Folks, It gives me great pleasure to annouce that the evening of Thursday 23rd March 2006 has been booked at our usual meeting place, Croft House on Western...
Hello, The issue of summer meetings was raised at Committee level some time ago and I'd like to discuss the issue here to see what everybody else thinks. I...
Hello Peeps - have not posted for a while. I bought myself a Canon 350D as a Christmas Present and have been waiting to try it out astronomically. I purchases...
Folks, Meeting tonight at Croft House, off Western Avenue, Newcastle. The subject will be "Gamma Ray Astronomy" by Dr. Larry McComb of Durham University. To be...
Hello, This is a fun release from NASA this morning. "NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has identified two huge "hypergiant" stars circled by monstrous disks of...
Hello, A free lollypop will be given to any member of the NAS who prints out and brings this notice to tonight's meeting. David -- Infection Music Limited....
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I look forward to everything but the peas ... Folks, Meeting tonight at Croft House, off Western Avenue, Newcastle. The subject will be "Gamma Ray Astronomy"...
Paul, ... ... shame the stripper didn't show up either. I'll have a word with Alf, see if he can find a more reliable agency next time. ;) David -- Infection...
Folks, These are my unofficial minutes from last night's meeting. The formal minutes will be posted here and to the web pages once they're available. Last...
At last night's meeting, there was an image of the gamma ray telescope array in Namibia with a motto from Pliny 'ex semper africa aliquid nova'; someone...
on 10/2/06 2:43 pm, crista_astronomy at the_real_hybridchild@... ... Ahhh.... but... Take one Green Council Wheelie bin and fill with concrete to about...
... the 25% ... you have ... now there's an idea... can just see myself walking through unlit back streets with a good pair of binoculars mounted on top. If...
on 12/2/06 11:40 am, crista_astronomy at the_real_hybridchild@... ... I've had a run-in with the JRA though it was years ago. They're a rough bunch and...
Hi, Can you tell me the date of the next observer's group meeting? Thank you Sarah -- _______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS...
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Hi Sarah, ... It's been a while since we had a meeting of the observer's group. Weather permitting, I will be heading out to the car park up at Beamish Museum...
... What's a wheelie bun? :) -- _______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you...
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Feb 17, 2006 8:51 am
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... It's a wheelie bin for those of us without much bread. :) Sorry for that. Couldn't resist. Check the archive for recent discussions relating to the...
David, I was planning to get out to take some webcam images of saturn tonight or Sunday. So if it is clear tonight or Sunday I would be up for it. I will not...
Simon, ... Yes, that's the one. There's another, smaller car park just off the road. There were a few odd types in there last time so might be an idea to avoid...
Sorry, I couldn't make it. I had to work Saturday night. Last minute thing. -- _______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS...
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Hi all, Finding myself looking after the young one on Friday night, he wanted to watch a DVD, so I looked outside and observed a rarity, 90% clear and time on...
Sounds like a good night. Shame about Saturday. I was looking forward to it. David PS Did anyone get along to the open night as Sunderland's observatory. I ...
David, What happened on Saturday? When I was coming back from Lanchester towards Consett on Saturday night, the sky looked absolutely amazing, much better than...
Yes. It's still all fields round here between Delves Lane, (seat of my country pile) and Durham. I fully intend sometime to walk the few hundred yards or so...
Hi Frank, A little bit extreme, but most of it seems to have been developed for motorcycle use. http://www.widder.com/html/Product/System2/index.html Regards, ...