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Sunday 27 May 2018

R.I.P Alan Bean....;;

https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/26/alan-bean-moonwalker-turned-artist-dies-at-86/

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Lat' 52.4182535669822500 North
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Long' 1.7198766767978668 East
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Elev: 38ft/11.5824 Meters above sea level
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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astrocomera@googlemail.com (this main email address)
jupitermoon@tiscali.co.uk (alternative email address)
stella.comans@yahoo.co.uk (alternative email address)
astrocomet@bushinternet.com (old email address)
strobecrystal@bushinternet.com (old email address)
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Monday 21 May 2018

Fwd: [CometObs] Digest Number 3411

Thu May 17, 2018 11:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Juan Jose Gonzalez" jjgsgp

C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS):
2018 May. 15.99 UT: m1=12.0, Dia.=1.2', DC=5, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Sidgwick method. APASS comparison stars. SQM : 21.7.].

C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS):
2018 May. 16.02 UT: m1=9.0, Dia.=4', DC=3, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM : 20.8.].

C/2016 N6 (PANSTARRS):
2018 May. 15.97 UT: m1=11.6, Dia.=2.0', DC=4, 20 cm SCT (133x).
[ Sidgwick method. APASS comparison stars. SQM : 21.3.].

C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS):
2018 May. 15.90 UT: m1=11.3, Dia.=2', DC=2/, 20 cm SCT (133x).
[ Sidgwick method. Tycho-2 comparison stars. SQM : 20.9.
Zodiacal light. Altitude: 22 deg.].

C/2018 EF9 (Lemmon):
2018 May. 16.01 UT: m1=11.8, Dia.=3', DC=1/, 20 cm SCT (133x).
[ Sidgwick method. APASS comparison stars. Brighter than expected.
From dark mountain skies the coma appears large and very diffuse,
without central condensation. Motion checked over a 120-min period.
Field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude near comet: 14.7
(GSC). SQM : 21.4.].

37P/Forbes:
2018 May. 16.12 UT: m1=11.5, Dia.=1.5', DC=2/, 20 cm SCT (100x).
[ Sidgwick method. APASS comparison stars. SQM : 20.7.
Altitude: 10 deg.].

( Pandorado, Leon, Spain; Alt. 1190 m, 42º 47' N, 6º 00' W;
SQM 21.7at zenith.).

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ICQ Format :

2015O1 2018 05 15.99 S 12.0 AQ 20.3T101001.2 5 ICQ XX GON05

2016M1 2018 05 16.02 S 9.0 TK 20.3T10 100 4 3 ICQ XX GON05

2016N6 2018 05 15.97 S 11.6 AQ 20.3T101332.0 4 ICQ XX
GON05

2016R2 2018 05 15.90 S 11.3 TK 20.3T10 1332 2/ ICQ XX
GON05

2018EF9 2018 05 16.01 S 11.8 AQ 20.3T10 133 3 1/ ICQ
XX GON05

37 2018 05 16.12 S 11.5 AQ 20.3T101001.5 2/ ICQ XX GON05

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J. J. Gonzalez

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Tuesday May 22nd Meeting

Dear Members,

Just a reminder of Tuesdays meeting which is hopefully a Solar observing evening weather permitting,
if not there will be astro discussion inside. Also below is a reminder of meeting events for the rest of the year.


June 12th – Talk by Steve Hubbard & Malcom E Brown, "Thinking about Astronomy – a century of change and continuity"
June 26th – LYRA Observing/Practical night at Barn Car Park, Parkhill Hotel from 7.30pm
July 10th -Inaugural talk by President Matthew Bothwell, From Big Bang to the Big Rips! A History of Modern Cosmology
July 24th – LYRA Observing/Practical night at Barn Car Park, Parkhill Hotel from 7.30pm
Aug 14th – Summer Social Evening at Parkhill Hotel
Sept 11th – Talk by Jonathan Gale, Webb Society Committee "Observing Astronomical Asterisms"
Sept 25th- LYRA Observing/Practical night at Barn Car Park, Parkhill Hotel from 7:30pm
Oct 9th – Talk by Dr John Rogers, BAA Jupiter Section Director "Jupiter and the Juno mission"
Oct 23rd – LYRA Observing/Practical night at Barn Car Park, Parkhill Hotel from 7:30pm
Nov 13th – Talk by Bob Argyle, President of the Webb Society "Observing Double Stars Past & Present"
Nov 27th – LYRA Observing/Practical night at Barn Car Park, Parkhill Hotel from 7:30pm
Dec 11th – LYRA Christmas Dinner

Kind Regards

Lee

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Thursday 17 May 2018

[BAA-ebulletin 01003] Reminder - Historical Section Meeting - Saturday May 26th 2018 - Stirling

BAA electronic bulletin

Historical Section Meeting - Saturday May 26th 2018 - Stirling

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A reminder of the BAA Historical Section meeting in Stirling on May 26th


Date:    Saturday May 26th 2018
Time:    10:00 - 17:00  (doors open at 09:30)
Venue:   The Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Rd, Stirling FK8 2RQ
Cost:    5 pounds for BAA members, 10 pounds for non-members


You can book in advance or pay at the door; advance booking is preferred.
Please use the form at www.britastro.org/historical2018 or book through the BAA shop.


Timetable:


09:30           Doors open


09:30 – 10:00   Refreshments


10:00 – 10:10   Introduction and Welcome


10:10 – 11:05   Dr. Lee Macdonald
                'Kew Observatory and the Birth of Solar-Terrestrial Physics'


11:05 – 12:00   John Rosenfield
                'Fear and Dread:The Moons of Mars'


12:00 – 13:30   Lunch Break
(lunch is not included in the price but there is a cafe in the Smith Gallery, and other places nearby)


13:30 – 13:35   Welcome Back


13:35 - 14:30   Bill Barton
                'Alice Grace Cook - an East Anglian Meteor Observer'


14:30 - 15:25   Dr. Vanessa Smer Barreto (note change of speaker)
                'Mayan Astronomy'


15:25 – 15:50   Refreshments


15:50 – 16:50   Dr. Dave Gavine
                'Thomas Dick of Dundee'


16:50 - 17:00   Concluding Remarks


17:00           Meeting Closes


Entrance to the Smith Gallery is free. We hope you will take the chance to look around! Museum exhibits include
the world's oldest football.


There is plenty of parking in the grounds of the gallery. Stirling Station is fifteen minutes walk away.


The Smith Gallery and Museum is the meeting place of Stirling Astronomical Society.


Section Director Mike Frost will be lecturing to Stirling AS on "The Green Flash" on Friday May 25th at 7:30 PM.


We also intend to visit Stirling AS's observatory on the roof of the Highland Hotel, Spittal Street, Stirling.


More details on our web site - www.britastro.org/history


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Historical Section Director: Mike Frost         frostma@aol.com
Deputy Director: Lee Macdonald                  leetmacdonald@gmail.com


BAA-ebulletin mailing list: visit
http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/baa-ebulletin
(c) 2017 British Astronomical Association    http://www.britastro.org/

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Sunday 13 May 2018

Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (May 12, 2018)

Dear comet observers,
  We have prepared the following new charts:    C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS) : 
-three 3.0x4.0 degrees charts for the period 12 - 28 May 2018
 These are now available in the charts section of our homepage at:
 http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro    
Reinder Bouma/Edwin van Dijk
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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