“I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.” – Marilyn Monroe
I finally dusted off my old astronomy kit and set it up in the garden last night. Of course, it steamed up every few [...]

So that’s it for another decade then. In case you haven’t heard, the hot topic in astronomy right now is that NASA won’t be sending another man to the moon. Or woman, for that matter (I’ve never understood why so many astronauts are male!).
After months of speculation, Barack Obama finally came out and set a [...]

If you’re a UK reader, you may have noticed that we’ve had some clearer nights recently. Certainly makes a change after all the nights of mist, heavy cloud and snow (I’ve hardly had my telescope out recently). But the clearer night skies of late also coincide with fantastic news for stargazers: Mars is back at [...]

Regular visitors to my blog will know that I have another great passion in my life besides astronomy: online gaming. I’m not talking about World Of Warcraft or anything like that, but online gaming in the sense of bingo, casinos and the occasional flutter at the online bookmakers (although weirdly never on sports, my last [...]

I’ve been reading with some trepidation about something which may be of no concern to some, but could end up playing a major role in one of the biggest decisions I’ve ever made. You see, we’re on the verge of leaving the city and moving further out into the countryside.
I’m at the stage where the [...]