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AGM -
11th June 2008
Don't forget the Society's AGM on
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Click here for news of the Isle of Wight star
party - March 2008
6th - 10th MARCH 2008. Come and
enjoy some of the darkest skies in the South.
Run by Vectis Astronomical Society in association with
SAGAS
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Comet
17P/Holmes - October 2007
Members of the society observed
the bright comet 17P/Holmes in outburst at magnitude 2.5 in Perseus.
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Lunar
Eclipse - March 3rd 2007
A total lunar eclipse was visible on
Saturday 3rd March. The umbral eclipse started at 21.30, with maximum eclipse at
23.30. Members of the society viewed the event at the observatory. A members
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Leonids - November 2006
The society organised, at short
notice, a Leonid observing evening. This was held at Paul's house - a dark site
south-west of Andover - and six members attended. Despite the promise of
good weather 24 hours earlier, the sky sadly clouded over from 7pm onwards,
getting progressively worse. At midnight, after an evening of good conversation
and indeed food and drink (!), it was decided to abandon the event. See the
picture opposite for an example of a typical observing evening in the UK !
What was more galling was that
Paul got up at 5am to find the clouds had disappeared and the sky was sparkly
clear. He went out and observed for half an hour, seeing 10 Leonids and one
sporadic meteor in that time.
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Observing Nights - October 2006
The society had two successful
observing nights in late October with good attendance at both. High on the list
of objects to observe was the bright comet Swann - click left for a picture by
one of the members.
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Recruitment Stand - September 2006
The society set up a recruitment
stand in the main walkway at QinetiQ, Farnborough
on 13th September to advertise the society to those resident on the Cody site.
There was a good response. See the picture to the left.
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News
on Membership - May 2006 Cody
AS is opening its membership to the public for the first time. Operating
from within Cody Technology Park in Farnborough, Hampshire, membership has until
now only been available to those with site access, but recently approval has
been given to offer membership to a limited number of the general public.
Unfortunately membership cannot be offered to non-UK citizens or children less
than 16 years of age because of limitations on the issue of site passes. Those
interested should contact chairman Phil
here.
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Mars, Meade 10" LX200. Image by Phil Alner. |
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Comet 8P/Tuttle (Approx mag6)
in Pisces. Sum of ten x 30s exposures. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight
Xpress MX5 CCD. Jan 2008.
Image by Paul Curtis. |
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M42, Orion Nebula - 10" Meade
LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 20 second exposure, Jan 2008.
Image by Paul Curtis. |
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| Moon, 29-10-07
- Canon 30D EOS prime focus on Tal Newtonian (150mm, F8). Picture by Glenn
Shackleford |
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Comet 17P/Holmes, 15-11-07,
Canon 30D EOS, 45sec exposure - prime focus on Tal Newtonian (150mm, F8).
Picture by Glenn Shackleford |
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Comet 17P/Holmes, 30-10-07,
Canon 30D EOS 30sec exposure - prime focus on Tal Newtonian (150mm, F8).
Picture by Glenn Shackleford |
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Mars, Sum of 409 exposures
each 1/50th second, 10" LX200@f24, TouCam Pro webcam, December 2007.
