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...
Just got back from Tenerife after a week of sunshine and clear skies and no moon. It was great to sit out on the balcony with a beer and pair of bins without...
Hello, The annual parade of Christmas Lights that currently adorn the houses in our cul-de-sac has reached a new and previously uncharted level of lameness and...
David, Sadly the apathy you point out isn't only a feature of this group, it also blights other groups of a similar nature. I've gone through the motions of...
I agree with Austin. My experience is that the "apathy" extends to many other fields. Also, many people who do not actively support societies, web sites etc ...
Isn't one of the problems that many of the "bright young things" who previously went to amateur astronomy societies are now doing astrophysics at one of the...
Alf and all, ... First and foremost, let me make it absolutely clear that I was not proposing a split with the society. I merely proposed that an alternative...
Hello everyone, I have just joined your group, though I was a member of the society back in the early 90s. I ended my membership because the meeting night ...
Hi Ray and welcome http://www.newcastleastronomical.org.uk/ ...answers most of your questions :oD Andy ... From: "ray_m_mcbride" <raymcbride@...> To:...
Hi Ray, Welcome to the group. ... Unfortunate choice of words at the moment... :) See the on-going dicussion on apathy in the previous posts. ... The society...
Andy, Anyone still on line? I saw Venus in broad daylight today. That was a first! Will wander outside in 20 minutes or so and have a look with the 'scope once...
Hi David, missed the reply - the shot of venus on my website was taken during daylight. There was a discussion on UKAI last week about looking at venus during ...
I've seen Venus 30 mins before sunset. There was a recent article in Sky and telescope about this. Apparently if you know where to look its possible to pick it...
HI ALL , ONE DAY TO GO…. AFTER WHICH WHOLE WORLD WILL MOVE IN 2006. SOME GOOD THINGS HAPPENS THIS YEAR…. UNFORTUNATELY SOME BAD THINGS ALSO….. SOME UNEXPECTED...
Thought you may be interested in this... On the 25th January Saturn & its rings will occulate a mag 7.9 between 18:45 & 20:51. This is a reasonable rare event...
Herewith notice about the Kielder Camp in October this year. Alf I would be very grateful if you could flag up the following events with your members. Many...
... Has anyone ever been on one of these Kielder Camps? Are they good fun? Suppose it depends on the weather. Hey, has anyone noticed how quickly Venus is...
Hi David, ... fun? ... I've been to the last two. The first one was a total washout, and we didn't even put the tent up it was so wet, but this is the report I...
Hi David, I went to the last one and I'll be going to the next one. M'afraid it's more of an excuse to meet up with a few mates and share a few shandies, but...
Well, if anyone hears of a 7" ~6 to 7 ft tube, I'd appreciate it. 12-16 inch is too large.
Having said that - would it be OK if I put a post up on UKAI?...
Hello, I've decided to try and publish my recollections from last night's meeting, basically to see if we can encourage a few more people to wander along. Last...
As we're talking about the moon, in case anyone is not aware of it, there is an excellent piece of FREE software. The quantity and quality of the information...
Folks, Gordon Muir mailed me with details of his classes. These are: Tuesday Evenings 7-9pm "The Birth, Life and Death of a Star", 10 weeks starts Tuesday Jan...
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