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Aha, so not an unaided-eye object yet then.... a pity, but i'd bring bins anyway, and have a

Very useful, thanks for posting it. On Sat, 5 Oct 2024, 14:00 William Bottaci, <w.bottaci@gmail.

Very useful, thanks for posting it. On Sat, 5 Oct 2024, 13:46 William Bottaci, <w.bottaci@gmail.

CME article Most Powerful Solar Flare in 7 Years Blasts Earth: Expect Stunning Auroras sciencealert.

William Same here. The focus is spot on. I particularly like the bright spots on the dark side of the

 Thanks for your comments William. Next time I will stop the lens down from f4 to f8, which is meant

wow, these are great Tim! :) we missed it all i think where we are, but i do think i woke up in the

Not so quick off the press but this is going to be similar to today, a guide for those going (or not)

Remember that the Observatory is open for Open House today (Sunday 15th Sept) from 1 - 4pm. We will

Thank you James, Kevin; much appreciated. The only filter I use is a Baader white light, reducing to

Thanks Mike James Sent from my iPad On 30 Jul 2024, at 09:37, Mike Maunder <mike.speedibrews@gmail

Tim, Trevor, William Thank you all for your comments on the sun images. The seeing was decidedly

indeed James. But for insurance you normally need to prove a loss, whereas south-westerlies bring me

An interesting mail, William, thanks. I'm not sure if a “beastie” I bought about a decade ago

 Here's another Sun Today, 26 June 2024. The novelty of cloudless daytime skies hasn't yet

Hello Kevin Another good attempt. Small tight stars, so good optics, and guiding (well at least good

hi James, thanks. it actually took several hours to process these images. I know there are some user

This was a difficult one the moon full out and twilight, but still Sent from Outlook for Android

Impeccable logic William Thanks James Sent from my iPad On 23 Jun 2024, at 10:55, William Bottaci

5095: from Gemini to Lyra/Cygnus before the Aurora was visible with the naked eye.

5188: Ursa Major at the zenith (the Big Dipper is upside down)

5185: Cygnus / Lyra 5134: from Gemini to Lyra; Moon low in the West sky It is a shame I did not have

hi all, last month when we had been so lucky to see the aurora, I did not have with me any modern

As often mentioned, actually seeing a nova is such a rare event it's a 'bucket list' item

Hello Trevor, thank you for your comment. I use nothing impressive at all: Adobe Photoshop Elements

Hello James, thank you for the images; very nice work, and good to know features of the sun.

Hello again Besides the forum reader this is also addressed to the replies; I won't specifically

You may be interested to know that on BBC Radio 4 this morning just past the 9 am news there is the

Today's Sun: Altitude 38º Diameter 31º 50' Distance 1.006 AU (we are closest in winter,

Spot on with that prom at 5 o/c, just where DR showed. 4min 26 sec. 2027 4 saros on from '73.