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...
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Paul Lewis
p_r_lewis
Aug 2, 2007 8:03 am
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...
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Tim Kent
timgkent
Aug 3, 2007 7:24 pm
... 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...
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Ed Chester
spacebocs
Aug 7, 2007 6:42 pm
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 12, 2007 10:19 am
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 12, 2007 10:21 am
.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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 13, 2007 2:46 pm
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 24, 2007 12:24 pm
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...
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austinbwmn
Aug 24, 2007 12:27 pm
Yes, I'll see you there, Regards, Austin...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 24, 2007 2:25 pm
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 ...
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Paul Lewis
p_r_lewis
Aug 24, 2007 5:53 pm
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 25, 2007 10:53 am
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 25, 2007 11:31 am
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...
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Paul Lewis
p_r_lewis
Aug 25, 2007 12:45 pm
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...
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Paul Lewis
p_r_lewis
Aug 25, 2007 5:59 pm
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 ...
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austinbwmn
Aug 28, 2007 8:41 am
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 28, 2007 9:04 am
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 ...
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austinbwmn
Aug 28, 2007 9:11 am
Adrian, Read it carefully! ...G1 (Mayall II) a globular cluster in M13. ;-)) ... Behalf Of ... Adrian ... G1 ... charts! ... was...
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austinbwmn
Aug 28, 2007 9:20 am
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 ...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 28, 2007 9:33 am
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 28, 2007 9:33 am
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 28, 2007 10:46 am
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... ...
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John
napier58
Aug 28, 2007 11:03 am
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...
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austinbwmn
Aug 28, 2007 11:12 am
Beautiful photos John, the images reinforce the memories of what I saw. Regards, Austin ... night. ... it...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Aug 28, 2007 11:56 am
John, Those pictures are awesome. Wow. David...
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John
napier58
Aug 28, 2007 8:50 pm
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....
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John
napier58
Aug 28, 2007 8:54 pm
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 29, 2007 8:54 am
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...
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Adrian Jannetta
jannetta3008
Aug 31, 2007 3:04 pm
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...
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Paul Lewis
p_r_lewis
Aug 31, 2007 3:41 pm
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...
