It’s been a while since I had my VHF weather satellite receiver on, and pending a change to my VHF satellite aerials, I thought I’d fire up the receiver
Getting my weather satellite receiver back on air…
Visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau
During a recent holiday to Krakow in Poland, we took the opportunity to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum in Oświęcim. We’d seen films like ‘Schindler’s List’, ‘The Zone of Interest’ and the recent mini-series ‘The Tatooist of Auschwitz’ but nothing really
Perseid Meteor Shower 2022
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