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#1949 From: Julian Mole <julianmole@...>
Date: Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:47 pm
Subject: FW: S&T AstroAlert: Nova in Eridanus
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New Nova found. 
 
If the weather ever improves we might get a chance to see it! 
 
 

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: S&T AstroAlert: Nova in Eridanus
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:57:31 -0800 (PST)
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December 2009 S&T

Nova in Eridanus

This is an AstroAlert from Sky & Telescope.

November 29, 2009
by Roger W. Sinnott

An 8th-magnitude nova was discovered on November 25, 2009, by Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan. The new star lies in northeastern Eridanus, 6.9° west-southwest of Rigel. In an e-mail sent late on the evening of November 28th, Sky & Telescope Senior Editor Alan MacRobert writes, "Just spotted the nova in my 10x50 binocs on their wooden shoulder frame. Barely visible through the bright moonlight at about mag 8.4." The find was announced on CBET 2050, issued November 25th by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Itagaki was using an 0.21-meter (8.3-inch) patrol camera, but within 15 minutes he secured a confirming image with an 0.60-meter reflector. The nova lies at right ascension 4h 47.9m, declination –10° 11' (equinox 2000.0).
Soon thereafter, Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy, captured the nova with an 0.25-meter f/3.4 reflector operated by Global-Rent-A-Scope near Mayhill, New Mexico (see the image above). They found it to have an unfiltered CCD magnitude of 8.2 on November 26th near 8:40 Universal Time.
According to CBET 2055, followup spectra taken in Japan and in the United States (the latter with the 3-meter Shane reflector at Lick Observatory) show this object to be a nova of the helium-nitrogen type. It has fluctuated between visual magnitude 8.0 and 8.7 since discovery. But in their blog, Guido and Sostero cite prediscovery images by other teams suggesting the star became as bright magnitude 5.6 in mid-November. Unfortunately, nobody noticed it then.
Check the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) site for additional reports on Nova Eridani 2009. The AAVSO collects magnitude determinations by skilled observers to aid in the study of novae and other variable stars, and their site offers guidance on the techniques involved. They have an online tool for creating finder charts of various sizes, including comparison stars (with magnitudes given to tenths, with decimal place omitted). For example, here's a finder chart for this nova, with a field 3° square.
If you received this AstroAlert by e-mail, be sure to check the online version here for possible corrections or updates.

Roger W. Sinnott
Senior Contributing Editor
Sky & Telescope
On November 26th, Italian amateurs Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero obtained this close-up of Nova Eridani remotely, using a 10-inch reflector of Global-Rent-A-Scope in New Mexico.
Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero


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#1948 From: Chris Holt <chris.c.holt@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:59 pm
Subject: [Fwd: Astro Christmas at the ROG]
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Assuming the embedded image comes through in the email below, you'll be
able to read about lectures at Greenwich in December.  Chris

-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  Astro Christmas at the ROG
Date:  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:11:25 -0000
From:  Louise Simkiss <LSimkiss@...>








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#1947 From: "Ian Smith" <ian@...>
Date: Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:39 pm
Subject: Beginners meeting tomorrow 23/11
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Just a reminder about tomorrows beginners meeting. We'll be covering meteors,
M42 and eclipsing binaries.

We'll be in the Perry room from 8pm onwards.

Cheers,
Ian

#1946 From: Julian Mole <julianmole@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:33 pm
Subject: RE: Message from Telescoshop
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Hi Chris,
 
Yes I received it fine in Hotmail. 
 
But I have to say that whoever came up with their name ought to be shot!  It's dreadful!!  :-)

 

To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com
From: chris.c.holt@...
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:31:26 +0000
Subject: [abingdonas] Message from Telescoshop

 
If it comes through, here is a message from Telescoshop. If I forward
it as plain text the formatting is messed up but if I use my email
client's default .eml attachment it will be likely to be stripped out by
Yahoo Groups. If you don't see an attached message and want to know
what you are missing, point your browser at
http://www.telescoshop.com

Chris



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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:51:10 +0000

