Some great pictures and information on comet ISON on http://earthsky.org/space/best-photos-images-videos-of-comet-ison?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=33240b6ead-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-33240b6ead-393761461 http://www.flickr.com/photos/uclmaps/10342937834/ photo by UCL Mathematical and physical sciences dept (http://www.flickr.com/photos/uclmaps/)
Author: Pete
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
Naturelog: Monday 11th November
The colder weather has set in and Autumn has finally arrived on the patch and the last week has seen … More
M19
M19 (aka NGC6273) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus which is just visible with binoculars. It is approx … More
Colours of Autumn (4)
Views of Amsterdam (2)
How thin is my house! Traveling around the canals of Amsterdam you soon notice some remarkable houses. The normal canal-side … More
Blue Tit
A common garden bird in Britain’s Gardens, it has embraced the use of nest boxes and the provision of garden … More
Views of Amsterdam (1)
Ask most people for a single word description of Amsterdam and they will probably say canals. They certainly dominate the … More
Roman eye medicine
I attended an interesting meeting at the weekend on health and medicine in the Roman Empire. One of the presentations … More
Autumn Fungi
One of the great delights of walking in the woods during the autumn is the variety of Fungi which appear … More
Patch up date October
It was overall a fairly quiet month on the patch. I don’t know if it is the mild weather but … More
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