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- 21 Dec 2009, 18:37
- Forum: Astronomical Events
- Topic: Green Flash #2!
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Green Flash #2!
Last December, I posted about having observed my first-ever green flash - after almost exactly 40 years of observing! Well, last Saturday I saw my second - one year and two days after that first one. As before, the flash was a very vivid lemony-green, before a split second's intense green. Guess the...
- 17 Oct 2009, 11:08
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: Ursa Minor
- Replies: 8
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Excellent image, George .... just out of interest, I've been taking images of constellations (eg Orion, Gemini) just with a hand-held compact digital camera (8mp) - ie no tripod or anything - set on ISO. Was amazed to get anything .... but, for example, the whole of Orion shows up, except for the Sw...
- 24 Feb 2009, 09:01
- Forum: Club News
- Topic: Meeting 17th February
- Replies: 2
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- 12 Feb 2009, 09:12
- Forum: Media, TV and Internet
- Topic: AstroFest 2009 - #2!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2573
AstroFest 2009 - #2!
Being an unapologetic Anorak of the First Order, I was thrilled to be treated to a trip to both days of this year’s AstroFest (never let it be said that men are rubbish at getting you what you want for your birthday!) It was an excellent two days, with lots of different papers covering everything fr...
- 26 Jan 2009, 08:53
- Forum: Media, TV and Internet
- Topic: Astrofest 2009
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3202
- 23 Jan 2009, 14:38
- Forum: Media, TV and Internet
- Topic: Astrofest 2009
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3202
Astrofest 2009
Hi all -
is anyone going to Astrofest in February?
I'm going to be there both days (although probably not all of the Saturday), so it would be cool - 8) - to catch up with anyone who's coming down.
Cheers,
Emma
is anyone going to Astrofest in February?
I'm going to be there both days (although probably not all of the Saturday), so it would be cool - 8) - to catch up with anyone who's coming down.
Cheers,
Emma
- 14 Jan 2009, 16:04
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Agenda for Annual General Meeting - 20/01/09 at 7.45 pm
- Replies: 3
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- 14 Jan 2009, 08:57
- Forum: Meetings
- Topic: Agenda for Annual General Meeting - 20/01/09 at 7.45 pm
- Replies: 3
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- 29 Dec 2008, 09:57
- Forum: Off topic
- Topic: Thank you!
- Replies: 0
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Thank you!
Hi everyone - just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU, for the lovely gifts which arrived, with perfect timing, on Christmas Eve! It was such a lovely surpise and much appreciated. I have to say, in spite of never having been able to make it to a meeting, I feel more a part of DBA than I have any other ...
- 23 Dec 2008, 08:49
- Forum: Media, TV and Internet
- Topic: Star of Bethlehem
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2951
Star of Bethlehem
There’s a documentary about the Star of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, BBC2, 5.30pm. According to the Daily Mail Weekend magazine, “This interesting seasonal documentary reveals how modern-day astronomers are searching for answers” to the age-old question of what the Star of Bethlehem really was....