astronomy – Page 2 – Richard Carter

A small section of the Milky Way galaxy (Orion's Belt, centre).

19 January 2020

Orion looks different.

The position of the overhead sun (orange star) and moon (white circle) at the time of the autumnal equinox at 07:50 UT on 23-Sep-2019.

23 September 2019

It is officially autumn in the northern hemisphere.

1 September 2019

Watching terns, and a walk along the Anglesey coast.

20 July 2019

The fiftieth anniversary of the first moon-landing.

16 July 2019

Bolshie gulls and a defensive heron.

21 June 2019

Summer solstice.

17 June 2019

Jupiter’s moons.

21 January 2019

Photographing the lunar eclipse.

8 January 2019

Early morning astronomy followed by a walk on the Moor.

14 December 2018

Winter is in full flow.

Newsletter No. 14: ‘The terror Carter’s warriors’

Liverpool · chinese warriors · Ben Myers · shoes on wires · Patti Smith · Wuthering Heights · stratigraphy · astronomy · ancient DNA · storm petrels · LIMONCELLO ICE CREAM!!