Hello, Today's spaceweather.com has another intriguing image, this time of the Moon in colour. Most of the time, we only see the Moon in monochrome. However,...
Folks, There is a meeting this Thursday, 8th February, at 1900 hours. The lecture will be given by the Rev Dr David Wilkinson (University of Durham) and his ...
Folks, As many of you will be aware, I am not a huge fan of Yahoo, and Yahoo Newsgroups in particular. I think the style and nature of this newsgroup prohibits...
Folks, The response to the new forum at last night's was very positive and very encouraging. Just to remind you, I intend to switch off this Yahoo newsgroup in...
Hello, Can someone please look at their blue member's card for me and confirm the date of the March meeting? I am sure it is March 15th but the web pages have ...
Folks, This is another reminder that this mailing list will be closed down at the end of February 2007. The new forum is now open and currently has 7 ...
Folks, This weekend looks like it will be fairly busy astronomically speaking. On March 2nd, there will be a grazing occulation of Saturn by the Moon. We ...
Folks, This newsgroup will enjoy a brief stay of execution. The new forum was switched over to another serve during the week and the transition did not go ...
Hello, Did anyone get to see the eclipse on Saturday night? Easily one of the best I've ever seen. Four of us gathered at the front of the house and watched ...
Folks, Newcastle Science Festival 2007 10-18 March Galaxy formation with Carlos Frenk Date: Saturday 10 March Time: 10:00 am Entry: FREE, booking required...
Folks, There will be a meeting of the telescope group on Thursday March 22nd at 1900 hours in Croft House. Please bring a telescope and support this event. ...
Folks, For details of a new comet, Comet Lovejoy, which will become visible to observers in the northern hemisphere in mid-April, have a look at the new forum...
I've organised an observing session tonight at Vallum Farm. Graham Frazer and I are planning to be there at 7:45 - weather permitting. The forecast looks...
Graham and I are planning at an observing session at Vallum farm this week. The forecast for Wednesday & Thursday looks reasonable. We will review the weather...
Folks, I've started a new discussion on the forum intended to spark ideas/suggestions with respect to building a new, permanent observatory for the society. ...
Folks, The AGM and Exhibition will be held this Thursday, 19th April, at 1830 hours in the Red Cross Building, Western Avenue, Newcastle. Please try to attend...
Folks, We need to coordinate how and when we're going to move the telescope mounting from Bob Scott's house in Howdon. Alf is busy sorting out storage up at...
Folks, This newsgroup is still active and can still be used for announcements and items of news. Noctilucent clouds have been sighted quite a bit over the...
Folks, The committee have decided that the on-line forum at: http://newcastleastro.informe.com will close at the end of August. This means that the only method...
... I know I'm hardly a regular contributor, but I used to enjoy the discussions on the Yahoo! group email forum far more than the messageboards that were set...
Hello, The society web pages have been given a bit of a make-over. http://www.newcastleastronomical.co.uk If anyone has the time would they please look over...
For personal reasons I haven't been active over the last few months but I'm up and running again and as this is the only way we can effectively communicate...
Hi Dave/Dan, ... That's three people in favour of keeping some kind of communication channels open, which is a start. Good to hear about the meeting at...
Hi Dave, website looks great, didn't find any errors. Saw quite a few big meteors at Waskerley, there was a lull about 11:30 and then it picked up after 12. I...
David Yes, please keep this newsgroup open. Thank you for the work you have put in running the forums. It's disappointing that it was not more widely used. Do...
Simon, ... I was very disappointed that the forum was not more widely used. My plan is to retain the forum for my own purposes and, once we get the membership ...
Dave, ... Thanks. It's been fully modernised, with proper CSS's and up-to-date code so it should last a few more years. Plus, it does away with the text size ...