Hello, I finally got a chance to attach of one Bob Scott's web cams up to the laptop PC last night. The Moon was ideally placed in the sky and it didn't take...
Just had a call from a Mr Flynn from Whitley Bay. (0191 2912842) Last night - Saturday 1st Sept - at about 8.40 pm he saw a bright yellow/orange object over...
... My first guess would have been the usual culprit, the infamous iridium Satellite flare. Check here for more information: http://www.heavens-above.com Set...
Hello, I had a lot more success with the web cam on Saturday night/Sunday morning. I hooked it up to the 5" Mak and was able to image the Moon fairly clearly ...
Dave, Sorry I missed this email. I would be interested in an observing session later this week. The weather forecast looks promising from Thursday until...
Hello, Sorry for this late announcement butI just found out about this lecture when a flyer dropped through the front door 5 minutes ago. Prof. Paul Davies...
The forecast for tonight (Monday 10th) looks very good and reasonable warm too:- http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ne/newcastle_forecast_weather.html Does...
Hi Simon, you can count me in as a maybe. I'll keep an eye on the weather and make a decision later. Not that I distrust the forecast of course :-) A mistake I...
Dave, Yes I found out the decking was not ideal at our previous star party. The last time I used the area to the right of the decking which was much more...
Gents, ... I'd love to wobble along at some point though tonight is just plain bad timing. Plus Vallum Farm is a long way from where we are down in sunny ...
Evening all Hope that Vallum Farm observing went well Pleasantly surprised this evening (Tuesday) at about 8.30; walking down by the Tyne, looking at Jupiter...
Oops! Just realised it's Monday, not Tuesday! Message stands apart from that, except to change it also to "I hope the observing at Vallum Farm *goes* well"... ...
Last night observing session was very successful. The night started around 8pm Dave Allen brought his astrophotography setup & a pair of binoculars. I had a...
Hi Simon, I was interested to come along last night, but I had a prior commitment. Still, I can imagine the view up there is as good as you are going to get of...
Hello, A fine mist spoiled seeing up until 10pm but, after that, the sky was rock steady. I spent a very enjoyable hour or so just exploring the zenith with...
Austin, Hopefully the next observing session that is organised you will be able to make. I've never explored Sagittarius either. Yes that would be a good...
Paul, I've got a picture of Hale Bopp & Mercury over that resovoir near Vallum Farm many years ago. No reflections though. Need a brighter comet next time! ...
... Thanks Simon; prompts an interesting thought.. I think Jupiter was at Mag -2.1 last night, which I suppose means that when brighter stars like Sirius are...
So we would need some adaptive optics for this! ... Plus the water will constantly ripple, blurring the image. David ... Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers...
Hello, Last night was good for a quick session. The sky was very clear at around 11pm. It was alsomuch, much colder than in recent weeks. The first signs of ...
The clear skies took me be surprise last night but too late to organise anything. I'm looking forward to see Mars high in the sky at opposition this winter. ...
I had a last look before going to bed and was surprised too. Went off to my nice warm bed instead. Simon, if it's clear I'll go up to Vallum. At the moment it...
Scores ill in Peru 'meteor crash' "Hundreds of people in Peru have needed treatment after an object from space - said to be a meteorite - plummeted to Earth in...
Great photos Simon! Was interested to see spiral structure on the one on the left in the second pic (Interesting thought - 12 million years to get to Vallum...
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