Galaxy Zoo – 2010

Galaxy Zoo – 2010

This month we were delighted to welcome Dr Chris Lintott of Oxford University to our society. As well...
NGC2403 Imaged by John Moore

NGC2403 Imaged by John Moore

  Total exposure 4.8hrs with a Celestron C11
Eskimo Nebula (NGC2392) Imaged by John Moore

Eskimo Nebula (NGC2392) Imaged by John Moore

Eskimo Nebula - click to enlarge  Eskimo Nebula in narrowband. RGB = Ha, O3, S2. Total exposure 2.5hrs...
Outreach Event – Haslemere Cub Scouts

Outreach Event – Haslemere Cub Scouts

Farnham AS will be assisting Haslemere Cub Scouts this year by hosting an evening observing session on...

Galaxy Zoo – 2010

Featured Articles — March 13, 2010 at 3:11 pm
This month we were delighted to welcome Dr Chris Lintott of Oxford University to our society. As well as pursuing a successful academic career as a university lecturer, and researcher into the processes which form stars and galaxies, Chris is a well known author and the co-presenter of the Sky at Night.Chris spoke about the success of Galaxy Zoo in opening up new ways to conduct astronomical research,...

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Venues

Meeting Venue

Meeting Venue
Our meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at: Willis Hall Sandy Lane Church Crookham Fleet, Hampshire GU52...
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Programme

Programme 2010

Programme 2010
Our guest speakers for 2010 are as follows:January 12th Lunar Impacts, Graham Bryant (SAGAS).February 9th Space the...
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Dec 7, 2009 13:15

Beginners

The Magnitude Scale by Peter Campbell-Burns

The Magnitude Scale by Peter Campbell-Burns
Even with the unaided eye we can make some estimates of the properties of a star against the dark background of the night...
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Dec 14, 2009 19:36

Sky Diary

Observing Calendar – March 9th to April 12th 2010 by Steve Woodbridge

Observing Calendar – March 9th to April 12th 2010 by Steve Woodbridge
Observing Calendar – March 9th to April 12th 2010  (all times Local Time)Date                                                                                          March...
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Mar 8, 2010 19:14

Recent Articles

Committee Meeting – 1st March 2010

Minutes of FAS Committee Meeting 1st March 2010 AttendeesPeter Campbell-Burns Eric Grieve Kevin Pretorius John Price John Rees Danny Thomas Peter West Steve WoodbridgeMinutes of the Last Meeting The minutes of the last meeting were accepted: Closed actions:Eric has passed on minutes from past meetings...
March 14th, 2010 | Meeting minutes | Read More

Galaxy Zoo – 2010

This month we were delighted to welcome Dr Chris Lintott of Oxford University to our society. As well as pursuing a successful academic career as a university lecturer, and researcher into the processes which form stars and galaxies, Chris is a well known author and the co-presenter of the Sky at...
March 13th, 2010 | Featured Articles | Read More

Observing Calendar – March 9th to April 12th 2010 by Steve Woodbridge

Observing Calendar – March 9th to April 12th 2010  (all times Local Time)Date                                                                                          March 15th New Moon.March 16th Mars...
March 8th, 2010 | Sky Diary | Read More

NGC2403 Imaged by John Moore

  Total exposure 4.8hrs with a Celestron C11
March 8th, 2010 | Featured Articles, John Moore | Read More

Eskimo Nebula (NGC2392) Imaged by John Moore

Eskimo Nebula - click to enlarge  Eskimo Nebula in narrowband. RGB = Ha, O3, S2. Total exposure 2.5hrs with a C11
March 8th, 2010 | Featured Articles, John Moore | Read More

Outreach Event – Haslemere Cub Scouts

Farnham AS will be assisting Haslemere Cub Scouts this year by hosting an evening observing session on 20th March . The members-only session will run from 8pm-10pm but members will need to  arrive in good time to allow set-up - which may need to take place in semi-darkness. If any members are able...
March 8th, 2010 | Featured Articles, Forthcoming events | Read More

Local news on light pollution

Interesting news on the BBC website regarding the installation of new lighting in Surrey. It’s good news for Astronomers in that the new lights are directional and will be dimmed. Bad news is that the illumination cannot be blocked by filters. But it’s good to see a council balancing the...
March 3rd, 2010 | Observing | Read More

Mars 1st March – Imaged by John Moore

Imaged under good seeing conditions
March 2nd, 2010 | John Moore | Read More

Is the World going to end in 2012?

A brief search on YouTube reveals large numbers of videos asserting that the world is coming to an end on the 21st Dec 2012. It’s disappointing to learn that large numbers of young people watch such videos and many are both persuaded and frightened by these claims. Some are even convinced that there’s...
February 14th, 2010 | Featured Articles | Read More

Observing Calendar for February 9th to March 8th 2010 by Steve Woodbridge

Observing Calendar February 9th to March 8th 2010 (all times GMT) by Steve WoodbridgeDate  February 10th Syrtis Major (the most prominent marking on Mars) on the central meridian at midnight. Mars is currently at its most prominent for 2 years and although its disc is only around 13-14” arc...
February 8th, 2010 | Sky Diary | Read More