When you first start observing or imaging, the Messier list of objects is a very good place to start looking for nice deep-sky objects in the Northern Hemisphere. Stephen James O’Meara has produced a beautiful reference work on the Messier … Continue reading
Opening night was very busy with over 120 people attending! This was quite a lot more than I was expecting, but the hall is good for parties up to 200, so there was some spare standing room. Met up with … Continue reading
Just came home on Wednesday 15th August to find we have Picture of the Month in this Month’s (September 2007 Issue) Astronomy Now magazine. Astronomy Now have published our wide field picture of the The North America Pelican Nebula. Taken with the … Continue reading
Today, Astronomy Picture of the Day [APOD] have published one of our most recent images, that of Messier 67 (M67) in the constellation Cancer. Gathered at the center of this sharp skyview are the stars of Messier 67, one of the oldest … Continue reading
In my last post I was at the point of deciding which refractors and CCD cameras to use. I think I’ve now solved that dilemma! Having gone through many combinations and permutations I am thinking the best solution for me is … Continue reading
As I said in the project announcement, living in the UK we have a major problem to contend with trying to pursue our hobby – the weather! There are very few good clear Moonless nights to take those perfect images. … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce that the Starscape II Exhibition will open at 7.00 p.m. on Friday 17th August 2007 at the Brockenhurst Village Hall – which is within short walking distance of Brockenhurst main line station. The exhibition is … Continue reading
We are incredibly proud that we have been given permission by Sir Arthur C Clarke to publish his tribute to both the BBC television programme The Sky at Night and to Sir Patrick Moore. If you do nothing else today – … Continue reading
According to the Guiness Book of Records this Quasar in the constellation Lynx is the brightest known object in our universe and who are we to argue with them [oops – see the Postscript below]!
If you are to explore the heavens – you need a good map to guide you. In my opinion there is only one star atlas you need to consider, Will Tirion and Roger W. Sinnott’s “Sky Atlas 2000.0”. Be prepared, … Continue reading
