On arrival at the gates of the world-famous Royal Greenwich Observatory, a minibus awaited us to take us uphill on the winding slope to the observatory complex. With some of us arriving a little early, we took in the fabulous sights of the London city nightscape from the Meridian courtyard, but as we did so, we realised we were bathed in the ethereal moonlight of a full moon hovering and smiling high above us... oh alright, it was probably city light pollution, but come on, l