Hi David, Found myself with some time to kill waiting for a flight back to Newcastle on Friday and took the time to have a look at the CrayonPhysics...
Hi,  As a taster for Comet Lulin, I’ve generated the attached animation using Cartes Du Ciel.  It shows the comet’s position each night at 10pm. The...
Folks, Just a small reminder. I have been invited to appear on The Paddy MacDee Show on BBC Radio Newcastle at around 11pm tonight, Tuesday 3rd February 2009. ...
Simon, ... The interview went very well although it was over too quickly and we didn't get to address all of the issues. Sadly, the programme wasn't recorded,...
... Publish and be damned, is what I say... :) Just glad Paddy switched the mike off when I started talking about all those committee meetings involving...
Just listened to it. It starts at 38mins & ends at 1hr 22 mins with a bit of David Bowie (life on mars) & Renaissance (Northern lights) mixed in! Â Its was...
... Austin has very kindly sent me an edited version of the interview, which is on its way up to the server as I type. You can listen to the file here: ...
Hello, I've added a new talk to the list - "from musician to world-class astronomer", a reflection upon William Herschel's contribution to modern astronomy. ...
Out tonight observing and freezing my wots its off! Just got in and beginning to thaw out. Looked out and saw a very bright fire ball. It lasted approximately...
Hi Tom, There were a couple of Iridiun flares last night, could it have been one of those? Data from Heavens Above 10 Feb 17:18:39 -1 29° 209° (SSW) 31.6 km...
... I forgot to enter the time but I did record it instantly. Time was 21.49UT. Looking at Austin's infor on Iridium satellites it does'nt seem to match with...
Thanks for that, John. Saved me having to post it up myself. I will trade you for another. ;) "David Hughes, Newcastle Astronomical Society, will give a talk ...