Highlights of the summer night sky (part two) …

First published in issue 11 of the West Dorset Magazine, July 2022 As I discussed in my last piece (WDM issue 9), and even though we’re now past the solstice, the nights are still way too bright and short for stargazing, and the opportunities, although still there, are really only for those able to stay …

Stargazing in the summer time …

First published in issue 9 of the West Dorset magazine, June 2022 With the arrival of British Summer Time many northern hemisphere astronomy enthusiasts will have already packed up their scopes and put everything on hold until the autumn. After all, it doesn’t get properly dark until very late, and then you’ve only got a …