Monthly Archives: May 2012

In the still of the night

Blog for Friday 25th Sat 26th and Sunday 27th May 2012   With the shortest night fast approaching a dark ‘astronomical’ sky is a short affair! With a rare run of hot sunny days & clear nights upon us I … Continue reading

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Seyfert’s Sextet and a couple of other Hickson’s

Blog for the night of Tuesday May 22nd 2012 With the New Moon window ‘leaking away’ with no observing opportunity it was with delight that the weather changed. I’m not picking up my Hickson observations at the pace that I … Continue reading

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From the dazzling to the dim, distant and difficult!

Blog for Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of May 2012   To say that we had endured something of a dearth of observing opportunities in the UK during April and the first 2 weeks of May is an understatement. That … Continue reading

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