Hi everyone A new comet has been sighted from the southern hemisphere. Comet Lovejoy is currently around 9th magnitude and brightening. It should be an easy ...
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Paul Lewis
p_r_lewis
Mar 10, 2007 2:23 pm
... Austin Thanks for the link. Well worth the download. Regards Paul...
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austinbwmn
Mar 9, 2007 10:34 am
Hi all, this is a link to an excellent free resource if Lunar observing is your thing. http://www.alanchuhk.com/ If you want to download the PDF version, I...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Jan 19, 2007 8:42 am
... Wow.... David...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 18, 2007 7:15 pm
Well at least we had Hale-Bopp in 1997 :-) I think this probably the best picture of Comet McNaught that I've seen so far:...
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SIMON EMBLETON
simon_embleton
Jan 18, 2007 10:21 am
Hi All Sorry if you already knew this but the Astronomy picture of the day shows comet McNaught in New Zealand, image taken on 17th Jan. It was great to ...
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g1tpo
Jan 15, 2007 3:13 pm
Hi Folks, Happy New Year Just been trying some Astro photography... my first attempts have been posted on this site under "Robs Pictures". Just for general...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 6, 2007 5:55 pm
Hi guys Got the best view of the comet so far from Druridge Bay. Conditions were much the same as yesterday but I was a little luckier with the positions of ...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 5, 2007 6:14 pm
Hi everyone I spotted Comet McNaught this evening at the second attempt from Druridge Bay. Conditions were much the same as yesterday but I got lucky with the...
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john hendry
napier58
Jan 5, 2007 2:04 pm
Thanks for that Adrian. I might give it a try sometime. Cheers John Hendry...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 5, 2007 1:29 pm
I was looking at the trajectory of the comet over the coming days and weeks. We've got maybe 3 or 4 days where we can realistically expect to see the comet...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 5, 2007 1:12 pm
Yes, completely artificial. When I was younger I was inspired by the 'proper' artwork of David Hardy, William Kaufmann, Paul Doherty and others. It goes to...
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john hendry
napier58
Jan 5, 2007 10:35 am
Sorry to but in here guys, but; Adrian, were those stunning 'scapes completely artificial? If they are , I am absolutely stunned! They are amazing, I was not...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 5, 2007 10:20 am
I'll see if I can take a look at Bryce. I should also point out that all of those images were done with the old version of Terragen (v0.9). The software has...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Jan 5, 2007 10:05 am
Adrian, ... Used to be a major 3D landscape application, mostly on the mac platform. Great for weird stuff. ... I have Terragen here but it takes time to get...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 5, 2007 9:47 am
Hi David I've never heard of Bryce. I used Terragen to do the landscape and Celestia to generate the 'skyscape'. Cheers, Adrian _____ From:...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Jan 5, 2007 8:13 am
Adrian, ... Same experience down here, I'm afraid. :( ... What did you use for the 'Space Art' pictures? Looks like Bryce? ... Same here, sleet, snow, wind,...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Jan 5, 2007 8:07 am
... Astonishing pictures, John. David -- Infection Music Limited. http://www.infectionmusic.co.uk This e-mail and any files transmitted...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 5, 2007 12:30 am
Wow John - some beautiful images there. Adrian _____ From: nastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Sent: 04 January 2007 21:49...
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John
napier58
Jan 4, 2007 9:56 pm
A couple of months ago I bought a Skywatcher 80ED to replace my old Skywatcher 100. I have posted a few images obtained during the last few weeks taken with it...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 4, 2007 6:17 pm
I've just returned from Druridge Bay where I saw the moon rise and Venus shining through the clouds lurking over the western horizon. Unfortunately those...
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john hendry
napier58
Jan 4, 2007 2:46 pm
Hi Adrian I use Weather on Line, Metcheck and Accuweather as well as NMM22, which appears to be down at the moment. Very rarely do they agree. I built myself a...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Jan 4, 2007 2:11 pm
Metcheck.com is showing 100% cloud cover with light rain and yet there is not a single cloud in the sky :-) I saw Venus at about 1.20pm with 15x50 binoculars;...
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John
napier58
Jan 3, 2007 10:08 am
Happy New Year everyone. Let's hope for some decent weather while the nights are still dark. Just for interest, I had about 60 nights last year when I could do...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Dec 20, 2006 11:30 am
Typical behaviour of this group..no posts for ages and then a flurry of activity! The NB75 is an observing programme based around 75 deep sky objects which are...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Dec 20, 2006 11:16 am
Hi everyone Last night was beautifully clear and free of moonlight; a chance to see some of the treasures of the winter night sky! The temperature was around ...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Dec 20, 2006 10:41 am
Hi guys I'd like to thank everyone for their comments and feedback about the NAH 2007. I have made numerous corrections and have put an updated version on my...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Dec 20, 2006 10:22 am
Hi everyone. The blank post from me was supposed to contain an observing report. Instead, it shows that the Rich Text Editor on the Yahoo group website doesn't...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Dec 19, 2006 10:56 pm
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Dec 8, 2006 3:11 pm
Hi everyone There is the exciting possibility that Comet 2006 P1 (McNaught) will become very bright during the last week of 2006 and the first week of 2007. ...
