The Moon will be at its northernmost point for this year on Oct. 5, at 21h by Universal Time, as shown Continue reading “Auriga and aubergine”
Category: Isleworth
Poetry is language in short paragraphs
The Tau Herculid meteor shower is expected on May 31. Continue reading “Poetry is language in short paragraphs”
The other royal observatory
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From our window in Isleworth, we see across a forested island in the Thames to another line of trees, beyond which Continue reading “The other royal observatory”
Do marchers march or walk or waltz?
The midnight scene is rewarding, if you have the strength to stay up and and look at it, which I may not after my exertion of yesterday.
Wheels
A street eclipse
As a grandstand for today’s eclipse, Continue reading “A street eclipse”
Swimming up sky and up river
Little Mercury, elusive in the Sun’s glare, is becoming more and more findable Continue reading “Swimming up sky and up river”
Tide of birds
The Thames today would be so high it would be up to Continue reading “Tide of birds”
Goosenecks
The field beside the road through Syon Park is usually empty; sometimes it’s used for public events such as drive-in movies; sometimes there’s a flock of blackbirds; yesterday the Syon herd of cattle was there. Today they are replaced by wild geese.
The longest evening, and the battle of Brentford
We are coming to the time of the latest sunset, which makes the day Continue reading “The longest evening, and the battle of Brentford”