Hello All, Just a reminder that our next meeting is on the 10/12/07 when Nik Szymanek is coming to give us a talk on photographing the night sky. Nik is one of...
Message just in from a Tyneside telescope shop, seeking your views on a proposed Tele Vue refractor hire service. Chris ... Subject: Osborne Optics Is back ...
As it turned out the observing session didn't work out because cloud rolled in, along with some rain. So we'll try again on Tuesday or Wednesday. Usual ...
Chickens - it was just a strong breeze!! I did manage some observing between the cloud. At the end, I did a very quick scan for comet Tuttle. Conditions were...
Hi All I was out observing last night and as you will probably be aware, it was quite breezy. I must point out I have a run off roof observatory which helps...
Hi All I had another go at comet Tuttle last night and this time was successful. I had been looking in the right area on my previous failed attempt to find it....
--[what comet Holmes looks like at the moment (that one is still naked eye if you have a reasonably dark sky but quite faint now, binoculars show it well).]-- ...
... naked eye ... show it ... 6.5" sort ... the stars ... Sirius ... saw it. ... fuzzy ... fuzzy ... with the ... successful. ... to find ... place ... version...
Hi, Can anyone please help out with Spacewatch today? I am at home feeling rather under the weather though improving. I normally get it printed at work in...
Hi, Can someone tell me if the talk by Nik Szymanek is on for tonight. The programme page here : "http://www.abingdonastro.org.uk/prog0708.htm" still says its...
Hi, Here is an update to my previous image of the California Nebula. I only had 2 hrs of Ha before, the image now has 4 hrs of Ha and also one hour each of R,...
Hi, Grabbed another quick pic of the comet last-night: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~uzdl0265/holmes_ls_1_ps_10Dec.jpg Also stuck together a little montage to notice...
excelent image of the Californian neb Paul it has real depth to it congrats cliff ... From: pm57uk To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 11,...
Hi, Have the last few days of weather been due to unusual meteorological conditions? It was very bright today. After Monday's excellent talk is it right to...
David, This weather is generated by a fairly typical winter anticyclone situated to the east of UK. Its not uncommon at all. However, on another day the same...
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Hi Had another go at comet Tuttle last night. A bit easier to find this time as its a bit brighter. Still couldn't see it in 10x50 binoculars but quite easy...
I must say can only agree with David & Trevor regarding Nick Szymaneck talk/slide show on Monday night it was excellent. (no danger of nodding off that night) ...
Hi everyone, I have just made a discovery in the observatory that some observers might find useful if you use a computer outside. I have been getting damp...
Hello All, Our next beginners meeting is at 8:00PM on 17/12/07 in the Perry Room. Bob, Owen and I will be covering telescope mounts, spiral galaxies and...
Hi, Short movie of Comet Tuttle from last-night (16th Dec 07). Taken with an Art11002 CCD and 75mm Pentax refractor, 5 min exposures. First exposure at 19:39...
Why do half of the background stars appear to be moving in that image, but half are stationary? Is that something to do with the CCD. -Stephen ... From:...
Hi Stephen, Yes, they are warm or hot pixels on the CCD. I usually combine images in such a way that I can get rid of them, but if I did that here then the...
Hi, I've put up a couple of photo galleries including Abingdon Floods You get paid 22c per thousand views, which is not a fortune but over time it can mount...
You might be interested in this. If we get enough signatories well. Anyway it will annoy Gordon as I think they have to reply :-) Owen ... Owen Brazell...
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