3000m SC MEN?
FFS, somebody needs to wake up.
Archive for 2018
Observing Report 9th-10th and 10th-11th August 2018 (Perseid meteors)
Typical British weather... week upon week of sunny days and clear nights, and then, when it comes to the peak of the Perseid meteor shower (12th-13th August), it all goes to shit.
In anticipation of a weekend of crap weather I'd spent the last couple of clear nights trying to get some pics of the early arrivals, here's one of the best that I caught on camera. Feel free to click it to see a resized version:
Last light was a rainy and cloudy non-starter, and the next two nights are slated to be just as bad. The show, which so far elsewhere has been the best for many years with higher-than-expected rates and no Moon-glare, will be more-or-less over by the time the skies clear here.
Gardiani latrina vicit
A charity pub quiz was held at the Red Lion last night.
They say it's not about the winning, it's about the taking part, but we were the only regular Red Lion quiz team in the mix, so it fell to us to uphold the honour and reputation of the home venue. We ended up winning by an unexpectedly-wide margin. I think that the stimulating effect of the excellent curry was a contributory factor.
The event raised over £438 for A Gift To Lift, and a good night was had by all.
You can count yourselves lucky that the winning team's photo-opportunity was declined, so there are no mug-shots of the usual suspects, but here's a snap of half of the Bog Wardens' booty:
No Blue Badge
If I'd parked there I'd have been given a ticket.
Must be a Padstow thing. One rule for some...
