Looking at it again in close-up, the object does appear to be changing shape (though that could be atmospherics)... leading me to suspect that it’s an...
Glad you enjoyed it this evening, Nick. That’s a great image of the Moon. As regards the “mystery object” it looks like a satellite or perhaps a pi...
Hi Nick, Welcome to the Flamsteed! Glad that you enjoyed the lecture last night. Sadly, work commitments meant that I couldn't attend, but I should ...
It’s still early days, I think. I suspect that things will start gearing up when we get some darker night skies, probably from September onwards.
Nice image... and confirms that we were in just about the darkest spot in the south of Spain. E-Eye is about a third of the way up from the bottom and...
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Had a look at it at the last Blackheath Observing session, and must say that it was difficult to even discern it as a disk. Always worth a look, but...
Where did the mosquitos come from!! I got bites on both my hands, my neck and even on my leg despite wearing trousers. They attacked us in the fir...
I’ll be there for 8:30pm, Mike. Great stuff, Tej. See you there.
What time are you getting there, Tej? I should be able to join you.
Welcome to the Flamsteed forums! We don't tend to schedule Blackheath observing events in the period June-August, as the nights don't get dark enough...
Very pleased that you found the session useful, David. I've not used a Samsung mount previously, as I have an iPhone... but a quick Google search has...
Nice images, Andy. Yep, definitely another satellite. Quick look at Sky Safari identifies it as 31598 - COSMO-SkyMed 1 COSMO-SkyMed 1 is an Italia...
Thanks for sharing that, Clive. Good preparation for our next lecture!
Beautiful image, Rupert. I love how you've retained the individual star colours, and the emission nebula detail is really stunning for only 20 minutes...