Hi everyone, was any one out side observing the night of the earth quake I packed up at 12.15am went to bed and the earth never moved for me, would have been...
Hello All, Just a reminder that our next meeting is this Monday (10th) when Prof. Charles Barclay is coming to give us a talk on The Barclay Equatorial: the ...
The Jodrell Bank's telescope is up for sale on Ebay in case anyone is interested. Only 5 hours to go though. I wish I'd got here earlier, apparently the...
Hi Pi Day is also the birthday of Albert Einstein http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7296224.stm David Rayner http://abingdonwalks.co.uk/ebay/ Abingdon...
Hello Bob, During the talk you gave us on 'Variable Stars' at the beginner's meeting, you mentioned that you could provide a list of easy Variables with which...
Hi Julian The list of variables I showed at the meeting were: For naked eye observing: Algol, Betelgeuse, alpha Hercules, delta Cepheus and R Lyra. For...
Yes, its a semi-regular variable that varies by about a half magnitude or so. Actually, personally, I don't think it's a great star for the beginner because it...
Focus DIY in Didcot have some cheap but useful black plastic TOOLBOXES at a Tenner and upwards. At least one is (as often the case) a perfect fit for my...
Hello All, It's not long to the AGM so we need somebody to come forward and audit the accounts. Nothing very complicated, just need to verify Jaynes figures ...
Hi Bob, I had a look at the Sun yesterday, through my 80mm refractor with a white light filter, and saw the spots you told me about. There were four different...
Hello All, As we will be have the laptop available for the club day I thought we could put on a display of images taken by members of the society. If you have...
Hi Ian, I've got a couple of recent images you could use if you like, they are available here: http://www.paulmcgale.co.uk/new.htm With being away alot I've...
Hello All, Just a reminder that the Abingdon Clubs and Societies day is this Saturday between 10am and 3:30pm at the Guild Hall in Abingdon. If you're helping ...
Sorry if the weather is good I will be at Kelling. fat chance from the current forecast and of course it is clear now and just teasing :-( Owen ... Owen...
Slight change of topic, apologies, but I've never been to the IoW star party. It has, however, piqued my interest before now. Is it good? Pros and cons? Gareth...
Gareth, This year was the first one. The organisation was a bit ragged at times but the skies on the one clear night were very dark - particularly to the...
John, Thanks for that. I'm sure I can use some of them. Cheers, Ian. From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John...
Hello All, Just to let you know that due to redecorating work in the main hall, our next main meeting (14th April) will take place in the church sanctuary. ...
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