The pleasures of Astronomy from childhood to adulthood
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The pleasures of Astronomy from childhood to adulthood
April 11, 2009 – 00:02 | Comments

Amateur Astronomy is a hobby I’ve been engaged with since my early teens. I recall my first encounter with Astronomy after my father bought me a cheap rickety telescope that wobbled and never really focused …

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Solio: Long term solar charge up today
May 8, 2008 – 13:32 | Comments

Today is sunny all day! Nice and warm, about 25C. Summer is here! I got my Solio charging on the balcony at work as soon as I got in this morning. This means it’ll get …

Solio: half day on charge
May 7, 2008 – 22:00 | Comments
Solio: half day on charge

Today was a very sunny day. Unfortunately my office is North facing so I don’t get any direct sun-light at my desk. I decided to go up to the west end of the building and …

Experiments with Solio
May 5, 2008 – 10:29 | Comments
Experiments with Solio

I’ve been toying with the idea of buying a Solio solar charger or almost two years and I finally gave in to temptation and bought one a few days ago. I thought I’d blog about …