Archive for the ‘Observing’ Category

Observing Calendar for December – January by Steve Woodbridge

Observing CalendarDecember 9th to January 7th 2010 (all times GMT)Date  December 9th Moon rises after midnightDecember 10th Rigel and Capella culminate at midnightDecember 13th-14th Geminid meteor maximum. With the radiant 34° up at 9pm, 61° up at midnight and 67° up at dawn, this meteor...
December 7th, 2009 | Sky Diary | Read More

Blue Moon in December 2009 by Danny Thomas

Most years have twelve full moons, which occur once in each month, but the cycle doesn’t take a complete year and there is about eleven days left over.   The extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years there is a thirteenth extra full moon which is known as a “blue moon.” As...
December 1st, 2009 | Resources, Sky Diary | Read More

Milky Way centre Imaged by John Moore

Milky Way centre - Imaged by John Moore The centre of the Milky Way, imaged from Tenerife using a 50mm Pentax camera lens and SBIG ST10XME camera – click to enlarge.Overlay of Milky Way – click to enlarge.
November 11th, 2009 | John Moore | Read More

Observing Calendar for November – December by Steve Woodbridge

Observing Calendar November 10th to December 9th 2009 (all times GMT) Date  November 10th Mars culminates shortly before dawn. As noted last month, it is just at the end of the winter in Mars’ Northern hemisphere now and with its North Pole facing us the North Polar cap should be prominent....
November 8th, 2009 | Observing | Read More

Widefield Image of Aquarius by Danny Thomas

 Widefield Image of Aquarius – click to enlarge  Image taken at an observing evening FAS put on for Beaver Scouts at Garners Field Scout Camp Site, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, 24 October at 21:34.  Unguided 20 second exposure at ISO1600 using 18mm lens on a Canon EOS350 digital SLR. ...
November 5th, 2009 | Danny Thomas | Read More

Widefield Image of Saggitarius, Ophiuchus and Lyra by Danny Thomas

Stellarium Screenshot of Saggitarius Ophiuchus Lyra Image taken at an observing evening FAS put on for Beaver Scouts at Garners Field Scout Camp Site, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, 24 October at 21:42  Unguided 20 second exposure at ISO1600 using 18mm lens on a Canon EOS350 digital SLR. Some post-processing...
November 5th, 2009 | Danny Thomas, Uncategorized | Read More

Widefield Image of Andromeda / Cassiopeia by Danny Thomas

Image taken at an observing evening FAS put on for Beaver Scouts at Garners Field Scout Camp Site, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey.  24 October at 21:34Widefield Image of Cassiopiea and Andromeda - click to enlarge Unguided 20 second exposure at ISO1600 using 18mm lens on a Canon EOS350 digital SLR.  Some...
November 5th, 2009 | Danny Thomas | Read More

Spacecraft Images by Danny Thomas

ISS and Automatic Transfer Vehicle (ATV) At the October FAS meeting, John Price showed some interesting videos regarding recent satellite and spacecraft missions involving the European Space Agency (ESA). One of the videos covered the Automatic Transfer Vehicle (ATV).   The ATV is an expendable, unmanned...
November 5th, 2009 | Danny Thomas | Read More

Copernicus Imaged by Chris Thayer

Copernicus, a prominent lunar impact crater situated in Oceanus Procellarum , is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 – 1543). It is over 90km in diameter and almost 4km deep. Its ‘rays’ spread up to 800Km across the surrounding mare.   This ‘young’ crater...
October 30th, 2009 | Chris Thayer | Read More

Pelican Nebula Imaged by Chris Thayer

The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC5070) is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus.  It is separated from its larger neighbour, the North America Nebula, by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust.Pelican Nebula – click to enlarge  Imaged using an ED80 and DSI3mono. 9 x 5.5...
October 14th, 2009 | Chris Thayer | Read More