When a year is a distance
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Spot the red giants
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
A special full moon
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Tools of the trade
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Dark side’s 50 years
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Bright star is Jupiter
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Chart the changing faces of the Moon
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Perfect time to see stars of the satellite world
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Take a long look at our ever-changing universe
Summer is almost here, as you can tell by the fact that it doesn’t get dark till gone ten o’clock. Looking south west soon after dark, Leo dominates the sky, with Saturn still obvious underneath, although Saturn is not as bright as usual this year because its rings are virtually edge on to us.
Plough a path to Polaris – our friend in the north
The beginning of March brought us the comet Lulin, which was predicted to be just visible with the naked eye. Well, I don’t think it ever reached that brightness, even with dark, clear skies; and nowhere near in the light-polluted sky over Alvechurch. It was just visible through binoculars and I managed to grab a photo of sorts (below) but then comets are notoriously unpredictable.