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#1945 From: Chris Holt <chris.c.holt@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:31 pm
Subject: Message from Telescoshop
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If it comes through, here is a message from Telescoshop.  If I forward
it as plain text the formatting is messed up but if I use my email
client's default .eml attachment it will be likely to be stripped out by
Yahoo Groups.  If you don't see an attached message and want to know
what you are missing, point your browser at
http://www.telescoshop.com

Chris
                                                                                                 www.telescoshop.com
 
                                                                              VISIT OUR  NEW WEB SITE
                                                          NOVEMBER 2009 ISSUE                
 
                                                                    .COM
                                                                                 VISIT OUR  NEW WEB SITE     
 
IMPORTANT INFO
 
click on the "BRITISH FLAG" in the top right corner of the screen to enter the ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAGE
Change the  CURRENCY from Euros to Pounds close to the bottom left hand corner and click "CHANGE CURRENCY"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                      Diameter   110mm
                      Focal          F/5.95
                      Focal length  655MM
                      Objective lens  2 elements Air-spaced; cristal ED
                      resolution      1.05"      
                      Limiting Magnitude 12.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
                                                                        "This month's special offer"
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        Meade  8", 10", !2", and 14"   form                                          Bosma ED 4"  NOW ONLY 
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For more information contact our uk agent
 
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#1944 From: Chris Holt <chris.c.holt@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:10 pm
Subject: [Fwd: open day]
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This advertising for Ace Cameras of Yate (just off the M4 near Bath)
came in last week but with a 3 MB Publisher file attached.  I asked them
to send a PDF instead and to reduce its size.  They did the former but
not the latter, so I have reduced its size by image resolution reduction
myself.  The embedded map is now less legible but I expect you'll be
able to find your way to Yate on 6 December if the open day attracts
you.  Chris

-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  open day
Date:  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:04:42 -0000
From:  ACE Cameras, Yate <digital@...>


Dear Sir ,

We are having our annual open day  on Sunday  6th December 2009 and was
wondering if you  would not mind  distributing this flyer to your members



Kind Regards  and clear skys



Mike Stokes

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#1943 From: "Ian Smith" <ian@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:21 am
Subject: Re: Re: Tonights observing session 17/11
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Thanks for updating the maps Andrew.

In the end we had a reasonable night and got a couple of hours observing in. The skies were patchy, however I managed to view M31, M15, M1, M57, M37, M38, Jupiter and Alberio. Unfortunately, none at high magnification thanks to a combination of wind and poor seeing. I also managed to get one member better acquainted with their scope.

On a less series note I discovered that between them society members now have one of each kind of scope (i.e. refractor, newtonian SCT) using Celestron's goto mount. And we're agreed that the skyalign feature is not much good, but the basic 2 star alignment works well.

Cheers,
Ian

From: "Andrew Ramsey" <andrew@...>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:27:52 -0000
To: <abingdonas@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Re: Tonights observing session 17/11

 

I forgot the link:
 
A.
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Re: Tonights observing session 17/11

 

Hi All,
 
I've updated all the links to the observing site maps to Google Maps links with satellite views. I hope they're easier to follow. Some of the Multimap links were just plain wrong. Sorry about that.
 
Cheers,
Andrew.
 
P.S. And so did it clear, and did you go observing? It didn't clear here in Oslo - so much for seeing the northern lights and the Leonids...
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Re: Tonights observing session 17/11

 

Robin,
That's it exactly, great map
Best regards
David Rayner

>
>
>
> I guess it's the car park you can see next to the 'B' flag in this map :
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=A415%2FMarcham+Rd&daddr=Unknown
> +road&hl=en&geocode=FdpoFAMdGvrr_w%3BFTCoFAMdz1jr_w&mra=ls&sll=51.679528,-
> 1.34737&sspn=0.018281,0.02871&ie=UTF8&ll=51.682082,-
> 1.350095&spn=0.00914,0.014355&t=h&z=16
>
> Presumably just wander south from the car park until you bump into people with telescopes?
>
> Robin
>
> --- In abingdonas@yahoogroups.com, "akademy" <astronomy@...> wrote:
> >
> > The Dog House pub has the postcode: OX13 6QJ, which is just down the road.
> >
>
>
>
>


#1942 From: "Andrew Ramsey" <andrew@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:27 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tonights observing session 17/11
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I forgot the link:
 
A.
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Re: Tonights observing session 17/11

 

Hi All,
 
I've updated all the links to the observing site maps to Google Maps links with satellite views. I hope they're easier to follow. Some of the Multimap links were just plain wrong. Sorry about that.
 
