Archive for night-walking
Brian Jones: Comets & Planets
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
This Spring, the evening twilight sky will be playing host to Comet PanStarrs, as Jupiter and Saturn put on a show…
Brian Jones: Spring stars
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Although not particularly bright, Polaris lies in an area of sky devoid of bright stars and therefore stands out quite well…
Brian Jones: Wintry skies
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
The winter night sky contains a large number of brilliant stars, making it easier to pick out the various star patterns…
The coldest walk
Monday, September 17th, 2012
Fancy walking 4,000 kilometres in pitch darkness in temperatures as low as -90° Celsius? No, us neither, but that’s exactly what veteran explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes will attempt to do on his latest expedition…
Routemaster in-depth: Make a night of it
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
On a night-time walk through Galloway Forest, Paul Lamarra explores the UK’s only Dark Sky Park, where pure, unadulterated views of the galaxies await…
Brian Jones: Autumn stars
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
The autumn night sky plays host to Cassiopeia, which can be found at or near the overhead point during the months of autumn…
Brian Jones: Summer sky sights
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Walk’s resident astronomer looks at a rare planetary alignment then turns his eye to the summer skies…
Hunting Orion in the Peak District
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Help monitor the impact of light pollution by scouring the skies for Orion over the Peak District this weekend…
Brian Jones: Spring skies
Friday, February 24th, 2012
During winter evenings, the faint constellation Camelopardalis can be spotted a little to the north of the overhead point. To find it, you first of all need to find Polaris…
Brian Jones: Winter stars
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
During winter evenings, the faint constellation Camelopardalis can be spotted a little to the north of the overhead point. To find it, you first of all need to find Polaris…
