Aberdeen Astro Soc

Encouraging astronomy in the Aberdeen area, we have great talks, offer advice and friendly meetings to let you get the most from the fascinating sky.

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@SNHnortheast @CloudAppSoc @nature_scot @sritchie43 @BBCScotWeather @BBCWthrWatchers @SusanCalman ..and the consensus is irridescent. Nacreous are far higher so would not have the level of detail or irregularity of the outline.

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@librarykemnayac Excellent efforts - and great to see the proper centripetal adjective rather than the cringeworthy centrifugal.

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@gjs1974 Hi Graham, sorry for the late reply but I'm not aware of a specific repair shop in Scotland for Celestron. However some of our members have considerable electronics experience so perhaps bringing the scope to a BC meeting might be a good first step?

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Please share - Spanish Version, and gives a preview of what to expect next Tuesday in Chile and Argentina. https://t.co/pMIJUU0Zst

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AAS is feeling a little romantic today:

Roses are red,
And violets are too,
If observed in a distant galaxy,
At redshift 0.72

*Thanks to Dr Darren Baskill for this

https://t.co/hERvs9uj0n

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Cracking aurora shot over Aberdeenshire https://t.co/E62mD2p8Do

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There's a lunar eclipse early on Monday morning 21st Jan. The main action occurs between 03:40 and 06:40 which is not very friendly for many of us. Forecast has a clear Sunday evening and then clouding over - but that could... https://t.co/VsT5R556vw

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Its fun to put things into perspective https://t.co/Nf4PvFWrCq

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Could be good tonight. https://t.co/rjSWqbzhzg

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Live crew change on the ISS. https://t.co/JuyYMvrL01

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The Bettridge Centre carpark is extremely busy tonight... please be aware and park up on surrounding streets and walk down if you can.

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If you missed the Lunar Eclipse last week... this is fantastic from Colin Legg. https://t.co/lWwulE0jxs

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Lapsed AAS member Phil Hart shares this... https://t.co/c24YYs9OjQ

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Watch this...it’s hilarious and inspiring. Then post up your phone photos! https://t.co/9TCBS7Htvk

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Live Rocket Launch = SpaceX

Now! https://t.co/YyMRFhX4hv

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We are sadly noting the death of Stephen Hawking.... https://t.co/JVDy6HehlP

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We all love sky phenomena, please check out these brilliant photos of a Glory.

More info on things like this... https://t.co/trP1cRDCQf

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This was going on above the clouds. https://t.co/zSbnN5wx7h

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Following the live launch at our last meeting, the story of Starman continues:... https://t.co/eRunFGtRC7