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• ►2025 (11)
  • ► February (4)
    • Solar Observing Session 6, February
    • Solar Observing Session 3, February
    • EAA Observing Session: 31, January
    • Solar Observing Session 31, January
  • ► January (7)
    • EAA Observing Session 21, January
    • EAA Observing Session 20, January
    • EAA Observing Session 18, January
    • EAA Observing Session 15, January
    • EAA Observing Session 9, January
    • EAA Observing Session: 7, January
    • EAA Observing Session: 2, January
• ►2024 (14)
  • ► November (5)
    • EAA Observing Session: 13, November
    • Solar Observing Session 13, November
    • EAA Observing Session: 12, November
    • EAA Observing Session: 11, November
    • Scope Life
  • ► October (2)
    • Solar Observing Session: 27, October
    • Observing Session : 22, October
  • ► September (1)
    • EAA Observing Sessions, 18, September
  • ► May (2)
    • Sunspot AR3664 Development 6/12 May
    • EAA Observing Session 11, May
  • ► January (4)
    • EAA Observing Session: 11, January
    • EAA Observing Session: 10, January
    • EAA Observing Session: 7, January
    • Astronomy Overview of 2023
• ►2023 (20)
  • ► December (2)
    • ....and another New Toy
    • EAA Observing Session: 1, December
  • ► October (2)
    • EAA Observing Session: 8 October
    • EAA Observing Session: 7 October
  • ► September (8)
    • 100 Solar Observations
    • EAA Observing Session : 20 September
    • EAA Observing Session: 17 September
    • EAA Observing Session: 13 September
    • EAA Observing Session: 12 September
    • EAA Observing Session: 5 September
    • EAA Observing Session: 3, September
    • EAA Observing Session 2, September
  • ► August (3)
    • EAA Observing Session 15, August
    • EAA Observing Session: Comet C/2023 E1
    • Imaging Session: Comet 12P Pons-Brooks
  • ► July (1)
    • Imaging Session NGC6888 - 21-24 June
  • ► June (3)
    • I have a new observatory
    • IC1396
    • Observing/Imaging Session 4, June
  • ► February (1)
    • A bit of a clear out
• ►2022 (21)
  • ► December (1)
    • Old Toy Alert
  • ► October (2)
    • New Toy Alert.
    • Olympus Trip Revamp
  • ► September (4)
    • September Solar Observations
    • 3D Printed Solar Filter
    • A Rubbish Yield
    • Solar Observing Equipment Update
  • ► August (4)
    • Images from August 2022
    • A bit more Solar
    • We have Swallows
    • Plume of Feathers : Mitchell
  • ► July (5)
    • She's arrived
    • A bit of Solar
    • Wales & West Photography Show
    • Ooops
    • A little Trundle
  • ► June (4)
    • The Wheel Inn : Tresillain
    • First Silage Cut of the Year
    • Does the Bronica SQ-Ai have a serious flaw?
    • I'm Back - Again
  • ► April (1)
    • My Sekonic Light meter is dead :-(
• ►2020 (7)
  • ► June (1)
    • Imaging Session: Pelican Nebula IC5070
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    • Imaging Session: 14, May
  • ► March (3)
    • Imaging Session: 31, March
    • Imaging Session: 23, March
    • First Light
  • ► February (2)
    • It's on
    • New Toy Time
• ▼2019 (3)
  • ▼ May (1)
    • Spring Silage Cut 2019
  • ▼ April (1)
    • Imaging Session: 15, April
  • ▼ January (1)
    • NGC 224 -M31
• ►2018 (8)
  • ► November (2)
    • Big Mushrooms
    • IC 5146 Colour
  • ► October (1)
    • iTelescope
  • ► September (1)
    • I'm Back....I think!
  • ► March (1)
    • Dairy Doors
  • ► February (2)
    • The Beast from the East
    • The MkII Bird Feeder.
