Lunation 1040 - 19th Jan 2007 - 16th Feb 2007

14th Feb 2007

Venus shone dutifully - not much shape seen through Bresser	Cloud hid Mercury before it could shine ...

Plenty of blue sky at sundown ...	But obligatory cloud coming in from the west

8/9th Feb 2007

Low almost 21-day moon shone in the SE, with Arcturus above and Vega in the east before the clouds returned.  Snow, never thick, now gone - ice around still.	Very yellow moon, Apennines clear and the Alps near Mont Blanc were very clear.  Further south (image needs flipping!) Albategnius stood out as did the pair of Werner and Aliacensis below. (Bresser)

7th Feb 2007 and 8th Feb 2007

Venus above the clouds - Mercury skulking in them	Brief snow, followed by sleet, followed by drizzle ... no sky ... ;-(

6th Feb 2007 - 19 day moon

Start of the dark skies 6 pm - Venus and Mercury(enhanced!) in the west	End of the evening (stars in-between) - near midnight - 19 day Moon in South East via Bresser Skylux

From hand held camera-video via Bresser binocs (10 x 50) on tripod	As with Venus - but much murkier	Later video via C8

Mon 5th Feb 2007 - 18 day

Not viewing tonight but usual sequence - moon rises; moon behind houses; moon behind chimney; moon in silver birches; moon clear; clouds appear!	Quick view from inside - via Bresser 20mm - shadows of trees still around - clouds thickening fast!

Found a brief gap later - craters from the SE through the Bresser from inside - 20mm + x2 Barlow	Then normal service resumed

4th Feb 2007 - 17 day

Venus at 18:00, Mercury dimmer in the murk further down	Saturn around 8 pm (with 5 moons at least) was up early before the Moon appeared (C8)	Looked at Orion whilst the Moon dawdled in the trees - 20:48	Moon dawdled so long the fog came back before it cleared the silver birches - 21.55

Clearer later once I'd packed up!	Fuzzy pic thru' Bresser 10x50 binocs from inside

3rd Feb 2007

2nd Feb 2007 - Full Moon ...

Clear sky at sundown - Venus and Mercury appeared as the sky darkened	Saturn (enhanced smudge) nearly drowned by full moon later - photo thru 10x50 Bresser binocs on tripod

Full Moon - terminator just encroaching on eastern limb.   Couldn't get full shot from C8 but happily Chris Bailey was on hand with her Bresser Skylux	Seeing pretty appalling (whatever number that is) but snatched some interesting views of the edge with C8.  Photos poor (even worse with damage to camera lens!!!!)  Fog on its way ...

cloud ... cloud ... cloud ... apart from Friday 26th ...

25th Jan 2007 - Day 6 near 7

Jupiter - around 5 am in south east	6 day moon	before the cloud at 6 pm

Cayley plains area	South  - via Tal

  ... Menieres ...

24th Jan 2007 - Day 5

Menieres ...#!*

23rd Jan 2007 - Day 4

Clear skies, 4 day moon at 16:30 - nice change from chimneys ;-)	Moon turning to 5 day (Tal 1)	... mist getting worse - cloud continued to thicken

22nd Jan 2007 - Day 3

Sky clear after the rains yesterday	Venus and 3 day moon after sunset

Earthshine - No. 2 on Charles Woods' Lunar 100 - see link on Moon Watching page	I use the Bresser to catch a look at young moons in the West - from indoors

Started the evening with Venus, ended with Saturn and several moons via C8	Some cloud around - and lots of light pollution ... Saturn still in the murk	Visited clusters, nebulae and double stars. Last look at Orion in south now. Very cold ...brrrr

20th Jan 2007 - Day 1

Oh ye of little faith (and even less meteorology - see earlier pics below) Venus and my youngest moon so far - 1 day 15 hours	Dim version through Bresser - just after 5 pm UT	And Venus - first sightings for some months!!

Sunrise with cloud	The estimable 'Starry Night' view with 3 planets and no cloud!
Sunset with cloud (but before the heavy rain, gales, sleet and hail which is about to arrive!!!)	Again, the 'Starry Night' software view, with 1 day 14 hr moon and  4 planets!!  ah well ...

19th January 2007 -young 12 hour moon set around 4:40pm amid gales and rain

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