Themos I agree. If the eyepiece is warm then the water vapour coming from your warm/ moist eye is less likely to condense on the eyepiece, and is more...
I will bring an 8" Meade LX90. Saturday's forecast is not looking too good (rain all day) although the night forecast is partly cloudy (whatever that means!) ...
Here is the Infra Red image taken from a polar orbiting satellite at the time of the poor viewing, it does show an intrusion of some thin cloud in the vicinity...
Pitt, Trevor
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Apr 1, 2009 9:39 am
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Thats great. How did you get the image ? ... From: Pitt, Trevor <t.pitt@...> Subject: RE: [abingdonas] anyone out last night (sunday) ?? To:...
Its easy when you run a weather forecasting service! Trevor ________________________________ From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com...
Pitt, Trevor
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Apr 1, 2009 10:41 am
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I shall be at the Oxford event and will try to get there by 11.30 to help unload. (I'll be on my bike) Gwyneth/ To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com From:...
Gwyneth Hueter
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Apr 2, 2009 12:43 pm
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Hi Ian, Not sure if it's nessecary, but thought I'd let you know that I am intending to help with the stall in Abingdon (early afternoon) and shall be going to...
Sadly they seem to think that a not-very-interesting webcast is more value than the remainder of their site (including links to us)! The rest of the site gas...
Hi All Last night at the main meeting, someone walked off with my April copy of Astrony Now from the table at the back of the room. I'm hoping it was...
My padded scope case recently arrived but I seemed to gather yesterday there wont be any AAS observing meets for some time. The last one (Abbey Meadow) was...
Hi every one, I would just like to thank every one for supporting me last night on my charity motor cycle run from John O,groats to Lands end. ( just hope I,m...
Julian Oh it's easy to subscribe. Make a cheque payable to R. Dryden for £60 (it's a very specialist magazine) and send it to me. Yes, we noticed you weren't...
Hi Jonathan, I quite like to go out to an observing site of an evening, but after a couple of incidents I decided not to go by myself. My base is in...
Pitt, Trevor
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Apr 7, 2009 6:25 pm
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It is always possible to arrange some events but be aware it no longer really gets dark as of May so that is why we do not hold them. I use the White Horse car...
Thanks for the subscription offer, Bob, but I already get "Sky and telcope" !! Yes, will be there tomorrow night, as Andrew gave me a nudge by electronic mail...
Thanks Trevor, sounds good re. week after next, hopefully we'll get some clear skies ! I'm free 21-23rd. The dob is 10". Up to the top of the clumps in the...
Owen The issue in a remote location is purely one of a threat that may, or may not, exist. If you are by yourself you stand to lose quite a lot if the threat ...
Pitt, Trevor
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Apr 8, 2009 11:05 am
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Give me a call on 07747033009 around 1800. Trevor ________________________________ From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On ...
Pitt, Trevor
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Apr 8, 2009 11:08 am
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Remote locations dont always exclude the possible presence of gangs of youths. They can appear threateneing but are usually harmless. Was visiting the ruins...
I'll probably see you tonight anyway Bob but there was a copy of AN among the library books and I put it in the box with them. As I already subscribe to AN I...
Gwyneth Hueter
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Apr 8, 2009 11:48 am
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Hi All New, pretty bright comet has been discovered, now crossing Lacerta/Cassiopeia. Already bright enough to be a binocular object if there was no Moon. ...
No never. Maybe they just take on look and think abominable snowman :-) I have lots of stories and I used to do it more often but that is work rather than...
Here's No 10's response to the 'Save Jodrell Bank' petition: http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page18959 I don't know if the response says anything positive about...
Hi Simon, I'm sorry for not replying before now - I have been either really busy or feeling unwell during the past 2 weeks! (I'm currently feeling unwell!!) ...
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