  • ► January (1)
    • The Dairy Workshop.
• ►2017 (62)
  • ► October (2)
    • Stonewall Rebuild
    • No more cementing - for a bit.
  • ► September (4)
    • New Pencil Drawings
    • Lesson Two: The Hand
    • My first serious drawing
    • A harrow is not just for harrowing!
  • ► August (4)
    • Flutterbyes
    • Now we're inside.
    • Walking the Policies
    • Nearly finished.
  • ► July (7)
    • Happy 200 Hours Axel
    • Happy 7th Anniversary Stonewalls
    • We have swallows.
    • More cementing.
    • Laying the office stoop.
    • Stuff is blooming
    • ...nearly done
  • ► June (6)
    • All cut and dried.
    • Scott cuts the grass.
    • Pointing the Dairy.
    • It's D.I.Y Time.
    • Walking the policies
    • Walking the Policies
  • ► May (14)
    • It's silage time.
    • A tad more cement
    • Walking the Policies
    • a bit of logging.
    • Moving the roof.
    • It's a bit Yellow.
    • Today I mostly be concreting.
    • Lots of holes for Mr Amos
    • Walking the policies
    • Dealing with some Bracken
    • They've finished
    • Linnets & Policies Walk
    • Let the games begin
    • Ready for the onslaught
  • ► April (9)
    • Mr Cuckoo is back
    • We plough the fields and scatter...... singy singy!
    • ...and another job finished
    • Finished...
    • Rebuilding a gate end wall
    • Sweet Vernal Grass with a bit of gate hanging.
    • A little more digging.
    • Winchester Weekend 2017
    • Axel de-hibernates.
  • ► March (6)
    • ...and she's done
    • Slap it on Sand
    • A harrowing experience
    • Greenfinches & stuff
    • Walking the policies.
    • Greater Periwinkle, Hairy Bitter Cress & Herb Robert
  • ► February (9)
    • The Star Inn. Porkellis
    • Full on Policies Management
    • Mr Pellow
    • Pizza making....
    • The first hack of the year.
    • Walking the Policies
    • Teignmouth Weekend: Day Three
    • Teignmouth Weekend: Day Two
    • Teignmouth Weekend: Day One:
  • ► January (1)
    • Reliving my childhood
• ►2016 (5)
  • ► December (1)
    • 2016 Wildlife Log
  • ► March (1)
    • Meet Axel.
  • ► January (3)
    • Observing Session 16, January
    • Observing Session 7, January
    • Welcome to 2016
• ►2015 (23)
  • ► December (1)
    • 2015 Wildlife Log
  • ► November (2)
    • A New Toy: 4, November
    • Observing Session: 31, October
  • ► October (4)
    • Observing Session: 14, October
    • Observing Session: 13, October
    • Observing Session: 11, October
    • Observing Session: 1, October
  • ► September (8)
    • Observing Session : 30, September.
    • Lunar Eclipse: 28, September
    • Observing Session: 26, September
    • A New Toy: 18, September
    • Observing Session: 9, September
    • Observing Session: 6, September
    • Non Observing Session: 5, September
    • The Dog's Cahunas
  • ► August (2)
    • Observing Session: 27, August
    • Finished at last: Observing Session 6, August
  • ► May (1)
    • Well that's buggered the weather for a bit.....
