Now that I am 31 I need to do grown up things, so instead of a Saturday night at Rococo's (joke!)we decided to visit the Norman Lockyer Observatory near Sidmouth. He was the man who discovered Helium (He missed a trick, I would have called it Lockyerium if I had been him!), and also looked at many stars through telescopes. Can you tell my research is a bit shaky?
You can find out more at http://www.normanlockyer.org/ and it is well worth the fiver entry on an open night to see the 2 dinky little domes and historic telescopes.
Last night was specifically to look at Saturn, and we all got to look through the big telescope at it. Amazingly it did not just look like a blob, but you could actually see the rings sticking out each side.
There is also a Planetarium show which is very impressive, I was particularly impressed with the 60's technology that projected it!
Also in the last few weeks it has been my birthday, and we had a fun gathering at the flat, poker and the Wii were played, and I drank plenty of my new favourite drink, Westons Perry!
I have also won 2 out of the last 3 games of poker at the City Gate, so things are looking up!
Just a week now until our week in Cornwall, I will be very happy to have a week away from work and relax properly!
