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Peter Lewis

@peterlewis55.bsky.social

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Londoner. Lots of varied interests including natural wildlife of all kinds, astronomy, global travel, opera, music, culture, sport and entertainment. Family Man. I share my photos. Politics free zone.

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · Aug 24

My first post. Wednesday Morning's great Saturn occultation by the Moon.

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 51m

Nice job. Shame much of the country will be shrouded in cloud for the next week.

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 12h

In the real world? 😉

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 12h

Yes, and/or a ballet. It's a different world with the ability to record/stream and so many digital options that didn't exist back then.

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 13h

In the days of just 4 channels it was still exceptionally rare to find it not shoved to late night. Not many opera superstars to justify prime time mainstream tv (of course in the digital age now is easy to find something to stream).

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 13h

It was due to Pav that I found my love of opera (like many I guess) 40 years ago. I'd always been a classical music lover but listening to a tv concert of his whilst I tiled our bathroom and I was so captivated I watched till the end and by then I was totally converted.

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 13h

Saw Pav perform 7 times. 2 x Tosca, 2 x Ballo, 3 times in concert (one of which was at RAH). Absolutely greatest operatic star of my (or any) lifetime. I'd choose L'elisir for my top listen as his fun personality lit this up. I'd choose also to watch him eat his dinner, which I did once!

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 14h

Facebook is a cesspit of nonsense which you obviously seem to enjoy! 😉

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday, shared with the great Luciano Pavarotti.

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 1d

At the end of the day it's another day over 🎵🎵

Late Night London and the Moon is brightly shining!
#astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 1d

A Speckled Wood butterfly enjoying the Mid Autumn glorious sunshine. @photohour.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Butterfly

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 1d

Is that what it's called? I know ladies who lunch is a thing in the civilised south 😉

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 1d

Haha, of course. I suppose you enjoy the tv programme Ladies who dinner!

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 1d

Lunch in the civilised world!

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 1d

Coldplay's second album title but it didn't make much sense to me either!

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 1d

A rush of blood to the head I expect!

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry to any arachnophobes out there for me sharing this super close up of a common garden spider see on a riverside walk this morning! @photohour.bsky.social @worldwildlife.bsky.social

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 2d

A pity cos its quite effective for me when doing the comet images but of course I'm using my smart scope for that. I dont know about traditional camera output.

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, I wondered as the comet has quite a bit of a trail. I now use deep sky stacker which separates the stars from the comet. It's free so worth trying

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 2d

Glad you caught it. Looks like it needs a bit of stacking.

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 3d

Looking at the weather forecast it seems only a small area of the UK will be able to catch this.

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 3d

The big highlight was this quick change!

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 3d

I'd agree with much of that though personally I'd find it hard to leave Un Ballo and the latter Boccanegra out of his top ten, if pushed relegating Forza and Falstaff to 11 & 12. Just shows what a difficult choice it is!

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 3d

Good luck. We all need it with the weather.

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 3d

Definitely. It's getting closer!

Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, each time I need to search in a different part of sky! Fortunately there's a useful site providing the coordinates as I'd have no chance relying on eyes alone (not that my eyesight is poor).