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Black Type II Curta calculator July 1953

Gaze and weep at this engineering beauty.  And remember, this was made in the days before CNC equipment!!!  Arrived this morning, courtesy of E-Bay 🙂 🙂

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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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300,000 not out!

I was just about to post up last night’s imaging session when I saw the counter has just gone over the 300,000 mark 🙂  Thank you all for visiting, and keep the visits coming, the mini-WASP array will be imaging … Continue reading

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Slabscape: Reset

If you’re into Science Fiction I can highly recommend “Slabscape: Reset” – the best thing I’ve picked (well Kindled anyway) since William Gibson’s Neuromancer – and that’s going back a LONG time 🙂  

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Spica Star name:                                          Spica Other names:                                      Alpha Virginis, Azimech, Alaraph, Dana Constellation:                                     Virgo Other ID:                                             67 Virginis, HR5056, HD116658, SAO157923, HIP65474 Magnitude:                                         +1.04 Absolute magnitude:                          -3.55 Luminosity, Sun = 1:                          12,100 R.A. 2000:                                          13hr 25min 11.5793sec … Continue reading

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A new camera for the Hyperstar III

Well I don’t think there is going to be much let up in the rain for a good few months now – I have just received a new camera for the Hyperstar III.  For quite a while now I have … Continue reading

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WZ Cassiopeiae – a Carbon star near Caph in the constellation Cassiopeia

WZ Cassiopeiae Star name:                                           WZ Cassiopeiae Other names: Constellation:                                      Cassiopeia Other ID:                                             SAO 21002, HIP 99, HD 224855, B+59 2810, PPM 11856 Magnitude:                                          6.772 to 7.215 Absolute magnitude:                            -2.7 +/- 1.0 Luminosity, Sun = 1:                           980 +/- … Continue reading

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UU Aurigae – a Carbon star in the constellation Auriga

UU Aurigae Star name:                                           UU Aurigae Other names: Constellation:                                      Auriga Other ID:                                             SAO 59280, HD 46687, HIP 31579, HR 2405, BD+38 1539 Magnitude:                                          5.446 Absolute magnitude:                            -3.1 +/- 1.1 Luminosity, Sun = 1:                           1400 +/- 1400 R.A. … Continue reading

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RS Cygni – a Carbon star lying close to the Crescent nebula in Cygnus

RS Cygni Star name:                                           RS Cygni Other names: Constellation:                                      Cygnus Other ID:                                             SAO 69636, HIP 99653, PPM 84477, HD 192443, B+38 3957 Magnitude:                                          7.1 to 8.5 Absolute magnitude:                            -0.77 +/- 0.92 Luminosity, Sun = 1:                           170 +/- … Continue reading

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SAO 12870 Carbon star next to Kemble’s Cascade in Camelopardalis

SAO 12874 and SAO 12870 Star name: Other names: Constellation:                                      Camelopardalis Other ID:                                             SAO 12874, HIP 17296, HD 22649, B+62 597, PPM 14446 Magnitude:                                          5.05 Absolute magnitude: Luminosity, Sun = 1: R.A. 2000:                                          03hr 42min 09.325sec Dec … Continue reading

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