Comets and Aerolites Homewares In this unique book

In this unique book

David Barrie tells how and why the sextant was invented

22-degree halo around the Moon

This is a shot I had to repeat a number of times to get a non-blurred silhouette but finally we both managed to stay still enough to capture this single exposure shot

Comets and Aerolites Homewares In this unique bookOne of a set of twelve hand coloured astronomical prints with explanatory card. These cards were first issued by Reynolds in 1846, although he and other publishers continued to produce them throughout the second half of the 19th century. They responded to a perceived market for popular science products and were intended for informal learning within the home. In the centre of this image is an illustration of the eccentric orbit of a comet,