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Available now from our online shop 5, A4 prints of Butterflies that Paul has photographed over the years. Plus new Butterfly Movie page added and we've had our first Butterflies of 2008.	Astrospace Talks and Lectures for clubs & societies - book me now for 2008/2009	Initial info on Omega Holidays trip to see the China 2009 Total Solar Eclipse.
Northern Lights images for the March 2008 flights now uploaded. PLUS provisional dates for Autumn 2008 flights now uploaded.	StarNights 2008 dates with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust	Visit the Astrospace Online Shop
Schools - Book me for a demonstration of Astronomy and Space!	Monthly Night Sky	Picture of the Month pages
New page added to site for my most recent images. 2007 image page created and Recent page updated for 2008	BBC Radio Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire Astronomy and Space Association speakers page
Nightscenes 2008 almost out of stock, whilst Nightscenes Companion is still available	Paul's book review of 'Cold Heart, Cruel Hand'	Added a page about Winceby Church.
Nightscenes 2008 pdf version now available

Astrospace Online Shop

Astrospace Publications and Images are now available to purchase via our online shop courtesy of Paypal - and you don't have to have an account with them either! Why not have a browse and see what takes your fancy?

NightScenes 2008 & NightScenes Companion - Published by AstroSpace Publications

Paul has written & produced an A5 sized (Pocket sized) booklet on what can be seen in the night sky for 2008 for the UK & Ireland. Nightscenes Companion: a guide to getting more and understanding more about the events shown in the ever popular Nightscenes Night sky guide for the year Go here to find out more and how to order your copy. Available Nationwide through Waterstones Bookshops and all good bookshops whilst stocks last.

Nightscenes 2008 pdf
With printed copies of Nightscenes 2008 almost exausted it is now possible to purchase a pdf, password protected version. Once bought we will e-mail the password to use to unlock the document everytime you wish to view it. Visit the online shop to buy it now.

Butterflies.
The 2008 Butterfly season has now started for us! In the meantime Paul has now produced A4 glossy prints of each of the 5 main Butterfly families he has photographed over the years which make great gifts so check out our Butterfly pages and the online shop for more details. We've also now added a special page that has movie clips of a few butterflies that Paul filmed during the last few years so check out the Butterfly movie page.

AstroSpace talks

The list of available talks from Paul on Astronomy and Space for any Society, Group, Club or Schools has now been fully updated with a new list of talks available as Powerpoint Presentations so if you are looking for an interesting speaker then look no further :-)

Schools:
With 26 years experience giving talks all across the country why not book me for a talk and Astronomy demonstration?

Recent Images Page
New page added covering Paul's most recent Astronomical images taken which will be updated roughly monthly or as and when I get to take more pictures! I've also now moved the 'recent 2007 images to it's own page so do check the Image Gallery.

LASA

A giving a potted history of LASA (Lincolnshire Astronomy and Space Association) including images of the 2007 visit by NASA's Shuttle Astronaut trainer Jack 'Triple' Nickel.

Northern Lights Flights
I (Paul) am one of the 'Guest Astronomers' on the Omega Holidays night flights to see the wonders of the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights. I have added a page to the site explaining what happens on these flights and when they will next take place so why not do something different this year and take a trip to see one of natures wonders of the night. I have recently added some of the pictures I have taken on recent flights so why not take a look - images include the November 2007 and March 2008 flights that I've been on. Provisional dates have now been uploaded for the Autumn 2008 season flights so keep coming back.

Lapland Northern Lights trips
Omega Holidays also organised an Arctic Adventure including the Northern Lights from Lapland and I have now added a page covering what happened on the Trip that included Pete Lawrence and I as the guest Astronomers on Dec 9th - 10th 2006. A page about my 2007 Lapland trip is under construction and will be added soon.

China Total Solar Eclipse 2009
Omega Holidays are now organising their expedition/trip to view the Total Solar Eclipse visible from China in 2009. More details can be found on my web page about it and as more info becomes available I will updtae the page.

Paul's Book Review

Paul read and thoroughly enjoyed an Historical novel about Hereward the Wake by Lincolnshire author Laurence J. Brown. Go here to read a review of the book.

Winceby Church
Since I (Paul) was a child I knew there had been a church at Winceby and that it had been demolished in the early 1960's. I have recently been given (and granted permission to reproduce on the website) four pictures taken in the late 1950's and I have included some basic info about the Church. I hope that you find it interesting.

Picture of the Month

Every month we put a favourite picture taken by us up on this page. It has a broad range of subjects as well as Butterflies and Astronomy so do watch out for the next picture of the month! Since 2007 the pages have been re-vamped using Flash Animation but the old style earlier years will still be available for a short while so do enjoy them.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

BBC Radio Lincolnshire have me chatting occasionally with some of their presenters so if you are in Lincolnshire & the surrounding area then tune in to FM 94.9 or 104.7 to find out what's up & happening in the night sky for the month ahead. Topics covered often includes a round up of sky events, planets available, what stars to look out for & identify as well as info on the ISS (International Space Station) & when it can be seen.

Public Star Nights 2008

Over the last few years I have held approx. 9 or 10 times a year Starnights at Gibraltar Point near Skegness in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust (LWT). I take a Telescope and show the public the night sky, or if cloudy, I give a public talk on an aspect of Astronomy and Space. The 2008 dates are now organized and uploaded to our site. Each evening will have a specific theme with a publicized talk but if the sky is clear enough to observe then the telescope will be used instead. The Starnights will also be spread amongst four LWT sites for 2008: Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre, Skegness, Whisby Wildlife Park near Lincoln, the Trust Headquarters at Banovallum House, Horncastle and Far Ings Nature Reserve. New for 2008 is a Public Starnight for the Forestry Commission at Chambers Farm Wood near Bardney see the Starnights page for details.

Monthly Sky - a look at what's up in the night sky for the current month.