Hi all, As you are probably aware, the Astronomical Society of Australia awards the Berenice Page Medal to distinguished amateur astronomers at most NACAAs....
The sky is about three-quarters cloud-covered at the moment, with a prediction that it will be full cover by 8 pm, and only a few minor breaks thereafter. So...
There will be a Tardis Night tomorrow night. As Bill Frost will be unable to be the telescope driver as planned, I will be taking over for him. Meet me at the...
As you know, the CAS BBQ will be held on Sat 5 Dec. This means that the Southern Cross Journal will have to be edited and compiled by Sunday night, so it can...
Thanks John. Some of the Yanks (eg John Gleason) pretty well only image in black and white. None of the galaxies are large. The closest one is at 3 oclock...
I got tired of waiting for the sky to clear so that I could get colour for this one so here it is in glorious black and white. A fairly ordinary globular I...
... Here are some IYA2009 updates from the last week. IYA2009 retro-style posters now for sale A series of stunning IYA2009 posters, designed by talented...
Rawlings and Ford
kimvince@...
Nov 21, 2009 7:47 am
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Hi everyone I've produced yet another version of the NGC 1935 area which I think finally shows the nebula to its best advantage. I've also included a link to...
... Clouded out in S Canberra too. However, the meteor flux estimator http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/estimator.html didn't think much of our chances anyway.. Vello...
Low cloud on Wednesday morning (Deakin), and at 4am this morning (hoping for the predicted 19.45UT 18 Nov secondary peak), there was enough clear sky (some...
I don't know if this of any interest but some of these entries from one of the cosmonauts on ISS are quite funny. I found this page by chance. Cheers Steve ...
Did anyone get to see any Leonid meteors yesterday morning? It was clouded out here in north Canberra. Michael N...
Michael Nelmes
gliese581b@...
Nov 19, 2009 3:30 am
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Hello everyone, Notice of this month's talk which promises to be a beauty on a topic we hear very little about. See you all there! cheers, Kim Gravitational...
Rawlings and Ford
kimvince@...
Nov 17, 2009 11:07 am
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Hello everyone, CAS members welcome. This just arrived so please note you need to confirm attendance by tomorrow - NOT TO ME, SEE NOTICE BELOW. cheers, Kim ...
Rawlings and Ford
kimvince@...
Nov 17, 2009 8:22 am
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I was in the Middle East at the time and witnessed that storm. The meteor rate did build up very quickly. A few of us were observing various objects with a...
Michael N wrote: <Note that these notes are from the international IYA newsletter rather than the Australian one, so I believe that for us the peak Leonid...
Note that these notes are from the international IYA newsletter rather than the Australian one, so I believe that for us the peak Leonid activity is 18...
Michael Nelmes
gliese581b@...
Nov 15, 2009 12:34 pm
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Yes, that did come out better, Steve. Thanks! Interesting how the blue nebulosity looks like a monkey face (sort of). Cheers, Albert ... From:...
... Here are some IYA2009 updates from the last week. Send a message to Venus The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is enhancing people's interest in...
Rawlings and Ford
kimvince@...
Nov 14, 2009 12:15 pm
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Hi to all After having another look I decided that Albert was dead right. The last NGC 1935 was too much in your face magenta. I therefore reprocessed it a ...
A number of us are planning to go to West Wyalong next Friday (Nov 20) for a graze of a mag 6 star 13 deg from the southern cusp of a 12% moon. The graze...
No problem Albert - I appreciate your comments. I'll have another look at it but don't forget that pure red is not exactly the correct colour for emission...
Hello everyone, Just letting you know of an upcoming lecture by Professor Bob Kirshner, who was here last year and gave an absolutely brilliant talk!! cheers, ...
Rawlings and Ford
kimvince@...
Nov 11, 2009 4:06 am
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Nice one Steve, but I wonder if it could benefit from a bit more processing. The magenta color, while spectacular, somehow looks larger than life, and red...
Thanks John. Don't think I'll paint it. I actually like the black colour. From: CADG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CADG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John H Sent:...
Wonderful image!! Vince said it looks a darn site better than when he worked on it last (in black and white) :-) John........ as my telescope is orange,...
Rawlings and Ford
kimvince@...
Nov 10, 2009 7:24 am
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... Just paint two red speed stripes along the side of the tube! Fabulous image, by the way. Looks like a candidate for next year's calendar. JH...
Hi to all Here's the first new image in a while. I've been having some really late nights over the last 3-4 days gathering data for it. The subject matter is...
Hello everyone, Notice of this month's talk which promises to be a beauty on a topic we hear very little about. See you all there! cheers, Kim Gravitational...
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