Mike Meynell
Mike Meynell
@mikem
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Joined: Jun 19, 2020
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RE: Anyone know what this might be?

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...

4 years ago
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RE: Anyone know what this might be?

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...

4 years ago
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RE: Hello all

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 ...

4 years ago
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RE: Amat at the ROG

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.

4 years ago
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RE: Light pollution and Spain

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...

5 years ago
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RE: Stargazing at Blackheath

Thanks for your message Venkat. Please remember to check the website before departure (or our Twitter / Facebook feed) so that you know for certain ...

5 years ago
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RE: Planet Uranus Due South

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...

5 years ago
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RE: Clear Skies!...So whats on sky?

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...

5 years ago
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RE: Clear Skies!...So whats on sky?

I’ll be there for 8:30pm, Mike. Great stuff, Tej. See you there.

5 years ago
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RE: Clear Skies!...So whats on sky?

What time are you getting there, Tej? I should be able to join you.

5 years ago
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RE: Blackheath viewing in July

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...

5 years ago
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RE: Introduction to Astrophotography

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...

6 years ago
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RE: ISS seen from Galloway

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...

6 years ago
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RE: Junocam

Thanks for sharing that, Clive. Good preparation for our next lecture!

6 years ago
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RE: Images from E-Eye Trip

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...

6 years ago
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