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Writing tagged: ‘astronomy’

Male Lady Amherst’s pheasant

Newsletter No. 30: ‘Ming’

Fabulous birds · Rebecca Solnit · Webb Space Telescope · Stonehenge · book reviews · cutting some crap · and more…

Published 29-Jul-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, birds, photography, physics, prehistory, Rebecca Solnit
The view from my favourite Anglesey rock

Anglesey 2021

My annual early September holiday in Anglesey.

Published 22-Sep-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2021, astronomy, birds, gannets, grey seals, ravens, razorbills, swallows

22 December 2020

Venus and an owl.

Published 22-Dec-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge

20 July 2020

My podcast appearance, and a spot of astronomy.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, bats, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, podcasts
Comet Neowise
Comet Neowise over Old Town Mill, Hebden Bridge

19 July 2020

Weeding, and a spot of comet-watching.

Published 19-Jul-2020
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: astronomy, barn owls, Calder Valley, Darwin book, Hebden Bridge, plants
Ragwort and foxgloves

5 July 2020

A wet week.

Published 05-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, flowers, foxgloves, Hebden Bridge, ragwort
International Space Station

28 May 2020

More International Space Station photography.

Published 28-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, cuckoos, Hebden Bridge, International Space Station, photography, swallows
International Space Station

27 May 2020

Photographing the International Space Station.

Published 27-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, bats, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, insects, International Space Station, photography, tawny owls
New moon, Mercury and Venus setting over Heptonstall

25 May 2020

The new moon, Mercury and Venus setting over Heptonstall.

Published 25-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, photography
Sunset behind Heptonstall

14 April 2020

A walk in the woods, and a glorious sunset.

Published 14-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, bluebells, Calder Valley, coronavirus, Hebden Bridge, wild garlic
Super-moon

8 April 2020

A new podcast, jackdaws, and a super-moon.

Published 08-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, jackdaws, Melissa Harrison, podcasts, woodpigeons
Pitching-eye window

28 March 2020

Startled by a spider, and a celestial alignment.

Published 28-Mar-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, spiders

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