This week’s naked-eye and binocular object is one of the neglected Messier objects, M48 in Hydra. Amateur astronomers observe this open cluster mostly during Messier marathons in March or April.

He was later captured on CCTV cycling on a red pushbike towards the M48 bridge. When Gwent Police asked for motorists' dashcam footage, they issued the following statement: "Gwent Police is asking ...