Chaos in the heavens
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
June: a month when, to an astronomer, it never really gets dark. But, there are still...
Spot the landing site
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Imagine a vehicle weighing two thousand tons. A small ship perhaps? Now imagine that this vehicle...
Reaching for the moon
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
December, already? Well, the Christmas ads have been on telly for over a month and the...
Bright stars on show
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
October, and we know winter is on the way as the nights start earlier and the...
Start of winter brings great constellations
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
November, the month of fireworks and fun and looking forward to Christmas. We still have the...
Lure of the sky at night
Alvechurch amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss explains what makes him spend so much time staring into the night.
Bright light sights
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
September, the month of the equinox – which is on the 23rd at 0850, to be...
Giants of the sky
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
August, this year, will be taken over by the two giant planets of our Solar System...
Red moon on Monday
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Welcome to another year here on planet Earth. Actually, this year marks a special anniversary. It...
Mars is star of show
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
September, and we’re halfway between the longest day and the shortest, or between Midsummer and Christmas,...