Once again, the photo bears no relevance to the title of tonight’s post. I am convinced that around this cone in the cockle pond, thrown in a while ago by some scholar, there is a good picture. I haven’t found it yet. Hopefully, Streetscene will remove the cone before too long. The title of tonight’sContinue reading “2110 – The First point of Aries”
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2109 – Creative Writing & Stargazing
I wrote briefly about the Stargazing Group at u3a a little bit yesterday. What I had to do today was produce just a couple of short paragraphs about the group for the monthly newsletter. It seems to me that I should write about what we are doing. So Creative Writing was about settings, and toContinue reading “2109 – Creative Writing & Stargazing”
2108 – 4th Monday at u3a
The 4th Monday of every month is a busy day for me at the moment. In the morning, I go to the Stargazing session. Now, we use a couple of books to look at what has been happening in the sky that can be seen with the naked eye. I had to confess that apartContinue reading “2108 – 4th Monday at u3a”
2107 – Letter to Steve XXVIII – The Big Holiday & an Elk.
Letter XXVIII Dear Steve, I hesitated before starting this week’s letter, only to work out which direction to go. By that, I mean do I at least acknowledge Gilbert’s letter XXVIII, or do I explain the 5-week absence? Not so much explain the absence, but talk about what I had wanted to do, but didn’tContinue reading “2107 – Letter to Steve XXVIII – The Big Holiday & an Elk.”
2106 – A day in the Garden
The picture was taken this evening at 2154. I had gone out to see if the moon is visible to me. Well, it would be if it weren’t for the clouds. whad have a really interesting formation; as soon as I saw it I thought about streaky bacon laid out on a tray. The moonContinue reading “2106 – A day in the Garden”
2105 – An almost normal Friday?
I confess that I took this picture earlier in the week, but it applies just as well now. It started with the end of the month Shed Breakfast in the Boistin Cafe. They do a very acceptable full English with three halves of toast and two cups of tea included in the deal. For aContinue reading “2105 – An almost normal Friday?”
2104 The Survey
I had given up on this telescope. It was for a few reasons, that included taking it down and putting it up every time, and aligning the mount. The mount is…rubbish. It wobbles, not very stable. It wobbles in at least two places, and that is just not good at all. After all that, myContinue reading “2104 The Survey”
2103 – I had given up on telescopes
I’ve had telescopes in the past, but my approach to using them has been worse than amateurish. I need to do a lot better. So, once again I find myself looking at options and doing it properly this time. I’ve had to resort to my assistant to answer some questions I have. I’ve just hadContinue reading “2103 – I had given up on telescopes”
2102 Navigating the Atlantic
During the transatlantic crossing, we were surprised at the number of people who, having time on their hands, were choosing to travel to the UK this way. In my mind, I couldn’t help turning The Gorgeous Queen Mary 2 into a multi-deck bus. Each night, our Cabin Attendant, Warren, would leave the daily plan onContinue reading “2102 Navigating the Atlantic”
2101 Hampshire Astronomy Group
With this picture, we were heading onto Manhattan Bridge. From the top of an open 2 deck bus, it was scary high. Not at relevant to tonight’s post. Which is about the Astronomy course I’ve started this evening with the HAG. Tonight was an introduction to the course, which over the 10 weeks will coverContinue reading “2101 Hampshire Astronomy Group”
