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Don't forget the Perseids by
Mike Dworetsky
Most of you are probably aware of this well-known meteor shower. The 2007
display peaks Sunday night but tonight should be nearly as good. Predicted
sky in...
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Perseid meteor by
Pete Lawrence[_1_]
Here's my first (and probably last!) Perseid of the season so far. A
crop from the original frame showing the meteor close to Cygnus. The
meteor occurred close...
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How bright is the Milky Way at night? by
Dr. Doolittle
How bright is the Milky Way at night?
That silvery expanse of nebulosity, rich in magnificent and colourful
stars so closely packed together as to appear as...
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SN 2007gr in NGC 1058 (Perseus) by
ukastronomy
I have updated the web page and included an image (120 secs
unfiltered) of the supernova.
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/supernova/supernova.htm
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Star with a "comet's" tail. by
Les Hemmings
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/15aug_mira.htm?list83929
Was looking at this wondering how the tail is formed? It doesn't say in the
article, it...
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A monster galaxy pileup by
Dr. Doolittle
A monster galaxy pileup
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Four galaxies are slamming into each other and
kicking up billions of stars in one of the largest cosmic...
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Help with telescope motor drive. by
lynnm
Can any one help..
I picked up a refractor telescope for my son " made by edu-science
" ( a well know brand ;-) ) and it has a motor drive with a plug in
hand...
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August 16th 07 01:14 PM
by lynnm
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2 moons Aug 27th.... by
[email protected]
I've got this from a friend in the USofA...
The time ot this event should be checked according to the geographic
location
Two moons on 27 August))
*Aug 27...
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August 16th 07 02:53 AM
by Ben
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August 15th 07 05:27 PM
by GS
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using the ccd in a Nikon coolpix 5700 by
stevej[_2_]
Hi
Would any one know if it was possible to use the ccd in this camera without
the lens. If it is were do I need to go to get the instuctions on how to do...
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ISS & STS118 Pass by
Andy G
I've just watched as they both graced our skies here in Cambridgeshire,
stunning!
Hope some of you guys had your cameras pointing sky wards, let us know if...
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If not Iridium Flare, them what? by
Albert[_3_]
Last night (12/8) at 2215 BST (a few minutes after the ISS pass) I saw what
looked for all the world like an Iridium Flare at about Mag -1 in the east
at...
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Help req with meade etx by
Andrew Bellamy
Hi.
I managed to drop my ETX on saturday night and did enough damage to mean
its scrap. Good news is my insurance will pay up but they want me to get a
report...
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videoing the Perseids by
Hayley[_2_]
well tonight im going to setup a video camera with a wide angle lens, set to
frame integrating
going into a VCR then im going to bed, in the morning i will...
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Ptolemaeus and Albategnius by
Pete Lawrence[_1_]
Hi all.
Here's another hi-res mosaic of the Moon's surface showing the vast
filled crater Ptolemaeus and smaller Albategnius. Notice the tiny
craterlet atop...
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MOON - VESTA, Aug, Wk 2, 07 by
Ben
Moon, Aug 8,
0h UTC
coords: 04 43 n 27 31
long trmntr: w 24.61d
sin cent long: -0.416
ecc ell: 0.886
dist: 231 974 mi / 373 326 km
diam: 32.0'
illum: 26.8%
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August 12th 07 05:30 AM
by Ben
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