Hi everyone Metcheck have got a useful astronomy tool on their website - a cloud predictor! http://www.metcheck.com/ Click on Cloudwatcher on the menu. Adrian...
They also do quite a good Astronomy forecast. By the bye does anyone use the paid for service and how much does it cost? I use Weatheronline and I think it was...
Hi everyone The sky was clear last night so I was out in the garden with my telescope when the sky finally got dark. The primary goal of the session was to...
Hi all, I've been busy this weekend, so haven't had the scope out, and have not had a chance to look for the comet. I have to be honest though I thought it was...
At the moment the comet is well placed in the evening sky (somewhat to the east of the brilliant orange star Arcturus). By the time of closest approach (early...
Nice clear night last night so I tried to get Schwassmann-Wachmann 73P. I used an old Nikor 180mm f/2.8 for a 28min exposure in 14 subs.There are two fragments...
Hi There, Could someone tell me when the next Nastro meeting will be held please? I did attend one a few weeks ago but have only just managed to get my ...
Austin, Will that be a workshop evening going outside etc, or will it be one of the class nights with the theoretical presentation and questions. Regards ...
Hi John Thanks for posting those incredible images of 73P! I think the brighter fragment is C (the fainter one is B). Fragment B has ruptured into at least...
Andrew, Adrian was thinking of doing a short "What's on in the night sky" presentation followed by a quiz (possibly giving away the stuff NASA sent a few weeks...
Hi everyone On Thursday night at Hauxley Nature Reserve there will be two presentations. The first will be a DVD presentation of Brian Greene's Elegant...
... From: adrianjannetta@... Date: 25-Apr-2006 16:58 To: "NASTRO Yahoo list" Subj: [NASTRO] Thursday at NASTRO Hi everyone On Thursday night at...
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John, I thought I had sent a very similar e-mail to that of Adrian's reply, the day you posted your photos, but I must have closed the window before pressing...
The camera is piggy-backed on my SNT 8" an LXD75, but I use the Skywatcher 4" with a DSI for guiding. The Nikon 180mm f/2.8 is a very old one and not up to...
Hi everyone The forecast for Saturday night looks like it might be good for astronomy. I am planning to be at Hauxley Nature Reserve on Saturday night from...
Hi everyone The weather doesn't look too promising for observing tonight :-( If you planned to come to the Nature Reserve then please do so only if the sky is...
Hi all, The new edition of the Sky at Night program is repeated tonight at the more sedate time of 7:00pm on BBC4 and for the Ludites out there, next Sturday...
I have just upgraded to a 20D so my old 300D is up for sale. Just over 2 years old, in immaculate condition, no lens. Comes with 256MB flash card, Vanguard...
Hi Tim I got my Baader filter from Greenwitch and they still sell it for 13.99 a sheet. http://www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk/acatalog/Solar_Filters.html ...
Hi everyone There will be a meeting at Hauxley Nature Reserve tonight at 7.30pm. This will be an opportunity to see the second part of Brian Greene's Elegant...
A great website about black holes: http://hubblesite.org/discoveries/black_holes/ ...particularly the animation of what it would look like to orbit one. Adrian...
Hi everyone It's just after 11.30pm and there seems to be an extensive noctilucent cloud display towards the north. The twilight is still fairly bright but it...
... noctilucent ... bright ... What time of night do you call this to be up at?? I looked out at 10:30 and decided to go to bed as there appeared to be thick...
Hi all, In light of the recent announcement, that Pluto's two small moons have been christened Nix and Hydra, the Horizon program on BBC2 at 21:00 tonight,...
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