A few days ago, the Sun had sent a protuberance in the general direction of Earth, and there was the substantiated hope for Northern Lights. The weather report played along; the prognosis was for clear skies, and for once, they were right. Attempts to contact my Friend and Biker fizzled, though. Unfortunately, the expected  geomagnetic…

It’s a beautiful day, it’s sunny, the sunset, too, is beautiful, not one cloud as far as the eye can see. Venus could be possibly spotted in the evening sky. But I sit in the car and have to run several errants. Grmbl. Later… I promise myself.

This year, the Draconids meteor shower was predicted to be particularly spectacular. So I set up two cameras—my own Sony Alpha 900, and a borrowed Alpha 580 which my father has recently bought. One at my living room window, the other in the bedroom, looking in the opposite direction. The skies are clear, so the…

The weather forecast predicts a dry autumn after a wet summer, today „the last beautiful day in fall“ shall take place. It’s a really fine day, blue skies and bright sunshine, no clouds, and barely any wind. Very good! The solar activity also looks good. CalSky, my space-weather-forecaster can’t contain its enthusiasm and talks about…

It is monday, and the weather report is optimistic that the sky should clear up around 8 pm. During the afternoon, I call Hippo to tell him I am planning to drive out to Utecht. He is currently on the road on business. Me, I have a customer appointment at my home later on and use…

The weather report is optimistic that the skies should clear up around 4 am. Also, around that time, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Mars should be visible. So I try to entice my Friend and Biker to come along for the excursion. Doesn’t happen, because he is busy long-hauling. So, I seek my bed early, wake…

As life plays—there one is, on holiday, takes the telescope along, and of course the days are wonderfully sunny, dawn to dusk. And as soon as the sun, on the way to the west, slowly approaches the horizon, the clouds come up. So of course I am quite happy during a stopover at a camping…

Just past 8 am I am forced awake by the noises of my neighbours from Itzehoe; they have to go home because they have to work today. Still, BBQ for breakfast. I join the fun with the leftovers from yesterday;