Monthly Archives: March 2011

Hunting within the Lion

Blog March 23rd 2011 Well having been inspired by  Dave Adshead’s  image and all the subsequent banter,  I have had 2 goes at looking for Leo I.   The first attempt was made on the night of the full perigee Moon, the worse possible night for deep sky observing!   The Watec … Continue reading

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Exciting Sun & dazzling Big Moon

  Blog Saturday 20th March 2011 The routine for Saturday mornings is to take my youngest son Aubrey a keen and improving saxophonist up to Duxford School to practice with an orchestra there, this isn’t a school orchestra it is … Continue reading

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Back to School

Blog Friday 19th March 2010 2011 This is a quick retrospective note to say that on the above date I made my annual appearance in front of the year 5 pupils at the Sir Ralph Sadleir School, Puckeridge, Hertfordshire. The … Continue reading

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More Galaxies in Leo Minor, no wine & no curry this time

Blog Monday 7th March 2011   I’m not going to make this blog to long & rambling. I’m writing it the evening after observation sitting in a hut were my young 12 year old son is taking part in his … Continue reading

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Wine, Curry, Laughter and galaxies in Leo Minor

Blog Saturday Feb 26th Feb 2011   It was the eve of my or rather I should say our, that is the families friend Es Reid’s birthday. Es features regularly in these blogs, he is an exceptional fellow who I … Continue reading

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