Derekscope

During the height of winter in Reykjavik, sunrise is around 11:30am and the sunset is around 3:30pm, I was at lunchtime to watch the sun at the south meridian at 1pm in low horizon in Iceland.

The night sky above Easter Island is known for being very clear, making it a great place to see the stars and two Magellanic Clouds. I say the experience of standing next to the Moai statues at night was fascinating ~ I went there for my 50th birthday gift from my four boys – Oscar, Owen, Ollie & Orion; how lucky I was!

Close approached of the Moon and Jupiter in the early morning.

The Moon and Venus appeared close together in the morning sky.

Quick snap the Milky-Way by Canon EOS 450D camera.

A partial solar eclipse occurred when the Moon passed between the Sun and Earth where I was with a deaf group called Deaf Camping and Caravanning Club uk (DCCCuk) in Holland.

A total lunar eclipse was visible from Milton Keynes in the night of Saturday 3rd March 2007. The Moon passed through the Earth’s shadow, with the greatest eclipse occurring at around 23:21/11.21pm. The totality lasted for 73 minutes.

I was with Kevin who took this picture while we were with British Deaf Astronomical Association group running trip to Turkey for an eclipse.

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Five of us from Milton Keynes Deaf Astronomical Society visited the most Northerly shores mainland of Scotland to see an annular eclipse rising from the sea in an early morning at Durness ~ this infrequent event happens when the Moon passes in front of the Sun.