UK Cloud Magnets is a home for those who are searching for their place amongst the stars. The Covid 19 pandemic was a time of great mental strain for me but also a time of great opportunity. Working in a front-line service during some of the most challenging of times meant I was looking after…
UK Cloud Magnets are awesome! Astronomy is a challenging hobby, there’s no doubt about it, and especially for the beginner! There are so many questions and unknowns when it comes to kit, the capturing process, the editing… there’s so much to learn, and it can be a daunting prospect. Being fairly new to the hobby…
Lockdown Liberation I have always been fascinated by the night sky ever since I was small boy, like many of us who are into this incredible hobby. My teens included posters on my bedroom ceiling and walls of the iconic horse head and flame nebula. In my mid 20’s I purchased my first telescope, a…
The night sky Is something that I’ve had an interest in from a young age. I remember as a young child getting a blue refractor from my parents, nothing special but it gave me the ability to look at the moon. I would often look up, wondering what was up there from then on. I…
UK Cloud Magnets interview with Vicki Pink and finding out more about our Magneteers …
Astro taught me Self-Belief We all need something to help us unwind. Be it from a hard day, responsibilities or just general recreation. To some people that’s music, others its television or video games. To some it’s writing, or painting. The point here is that we need a hobby for various reasons. Mine just so…
Astro kept me sane I’ve always needed to be busy, to learn and to have a goal. Back in 2016, I was getting near the end of a Masters’ degree in Linguistics and had also finally decided to stop SCUBA diving, my hobby for the past 15 years. In my time I had not only…
Never Look Back As a kid I grew up on a working farm in the County Durham dales known as The Pennine Way which holds an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty status, which to be honest, as a kid meant nothing to me even though I was surrounded by the beauty of hundreds of green…
