We went on holiday to Pembrokeshire when the boys were young and visited St David's, Britain's smallest city.
There are some really narrow hedge bordered lanes, leading to picturesque beaches, down which it would be exciting to drive in such a large camper van!
Curious, I checked out Capricorn Campers.
@Bonsai appears to have hired the Galaxy 5 berth rear lounge campervan.
And, would you believe it:
"Above the cab you will find a seriously comfortable king sized bed with a large panoramic roof light, perfect for star gazing."
https://www.capricorncampers.com/vehicle/galaxy-5h-rear-lounge
@Bonsai appears to have hired the Galaxy 5 berth rear lounge campervan.
And, would you believe it:
"Above the cab you will find a seriously comfortable king sized bed with a large panoramic roof light, perfect for star gazing."
https://www.capricorncampers.com/vehicle/galaxy-5h-rear-lounge
Andrew clearly travels in style.
Since no-one can understand every aspect of modern science, we have to specialise. Novae, for instance. Usually a white dwarf accreting matter from a nearby red giant.
Familiar star pointers include the handle of the Big Dipper aka Plough, for those interested in Nova T CrB which is near Arcturus and on a line from Vega, and may make +2.0 magnitude.
Notice the Northern Cross (Cygnus) on the left in the Milky Way:
A higher resolution picture here:
https://britastro.org/forums/topic/r-lyrae#post-622576
In fact this won't be the brightest Nova in recent history.
CP Puppis hit -0.2 magnitude in 1942:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_Puppis
And V1500 Cygni made +1.7 in 1975:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V1500_Cygni
You just never know what will happen next in our Universe!
Since no-one can understand every aspect of modern science, we have to specialise. Novae, for instance. Usually a white dwarf accreting matter from a nearby red giant.
Familiar star pointers include the handle of the Big Dipper aka Plough, for those interested in Nova T CrB which is near Arcturus and on a line from Vega, and may make +2.0 magnitude.
Notice the Northern Cross (Cygnus) on the left in the Milky Way:
A higher resolution picture here:
https://britastro.org/forums/topic/r-lyrae#post-622576
In fact this won't be the brightest Nova in recent history.
CP Puppis hit -0.2 magnitude in 1942:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_Puppis
And V1500 Cygni made +1.7 in 1975:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V1500_Cygni
You just never know what will happen next in our Universe!
The sky's the limit for the Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO)!
The new infrared telescope is billed as the world's highest astronomical site.
It's up high where the air is thin and dry and almost transparent to infrared wavelengths.
So high, that the telescope will have to operated remotely from further down the mountain where the astronomers can breathe!
Yes - moisture is a killer for IR - so much so it’s one (of quite a few others) used as a pointer to potential life on distant planets. Incoming IR is absorbed by the water molecules and you get a slot in the spectroscopy reading as a result (methane, CO2 are others off the top of my head).