End of an era….

Thanks for your support over the years while I’ve been on the syndicated BBC local radio news service.Today was my last appearance on the news bulletins as from Monday 26 April 2021 a new team o...

2021 – another chance to get it right

As we leave behind one of the most challenging years we’ve ever experienced, I wish all in our lovely group a happier, more peaceful and free-er 2021. Raymond Briggs, the author of The Snowman h...

What the heck is this?

On a peaceful autumnal stroll in an Area of Outstanding natural Beauty, an animal beckons from the forest. Any idea what it is? Any suggestions gratefully received!...

This glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies towards the centre of the Large Magellanic Cloud — one of our closest cosmic neighbours. The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy that hosts an extremely rich population of star clusters, making it an ideal laboratory for investigating star formation. Discovered in November 1834 by British astronomer John Herschel, NGC 1898 has been scrutinised numerous times by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Today we know that globular clusters belong to the oldest known objects in the Universe and that they are relics of the first epochs of galaxy formation. While we already have a pretty good picture on the globular clusters of the Milky Way — still with many unanswered questions — our studies on globular clusters in nearby dwarf galaxies just started. The observations of NGC 1898 will help to determine if their properties are similar to the ones found in the Milky Way, or if they have different features, due to being in a different cosmic environment. This image was taken by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). The WFC3 observes light ranging from near-infrared to near-ultraviolet wavelengths, while the ACS explores the near-infrared to the ultraviolet.

Mike’s Mellow Moment – A bedtime story

Click on the arrow to hear a Mike’s Mellow Moment to help you escape the madness…...

In these dark days…speak your truth

“Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologise for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If yo...

Happy Sunday

Richard Lattice on his hugely successful Stereo Underground – broadcast on 6 BBC stations weekly – pays tribute to our past fun on Sunday afternoons….well I think it was a tribute?!...

Mike’s Mellow Moment – Lockdown week 4 2020

As the lockdown continues here’s a new chill-out for us all to stay positive and see the light at the end of the tunnel…...

The Shaman and the Exorcist

I’ve managed to have a session with shaman to the stars Shaman Durek to find out why celebrities swear by his guidance. But soon afterwards, when I met up with a secretive senior Catholic Church...

Mike’s Mellow Moment – Easter 2020

A special chill out to help us cope with an unprecedented lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic of Spring 2020…...

Confessions of an Exorcist

Myself a former student priest I was able to arrange a clandestine meeting in a secret location…....

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