On this late July session at Bootland Farm, I had the company of a curious deer who’d approach and sniff the grass around me. It was mild at +15C and there was a lot of mosquitoes but the Thermacell once again worked...
Read MoreThe 2016 Geminids peak night was unfavourable due to the Full Moon just above Orion. To make matters more challenging, the sky was hazy and full of cirrus. Normally I would skip this and stay in bed but this is among the year’s...
Read MoreI went out for a quick one hour midnight session to enjoy the sky. It was average becoming below-average transparency with haze and cirrus clouds in parts of the sky. Fortunately, my view to the south was pretty good! I saw...
Read MoreHere’s a pre-peak Perseids watch for the morning of August 11 2016 at Bootland Farm. Sky had average transparency but with some cirrus clouds covering the north. It was a warm night at +20C and very humid but without any dew....
Read MoreA few nights later, I went out again to Bootland to enjoy an early morning session. I rushed to leave home because I slept right through my midnight alarm clock, so I quickly grabbed what I needed and left so that I could still...
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