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Moonwatch and Stargazing 17 and 18/05/21
My work life is split between wildlife safaris, photography workshops, pelagics and dark skies events, and with the recent easing of lockdown restrictions the reopening of the award-winning Battlesteads Hotel meant the reopening of the observatory too. I had the privilege of leading the first ever event at the observatory (for the solar eclipse in…
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Milky goodness; Dark Sky Safari 26/02/17
Nazarra had originally booked her Dark Sky Safari for Saturday, but the weather forecast prompted a late rearrangement…and that was looking like a great idea when the weather on Saturday evening proved to be far worse than forecast 🙂 As I drove to Newbiggin on Sunday evening the rain was hammering against the windscreen but…
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Under a darkening sky; Northumberland Coast 27/10/2014
Yesterday was a safari day on the Northumberland coast, with a plan to enjoy the birdwatching around our regular Otter sites and then a stargazing session in Druridge Bay. I collected John and Pam from home in Cullercoats and we drove up the coast. As we ate our picnic lunch in the shadow of Bamburgh…
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Heavenly; Discover Stargazing 21/10/2014
Tuesday was our first Druridge Bay Discover Stargazing session and six enthusiastic participants enjoyed views of the Milky Way, the Plough, Cassiopeia, Arcturus, Cygnus, plenty of satellites, and even naked-eye views of the Andromeda Galaxy –Â 2.5 million light years away, and heading towards us at more than 100 km/s, but light travels at 299792458…