Cheers,
Andrew.
 
P.S. And so did it clear, and did you go observing? It didn't clear here in Oslo - so much for seeing the northern lights and the Leonids...
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Re: Tonights observing session 17/11

 

Robin,
That's it exactly, great map
Best regards
David Rayner

>
>
>
> I guess it's the car park you can see next to the 'B' flag in this map :
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=A415%2FMarcham+Rd&daddr=Unknown
> +road&hl=en&geocode=FdpoFAMdGvrr_w%3BFTCoFAMdz1jr_w&mra=ls&sll=51.679528,-
> 1.34737&sspn=0.018281,0.02871&ie=UTF8&ll=51.682082,-
> 1.350095&spn=0.00914,0.014355&t=h&z=16
>
> Presumably just wander south from the car park until you bump into people with telescopes?
>
> Robin
>
> --- In abingdonas@yahoogroups.com, "akademy" <astronomy@...> wrote:
> >
> > The Dog House pub has the postcode: OX13 6QJ, which is just down the road.
> >
>
>
>
>


#1941 From: "Andrew Ramsey" <andrew@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:10 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tonights observing session 17/11
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Hi All,
 
I've updated all the links to the observing site maps to Google Maps links with satellite views. I hope they're easier to follow. Some of the Multimap links were just plain wrong. Sorry about that.
 
Cheers,
Andrew.
 
P.S. And so did it clear, and did you go observing? It didn't clear here in Oslo - so much for seeing the northern lights and the Leonids...
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Re: Tonights observing session 17/11

 

Robin,
That's it exactly, great map
Best regards
David Rayner

>
>
>
> I guess it's the car park you can see next to the 'B' flag in this map :
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=A415%2FMarcham+Rd&daddr=Unknown
> +road&hl=en&geocode=FdpoFAMdGvrr_w%3BFTCoFAMdz1jr_w&mra=ls&sll=51.679528,-
> 1.34737&sspn=0.018281,0.02871&ie=UTF8&ll=51.682082,-
> 1.350095&spn=0.00914,0.014355&t=h&z=16
>
> Presumably just wander south from the car park until you bump into people with telescopes?
>
> Robin
>
> --- In abingdonas@yahoogroups.com, "akademy" <astronomy@...> wrote:
> >
> > The Dog House pub has the postcode: OX13 6QJ, which is just down the road.
> >
>
>
>
>


#1940 From: "David Rayner" <david@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:31 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tonights observing session 17/11
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Robin,
That's it exactly, great map
Best regards
David Rayner


>
>
>
> I guess it's the car park you can see next to the 'B' flag in this map :
>
>
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=A415%2FMarcham+Rd&daddr=Unknown
> +road&hl=en&geocode=FdpoFAMdGvrr_w%3BFTCoFAMdz1jr_w&mra=ls&sll=51.679528,-
> 1.34737&sspn=0.018281,0.02871&ie=UTF8&ll=51.682082,-
> 1.350095&spn=0.00914,0.014355&t=h&z=16
>
> Presumably just wander south from the car park until you bump into people with
telescopes?
>
> Robin
>
> --- In abingdonas@yahoogroups.com, "akademy" <astronomy@...> wrote:
> >
> > The Dog House pub has the postcode: OX13 6QJ, which is just down the road.
> >
>
>
>
>

#1939 From: "Robin" <rgyg@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:29 pm
Subject: Re: Tonights observing session 17/11
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I guess it's the car park you can see next to the 'B' flag in this map :

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=A415%2FMarcham+Rd&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FdpoFAMdGvrr_w%3BFTCoFAMdz1jr_w&mra=ls&sll=51.679528,-1.34737&sspn=0.018281,0.02871&ie=UTF8&ll=51.682082,-1.350095&spn=0.00914,0.014355&t=h&z=16 

Presumably just wander south from the car park until you bump into people with telescopes?

