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I bought an asda torch..and an asda xmas pudding with red cellophane around it lol red light torch..done!

Brilliant! I forgot to look for something with red cellophane on it in the supermarket today, and reading this made me realise I've got a leftover one of these in the back of the cupboard. 5 minutes later, astro torch made (with a £2.99 torch from wilko).

Great post, very interesting and informative for this fledgling amateur astronomer. The only real thing I've learned by experience so far is the inconvenience being a glasses wearer is! My optician said it was 'age related presbyopia' but I think she was just being polite. It makes having to take them on and off, in the dark, wearing gloves because it's cold, a bit tricky. I've concluded that this was why Patrick Moore wore a monocle.