Hi everyone Last night was very clear and so I set the Lightbridge up in the garden with the intention of increasing my tally of Messier objects - particularly...
hi adrian just had alook at the new website,very good nice one. let me know about the weekend,its my birthday on saturday so i checked out NGC 2302 and i think...
Hi Adrian, you were busy. That is some achievement, just to find that number, far less observe them as well. I have been imaging most 'unclouded' nights, I...
Hi Austin, thanks for that, I will have to look at my BAA Journal more thoroughly, I missed the article completely! It is in front of me..... for reading...
Hi Austin There are some difficult objects left. Some I've seen before but haven't recorded a formal observation of and others that I've never seen (largely ...
Hi Adrian& Group I was out last night to try out my new scope ( celestron cpc 1100 ) and was getting on well with the alignment and all went well up to the...
Hello Aidrian, With all this Messier hunting going on and now we're in the prime month of March to observe more M objects, are you planning to go for the...
Although the seeing was awful last night it was clear enough to have a stab at this once-in-a-lifetime shot. I decided not to use a light pollution filter so...
John - a spectacular image! I've just set it as my desktop background on the laptop. It's interesting to compare the apparent brightness of Holmes and the ...
Hi Adrian, not too sure of visual stuff, but I have replaced the old California image in the same folder, with an Ha one taken earlier this year. It is...
Hi everyone, Did anyone see the moon tonight? The thin cresent looked spectacular this evening (about 7pm) in the darkening twilight sky to the west....
Hi Adrian, I saw it and it was spectacular. The view through binoculars was superb, the southern point of the crescent petering out to a chain of 4 or 5 points...
For those of you who are interested in the Cassini mission at Saturn, an interesting encounter will take place tomorrow. Cassini will swoop just 31 miles...
hi adrian nice one i will look out for them love anything like that. cheers malcolm ======================================== Message Received: Mar 11 2008,...
If anyone is interested I have just noticed that Maplins have reduced the price of their portable Jump Starter and Air Compressor units. For those who have...
Thanks for the info Paul, I will get another one(price at motorshop in Alnwick is £35!!). They are great for the 'scope but have found mine no use what so...
Hi Paul Good find on the scope power supply I will get one. Also in the sale there is a aluminium flight case filled with foam so you can cut out the shape of...
Austin I found that observatory for sale on the "Society for popular Astronomy" web site it reads:- 28th Feb, Pulsar 7ft diameter observatory complete with...
Hi All If any member wants a bit of a browse and see what other societies are up to and what observatories they use then here is a few samples I have viewed. ...
Thanks Paul, I've just signed it. Adrian From: nastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Lewis Sent: 18 March 2008 00:03 To:...
Now that the sun is high enough in the sky to clear the rooftops and trees where I live, I broke out the Coronado PST for the first time this year. Although...
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