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?...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Bright planets, space shuttles and meteors
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
August, an exciting month anyway with warm weather, holidays and lovely long evenings. Oh well, two...
Flares out of fashion
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
July, and just when we are at the height of summer, I bring some bad news...
Race of the planets
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
June, and we are well into the Formula 1 racing season – and there’s also...