I took the telescope out on Friday night... Jupiter was low in the South but its Great Red Spot was in transit.This picture of Jupiter was taken with my Vixen...
Simon, ... That's two of us then... Good to see someone else is observing. Seems desperately quiet around here. ... Excellent picture. ... This is outside of...
Simon, ... Spaceweather.com has some new pictures of recent developments on Jupiter which relate to your question. http://www.spaceweather.com/ Regards David ...
Hi all, In light of the recent announcement, that Pluto's two small moons have been christened Nix and Hydra, the Horizon program on BBC2 at 21:00 tonight,...
Austin, ... But, worst of all, it clashes with "House" and "Battlestar Gallactica"!!! Whhaaaaa!!!! It's a feast or a famine with the telly right now. :( David ...
Hello, http://www.spaceweather.com are reporting noctilucent clouds over Durham last night. There's a good photograph too. If the weather clears tonight then...
Paul, ... I had a look around 10 pm and saw two lines in the sky around the zenith. I'm pretty sure they were vapour trails from aircraft. We had another look...
Around 11.30 pm there was a good deal of stuff which looked like pics on the websites. It was mainly in the northwest. There was a lot of low cloud came in...
Hello, I'm trying to trace an astronomical event ("aurora") which took place on 13th March 1987. I've done quick search in Google but has anyone any idea where...
David I've got every copy of Astronomy Now which I think started around 1984. I can look in the editions after March 1987 and scan & email you any articles -...
Simon, Thanks for the suggestions. ... Yes, that would be most welcome. ... That's one option thatis worth considering. ... I also posted the same message to...
Actually Astronomy Now started as a quarterly publications in April 87. There was nothing in that edition or the next few editions about the March 87 aurora....
SImon, ... So, there was another storm in February '87? I missed that one. ... Okay, I joined the list. The skies around Houghton are now much darker thanks to...
John Lambert has found the web site of the Faulkes robotic telescope. It is www.faulkes-telescope.com. I don't know yet how easy of otherwise it is to use. I...
Hello, I went outside last night to watch our local bat population doing their Luke Skywalker-thing over the back garden. That's when I noticed that it was ...
Nice one David, Does it have anything to do with the street light change you mentioned in an earlier post? Next you'll be telling us you've bagged M27!...
Austin, ... Actually, I never thought of that. :) I wonder. ... I did actually see M27, the Dumbell nebula, when I lived in Newcastle but then it was from a...
No I missed it. I saw one in Turkey in March - only after someone pointed it out. They would appear quite easy to miss as you don't usually look in the...
Simon, ... Alf suggested that we have a look at a site not far from the Robin Hood, slightly further along the Military Road. I'll take a trip up there either ...
Hello, How manypeople intend to observe the Perseid Meteor shower this weekend? Should we make it a group effort? Let me know as soon as possible and I'll pass...
Hello, No, not an exploding star but the return of the rather strange, ever-so-slightly-astronomically-themed comedy series, "Supernova". It returned last week...
Hello, It's the Perseid Meteor shower this weekend. The event begins around the 12th and I've been told that the peak is roughly 1am-2am on the 13th. If the...
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