Mercury is beginning its best evening apparition of the year. Just a few of minutes ago, I could see it very easily, very low just north of west, with...
Bob Glad to hear that you could see it, I did have a good look last night as it was so clear, but I think that the view was just hidden by the trees. If I...
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May 2, 2008 9:08 am
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How can a river get in the way of the sky? -- John Brooks Head of Physics Abingdon School On Fri, 2 May 2008 10:08:30 +0100 ... Abingdon School: A company...
Hi John, Only if you are under it, but you may be right. If I had moved 5 metres north, I would be in the middle of the Thames. I assumed that the depth ...
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May 2, 2008 5:16 pm
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I went out, probably should have seen it, and had a really good N and NW horizon too. Shame there was a patch of clouds above Swindon that killed the view to...
perhaps I'm just too pedantic sometimes... -- John Brooks Head of Physics Abingdon School On Fri, 2 May 2008 18:16:20 +0100 ... Abingdon School: A company...
Hello All, David Birkett has decided to stand down from the Abingdon Astronomical Society committee, so there is now a vacancy on the committee for any member ...
Hello All, Our next meeting is the AGM on the Monday the 12th May. Please do come along as this is your opportunity to affect the running of the society. After...
If it's clear around midday tomorrow, there is a lunar occultation of mars. Below is the copied message from the SPA: Saturday, May 10th DAYLIGHT OCCULTATION...
I just downloaded the program from here: http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/ ...seems to work OK, similar to Google's offering, but I think it handles the...
Heidi Hi Campers, Just thought I'd share this photo I took of the moon on Sunday night: http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm300/Julian_Mole/Mooncrop.jpg...
Yes, Bob, I joined the 'PhotoBucket' to gain free storage for my images, which I can then provide links to. Thanks for the complement. I used a Digital SLR...
Nice picture Julian. You joining the ranks of the imagers then? Cheers, Ian. From: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:abingdonas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Well done Julian, is this the start of things to come ? cliff ... From: Ian Smith To: abingdonas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:44 PM Subject:...
Thanks Ian and Cliff, I'm just having a 'dabble'. (Seeing what's possible without a driven mount, and with minimal processing.) I'll leave the serious/...
Somehow I completely missed this story but it¹s worth a look: http://tinyurl.com/4lmwy8 And there¹s a youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2nSsRoUaC0 ...
Hello All, Just a reminder that our next meeting is on Monday (9th) when Samuel George is coming to give us a talk on The hunt for aurora on extrasolar...
Via the FAS, I have received a document from the Edexcel examination board describing their search for a Principal Examiner and a Principal Moderator for GCSE...
Well, I don't if I'd pass my GCSE in Astronomy, however tonight I decided to see if there was any 'Night Shining' Cloud visible. Sadly, it has to be said,...
That should have read: "I don't know if I'd pass my GCSE in Astronomy" and "Sadly, it has to be said, there was none." Apologies for that sloppily written...
Hi, Given the good conditions last night, I once again went in search of 'Night Shining Cloud', this time armed with a pair of 8x30 binoculars - just to make...
Julian A nice report from a good evening's observing. I had a good night last night, though the moon was too low for my location to see it after dark. ...
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Jun 11, 2008 2:24 pm
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Last night was certainly excellent low down in the south from my spot up in Nettlebed. Light pollution from Reading was surprisingly unobtrusive. However, the...
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