AstroPioneer

As you know if you watched my solar eclipse episode I took the decision to do a more panoramic view of the solar eclipse. This was mostly because having the landscape gave me the opportunity to show the progression of the solar eclipse in the context of it's surroundings rather than just a magnified view of the sun. To start with though I needed solar eclipse glasses I wouldn't always be using the camera to view the eclipse and would want to view it with my own eyes! So to do this I chose the EclipSmart glasses from Celestron . When viewing the sun I never want to take chances. Needless to say never view the sun directly without proper protection and that's not sunglasses!! Before using any solar films (which are in the EclipSmart glasses) I always hold it up to a bright light to ensure the film hasn't been perforated. I was especially concerned because my children were viewing the eclipse with me and unfortunately there are unscrupulous manufacturers that don't fol...

As you may know from my recent video , I am heading off to Majorca to try and see the solar eclipse! But it's not just a solar eclipse—it also coincides with the Perseids, one of the best meteor showers of the year. Even better, this year there is no moon to mess up the dark skies! Since I am currently sitting in the airport waiting for my flight, I thought I would start this blog to document the journey and share real-time updates. That way, I can take all of you along with me! ​Check back on this post for more updates as the adventure unfolds. Update Friday the 7th of August It looks like the entire island is going to be locked down transport wise. I unless you are a local this is going to make things more difficult. To add to this it doesn't seem like it will be possible to get a good view from the hotel. But I do have some other ideas to try. The basic plan is to try a location at sunset and check that the sun is visible on the horizon from. 7:38pm - 8:31pm. Upd...

Here are some of the astronomical and stargazing highlights for October to December 2025. This covers both large and small night sky events that is possible to calculate in advance!

Here are some of the astronomical and stargazing highlights for July to September 2025. This covers both large and small night sky events that is possible to calculate in advance!

Not every thing in the night sky even though it's up there and visible is easy to see this can be due to various different things but in this case it's due to dust and the Galaxy being in the way. If the dust wasn't obscuring the galaxy it would be one of the brightest objects in  the night sky.

Here are some of the astronomical and stargazing highlights for October to December 2024. This covers both large and small night sky events that is possible to calculate in advance!