After a mostly blue sky day which held out the prospect of a clear night, it was disappointing to find that the clouds had rolled in by 8:00pm. Checks at 9:00 & 9:30pm revealed much the same, with not even Jupiter visible through the murk. A little snooze for both after an afternoon’s gardening was …
Occultation of Uranus – 14th September 2022 – Report Read More »
At the observing session on 15th October, Dawn Sunrise captured this excellent image of Saturn with just her Smartphone at the eyepiece of the Meade SCT! A great image and shows what can be done with just a phone!!
After so many months away it was a pleasure to gather at the observatory again under a clear sky. Around 30 people were treated to some great views of Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon, roughly an equal split between BAS members and staff and boys from the school. Many were having their first view through …
The last observing session of the 19/20 season will be on 1st April. Because of the time change to BST, we will aim to gather for 20:30 BST Fingers crossed for clear skies!
Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower Missed the Perseids and Orionids? This could be the one?? From the SETI Institute site: Peter Jenniskens, SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center, and Esko Lyytinen, Helsinki, Finland, report that there will be a significant return of the alpha Monocerotid meteor shower this year (IAU shower 246, AMO), when Earth …