Robin

--- In abingdonas@yahoogroups.com, "akademy" <astronomy@...> wrote:
>
> The Dog House pub has the postcode: OX13 6QJ, which is just down the road.
>


#1938 From: "akademy" <astronomy@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:17 pm
Subject: Re: Tonights observing session 17/11
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The Dog House pub has the postcode: OX13 6QJ, which is just down the road.

--- In abingdonas@yahoogroups.com, "Owen Brazell" <owen@...> wrote:
>
> It is cloudy here J  What is the post code for Frilford if it improves?
>
>
>
> Owen
>
>
>
> From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Ian Smith
> Sent: 17 November 2009 6:33 PM
> To: AAS email list
> Subject: [abingdonas] Tonights observing session 17/11
>
>
>
>
>
> We will be observing tonight at Frillford Heath from 8PM onwards.
>
> Cheers,
> Ian
>

#1937 From: "Owen Brazell" <owen@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:10 pm
Subject: RE: Tonights observing session 17/11
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It is cloudy here J  What is the post code for Frilford if it improves?

 

Owen

 

From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ian Smith
Sent: 17 November 2009 6:33 PM
To: AAS email list
Subject: [abingdonas] Tonights observing session 17/11

 

 

We will be observing tonight at Frillford Heath from 8PM onwards.

Cheers,
Ian


#1936 From: "David Rayner" <david@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:05 pm
Subject: Re: Tonights observing session 17/11
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Hi
I really struggled to find this last time

http://www.abingdonastro.org.uk/aasobsites.htm

My tip would be if you look on the above Multimap for the phone sign near the
Dog house Pub.

And generally when you are at the Dog House Pub you are VERY close, look up the
road for the phonebox,  next to it there is an
easy to miss entrance to a small car park.

Best regards
David Rayner


> We will be observing tonight at Frillford Heath from 8PM onwards.
>
> Cheers,
> Ian
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

#1935 From: "Ian Smith" <ian@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:32 pm
Subject: Tonights observing session 17/11
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We will be observing tonight at Frillford Heath from 8PM onwards.

Cheers,
Ian

#1934 From: Julian Mole <julianmole@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:24 am
Subject: RE: Country Tracks
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Hi Guys,
 
I just watched the program on BBC iPlayer (it is available for the next 6 days), I enjoyed it.   :-)

 

To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com; t.pitt@...
From: owen@...
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:24:31 +0000
Subject: RE: [abingdonas] Country Tracks

 
I think so. It was a very poor image but not surprising as it was s low down. They had an even more wobbly image of Saturn through Davids telescope :-)

They dropped all the galaxy Zoo stuff so I guess we were lucky for the few minutes we had. It was pretty even between the three of us.

Owen



On Mon 16/11/09 1:02 PM , "Pitt, Trevor" t.pitt@geos.com sent:
 

Thanks Chris for the offer. Unfortunately, I missed as I had to work
all Saturday night / Sunday morning - one of my forecasters caught the
dreaded virus and the notice was too short to set up the recorder.

Ellie certainly had a good view of the moon through the scope ( okay it
was not a good view as it was low down and through a Meade, but she
could see it). They spent a while seeing if they could catch the moon
through the eyepiece using their camera - did they not show that?

Trevor

-----Original Message-----
From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Holt
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:24 PM
To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Country Tracks

Yes, it was a good piece and the three of you came over very well. I
have made a DVD-R of the whole programme and will endeavour to edit it
down to the three minutes on astronomy to play at a forthcoming meeting
(all things are possible in Linux: the trick is to work out how to do
it!).

Chris

Owen Brazell wrote:
>
>
> Well it finally broadcast and we were not made to look silly so a plus

> for the BBC and to Trevor and David for helping out. We even got the
> wistful image of Ellie J Shame it was such a short piece though.
>
>
>
> I would like to know if Elie really saw the moon through Trevor's
> telescope
>
>
>
> Owen
>
>

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#1933 From: "Ian Smith" <ian@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:46 pm
Subject: Tonights observing session 16/11
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There will be NO observing session tonight.

