Athol, Â The camp site (observing site) is near Kielder Castle/ Village. The stalls/talks etc are in the Kielder Castle Complex. The observatory is nearby. Â ...
Joe, Â There is no mobile coverage there. Â I'll have a bright yellow/orange "Blaydon race T shirt" on - i'll be at the talks - so you should be able to find...
Reminder from: newcastle_astro Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newcastle_astro/cal Kielder Observatory & its place in the Universe Thursday October...
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Oct 17, 2009 7:03 pm
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never thought about the coverage! Just got the mail today- Sunday! Had some grub form the pub 6-7 Wandered abou the camp between 7 and 9 then headed home. ...
Yes it was a great night - so clear. I setup with 4 other members - Tom, Jay,Peter &Â Athol. We stopped until midnight. We were nearer the pub end of the camp...
Yup - cracking night. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and learned a lot, and saw many objects that I've never saw before. My toes are still thawing out though....
What a great night, from a memorable journey through lovely country side in late afternoon sunshine to a night long dazzling display of stars against an ink...
Hi, Â Here are some of my images from Kielder. They were all taken with a Canon 300d and a 135mm f2.8 lens 1600 ISO:- Â The North American Nebula - very...
Hi Simon Nice images, you did well to get that amount of Ha with a standard 300D, my very first Canon camera. M33 is excellent with such a short focal length,...
Hi John, Thanks. The dark skies at Kielder help. Interestingly I imaged the North American Nebula some 21 years ago with 1000 ISO slide film and 135mm...
Hi Simon, Just reading this post on Monday morning after the event and judging by the description of your attire, I must have been sitting next to you at the...
Austin  Yes - your face looked familiar (probably from pics on Northumberlands website/yahoo group) but I could not place it!  Were you camping there or...
Hi Simon, When I'm there, I always turn up on the Friday evening and leave on Sunday morning. One of the other guys had a pod this year, so I was in there this...
I am thinking of selling my Meade 8" SNT with internal black flocking, in good condition and still taking fine images, but just a little heavy. It has an...
Reminder from: newcastle_astro Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newcastle_astro/cal Kielder Observatory & its place in the Universe Thursday October...
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Oct 22, 2009 7:03 am
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At the meeting last night some of us were discussing observing tonight at Vallum Farm. Â The forecast suggests it will be clear from 7 until 10pm. (I have my...
This is to confirm that the venue for the joint lecture on the 19th November is A003 the Ellison Building Northumbria University. Map to follow. John Wilkinson...
Yes I agree i think we can forget about tonight. Will try on Sunday - can even start an hour earlier too! ... From: Tom <moranhousehold@...> Subject:...
For those who expressed an interest, Luna's first meeting is on November 3rd at the Centre for Life in Newcastle at 7 pm. The December 1st meeting looks...
Peter Brewis
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Oct 27, 2009 12:43 pm
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Aurorawatch is indicting a possible sudden storm. Maybe worth checking the skies later :- ... From: Aurorawatch amber alert...
Hi, Is anyone on this list going to Luna's first meeting? I have to work tomorrow night and so I'll miss it. Just hoping that someone could tell me what...
Peter Brewis
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Nov 2, 2009 7:58 pm
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Hi,  We have an enthusiastic observer (beginner) that lives in Heaton that would like to come to our observing sessions at Vallum Farm.  His name is...