This was the first time that my big brother Rob and I had been 'allowed' to stay up all night observing. We had flasks of tea, sandwiches and blankets and spent the night in a meadow at the rear of our terraced house in Hornchurch, Essex. I imagine we were too excited to fall asleep, and we were awake pre-dawn as the comet rose above the roof-tops.
I still remember the frisson of excitement we both felt when 'At the Castle Gate' by Sibelius announced the start of 'Sky at Night' on TV: we were both astronomy freaks as kids and remain so to this day!
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