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‘Almost a month’ Nope, scratch that … Six weeks in Namibia as a ‘guest astronomer’
I arrived at the &Beyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge on December 1st, and it's now Boxing Day. Not quite a month, but it's close enough to a month for a round up. This has been the most amazing adventure ... From the moment I arrived in Windhoek, the long drive, the amazing skies, touring, showing, explaining the night sky to the guests, night after night, every night bar one when it was…
A belated intro to the 5 Cosmic Fragments books
I'm not going to apologise for the self-promotional post, after all, what's the point of spending all that time writing, reading, researching, re-reading, editing, re-writing, etc if you're not going to get your work out there ... But this isn't just a promo push. I wanted to explain how the collections came about and why I wrote them. Unfortunately, however, I don't know the answers to these questions.
https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/a-belated-intro-to-the-5-cosmic-fragments-books/
The Song of Herzlte and other stories
Volume 2 in the 5 Cosmic Fragments series, is coming very soon! About the book: The journey through the void continues. In the second installment of the 5 Cosmic Fragments series, the silence of the universe grows deeper – and the questions more haunting. Following on fromThe Last Act of Human Kindness, keen astronomer Kevin Quinn returns with five more powerful visions of a future where scientific reality and human fallibility…
https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/the-song-of-herzlte-and-other-stories/
Globular clusters … it’s not just about size
Okay, I've always enjoyed observing globular clusters. They're sparkly, enigmatic, and they definitely have 'WOW' factor. From M2 with its 150,000 stars, to M13 with its quarter of a million, or M3's half a million, they definitely inspire awe in the observer. And as for 47 Tucanae or Omega Centauri, well, they're just insane! Consider M71 or M56, however. Both undoubtedly have some appeal for the committed observer, but…
https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/globular-clusters-its-not-just-about-size/
