Thanks for being part of our Wedding Ceilidh

Sat, 2009-06-27 17:41 — Phil

Thanks to everybody who celebrated with us at our Ceilidh, whether you were there in person or in spirit.

Thanks to our wonderful family and friends who helped before, during and after the event - you were great! :-)

And special thanks to:

Chasing Comet Lulin with Neil

Tue, 2009-03-03 21:03 — Phil

On Saturday I dragged Neil Creek, a long time and astronomically minded friend, to Heathcote. A contributing factor was that I knew we'd both enjoy pointing his brand new Canon 5DmkII at the heavens, and in particular towards Comet Lulin.

Am I jealous.. you bet :-)

Phil & Andy on the Launch

Mon, 2009-01-19 21:22 — Phil

It's a good thing Andy (and Toni's camera) came on the launch ride after all:

Canon cameras compared - 20D, G9 and IXUS70

Wed, 2008-11-05 21:54 — Phil

Through a combination of luck and good fortune, Kaz and I have three different Canon cameras - a venerable 20D DSLR, an ultra compact IXUS 70 and most recently the G9. Phil wants to know how much he sacrifices when he takes the G9 cross country skiing instead of the 20D and Kaz wants to prove that the G9 she chose to keep (after Phil won it) is really better than the IXUS 70.

Life Imitates Art

Sun, 2008-10-26 22:57 — Phil

via Calculated Risk:

Greenspan and The Simpsons (20 seconds):

Greenspan and Casablanca (19 seconds):

Phil Learns to Ski (again)

Thu, 2008-10-23 19:56 — Phil

The last ski of the season and Phil learns to telemark, sort of.

21st September, 2008 on the sunny slopes of Mt McKay (Falls Creek). Here's the mess we made:

The Bill for our Party is now due

Fri, 2008-10-10 16:57 — Phil

There's no easy way to summarise why we are where we are today (other than the word 'greed').

Mike 'Mish' Shedlock has a few thoughts though:

Global Recession Headed Our Way

The world is heading for a global recession and a sure bet is that it will be blamed on a subprime crisis in the US. The reality is the greatest liquidity experiment in history is now crashing to earth.

Cloud Forecasts for Astronomers

Sat, 2008-09-06 17:24 — Phil

Astronomers want good weather forecasts. In particular, they need to know about cloud. When you're deciding whether to travel two hours to a dark sky site for the weekend, an accurate forecast is invaluable.

Saturday 13th September 2008
1 Day Ahead Forecast

The 'Clear Sky Clock' is available via the web to amateur astronomers across North America, and includes not only cloud forecasts but also estimates for transparency and seeing. For those of us in the rest of the world, there are several other options:

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