@ClaireCSmith Yes. Great to hear from you. It was good to come back several times at different times of the day and see different things change. Also , various references to Tycho and Kepler in town. Yes, all is well - posting here has been “squeezed out” by time on Astro and other activities.
#meteor#Astrophotography A Perseid meteor, 2025 August 12/13. 6 second exposure ISO800 on f/5. Just right of centre - going from Cepheus to Cygnus. Also a portion of a satellite trail bottom, just left of centre.
Summer Triangle showing the Milky Way in the Cygnus and Aquila areas. 90 from 100 30 second f/3.5 ISO 200 shots combined with Deep Sky Stacker and processed with Pixinsight.
Our Monthly Beginners' Evening : 8 pm on Tuesday 22nd July at Ranmoor Parish Centre : S10 3HZ . A melange - 3 different talks plus our regular features, Monthly Notes, Astronews, APODOM. Musical Accompaniment by Sushi.
Free refreshments. Opportunity to join on the night.
Our Monthly Beginners' Evening : 8 pm on Tuesday 22nd July at Ranmoor Parish Centre : S10 3HZ . A melange - 3 different talks plus our regular features, Monthly Notes, Astronews, APODOM. Musical Accompaniment by Sushi.
Free refreshments. Opportunity to join on the night.
Our Monthly Beginners' Evening : 8 pm on Tuesday 22nd July at Ranmoor Parish Centre : S10 3HZ . A melange - 3 different talks plus our regular features, Monthly Notes, Astronews, APODOM. Musical Accompaniment by Sushi.
Free refreshments. Opportunity to join on the night.
The constellation of Libra is in the southern part of the sky during these shorter nights. Here is an image made from around 100, 20second exposures on ISO 200, f/5 and about 30 mm focal length. Also a version with the (interesting) names of some of the stars added.
#astrtalks#astrotalks#astronomy Pleased an honoured to be asked to give a talk to @AstronomyIRL Astronomy Ireland in August. "The Solar Neighbourhood - a guide to the nearest stars".
#astrtalks#astronomy#talks Looking forward to my visit tonight to the Lincoln Astronomical Society @LincolnAst to talk about "The Solar Neighbourhood - A guide to the nearest stars".
#sundials#Prague Armillary sphere and East and West facing sundials (scale shown for east but just the gnomon for west - nothing at all for south) on the tower at Clementinum in Prague. Also East and South facing dials in an adjacent courtyard.
Speaker's Evening. Tuesday 8th April, 8 pm, (Doors 7:30). Ranmoor Parish Centre : S10 3HZ "Particle Physics for astronomers". We are delighted to welcome Dr Julian Onions of the University of Nottingham and @NottinghamAstro. Free refreshments , opportunity to join on the night.