What's Up & Newsletter - February 2015
Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society | Tags: newsletter, whatsup, february, 2015
By Steve Harris
We've just put the finishing touches to the Society Newsletter for February, as well as a What's Up of items to see over the coming month: check them out by clicking the links below! February 2015 NewsletterWhat's Up: February 2015
Added on: Feb 06, 2015 Read more
Comet Lovejoy’s colourful coma
Posted by Admin | Tags: comet, lovejoy
Newbury Astro member, David Boyd, recorded this spectrum of Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy on 6th January 2015. The spectrum has been artificially coloured, and above it is the spectral profile showing the intensity of light emitted at each wavelength across the spectrum.
Added on: Jan 11, 2015 Read more
Buying A Telescope
Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society | Tags: telescope, purchasing
By Robert Bone
There’s a whole range of features to different benefits, and people always have their own personal opinions of what they think is "best”. As someone that’s owned a few different types of telescope over the years the best telescope is generally one that gets used. No point having some fancy telescope that links up to your computer if it takes over an hour to set up and is too heavy to lug around!
Added on: Dec 09, 2014 Read more
What's Up - December 2014
Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society | Tags: whatsup, december, 2014
By Steve Harris
These pages are intended to help you find your way around the sky this month.
Added on: Dec 04, 2014 Read more
Stargazing at Suddene Park Farm - 1st Nov
Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society
Come and join us for an evening looking at the stars through telescopes!
Added on: Nov 01, 2014 Read more
68 Years On, The First Photo of Earth From Space
Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society | Tags: history, earth
68 years ago today, a group of soldiers & scientists in New Mexico retrieved a steel cassette from the wreckage of a re-purposed V2 rocket. The contents were a world first - pictures of Earth from space.
Added on: Oct 24, 2014 Read more
Perseids 2014
Posted by Admin | Tags: meteors
The Perseids are very unfavourable this year because the maximum almost coincides with a full moon which will obscure all but the brightest meteors.
Added on: Aug 12, 2014 Read more
When is a shower not a show...?
Following the recent disappointing performance of the much hyped Camelopardalid meteors, we in the Newbury Astro think tank have been struck by the singular inappropriateness of the term ‘shower’ when applied to many meteor events.
Added on: Aug 06, 2014 Read more
New Website
Posted by Admin | Tags: website
So, the website has received a slight update.
New and undoubtedly interesting things will be added over the coming weeks and months. If you can't find what you're looking for, give us a shout on our Facebook or Twitter pages!
Added on: Aug 05, 2014 Read more
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