duties with the 16th Destroyer Flotilla, and on 24 January 1943 she and the escort destroyer  drove off a German E-boat attack against a convoy they were escorting in the North Sea. On 4 March 1943, Windsor, the escort destroyer , and the corvette  fought an action against E-boats off Great Yarmouth. Windsor joined Blencathra and the motor gunboats  and  in driving off an attack by E-boats against Convoy FS 1074 off Smith's Knoll on 28 March 1943.

Windsor continued her escort and patrol operations in the North Sea until May 1944, when the Royal Navy assigned her to support of the upcoming Allied invasion of Normandy, scheduled for early June 1944. Accordingly, she joined the corvette  and two motor launches of the RoyalAstronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 May 26



PanSTARRS Anti-Tail Grows

Image Credit & Copyright: Joseph Brimacombe,

Explanation: As planet Earth approached the plane of the Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011 L4) orbit on May 23rd, comet watchers were treated to this view of its magnificent anti-tail. The long, narrow anti-tail stretches to the right across this frame for nearly 4 degrees or about 8 times the angular size of the full Moon. Dust forming the anti-tail trails along the comet's orbit as it leaves the inner solar system behind. An almost edge-on perspective from near the outbound comet's orbital plane enhances the view of the anti-tail