Leo rising

He who takes pleasure in observing the stars, in London counts his blessings when providence smiles, such as last night. For the first time in a long while I beheld Leo, emblazoned upon the south-west sky. Orion has also taken a fair step eastwards since last I noticed.

The Geminids have come

Tonight I went out looking for the Geminids, a meteor shower at this time of year, and I did indeed see two beautiful shooting stars (and a couple of little ones) blaze across South London.

For once the cursed clouds of London did not ruin the experience of an astronomical event, and I have an excellent place to stare up into the night sky - a hilltop in my locale.

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