The sky was clear! And I saw it. Saturn was just brushed by the moon. First contact was at 2.40am, and at 2.45 there was maximum occultation - with 40-45% of...
Yes I got it as well but from Faringdon only part of the rings and a bit of the globe was covered for a few minutes. I think I was right on the edge of the...
Hi, Yip, I managed to see it from Greater Leys too. Took a couple of piccies and then pulled the camera out and stuck an eyepice in - the eye does a much...
I also got a good view of it. Seeing wasn't great but nice to be able to do some astronomy! I timed the rings entry at 2:43:29UT, disk entry at 2:45:34UT, disk...
My little 3 and a half inch reflector gave a great view from Headington, but I was clouded out just before Saturn disappeared. There was a brief patch around...
Gwyneth Hueter
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Mar 2, 2007 1:29 pm
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Errr, I wrote it on "Friday" on the calendar and thought it was tonight instead of yesterday :( -Stephen...
... too ... Hi Ian, I had both my 80mm refractor and my 150 mm reflector set up. I chose to use the reflector, to get higher magnification. To start with x81...
So did I. It was nice and clear, but the seeing wasn't very good. But hey, lets not complain too loudly or the weather gods will cloud us out for ever more. ...
Sounds as though you were all lucky south of oxford cos it clouded over 5 mins before 1st contact in Hanborogh, I had just got them both on a video screen it...
... Hi, Saw the moon contact Saturn at similar timings to Ian, contact at 2.42am and exit about 2.57am. At maxmimum it was 50% , half a globe and a ring...
I'm an absentee member of the society who hasn't managed to organise my life enough to get to more than one meeting this year! I've tried a gagillion times to...
I couldn't really kid myself I was seeing anything last time I looked, but now at 20:55 it looks like there's a dimming coming from the 7o'clock position,...
Why is the seeing so rubbish? I've never seen the edge of the moon rippling so much at this magnification (50x I think) before. I did notice a plane went...
Am I imagining things or is the inner part of the umbra red, but the outer part actually *green* tinted? Just before it gives way to the penumbra... -Stephen...
... Owen ... Owen Brazell In general no. Although we have talked about it. The main problem has always been the far flung nature of those observers who use...
Thanks Owen, I see what you mean. I also have an observatory and it's great to be able to put the roof back on and be in the dry in under 3 minutes! LOL! David...
The eclipse was quite spectacular wasn't it. I managed to capture some images of it if anyone is interested. I'll be posting them on my Live- Space site at...
The eclipse certainly was spectacular with no clouds rolling this time, I Managed to take 70 odd images one every 5 mins from 8.20 onwards till 2 am with a...
Hi, ... There's also the issue of whether people want to observe as a group or individually. Whilst I supported the observing evenings as best I could, I...
Hi Some years ago at Britwell Salome? the police came out to check if we were illegal hunters or worse. Lots of telescopes proved our innocence. I expect if...
Hi, I seem to miss half the messages of this group and have to go to the Yahoo page, anyways here is quickie pic of the eclipse last-night from chez-mois. ...
Paul those are some stunning shots! I was limited in fov as I haven't managed to setup the webcam with the focal reducer properly yet. Really well done. David ...
We are going to pay heavily for this in the future. The Saturn graze AND an eclipse - both clear!! We'll probably never see anything for the rest of the year...
I'm not sure about the title of this thread! But that IS a very good picture, Paul. I saved the larger of the two images (hope you don't mind!) and viewed it...
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