I didn’t document lockdown two, as it really didn’t seem to change things much. Work happened as normal, my cycling dropped off somewhat due to the weather and other issues, and I started using the tube again to get to the lab. The District Line heading west was mostly empty unless you hit particular times; …
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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. …
Orion
I’ve been trying to get back into astrophotography after many years lapse. I’m still learning my way around the new technology, so haven’t yet made the best use of some wonderful clear nights. That said, I did get out a week or so back and get around 30 minutes of total exposure time on the …
An early awakening
Around 5:30 this morning I was rudely awoken from odd dreams about plastic jewellery by loud voices outside my window. Looking out, this was the scene that greeted me. The pipe was happily disgorging hundreds of liters of water per minute, washing away the sub-surface of the road. The water carried the mud and silt …