforts from last night’s photos – unprocessed, just timelapsed… This is centered on the star ‘Vega’. Watch out for the meteors numerous satellites and planes, and a pass by the ISS just as dawn is breaking…
This is with
The BATC quarterly magazine – CQ-TV
I’ve been a member of the British Amateur Television Club for over six years, and to be honest, my knowledge of the technical side of transmitting a television signal could be written on a postage stamp.
However for over five
Building a Roll-off Roof Observatory
For a long time I wanted to have my own observatory for my telescope. It’s a 10″ Newtonian Reflector and with the mount it weighs a ton and takes about 40 minutes to set up… by which time in the
Another school contact with the International Space Station
Well that was fun! Not quite the same as being with the ARISS team in a school, but able to hear the astronaut here quite clearly…
As I had the questions, I thought it would be fun to voice the
A field of poppies
A friend told us about a field of poppies being grown to the west of Basingstoke. Having been cooped up for ten weeks (apart from essential shopping and local walks), we decided to venture over there in the afternoon to
Visitors to the garden
We noticed something was digging up the grass at the end of the garden, just under the hedge. Curious to see what it was, I set up the webcam again to capture any movement, day and night. Well we’re still
Tips for photographing the night sky
An experienced photographer friend asked me to provide some tips on photographing the night sky… This set me thinking about the various aspects that I take for granted but possibly might not be that well known. Here’s a few thoughts … Read more…
New gallery added to website
I’ve finally sorted out the layout issues with the gallery on this website, and it now displays some of my photographs… Click on the link to the gallery above. Clicking on a thumbnail will display