Category Archives: Television and Radio

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Well we have managed to survive 2020 and now await the developments of 2021. As per usual, this imaging season has been complete rubbish so far with only a couple of good nights since the beginning of October 2020 – … Continue reading

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Simon Parkin broadcasts live from the New Forest Observatory for Meridian News & Weather

Friday February 15th was a very eventful day for astronomers world-wide.  Simon Parkin had already arranged to broadcast the weather live from the New Forest Observatory that evening due to the near miss asteroid DA14 that was due in our … Continue reading

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Simon Parkin at the New Forest Observatory on near miss night

Simon Parkin and the Meridian Weather film team – together with satellite transmission van – did a live broadcast from the New Forest Observatory on 15/02/2013, the evening of the near miss flyby of the asteroid.  Here are a couple … Continue reading

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Meridian Weather picture 31/07/2012

Simon Parkin showed the recent Crescent nebula with Carbon star image on tonight’s Meridian Weather 🙂  

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Carbon star makes an appearance on Simon Parkin’s Meridian Weather 05/04/2012

Simon Parkin used the recent UU Aurigae Carbon star image to introduce his Meridian Weather slot on 05/04/2012 at 10:30 p.m. Video footage Copyright Meridian News & Weather 2012.

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New Forest Observatory

A few years back Chris Packham ran an Inside Out BBC programme on the New Forest Observatory.  Chris and the BBC team did the most amazing job on this and you can see the result of their work  here.  Video … Continue reading

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New Forest Observatory on Simon Parkin’s Meridian Weather 11/10/2011

The recent North America nebula image taken using the mini-WASP array made an appearance on tonight’s Meridian Weather programme courtesy of Simon Parkin 🙂  Thank you Simon for continuing to show images taken at the New Forest Observatory.  Video footage … Continue reading

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Simon Parkin introduces the Leo Trio to Meridian TV viewers

On last night’s (4th April 2011) Meridian Weather, Simon Parkin showed the Leo Trio image acquired at the New Forest Observatory.  Video footage Copyright Meridian News and Weather.  View the video here.

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Markarian’s Chain image on Meridian Weather with Simon Parkin

The New Forest Observatory image of the Markarian Chain of galaxies made an appearance on Simon Parkin’s Weather programme on Meridian TV both last night at 6:20 p.m. (I missed that one) and today at 3:55 p.m. (caught that one … Continue reading

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Markarian’s Chain shown by Simon Parkin on tonight’s Meridian Weather.

Apparently Simon Parkin showed the Markarian Chain of galaxies (now crossing your southern horizon) acquired at the New Forest Observatory, on his weather slot on Meridian TV tonight.  Unfortunately I didn’t see it – damn!!

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