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Sorry, another late update – I had good intentions to start this update several days ago, but events overtook. July

Well the solstice has come and gone but at least for me the nights are still very light. In fact

I am finding it remarkable how bright the night sky is in the summer months at 59 degrees north. This

A little delay in posting this month’s update. I have been away giving a talk on beginning deep sky observing

Sorry for the delayed update this month – time just seems to evaporate sometimes. March did not have the best

Surprisingly February has not been the worst month for observing yet, this winter, at least from Orkney. Though pickings have

Well, although now having roundly failed my New Year resolution, I will try to pick things up for the rest

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and a good New Year. Maybe Santa brought an astro-goodie to keep

I suppose November has been an average observing month for me this year, with just the one night clear enough

October has been another windy month with not many opportunities for good observing. I did manage a couple of hours