These pages are dedicated to some of the results, both practical & theoretical, of my lifelong interest in observational astronomy and my more recent interest in its computational aspects.
In the Gallery, there are pictures taken by myself (and some by my wife) of the various solar eclipses we have tried to see over the years plus many pages of images I've captured during observations of all the major bodies in our solar system (with the exception of Pluto!), asteroids, comets and artificial satellites. I've also thrown in some NASA-sourced material plus a feature on the first Mars-rover, Sojourner.
To go to the Space Picture Gallery, click here.
My computational studies began with considerations of the theory behind solar eclipses but have now expanded to such an extent that I've been forced to give them an index all of their own! I included several new articles and added lots of extra information to many of the existing treatises in August 2009, so give this section a look even if you've read the original pages already. Some of this stuff is pretty heavy going (!) but presents information and conclusions I just haven't been able to find anywhere else.
Many of the pages are best read in conjunction with the "top-level" pages to which they refer, as they present more detailed (and thus harder to understand!) information about topics on these pages which could be skipped by the casual reader, but they can also be consulted in isolation as long as you have a fairly good knowledge of astronomical terminology. I have thus laid out the contents lists in a hierarchical fashion to reflect this structure and have also noted the difficulty of each article by a number.
To go to the Theory Section, click here.
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