Cheers,
Ian

#1932 From: owen@...
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:24 pm
Subject: RE: Country Tracks
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I think so. It was a very poor image but not surprising as it was s low down. They had an even more wobbly image of Saturn through Davids telescope :-)

They dropped all the galaxy Zoo stuff so I guess we were lucky for the few minutes we had. It was pretty even between the three of us.

Owen



On Mon 16/11/09 1:02 PM , "Pitt, Trevor" t.pitt@... sent:
 

Thanks Chris for the offer. Unfortunately, I missed as I had to work
all Saturday night / Sunday morning - one of my forecasters caught the
dreaded virus and the notice was too short to set up the recorder.

Ellie certainly had a good view of the moon through the scope ( okay it
was not a good view as it was low down and through a Meade, but she
could see it). They spent a while seeing if they could catch the moon
through the eyepiece using their camera - did they not show that?

Trevor

-----Original Message-----
From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Holt
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:24 PM
To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Country Tracks

Yes, it was a good piece and the three of you came over very well. I
have made a DVD-R of the whole programme and will endeavour to edit it
down to the three minutes on astronomy to play at a forthcoming meeting
(all things are possible in Linux: the trick is to work out how to do
it!).

Chris

Owen Brazell wrote:
>
>
> Well it finally broadcast and we were not made to look silly so a plus

> for the BBC and to Trevor and David for helping out. We even got the
> wistful image of Ellie J Shame it was such a short piece though.
>
>
>
> I would like to know if Elie really saw the moon through Trevor's
> telescope
>
>
>
> Owen
>
>

------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links



#1931 From: "Pitt, Trevor" <t.pitt@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:02 pm
Subject: RE: Country Tracks
t.pitt@...
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Thanks Chris for the offer.  Unfortunately, I missed as I had to work
all Saturday night / Sunday morning - one of my forecasters caught the
dreaded virus  and the notice was too short to set up the recorder.

Ellie certainly had a good view of the moon through the scope ( okay it
was not a good view as it was low down and through a Meade, but she
could see it).  They spent a while seeing if they could catch the moon
through the eyepiece using their camera - did they not show that?

Trevor

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:24 PM
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Yes, it was a good piece and the three of you came over very well.  I
have made a DVD-R of the whole programme and will endeavour to edit it
down to the three minutes on astronomy to play at a forthcoming meeting
(all things are possible in Linux: the trick is to work out how to do
it!).

Chris

Owen Brazell wrote:
>
>
> Well it finally broadcast and we were not made to look silly so a plus

> for the BBC and to Trevor and David for helping out. We even got the
> wistful image of Ellie J Shame it was such a short piece though.
>
>
>
> I would like to know if Elie really saw the moon through Trevor's
> telescope
>
>
>
> Owen
>
>


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#1930 From: "David Warr" <david.warr@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:35 am
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My son who is ex BBC tells me he is almost certain Country Tracks has had its budget slashed, hence the many outtakes from other things.  Also the whole segment on the Galaxy Zoo was dropped.  Good for us though!  I need to explain that I can focus Saturn!  The camera man had great trouble getting his lens in front of my eyepiece however!  The new moon was mine.

 

David Warr

 

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Subject: [abingdonas] Country Tracks

 

 

Well it finally broadcast and we were not made to look silly so a plus for the BBC and to Trevor and David for helping out. We even got the wistful image of Ellie J Shame it was such a short piece though.

 

I would like to know if Elie really saw the moon through Trevor’s telescope

 

Owen


#1929 From: Chris Holt <chris.c.holt@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:24 pm
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Yes, it was a good piece and the three of you came over very well.  I
have made a DVD-R of the whole programme and will endeavour to edit it
down to the three minutes on astronomy to play at a forthcoming meeting
(all things are possible in Linux: the trick is to work out how to do it!).

