Still here
Proof that we’re still alive after the madness of the last two years.
2021
That time of year again …
Time for the Advent crown to come out again. It’s not made from Blue Peter coat hangers, it’s made from
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Moraharpa keybox
At last, some more progress on the Moraharpa. During these ridiculous lockdowns I have been too depressed to do very
Moraharpa drawing
A few people have asked about drawings and dimensions for my Moraharpa. I worked from various sources online but drew
Celebrating the Sunshine
I have been waiting for a suitable occasion in nice weather to record this for a month or two. The
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Marwyn’s new tune
This one came to me a month or two ago. To me it sounds more Scottish than the usual sort
Port Logan Jellyfish
More fun with the waterproof camera. It’s a great toy!
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Another session with REAL PEOPLE!
Another chance to play with real people – the nyckelharpa sounded great with two autoharps, and we had the fiddle
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Session with REAL PEOPLE!
At last! Some music played with real people, rather than the unreal Zoom sort! Both the fiddle and the nyckelharpa
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SpaceX – Starship lands without disassembly!
Image from the SpaceX video of the flight: This amazing vehicle has taken another step forward; it now flies and
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Space
Helicopter on Mars
Flying the Ingenuity helicopter carried on the NASA Perseverence rover is quite a feat. It has to be done completely
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World Nyckelharpa Day 2021
We’re back again! Another celebration of the nyckelharpa. This photo is from 2016; a lot of tunes have gone by
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Moon – and Bahtinov tests
I decided that I wanted to try a Bahtinov mask for focus tests on the 3 inch refractor, after having
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More Moon tests
After a reasonably successful test of eyepiece projection using my old 3 inch refractor, I decided to try again with
Crescent Moon
Yet another clear evening! A new adapter for my old Pentax fitting lens had arrived, so I was keen to
Messier 35 and NGC 2158
Yet another unexpected clear evening – these weather forecasters need to get their act together. I’m not complaining about the
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M42 and the Pleiades
An unexpected clear evening (the weather forecasts are hopeless at present) meant a happy couple of hours testing the telescope
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More astronomy
After playing around with odd astronomical photos over the last few years (lunar eclipse, comet Neowise, various planetary conjunctions) I
Mars and the Pleiades
Mars was passing fairly close to the Pleiades this year so a clear night gave an opportunity for a photograph,
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