Well I never, the single sunspot from yesterday has grown into a nice little Active Area today, with several spots on view now. Apparently, there are one or...
I was really hoping to see another Maunder minimum, so that we could forget about Global Warming for a few years.... Julian can you send me the file please. ...
Pitt, Trevor
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Jun 2, 2009 3:50 pm
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Well I had a look in H-Alpha and there were several prominences around the rim although none bright. There was not much H-Alpha activity I could discern around...
Hi every one, I have just returned from the vintge motor cycle run fom John o Groats to lands end fin aid of Parkinsons, 35 old machines started and 34...
Congratulations Cliff, ...I hope you were one of the lucky, or should that be saddle sore, 34! : ) Because you'll not be coming to this Monday's meeting...
Hi Julian dont worry we have been given till the end of september to collect any monies pledged . thanks cliff ... From: Julian Mole To: Astronomy Society ...
Hi Paul, You could be excused for thinking that but while you were having it nice down hear it was persistantly raining with very strong winds all day on the...
Hello All, Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (8/6/09) is the last main meeting for the Abingdon Astronomical Society for this season. We begin again in ...
Hello All, I had an email from Dr. Lintott last night informing me that he will not be able to come after all. At present Owen Brazell has stepped into the...
Oh boy, Owen you're a Wunderkind. I still feel bad about collaring Dr Lintott at that lecture I went to. I really regret asking him to speak to us now, after...
Gwyneth Hueter
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Jun 8, 2009 4:18 pm
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Gwyneth, Don't feel bad about it, it's not your fault. I will definitely collar you for a talk about a trip to China - I assume it's to see the eclipse? ...
I just saw a REALLY bright satellite, 11:13pm. It was brighter than Venus for a few seconds and then faded. Was travelling quite slowly roughly from north to...
And if I change the coordinates to Uffington where I'm observing from, the 2313BST one becomes magnitude -3. Apparently I'd have got a -7 if I'd been looking...
NNE/NE and about 30degrees up sounds about right, certainly that was the general direction I was looking in, with the faint glow from the Sun still in the...
A(nother) chance to see Chris Lintott. This time at 7.30 pm on 25 June at Science Oxford in St Clements. "He will explore how space research has changed in...
Perfectly timed to illustrate the talk Trevor gave yesterday evening; there was an excellent display of Noctilucent Cloud tonight, so good in fact, that it...
Julian Thanks for the image, its pretty good and represented the state of the sky last night. I was outside in my new place at South Stoke last night enjoying...
Pitt, Trevor
t.pitt@...
Jun 17, 2009 9:15 am
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I was out at about 10.30 last night and also saw high light clouds but assumed they were cirrus as I saw a plane heading northwest and it's contrails were...
I wonder if he'll cop out of that one....? Gwyneth/ To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com From: chris.c.holt@... Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:47:52 +0100 ...
Gwyneth Hueter
gwhueter@...
Jun 17, 2009 12:50 pm
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Hi Trevor and Gareth, At first I wasn't sure about whether it was Noctilucent or not, but as it got darker, around 22.40 BST, I decided it must be so went home...
Julian I am now more-or-less convinced that the clouds were NLCs, so I can tick the box to say I have seen them. Thanks for the images. Trevor ... From:...
Pitt, Trevor
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Jun 17, 2009 4:46 pm
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Another star party, this time in Dumfries and Galloway, which is probably no further than Kielder given the less northerly border in the west. Chris ... ...
I think I see some noctilucent clouds to the North, 22:45BST. Quite faint (or at least not yet a very interesting pattern) but they're being lit rather than...
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