Last night the sky was amazingly clear, so, having watched the Spacex launch on TV, Linda and I drove to the top of the Heath where there is a 360 degree clear horizon. After a brief panic (camera failure, necessitating a return home to pick up a replacement!) the ISS appeared on time, albeit quite low in the west. The Dragon spacecraft was scheduled to follow around five minutes later, but sadly the sky was still too bright (at 10.30!) to catch a glimpse.
Returning home I realised that the constellation Auriga was fairly well placed for a comet hunt! Swan has, like most recent comets, been a bit of a disappointment and last night was no exception. Knowing the location of the main stars of Auriga, I just managed to pick out the elusive greenish fuzz, but the photographs required loads of fine tuning to even suggest the comet!
The Moon was absolutely stunning last night, so here are a couple of photos!
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