Category Archives: Environment

DIY Stevenson screen #4

Posted on January 29, 2020 by james

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. Just a photo of the Stevenson screen, as complete as it’s going to get for the time being.

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January 1st: Best weather of the decade so far

Posted on January 16, 2020 by james

New Year’s Day was dark. Really dark.

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Once more unto the beech

Posted on January 16, 2020 by james

And only once more… Shortly before Christmas it became clear that an old beech tree at the end of our garden was rather more hollow than we realised and in fact has started to rot off at the bottom, presumably … Continue reading →

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A “Crown of Thorns” for my rain gauge

Posted on January 16, 2020 by james

One of the problems with a rain gauge and I think something that had prevented it working properly last time was that it forms a nice little perch for birds who then, err, contrive to block up the holes that … Continue reading →

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AAG Weather Station lives again!

Posted on January 16, 2020 by james

My AAG weather station lived on a post in the field in front of the house until it was blown down in a storm a couple of years back. The plastic of the housing had degraded quite badly in the … Continue reading →

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Restoring an AAG rain gauge #1

Posted on January 15, 2020 by james

I’ve had one of AAG’s rain gauges for years. I’m not sure they make them any more, but I believe they were someone else’s design anyhow. In the end it gave up because it was bunged up and the electronics … Continue reading →

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DIY Stevenson screen #3

Posted on January 15, 2020 by james

My Stevenson screen is now finally in place, mounted on the outside wall of the observatory warm room, allowing cabling to be routed into the warm room for collecting the data. Initially the instruments will be connected to the warm … Continue reading →

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A bit of a catch-up

Posted on January 15, 2020 by james

It’s been a while since I last found time to post anything thanks to life being quite busy, even over Christmas so I thought it was time for a bit of a catch-up. Swimming hasn’t really been going that well. … Continue reading →

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In a “cloud sandwich”

Posted on November 10, 2019 by james

I left the workshop whilst working on my Stevenson screen and looked across the valley to the east through the sycamore trees. Something wasn’t quite right, but it took me a little while to work out what. It was the … Continue reading →

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DIY Stevenson screen #2

Posted on November 10, 2019 by james

I had to wait a fair while for the paint to dry (and it isn’t really properly hardened off yet), but that wasn’t a major issue as I was also waiting for some stainless screws to arrive. Yesterday I finally … Continue reading →

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