Knight of Clear Skies

A Happy New Year to you all, and may your nights be clear.

A Happy New Year to you, and may your night be clear. As you can see from my avatar I'm doing my bit, in my own inept way.

A Happy New Year to you, and may your nights be clear. As you can see from my avatar I'm doing my bit, in my own inept way.

A Happy New Year to you, and may your nights be clear. As you can see from my new avatar I'm doing my bit, in my own inept way.

Added another Takumar to my lens collection, a 28mm f3.5.

Astronomical darkness returns on Tuesday at my latitude. :)

BBC News have published my picture of noctilucent clouds on their website. :) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28211909

Became an uncle again early this morning. Mother and baby doing fine. :)

Captured my first photons since January last night. :-)

Clear skies, two modded cameras and a collection of lenses at my disposal. :-)

Consistently outwitted by squirrels today. They either scamper off at the first sound of my approach or loiter in the Sun like a marauding Messerschmitt.

EQ3-2 & RA have arrived! Have bolted on the motor and all seems to be working fine.

EQ3-2 & RA motor on order...

First light for modded Canon 1100D. :)

Hmm, bit of a clear spell predicted tonight - but still quite windy, so not sure I'd get any useable subs.

I really should browse the imaging forums more often, wonderful images.

Just got back from fantastic skies in Cornwall, the Milky Way was a blaze of light. Images incoming...

Just impersonated a reindeer by leaving bite-marks in a carrot... A very Merry Christmas to you all.

Just made a winning bid on a 200mm Takumar lens. :)

lamb stew in the slow cooker awaiting my return home.

Like Summer here today.

Looking at the forecast, might be able to get a quick imaging session in before moonrise....

Looking clear tonight....

Managed a quick imaging session before the fog rolled in.

Mildly crippled after 3 hour walk through woods.