Jupiter at opposition: King of the Night Sky!
Jupiter in true color by Hubble’s “Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy” (OPAL) – January 5 2024. The large reddish oval is...
The Winter Stars: Colour, Brilliance, and Our Place in the Milky Way
On a clear winter’s evening in Northumberland, the night sky can feel unusually rich and dramatic. Even to the unaided...
Lighting up the night (The Dark Sky Race) – A poem by J. W. Huddleston
Poem by Mr J.W. Huddleston who took part in this year’s Dark Skies Run in Northumberland. Lighting up the night...
Shine on, Harvest Moon
As the nights shorten and the autumn cold begins to grip the landscape, one of the most famous lunar spectacles...
Northumberland Autumn Night Sky
Stars and constellations Here is a star map of the sky for mid-October at around 8pm. At this time of...
Meadows on land and in the sea
Did you know that Northumberland is the home to one of the last high quality seagrass reserves in the North...
How green is hedge planting?
This summer, I undertook the mammoth task of removing tree guards from a 500-metre length of hedge on the Ingram...
A World Above – the Art of Cloud Spotting
There is no doubt that Northumbria has more cloudy days than sunny. And whilst it is easy to talk negatively...
An unconventional commute
The conventional way to travel from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ingram Valley would be by car. The distance is around...
Leave Nothing but Footprints … and Paw prints?
The Debate For dog lovers across the UK, the idea of heading out for a countryside ramble without their canine...
