The sun is shinning and the forecast looks reasonable for tonight. Anyone up for a trip to Vallum farm tonight if the conditions hold? The 70% illuminated moon...
I wont be able to make it tonight as I have an early start tomorrow, but I will be in the garden for a while. Hope it stays this was for a while. Dave...
Simon, ... A bit difficult for me since it's work tomorrow. If the weather stays fine, and there's a good chance that it will, I'll either be out in the garden...
Hi all, Two of us went up to Vallum farm to try it out as a potential mid week observing site. We eventually found out where we had to be and got set-up...
Hello, I spent some time in the back garden last night, mostly looking at the moon and playing with my new digital camera. I took a couple of long exposures (8...
Austin, I’m glad you had a successfully trip. It’s a good location as it’s a 20 minutes drive from Newcastle and it’s only in the west where there is...
Hi Simon, It's a venerable, Orion SkyQuest XT8 fitted with an Argo Navis DTC and a Red dot finder. The Argo wasn't deployed last night, but for the first time...
David, I'm not too sure about your Photoshop technique as I generally only use it's light curves function. This function dramatically reveals intricate faint...
Austin, I think I have seen some of your posts on the Northumberland Astronomical Society's yahoo groups? I guess the skies are a lot darker in Hauxley. I've...
Simon, Yes, they are my posts. Hauxley probably is darker, but not much. The pub turning their outside lights off last night made a big difference. I'm...
Austin, I was more concerned about the accuracy of some goto systems. That’s only based on reviews and a few hours with a COAA winctc system. I guess most...
Hi, Is anyone interested in an observing trip to Vallum Farm tonight (Friday) if it is clear? The forecasts are slightly conflicting so I think we will need to...
Hi Simon, ... Tonight is difficult for me too. Was anyone else out observing at 6am this morning? Absolutely terrific. Venus, the Moon and Mars all easy...
Hi Simon, count me in. Lunchtime forecast has just said it's going to be a crystal clear night. I'll review it later, but I'll get up for about 7:30 if it...
Hi, Friday was a very successful session at Vallum Farm. We started at 7:30pm and finished around 11:45pm as the mist descended. However the four-hour session...
This was the best observing session I'd ever had. The air was very still and one strange phenomenon observed was the orange glow from Newcastle was virtually...
Hi, Is anyone interested in a trip to Vallum farm tonight (wed)? The forecast looks great for comet observing! Comet Loneos is currently 6th mag and tonight is...
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