David, Regarding availability for Close House, I will be busy this weekend and couldn't make it then, but if it was any other day and I was available, I would...
What we need to do is start organising now i.e. who needs transport and who can provide transport I should be able to provide transport for 2 maybe 3 from...
Hello, I've added three pictures from the recent Start party at Gosforth Park racecourse to the "Events" section of the web site. They're pretty dreadful but...
Hmmm... it would be nice to be able to take my scopes to a dark site, but my intes tends to lose secondary collimation pretty easily (and is huge) and I need a...
Hello all, ... Yes, the 24" Calver/Espin reflector. They also have a 4" refractor and an 18" Mak. I think we now have more than enough people to make this...
I'm definitely up for it - I'll have to arrange to be picked up from somewhere though - would anyone be passing through or near Heaton? I can make it to...
Hi David, I would like to be counted in for Friday, and could give a few people, on a first come first served basis, a lift from Callerton park metro station...
I've arranged baby sitting so yes I can make it! I previously mentioned 2 friends that may be interested. One cannot make it - the other I am waiting to hear...
Hi David I would like to attend on Friday and can also give lifts if necessary. Simon ... _________________________________________________________________ MSN...
Hello, The weather forecast for Friday is looking pretty grim. Saturday looks better but Saturday is bad for me because Jules is out at college until fairly...
Yes friday looks bad. Some weather sites have Saturday night as cloudy (www.weather.co.uk) another part cloudy (www.metoffice.go.uk). If its a one off it may...
Hi all, Although Saturday looks better, the forcast is still for more than 60% cloud cover. I would suggest waiting until a more settled period. Regards, ...
Hello all, ... Yes, I think that this is a better idea. Once we start seeing cold frosts then we can be sure that the weather will be a bit more consistent. ...
Folks, A discussion... Last night, a friend asked me why I was interested in astronomy. Then he asked me why I bothered actually observing the sky. To him,...
... Why does anyone persue any hobby? Why do people make highly detailed train sets? Why do people go bird-watching? I think to a certain proportion of the...
... there ... our amateur ... but in the ... regard as a ... day. ... Hi all, Good question, I too was asked this very question 5 or 6 weeks ago and found...
I'm just catching up with these - my blueyonder account seems to have chosen to 'bounce' these emails as spam (without my knowing...). I agree with everything...
I thought the group may be interested in looking at this impressive prominence that was observable today in H-Alpha light with a Coronado PST. Its a set of...
Stunning shot Simon - are you coming to the lecture in the herschel next week? it would be nice to meet you. I guess astroimagers are rare generally... and...
Andy, I can’t make it this Thursday but I am planning to go to the one on the 8th Dec. Will you be at that one? It would be interesting talking to you. You...
Folks, Just a quick reminder that there is a meeting tonight at the Herschel Building, Newcastle University. The speaker is Dr. Ian Morison and the subject is...
I'm developing a software package specifically for astro imaging for the PC which 'should' work with any camera that can be connected to the PC either directly...
Hello, This newsgroup has been pretty much dead for the last month. I haven't been able to post anything because I've been insanely busy attempting to ship ...
Well David, as someone new to the society I was a little loathed to be the first to reply, but I've been thinking about it all day... First off, as far as last...
Andy and all, Thanks for your mail. There's a lot in Andy's email that we need to take on board. I've thought long and hard about this and something needs to...
Unfortunately I was unable to make my first meeting last Thursday but I had hoped to attend. Parenting got in the way. If we're going to organise a star party...
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