Coming Up This Week...

Well it’s cold. At least it is here in Scotland. Autumn is upon us. As  we start our heady descent into winter (nice link with pic, geddit?) and the days grow shorter and darker and we generally get grumpier due to light-deprivation, this is a good time to get stuck in to a bit of reading matter. Or get stuck into a bit of sky-peering, depending on your hobby of choice. So, for all those bookaholics and budding astronomers both, we’ve got a packed week of reading matter and observing matter for you to sink your metaphoric teeth into. Just keep hold of your telescopes in all the excitement…

Seve-h's picture of autumn leaves at the top of the weir, reproduced by a Creative Commons licence from Flickr. Click for link

Mon

Jackie considers a different angle on Afghanistan in Farishta by Patricia McArdle.

Tuesday

Br. Guy Consolmagno talks to Kirsty about astronomy outreach, telescopes and turning left at Orion, and Dr. Colin Snodgrass tells us about the relationship between amateur and professional astronomy.

Wednesday

Kirsty interviews amateur astronomer Dr. Ian Walker, of the Baxter Garden Observatory.

Thursday

Anne plays devil’s advocate in her response to Anne O’Brien’s Devil’s Consort and survives (but only just) to tell the tale …

Friday

Sam has an odd experience reviewing the final third of a book he’s already reviewed! That’s right, 1Q84 is coming to a close.

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