Simon Mitton RAS@totalastronomy.com at NAMA2012 seeks proposals RAS-Springer astronomy book series: monographs advanced texts conferences

Right now (1952 UTC) the waxing crescent Moon is about to make a lovely right angle triangle with bright Venus and Jupiter. Go enjoy!

UK NAM Total Astronomy seeks astro publishing proposals (professional level) We will be there Contact by email http://bit.ly/TOTast

Uk National Astronomy Meeting kick off tomorrow in Manchester. Largest gathering in Europe apart from IAU GAs. Alert by http://bit.ly/TOTast

Evening sky FABULOUS!! Jupiter Venus Crescent moon with earthshine conjunction Enjoy it tonite or tomorrow. Alert by http://bit.ly/TOTast

Frogs have now cleared off from Cambridge UK pond. Lots of spawn this year - yummy for fish and blackbirds

UK budget 20% VAT books, papers, mags maybe. Alcohol duty on %age ABV rather than by product, as a move to min pricing