Image by Paul Curtis. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes, sum of ten x
30s exposures, 10" Meade LX200 SCT
f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. October 2007 |
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| Lunar occultation of saturn. 22nd May
2007. 250mm Orion Newtonian, afocal image with Olympus compact microdigital
800 camera (5M pixel). Effective focal length 5200mm. Image by Gordon Lloyd. |
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Mercury and the Moon (phase
1.5%), 17th May 2007. 6M Sanyo digital camera. Image by Paul Curtis. |
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| Moon, Hommel to the limb, afocal image with Olympus compact microdigital
800 camera (5M pixel). Effective focal length 5200mm. April 2007, Image by Gordon Lloyd. |
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Saturn, sum of 307 exposures each 1/25 second, 10" LX200@f24, TouCam Pro
webcam, April 2007 |
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| Moon, Clavius, afocal image with Olympus compact microdigital
800 camera (5M pixel). Effective focal length 5200mm. March 2007, Image by Gordon Lloyd. |
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| Saturn, 250mm Orion Newtonian, Celestron
Neximage Webcam, Focal length 3750mm. Average of 1000 images processed in
Registax. March 2007. Image by Gordon Lloyd. |
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| Total lunar eclipse, 250mm Orion
Newtonian, afocal image with Olympus compact microdigital 800 camera (5M
pixel). 3rd March 2007. Image by Gordon Lloyd. |
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Lunar Eclipse photos by member Paul Hugill, 3rd March
2007 |
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Lunar Eclipse photo by member Paul Curtis, 3rd March 2007 |
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| Moon, Theophilus to Fracastorius, afocal image with Olympus compact microdigital
800 camera (5M pixel). Effective focal length 5200mm. November 2006, Image by Gordon Lloyd. |
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Lunar images (Clavius and
Straight Wall) by Phil Alner using a Meade LPI with the society's Zeiss
scope, November 2006 |
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| Jupiter, 250mm Orion Newtonian, Celestron
Neximage Webcam, Focal length 3750mm. Average of 1000 images processed in
Registax. April 2006. Image by Gordon Lloyd. |
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HGC7293, Helix Nebula,
Aquarius, 10" Meade LX200 SCT
f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 15 minute exposure. October 2006. Image by Paul Curtis |
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Comet 73P Schwassmann-Wachmann (fragment C) in Corona Borealis at Mag 8.8, 10" Meade
LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 7 x 30 second images summed on
Comet. April 2006, Paul Curtis |
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Mars, sum of 50 exposures
each 1/33 second, 10" LX200@f24, TouCam Pro webcam, 19th December 2005, Paul
Curtis |
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Saturn, sum of 126 exposures each 1/25 second, 10" LX200@f24, TouCam
Pro webcam, 8th February 2005 at the Cody Observatory. Image by Paul Curtis. |
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Comet/2002 Q2 Machholz in
Aries at Mag 4.1 - showing detail in the tail, 10" Meade LX200 SCT
f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 10 x 60 second images
summed on Comet. Jan 2005. Image by Paul Curtis |
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Pleiades, drawing using 15x70
binoculars, by Mark Radice,
November 2004 |
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| Saturn,
by Mark Radice
using a Toucam Pro Webcam with a 4" refractor, November 2004 |
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Moon,
Shroters Valley, by Mark Radice
using a Toucam Pro Webcam with a 4" refractor, October 2004 |
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Some lunar images taken by Mark Radice using a Toucam Pro
Webcam with a 4" refractor, June 2004 |
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Pictures taken by Phil Alner at the
Cody Observatory, June 8th 2004 |
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Pictures of the Venus transit taken by Paul Curtis at the
Cody Observatory, June 8th 2004
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Comet 2001 Q4 NEAT in Cancer.
Eight 30 second images summed on the comet. Paul Curtis, 10 LX200, MX5 CCD,
May 2004 |
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Jupiter, by Mark Radice, 4" refractor, June 2004 |
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Moon in full eclipse by Paul Curtis. Image taken with
Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera. 4th May 2004 |
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Moon emerging from eclipse by Paul Curtis. Image taken
with Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera. 4th May 2004 |
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Moon emerging from eclipse by Paul Curtis. Image taken
with Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera through the eyepiece of the Cody
Scope. 4th May 2004 |
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Venus, Mars and Saturn - 6 second exposure taken with a
Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera. 4th May 2004 |
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Moon just emerging from eclipse - stack of 22 images
taken through the society's Cody Scope by Andy and Rachael Parsons.
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Moon in partial eclipse. Image taken with a Meade 60mm
refractor by Andy and Rachael Parsons. |
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Moon showing crater Petavius by Phil Alner and Roy
Mitchell. Image projection with Fuji 2900 digital camera. 23rd April 2004 |
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Image of Venus taken by chairman Phil Alner using the
society's Zeiss telescope on 22nd April 2004. |
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| Jupiter and
the GRS, sum of 275 exposures each 1/25 second, 10" LX200@f24, TouCam Pro
webcam, 19th April 2004, Paul Curtis |
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