"Seasons Greetings to all stargazers and friends of this blog around the world! May the team at the JPO, the Uk's most easterly observatory, wish you and your families a very merry Christmas and an extremely happy New Year.

The above image, created by Lulu Thrust, features a very rare photograph of our current Director Kurt. It should be said that this photo was captured many years ago using a 'very soft filter'.

All the team at the JPO are looking forward to capturing and sharing with you, in 2026, more wonders of the cosmos." - Joel Cairo CEO of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.