Hello all, ... Yes, I think that this is a better idea. Once we start seeing cold frosts then we can be sure that the weather will be a bit more consistent. ...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Nov 10, 2005 9:24 am
Folks, A discussion... Last night, a friend asked me why I was interested in astronomy. Then he asked me why I bothered actually observing the sky. To him,...
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Daniel Swan
dan_c_swan
Nov 10, 2005 11:18 am
... Why does anyone persue any hobby? Why do people make highly detailed train sets? Why do people go bird-watching? I think to a certain proportion of the...
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austinbwmn
Nov 11, 2005 9:25 am
... there ... our amateur ... but in the ... regard as a ... day. ... Hi all, Good question, I too was asked this very question 5 or 6 weeks ago and found...
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Andy Ellis
coxellis2
Nov 11, 2005 3:52 pm
I'm just catching up with these - my blueyonder account seems to have chosen to 'bounce' these emails as spam (without my knowing...). I agree with everything...
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SImon Murray
spmurray33
Nov 12, 2005 4:00 pm
I thought the group may be interested in looking at this impressive prominence that was observable today in H-Alpha light with a Coronado PST. Its a set of...
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Andy Ellis
coxellis2
Nov 12, 2005 8:37 pm
Stunning shot Simon - are you coming to the lecture in the herschel next week? it would be nice to meet you. I guess astroimagers are rare generally... and...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Nov 13, 2005 12:02 pm
Wow! Amazing.... David...
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SImon Murray
spmurray33
Nov 14, 2005 9:22 am
Andy, I can’t make it this Thursday but I am planning to go to the one on the 8th Dec. Will you be at that one? It would be interesting talking to you. You...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Nov 17, 2005 3:39 pm
Folks, Just a quick reminder that there is a meeting tonight at the Herschel Building, Newcastle University. The speaker is Dr. Ian Morison and the subject is...
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Dave Allan
redshiftman2003
Nov 30, 2005 11:03 pm
I'm developing a software package specifically for astro imaging for the PC which 'should' work with any camera that can be connected to the PC either directly...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Dec 9, 2005 10:42 am
Hello, This newsgroup has been pretty much dead for the last month. I haven't been able to post anything because I've been insanely busy attempting to ship ...
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Andy Ellis
coxellis2
Dec 10, 2005 2:40 am
Well David, as someone new to the society I was a little loathed to be the first to reply, but I've been thinking about it all day... First off, as far as last...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Dec 10, 2005 10:06 am
Andy and all, Thanks for your mail. There's a lot in Andy's email that we need to take on board. I've thought long and hard about this and something needs to...
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SImon Murray
spmurray33
Dec 12, 2005 2:26 pm
Unfortunately I was unable to make my first meeting last Thursday but I had hoped to attend. Parenting got in the way. If we're going to organise a star party...
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Dave Allan
redshiftman2003
Dec 12, 2005 3:46 pm
Just got back from Tenerife after a week of sunshine and clear skies and no moon. It was great to sit out on the balcony with a beer and pair of bins without...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Dec 21, 2005 11:35 am
Hello, The annual parade of Christmas Lights that currently adorn the houses in our cul-de-sac has reached a new and previously uncharted level of lameness and...
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austinbwmn
Dec 21, 2005 3:54 pm
David, Sadly the apathy you point out isn't only a feature of this group, it also blights other groups of a similar nature. I've gone through the motions of...
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A H Petty
darneley1
Dec 22, 2005 6:33 pm
I agree with Austin. My experience is that the "apathy" extends to many other fields. Also, many people who do not actively support societies, web sites etc ...
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Roger Greatorex
orastroman
Dec 23, 2005 3:32 pm
Isn't one of the problems that many of the "bright young things" who previously went to amateur astronomy societies are now doing astrophysics at one of the...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Dec 23, 2005 8:06 pm
Alf and all, ... First and foremost, let me make it absolutely clear that I was not proposing a split with the society. I merely proposed that an alternative...
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ray_m_mcbride
Dec 24, 2005 1:32 pm
Hello everyone, I have just joined your group, though I was a member of the society back in the early 90s. I ended my membership because the meeting night ...
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Andy Ellis
coxellis2
Dec 24, 2005 4:00 pm
Hi Ray and welcome http://www.newcastleastronomical.org.uk/ ...answers most of your questions :oD Andy ... From: "ray_m_mcbride" <raymcbride@...> To:...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Dec 24, 2005 4:03 pm
Hi Ray, Welcome to the group. ... Unfortunate choice of words at the moment... :) See the on-going dicussion on apathy in the previous posts. ... The society...
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David J. Hughes
infectionmusic
Dec 24, 2005 4:09 pm
Andy, Anyone still on line? I saw Venus in broad daylight today. That was a first! Will wander outside in 20 minutes or so and have a look with the 'scope once...
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ray_m_mcbride
Dec 24, 2005 8:13 pm
A website! Fantastic, thanks for the link Andy....
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Andy Ellis
coxellis2
Dec 24, 2005 9:01 pm
Hi David, missed the reply - the shot of venus on my website was taken during daylight. There was a discussion on UKAI last week about looking at venus during ...
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Simon Muuray
spmurray33
Dec 30, 2005 12:03 pm
I've seen Venus 30 mins before sunset. There was a recent article in Sky and telescope about this. Apparently if you know where to look its possible to pick it...
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SAURABH
rabhrabh1191...
Dec 30, 2005 2:58 pm
HI ALL , ONE DAY TO GO…. AFTER WHICH WHOLE WORLD WILL MOVE IN 2006. SOME GOOD THINGS HAPPENS THIS YEAR…. UNFORTUNATELY SOME BAD THINGS ALSO….. SOME UNEXPECTED...
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SImon Murray
spmurray33
Dec 31, 2005 4:15 pm
Thought you may be interested in this... On the 25th January Saturn & its rings will occulate a mag 7.9 between 18:45 & 20:51. This is a reasonable rare event...