Chris

Owen Brazell wrote:
>
>
> Well it finally broadcast and we were not made to look silly so a plus
> for the BBC and to Trevor and David for helping out. We even got the
> wistful image of Ellie J Shame it was such a short piece though.
>
>
>
> I would like to know if Elie really saw the moon through Trevor’s telescope
>
>
>
> Owen
>
>

#1928 From: Chris Holt <chris.c.holt@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:15 pm
Subject: Newbury AS talk at RAL on climate change - Dec 4th
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Ann Davies of Newbury AS has contacted me about a talk at RAL they have
organised with RAL as an IYA 2009 event.  The title is 'Climate Change:
What space can teach us about Planet Earth' and the speaker is Dr Maggie
Aderin, a RAL space scientist.  The talk is at 7pm on 4th December. A
flyer is attached.

Security at RAL means that names of those attending have to be given in
advance, so don't just turn up on the night.  However, if you are
interested in going, please respond to me by email and I will forward
your names to Ann.  She asks to know as soon as possible, as there is a
limit on the number of places available.

Chris

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#1927 From: "Stephen Brooks" <sb@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:20 pm
Subject: Re: meteors last night
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After 10pm last night and actually into the early morning there was a clear
sky, or at least patches of it.  Another instance of the seeing being fairly
good when the rain clouds have dissipated.

     -Stephen



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Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:46 AM
Subject: RE: [abingdonas] meteors last night


Well the Leonids will be starting soon (Tuesday) but I doubt from your
description that they would be from that. When did it clear?



Owen



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Behalf Of Stephen Brooks
Sent: 14 November 2009 10:43 PM
To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] meteors last night





Saw another two tonight (while not really trying, one from the car, one
later outside).

The first was a whopper - 2228UT, 20degrees to the right of Orion, at least
as bright as Venus and flickering as it burnt up, leaving a visible trail.
It was going downwards and had a slight greenish tinge.

(It's odd actually of the freak bright meteors I've seen, green seems to be
a common colour.)

Then there was another uncoloured one overhead later but I didn't get the
time. Are we still in a shower or are these sporadics?

-Stephen

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Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] meteors last night

Stephen Brooks wrote:
>
>
> Last night, or rather this morning at 5am, I looked out of my window to
> see
> a partly clear (still dark) sky, but saw two meteors in the space of a
> minute or two, just in one direction. Was there a shower on?

Yes - the Orionids.

Ray

#1926 From: "Owen Brazell" <owen@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:39 pm
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Well it finally broadcast and we were not made to look silly so a plus for the BBC and to Trevor and David for helping out. We even got the wistful image of Ellie J Shame it was such a short piece though.

 

I would like to know if Elie really saw the moon through Trevor’s telescope

 

Owen


#1925 From: "Owen Brazell" <owen@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:58 am
Subject: RE: Country Tracks - Today 11:00
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Trepidation all round J

 

Owen

 

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Don't forget today is your starring role on Country Tracks - BBC1 at 11:00

 

John Murrell

Croydon AS

 

 


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#1923 From: "Owen Brazell" <owen@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:46 am
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Well the Leonids will be starting soon (Tuesday) but I doubt from your description that they would be from that. When did it clear?

 

Owen

 

From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Brooks
Sent: 14 November 2009 10:43 PM
To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] meteors last night

 

 

Saw another two tonight (while not really trying, one from the car, one
later outside).

The first was a whopper - 2228UT, 20degrees to the right of Orion, at least
as bright as Venus and flickering as it burnt up, leaving a visible trail.
It was going downwards and had a slight greenish tinge.

(It's odd actually of the freak bright meteors I've seen, green seems to be
a common colour.)

Then there was another uncoloured one overhead later but I didn't get the
time. Are we still in a shower or are these sporadics?

-Stephen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Bellis" <ray@...>
To: <abingdonas@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] meteors last night

Stephen Brooks wrote:
>
>
> Last night, or rather this morning at 5am, I looked out of my window to
> see
> a partly clear (still dark) sky, but saw two meteors in the space of a
> minute or two, just in one direction. Was there a shower on?

Yes - the Orionids.

