Strange But True

Just as I was about to set up my 80mm Skywatcher telescope to take some astrophotography shots of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn last night some weird #UAP or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena previously called Unidentified Flying Object or #UFO decided to travel across the sky and past the moon. It looked remarkably like Mars does through a telescope and was travelling faster than a plane. The only thing I had to hand was my iPhone 7 plus which isn't good for night photography. Of course I could have taken out my camera flight case from under the telescope lenses flight case and change the batteries but by which time it would have been gone. I now understand why these images are often so poor, even the moon looks like a torch light but it isn't. 10 mins later and I'd have been able to nail it. I have no idea what it was, we used to get lanterns (but this was different) and they've been banned for years since a major fire in a plastics recycling centre was caused by one...

I was recently came across this at a school which is closed for the summer holidays and COVID-19 in the UK. This huge possibly tree fungus has gone unmolested due to COVID-19 and has grown into a perfect almost circular flower with almost a yard or a metre across with such intricate and amazing patterns. I’ve tried identify the fungus, but all the pictures I have found show smaller plants, if fungus is even a plant, but this for the UK is stunning. I’m so happy to have been able to catch it before it becomes damaged or dies, If anybody knows what it is and whether it normally grows so huge and so perfectly please let me know. Thanks Malcolm @FIXED1T P.S. This unmolested unknown fungus due to COVID-19 almost circular flower 1 yard or a 1 meter wide with intricate amazing patterns I haven’t managed to ident it just happy to catch it before it dies mycologists what is it?

The weird beastie on my fence which appeared overnight has disappeared leaving some strange material behind. I have no idea what it was or where it went. The most improbable comment was from a subscriber who is looked like a camouflaged snail in a Snipers Guilly Suite, and as bizarre as it sounded looking at what was left behind I think he might have been right. But I’ve never heard of large garden snails wearing camouflage. Have You? Malcolm aka  @FIXED1T  ​

Help! When I drove onto my drive a few days ago I noticed this bizarre no weird looking creature or thing stuck to my fence. From some distance away I wondered if it were bird droppings but as I got closer I realised it wasn't. It reminds me of an Owl Pellet but its glued there. I have no idea and before I go to move it I'm wondering if anybody has seen one before and knows what it is.