Jupiter at the Herstmonceux Observatory and Science Centre
This year, I decided to volunteer at the Herstmonceux Observatory and Science Centre. I figured that this hobby has given me so much enjoyment, it was about time I tried to give something back. Of...
View ArticleA Good Idea?
Totally off the Astronomy topic here, but I was having a think on the way home tonight..... So here is the thought... Solar panels on roofs are becoming ubiquitous, yet they need to be south facing....
View ArticleAstronomy in the Pub
What an amazing night Astronomy in the Pub was! I've still not quite recovered a week later! I just wanted to post a public thanks to the wonderful folks from Astronomy 4 Everyone, Hants Astro, East...
View ArticleMoore's Marathon
Moore's Marathon Sir Patrick Moore has picked his 55 favourite night sky objects and over the month of April would like you to see as many as you can. The Moore Marathon will help celebrate 55 years...
View ArticleSouth Common Observatory - Phase 4
For a few years now, I have been thinking of ways to improve my observatory. One of the problems with Astronomy is that everything comes in boxes, and those boxes are needed to transport the...
View ArticlePorky's Party - Today!
What Happened? Each year, Chailey Bonfire Society holds a fund raising event. This year, we decided to have a hog roast. The field was prepared, the marquee was up, everything was booked. Then it...
View ArticleRunning Your Own Astronomy in the Pub
So you want to run your own Astronomy in the Pub event? GREAT! I run my events at my local pub, The Horns Lodge in South Chailey. So far, I have run 2 events, one to coincide with BBC Stargazing...
View ArticleBuilding an All-Sky Camera
http://meteor.uwo.ca/~weryk/asgard/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/easycapdc60/
View ArticleNova in Delphinus
Discovered by Amateur Astronomer Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan on the 14th August, here is my picture of the Nova along with the Planetary Nebula NGC6905, which itself the result of a Supernova in...
View Article2014-01-22 - Supernova in Galaxy Messier 82
This morning, I saw an interesting email come into my inbox. It reads as follows: Subject: [vsnet-alert 16812] Re: PSN J09554214+6940260: bright (11.7 mag) supernova in M82At UT 2014 Jan 22.305, we...
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