Hello, This forum seems very, very quiet at the moment, despite the number of new members joining up. Last night was spectacularly clear for the first time in...
Yes!  I tried some more experimentation with my Deep Sky filter. This time I wedged it between my 135mm lens and a 2x converter and targeted a wider filed...
... I've been busy at work so I've come a little late to this topic. Unfortunately your images were not stored. Any chance of posting them onto the photos...
I thought you might like to see a take on the problem of light pollution. Whilst busy imaging M57 an aeroplane flashes past ruining the image! I've posted on...
... I'll get to Vallum Farm one of these days! However I'm off to visit daughter at Manchester Uni then off to watch St Helens in Rugby League Grand Final. Tom...
Tom,  Enjoy your trip. Hopefully we may get the chance to go to the farm soon. Anyway Friday night is now down as rain.  Simon ... From: moranhousehold...
Hi, Â Anyone interested in observing at Vallum Farm tonight (Sunday) if it stays clear? Â Simon Hi, Anyone interested in observing at Vallum Farm tonight...
I'm heading off to the farm around 7:30 tonight. Â Please feel free to come along. ... From: SImon Murray <spmurray33@...> Subject: [newcastle_astro]...
Hi Simon. Got back from Manchester tonight. Rugby no good but got out for an hour or so in the back garden. I have posted an image of M27. How did you get on?...
Up early this morning... to see if I can spot the Zodiacal Light. I saw a feint glow on the eastern horizon. Not sure if that's it. Seems to match most...
Tom,  Your M27 looks great  The farm was fine. I observed a few "new" Messier objects in Sagittarius - Two open clusters M24 & M25 and the Swan nebula.  ...
David, Â I've never seen it. Its the right area but i would have thought light pollution would have hindered its detection. But your east is only a few miles...
... Tom ... Sagittarius - Two open clusters M24 & M25 and the Swan nebula. ... M82 were easy to pick up but struggled with the Owl & M108. Perhaps my 4"...
Hi, Â I'm busy observing in the garden tonight. I had a pleasant surprise to see the moon move in front of a 6th mag star in Capricornus. It was there one...
Hi,  Here is the image of M103 which i took tonight from Denton Burn - Newcastle.  It’s an open cluster in Cassiopeia which lies at a distance of 8,500...
Simon, ... The Moon, Pleiades, sky around Taurus, general sky sweeping looking for anything of interest. Essentially, just getting familiar with the sky again....
Wow! Sorry if this seems like a silly question but is that in real time or speeded up? Julie ________________________________ From:...
Julie Coomber
julie.coomber@...
Oct 9, 2008 11:17 am
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Hello, ... It's speeded up (quite a bit). :) Looks like the sun is turning about 30 degrees (roughly) = 1/12 of a full rotation . The sun rotates once on...
Hi,  I thought you may be interested in seeing this prominence sequence over a period of 35 mins:-  http://www.geocities.com/spmurray33/promseq.html  I...
Has anyone any ideas why the bright star images from my 80mm refractor have a pinch in the middle? I have posted image of Sword Handle to illustrate. Cheers. ...
Hello, I plan on removing some of the old and expired accounts from the newsgroup over the weekend. The criteria for removal will be any account that has not...
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