The Halo

 Clear skies, hexagonal ice crystals in the air, meant that the moon on Tuesday night put on a spectacular 22 degree halo for those skywatchers among us. 

I'm sure one of my readers must have seen it.  

As a binocular astronomer at the moment, the moon is normally bad news for me - I like looking for open clusters that get drowned out by the moon's light. But, there's still plenty of things that pop up for the naked eye viewer. 

And this saintly, crowned moon, was one of them. 

Si

All text and images copyright CreamCrackeredNature 04.12.25 

Snowdrops. In November.

 My idea of Spring is perhaps different from others; I consider it to be the season when the ground starts erupting with new growth and flowers, new colour among the green and browns. 

That being said, the idea that Spring stars before Autumn has finished is a bit of a reach. Yet here we are, snowdrops are out in the cemetery. 

Si

All text and images are copyright CreamCrackeredNature 01.12.25