  • ► April (3)
    • Observing Session: 22, April
    • Observing Session: 21, April
    • Observing Session: 14, April
  • ► February (1)
    • Observing Session: 15, February
  • ► January (1)
    • Observing Session: 17, January
• ►2014 (25)
  • ► December (3)
    • Observing Session: 28, December
    • Observing Session: 25, December
    • Observing Session: 3, December
  • ► November (2)
    • Observing Session: 19, November
    • Observing Session: 5, November
  • ► September (3)
    • Observing Session: 26, September
    • Observing Session: 24, September
    • More New Toys
  • ► August (1)
    • Observing Session: 25, July
  • ► July (4)
    • Observing Session: 23, July
    • Solar Projection Box
    • Observing Session: A Week of Solar Sketching 21-27, June
    • Observing Session: 24, June
  • ► June (4)
    • Observing Session: 20, June
    • Observing Session: 14, June
    • Observing Session: 31, May
    • Observing Session: 27, May
  • ► May (4)
    • Camelopardalids Meteor Shower: 24, May
    • Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower 6th & 7th May
    • Observing Session 20, May
    • Lyrids Meteor Shower
  • ► April (2)
    • Observing Session 23, April
    • ...Another New Toy
  • ► March (1)
    • A New Toy
  • ► January (1)
    • Welcome to 2014
• ►2013 (40)
  • ► December (2)
    • Observing Session: 28, December
    • Geminid Meteor Scatter Observations: 29, November - 18, December
  • ► November (2)
    • Observing Session 21, November
    • What Balmy Autumnal Evenings?
  • ► September (2)
    • DIY Radio Astronomy: Perseids 2013
    • Observing Session: 3, September
  • ► August (3)
    • Observing Session: 31, August
    • Observing Session: 25, August
    • Observing Session: 16, August
  • ► July (4)
    • Observing Session: 26, July
    • Observing Session: 17, July
    • Observing Session: 11, July
    • Country Life: June
  • ► June (3)
    • A Bit Like Buses
    • Observing Session: 8, June
    • Country Life: May
  • ► May (6)
    • What Scorpion?: Observing Session. 25, May
    • International Astronomy Show Warwick.
    • A New Toy :-)
    • Country Life....with a bit of Photography
    • Observing Session: 2, May
    • Country Life: April
  • ► April (6)
    • Observing Session: 30, April
    • Observing Session 29, April
    • Another Bout of Galaxies: Observing Sessions 26/27 April
    • M40. What was Messier thinking of? 19/20 April
    • Observing Session: Galaxy Pig Out: 2, April
    • Observing/Imaging Session: Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs...finally
  • ► March (3)
    • Observing Session: The Elusive C/2011 L4 Panstarrs
    • Thief
    • Weekend Jolly
  • ► February (7)
    • Imaging/Observing Session 19, Feb.
    • Imaging/Observing Session 18, Feb.
    • Country Life
    • 2012 DA14
    • Par Docks
    • Observing Session: 2, Feb
    • Heliopause
  • ► January (2)
    • Over the Top
    • Welcome to 2013
• ►2012 (28)
  • ► December (1)
    • Observing Session 30, Nov/1,Dec
  • ► November (1)
    • Observing Session 17/18 November
  • ► September (5)
    • Observing Session: 18, September
    • Observing Session: 7, September
    • Hexascope First Light: M31
    • Observing Session: 5, September
    • Observing Session: 1, September
  • ► August (4)
    • Observing Session: 21, August
    • Observing Session 19, August
    • Observing Session 9, August
    • Funland
  • ► July (2)
    • What's that Blue Stuff?
    • A bit of Art Wank!
  • ► June (4)
    • So what's this Observational Malarky all about then?
    • The Sunday Brunch
    • My new toy!
    • NMM Falmouth
  • ► May (11)
    • Flickr Pola Meet
    • Do you think I've packed enough film?
    • Sunspots 1482, 1484, 1486
    • DMK Weekend
    • Farewell PX600, Welcome PX100 Cool
    • Sunspot 1476
    • The Green Flash
    • Sunspot Watching
    • Mare Imbrium Reprocess
    • Bank Holiday Weekend
    • Astronomy Section.
• ►2011 (7)
  • ► June (1)
    • Triplet
  • ► May (2)
    • A 9 day old Moon
    • The DBO Pheonix
  • ► March (1)
    • iPhone and Rolleicord
  • ► February (3)
    • MkII Webby Now Up
    • Eon
    • I have a webby