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Sh2-129 Squid Nebula (HOO with RGB stars) from multiple nights in 2022. 29hrs of data gathered. Some of it very difficult to process as the ZWO 7 Nm OIII filter allowed the brightest stars to bloat horribly. The blue nebulosity behind those bright stars has been lost in the processing. I am making a case, to myself, for the purchase of an Astrodon 3Nm OIII filter because I have other targets whose data could…


KA Star Party at LLanhydrock : 7, December

The second of two Star parties being held in the grounds of National Trust Llanhydrock. Kick off just before dusk at 16:00 . Park in the main car park and walk towards to the house. As always this event is subject to there being clear skies. Exact location details are as follows. Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7txrQ3q7fQvz8x6k9 What3Words: ///publish.defected.blend


Back to the cosmological drawing board?

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), B. Johnson (CfA), S. Tacchella (Cambridge), P. Cargile (CfA). Generally, we are all a nosy bunch. Since 1950 many people have loved being flies on the walls in Ambridge to hear the drama and gossip of several families in The Archers that don’t actually exist. The genealogical roots of many celebrities have been investigated with a fine tooth comb over the years in…


Our Next Meeting: 19, September – Summercourt

There are three talks tonight. Mike will be discussing ‘Features on the Moon’ , where he will touch on a few of the surface features, as well as aiming to present other aspects that are less well known; eg, why the Moon has a ‘lumpy’ gravitational field and what the implications are. This will be followed by two shorter talks on ‘NASA Unmanned Missions’ and ‘Space Stations’ by Heather and Charles respectively.  


Next Meeting: 15th August – Summercourt

Image Credit: Ripley Entertainment Tonight will feature two talks. The first poses the question ‘What does the 1982 TV series ‘Believe it or Not’ and Gamma Ray Bursts have in common?  Dan’s talk tonight will reveal all.   The second is ‘Globules and Elephant Trunks’ Nick analyses an image he took back in 2020 and explains what’s happening to a number of the features seen within the image.


ISS transit of the Sun: 29, July

Mark Godwin captured an extraordinary image of the ISS crossing the Sun on July 27, 2024, at 15:24:46 UT using his new ZWO Seestar S50 Smart telescope. The impressive still was extracted from a 4-second video sequence….