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2011-08-09 New Images

Posted on August 9, 2011 by admin

Society Secretary Darren Swindells has produced new images whilst on holiday under the dark Exmoor skies in Devon. Darren isn’t happy with the final quality of his new images, as the weather prevented good alignment of his telescope. Intermittent mist and thick … Continue reading →

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2011-07-30 Sun in white and H alpha light

Posted on July 30, 2011 by admin

Using a webcam we took some movies of the Sun in white and Hydrogen alpha light which were then processed using Registax.  Here are the results showing sunspot groups 1260, 1261 and 1262 (left to right).  In the Ha image … Continue reading →

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2011-07-02 Walkley Festival

Posted on July 2, 2011 by admin

We had a great afternoon at Bole Hills Bowling Green, showing the Sun to many visitors and passers-by.  Using our specialist solar telescopes we saw sunspots and some prominences and they all left with a new appreciation for our nearest … Continue reading →

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2011-06-12 Supernova in M51

Posted on June 12, 2011 by admin

M51 with supernova 2011dh. The supernova is the bright star on the edge of the galaxy to the left of the galaxy core. Taken by D. Swindells on 2011-06-12 with a Canon EOS1000D set at 1600ISO on a Skywatcher 200PDS … Continue reading →

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2011-03-18 Jupiter and Mercury

Posted on March 18, 2011 by admin

Jupiter and Mercury (top) in the evening sky taken by Steve Adams.

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