Monthly archives: March, 2013

Observing Session: The Elusive C/2011 L4 Panstarrs

15/03/2013
Astronomy

Last week started off with a little bit of excitement. A BAA news email on Monday announced that Comet C/2011 L4 had a few sightings by BAA members in  Southern England. Here in Cornwall, we are more Southerly than most, but as yet , this little puppy has eluded all attempts to observe it. While we have had a few clear days this week, the 20 degrees above the horizon where the Comet is,…

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Thief

10/03/2013
Country Life

It’s been a pretty busy week for the wildlife here. The technological highlight is that Sand’s Swann Outback camera is starting to perform. She placed it on what looked like a well used animal track and to tempt whatever wildlife did come along, she placed a stale loaf of bread about 8ft from the camera. We were rewarded with something bigger than a Rook and at night. This little fella looks rather suspicious of…

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Weekend Jolly

03/03/2013
Astronomy

Last weekend we both went up to Cheltenham for the British Astronomical Association’s Annual Deep Sky Section Meeting, While I have been to the BAA’s Winchester weekend for the last six years, this was my first visit to one of their section meetings. The itinerary for the day was a follows. Stewart Moore: A review of the deep sky yearNick Hewitt: Barnard, Gordon and the darknessPaul Curtis: Deep sky imaging and processing using a…

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