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...
Stars of the winter sky
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.February, and sunset is now five o’clock and getting later – thank goodness. As soon...
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...
Take-off to the future
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Now, where were we? Ah yes, space. Did you see the SpaceX Crew Dragon in action?...
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...
Snaps from space
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
October, and our summer-long parade of the planets is over. Venus has disappeared round the Sun...
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,...
Weird sci-fi world
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
April, and as the Earth’s north pole starts to swing towards the Sun, so we start...
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...
What to see in the dark
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.