Hi all, Just to let you know that the BBC will be screening a new 3 part series all about atoms that may be of interest. Its on BBC4 at 21:00 starting Thursday...
Those of us at Hauxley last Thursday saw a Jovian moon at about 5 o'clock, but rather a long way from the planet. I think the answer is on Spaceweather.com...
... I've had a look and you could be right, although Callisto was a way off from the planet in about that position. We should have had a scope! Just tell...
Hello all - Its short notice, but I found that the EPSC event in Berlin in a couple of weeks' time offers a very, very low registration rate (30€) to...
Hi everyone The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is expected to happen TONIGHT! To coincide with this there will be an observing session from 9.30pm onwards...
.and my mobile number is 07984 154904. Adrian From: nastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Jannetta Sent: 12 August 2007...
Hi everyone, I’m parting with my 10 inch Dobsonian after 6 years of fantastic observing. I’m giving members of our society the chance to make me an offer...
Hi everyone If the sky is clear tonight does anyone fancy meeting up at Hauxley for an observing session? If so, I propose getting there to set up at around 8...
Hi all It's almost been two weeks since Malcolm and Tim collected my Lightbridge from Surrey (Bernard Karpinski/Modern Astronomy). It's been a frustrating ...
Can't make tonight but was hoping for tomorrow night (Saturday). Hopefully I will have a (small!) 12" Lightbridge with a new Argo Navis system, which will need...
Hi Paul - you missed a cracking night last night! Not sure I can make it tonight.certainly not a 7 hour session like last night anyway! Observing report to...
Hi everyone I’ve been doing astronomy for around 25 years and last night was possibly one of the best nights beneath the stars I’ve ever had. Me, Austin...
Adrian Glad you had a good time last night - yet again hindsight is wonderful. I am looking forward to meeting this big beast. At the moment the weather does...
Much to my surprise the skies seem to be clearing. I will go to Hauxley tonight and see what happens, but Metcheck seems about right. Regards Paul ... about ...
Hi all, I can only reinforce Adrian's sentiments, it really was a great nights observing on Friday with many firsts. The seeing was rated at a good 4/5...
Hi Austin - I know you meant M31 the galaxy, not the globular ;-) Adrian From: nastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of austinbwmn ...
Sorry Adrian, You're correct of course, for M13 read M31. Check it out at CloudyNights, Small Wonders. http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1559 ...
There's an impressive HST image on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayall_II Adrian From: nastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nastro@yahoogroups.com] On...
An excellent page! With full moon now out I think it will be at least a week before we'll have a chance for some deepsky astronomy of the kind we saw the...
Hi everyone I’ve put my old telescope – a 10 inch F5 Callisto Dobsonian – on eBay....you could potentially have it for less than £2. Six days to go... ...
Hi Austin, as luck would have it I was not able to observe that night. Typical, but I have imaged some of the objects you saw that night, it must have been...
Thanks Austin That's all I do, I almost never look through the thing! Heresy, I know, BUT laptop, 'scopes and camera in cold, me inside nice and warm watching....
Thanks David, still learning the trade, and collecting the equipment. The great thing about imaging is that the 'observations' can keep you busy for day after...
Hi everyone There will be a meeting, as usual, on Thursday August 30th at Hauxley Nature Reserve beginning at 7.30pm. The title of my presentation is "Sights...
Hi everyone, If those clouds disappear I'll be dragging my 16" Lightbridge up to Hauxley for a spot of observing! I'm planning to get there around 8.30 - 9pm...
Adrian It's sort of clearing up in Newcastle (yes, I know it's 30 miles south) - at least there's blue between the white. And there is a big, bright, yellow...
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