Ray


#1922 From: "Stephen Brooks" <sb@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:42 pm
Subject: Re: meteors last night
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Saw another two tonight (while not really trying, one from the car, one
later outside).

The first was a whopper - 2228UT, 20degrees to the right of Orion, at least
as bright as Venus and flickering as it burnt up, leaving a visible trail.
It was going downwards and had a slight greenish tinge.

(It's odd actually of the freak bright meteors I've seen, green seems to be
a common colour.)

Then there was another uncoloured one overhead later but I didn't get the
time.  Are we still in a shower or are these sporadics?

     -Stephen



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Bellis" <ray@...>
To: <abingdonas@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] meteors last night


Stephen Brooks wrote:
>
>
> Last night, or rather this morning at 5am, I looked out of my window to
> see
> a partly clear (still dark) sky, but saw two meteors in the space of a
> minute or two, just in one direction. Was there a shower on?

Yes - the Orionids.

Ray

#1921 From: Julian Mole <julianmole@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:57 pm
Subject: RE: Venus Saturn and Mercury [2 Attachments]
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Hi Trevor,
 
Nice Sunrise; lively rich colours and the crespeculars created by the sun just peaking over the mountains east of Reading add that bit of interest.   ;-)
 

 

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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:23:44 +0000
Subject: RE: [abingdonas] Venus Saturn and Mercury [2 Attachments]

 
[Attachment(s) from Pitt, Trevor included below]
All
 
I mentioned a while back that I had a good seeing morning when Mercury was close to Saturn and both were near to Venus.  With the camera I have at present I was not able to do a long enough exposure to see all three in the image and to be honest I could not see Saturn without binocular help, so its not surprising that they are not visible. The Moon is also attached as imaged Afocally on that morning. I also saw Mars of course.  It was a good 24 hours,  as that night I managed to see all the other planets, Jupiter Neptune and Uranus, so that was a first for me.
On the attached composite, the colours are  at a slight enhancement of contrast to show Venus and the other two were taken by afocal photography in the scope.  
As you can see I have a clear SE horizon, apart from the silly telecom wires and poles that go to other houses, but the morning was fabulous.
 
Best regards
 
Trevor
 
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#1920 From: "Pitt, Trevor" <t.pitt@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:57 am
Subject: RE: Venus Saturn and Mercury
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Hi Bob
 
Crepuscular rays usually originate between gaps in the cloud, there were a few low clouds visible, but the rays are probably caused by haze / pollution concentrations from Reading.  The only thing I did with the image was to enhance the contrast a bit, to be able to see Venus, no colour enhancements were done.  If anything, the sky was not quite as black as the image shows, but the sunlight variations were very visible. As for the colours the camera did that bit.  Its a Nikon Coolpix, so nothing special, but I did set the camera to night landscape mode and 2 stops overexposed, so that may have something to do with the extra colours.
 
 
Trevor


From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Dryden
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:41 PM
To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [abingdonas] Venus Saturn and Mercury

 

Trevor

You seem to have some quite nice crepuscular rays as well in the panoramic
image.
The sky is very purple low down, with quite a sharp cut off point round
about the height of the wires. Have you processed the image much or was that
the actual colour you saw (or the camera saw anyway)?

Bob

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From: "Pitt, Trevor" <t.pitt@geos.com>
To: <abingdonas@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:23 PM
Subject: RE: [abingdonas] Venus Saturn and Mercury [2 Attachments]

All

I mentioned a while back that I had a good seeing morning when Mercury
was close to Saturn and both were near to Venus. With the camera I have
at present I was not able to do a long enough exposure to see all three
in the image and to be honest I could not see Saturn without binocular
help, so its not surprising that they are not visible. The Moon is also
attached as imaged Afocally on that morning. I also saw Mars of course.
It was a good 24 hours, as that night I managed to see all the other
planets, Jupiter Neptune and Uranus, so that was a first for me.
On the attached composite, the colours are at a slight enhancement of
contrast to show Venus and the other two were taken by afocal
photography in the scope.
As you can see I have a clear SE horizon, apart from the silly telecom
wires and poles that go to other houses, but the morning was fabulous.

Best regards

Trevor

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