Astro-photography seems to be a boom interest these days and one of our guests, Robert Harvey, has kindly sent us through a couple of lovely examples from his recent stay at the Obs © Robert Harvey Natural World Photography:
Such is the interest in them these days that we keep getting told off for not reporting frequently enough on the moth happenings - this hasn't been a conscious omission and most often there just hasn't been enough time available to get round to it. The recent hot weather has been great for moth dispersal, with a hatful of infrequently-recorded species logged around the island. One of last night's specials was the Sandhill Knot-horn Anerastia lotella which, as its name might imply, is resident in Dorset only in the sand dunes at Studland and Hengistbury Head; however, it must have some propensity to wander since we've now recorded it quite a few times over the years at the Obs © Martin Cade:
