Just (1:30am) got 73P fragment C in a 4" reflector, right where the finder chart said it would be. There's a bit of haze about, so not brilliant seeing, but I...
Hi, Eventually got to see and image comet 73P on Friday night. It took me a while to convince myself I could see it in my 7x42 binocs as it only appeared to me...
Hi Paul, This is brilliant!! I hope you'll be able to show the full animation at the meeting tonight? Cheers, Andrew. ======================================== ...
So as it's coming close, I tried 73P again tonight. I noticed early on that it's nearly the full moon, giving me a naked eye limiting magnitude of 3.0. It...
Hi, Yip - too true! Cheers Paul ... From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Julian Mole Sent: 16 May 2006 21:41 To:...
Julian It will be no good for Owen as Planets are just space junk that get in the way of his DSO's. Actually I am conviced that he would be more than happy if...
Hello All, Newbury are celebrating their 25th anniversary on Friday 16th June. Alan Chapman is giving a talk and there will be cheese and wine as well. Places...
Well I do have a T-Shirt that says stop light pollution Nuke the Moon :-) I think I might leave the planets but the Moon - hmm Owen ... Owen Brazell Editor...
In fact if you painted it black it would get brighter ! The reflectivity of the Moon is similar to that of photocopier toner. While I would agree with the Nuke...
http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/ Not sure if we have covered this yet but I think we will get more chances to see it than an Abell Planetary :-) Owen ...
There's a notice in Friday's Oxford Times that Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell of the Astrophysics Dept. at Oxford is giving a lecture in Oxford on Tuesday evening....
A bit last-minute, but perhaps some of you would want to give this a try. Chance to see a very thin crescent moon (15-16 hours) tomorrow evening. -Stephen ... ...
The next Beginners Meeting is tomorrow (Monday 5th) night at 8.00pm. Subjects to be covered include measuring the positions of the Sun and the Moon,...
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We need one or two (or three) people to volunteer to give a short talk after the tea break on Monday (12/6). Any topic so long as it is astronomical. Please...
The next Main Meeting is tomorrow (Monday 12th) night at 8.00pm. Dr. Nigel Smith will be giving a talk entitled "Searching For WIMPS in the UK, Dark Matter...
Somewhere to visit this summer, perhaps? Chris ... Subject: The Starry Messenger at Compton Verney Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:17:17 +0100 From: Sam Skillings...
Actually a vacancy on the magazine of that name, rather than a chance to appear on TV in the early hours of the morning. Chris ... Subject: Vacancy on BBC...
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Impressive! I guess we have to be glad that didn't happen during a moon mission. Can you imagine the reaction that would have caused? Shalom. Christian ~~~...