A week that’s happening. Monday 2020/5/11 I should have been in either Edinburg or Cardiff with M today. Part of a long weekend away for a work meeting she was attending. Instead I sat in a long meeting about student exams to be sat this week. Took a photo of galaxy M61 (no common name) …
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Quarantine – Week eight
A week that really didn’t register. Monday 2020/5/04 I took a photo of the moon. Tuesday 2020/5/05 I did something. Dunno what though. I really should keep better notes. Probably wrote code all day. Wednesday 2020/5/06 I took a photo of the the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Thursday 2020/05/07 The day must have happened, but I …
Quarantine – Week six
Missing Anniversaries. Monday 2020/4/20 Swelling in my arm has started to subside. Still chowing down on antibiotics. Tuesday 2020/4/21 A year ago today, I was in Chesterfield. Wednesday 2020/4/22 Some more motion in my arm and much less pain, decided to make the most of the unseasonable weather and clear skies and do some astronomy. …
Quarantine – Week Three.
Social Self-distancing Monday 2020/3/30 Found out another acquaintance had died, this time not from the virus. Rest well Marc. Marked science reports. Tuesday 2020/3/31
 More marking today. Looked over presentation for interview. Wednesday 2020/04/01
 Student mentor session in morning, remote job interviewing afternoon. It went well. Thursday 2020/04/02
 Getting ready for the Icon ConserveAtHome talk …
Winter Astronomy
I was really looking forward to the winter of 2019/2020, long dark nights, clear skies, low humidity, and lots of bright deep sky objects to observe and image. I’d planned ahead and worked out what would likely be best seen on what days, and what settings and equipment I’d use to record those archaic photons. …