Nova in Eridanus

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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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

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

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

----- Original Message -----

From: Andrew Ramsey

To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com

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 -----

From: David Rayner

To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com

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.
> >
>
>
>
>

----- Original Message -----

From: David Rayner

To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com

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.
> >
>
>
>
>

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.
> >
>
>
>
>

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
>

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
>
>
>

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

Cheers,
Ian

There will be NO observing session tonight.

Cheers,
Ian

 

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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Yahoo! Groups Links

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

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
>
>

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

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



----- Original Message -----
From: "Owen Brazell" <owen@...>
To: <abingdonas@yahoogroups.com>
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



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@... <mailto:ray%40bellis.me.uk> >
To: <abingdonas@yahoogroups.com <mailto:abingdonas%40yahoogroups.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

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