Hi, Someone mentioned to me that you could fit all of the stars in the known universe into a sphere bounded by the Sun and alpha Cen. I quickly found an...
Ah! But what size envelope are you using, and is it a self-seal one or one of those horrible ones you have to lick, and we haven't even started to discuss its...
Hi Paul, This is an excellent image of an edge-on galaxy. Also; I can't get over how perfect the stars are in this image! Your investments (with both time and...
Had a very pleasureable nights observing, last night. I started off with Comet Swan: It was my first chance to see this comet since Friday. Surprisingly, I...
Yeah but if you did try and put those stars there you'd be in for a nasty surprise. They would form a black hole with a *much* larger event horizon than the...
Wow! And did you know it only takes 87000 cars to completely fill up all 6 lanes of the M40 from Oxford to London. I suppose it just shows how much of the...
... Stephen, So, we'd get a lot of what the US military would just write it off as "collateral damage" -- always assuming an afterlife, of course. ;) Shalom...
Hi Julian, The refractor can certainly deliver nice and sharp images when the sky lets it. The mount has been working out well too, though I still prefer...
Hello All, Just a reminder about this months meetings. The beginners meeting is tonight, November 6th. Bob and I are talking about time, occultations, binocs...
Hi, Anyone know if there's a live video feed on the web of the transit of Mercury tonight (which starts at 19.5GMT - so not visible from UK)? Andrew....
Try the Nasa homepage there are links to the transit...
Jim Poll
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Nov 8, 2006 3:35 pm
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Thanks Jim! For those interested, the links are: http://mfile.akamai.com/18569/live/reflector:34210.asx - the actual feed - brings up your video window (e.g....
Gwyneth Hueter saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** huge storm on Saturn ** Huge 'hurricane' rages on Saturn ** ...
Gwyneth Hueter
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Nov 10, 2006 1:36 pm
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Before going to bed last night, I went out for a quick walk. Whilst out, I looked up and noticed a bright circular band in the cloud with a constant diameter...
--[Did anyone else see one? (it was about 12.50am)]-- Yes, after a late night in Oxford, came back home, saw the impressively-large silvery ring, couldn't...
Hi Bob and Ian, Do the society have the slide carousel for the projector I took last night? As when I took it to the charity shop today, I noticed it was...
Cheers, Bob. I saw a carousel in the picture on the box, so when it wasn't inside I presumed it was missing! Concerning the projector: the manager reckons they...
Hi David I imagine our Hitachi projector has been superseded by now, as projector models change quite often. Our method for choosing was to approach Oxford...
For those who are interested; At approx. 4.45am tomorrow (Sunday) morning the Leonid meteors will reach 'peak' intensity, with the forecast of an outburst...
Hi I for for one will endeavour to rise for the Leonids, but would also welcome a text to 07970 714094 Should anyone spot them earlier or later than expected ...
I saw two coming nearly vertically downwards in the western sky just while driving back from Oxford, around 2315-2330 sort of time. -Stephen ... From: "David...
Between 4.48 and 5.15 am I think I saw 4 Leonids and 3 meteors which might have been Orionids considering their West to East paths. The latter were the more...
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