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Nice work Bill; I’m still blown away by the spectra you guys can get.
I was trying to get my meteor camera back online over the weekend, but one thing after another means it still isn’t collecting data, but now at least I know what the issues are and have a plan.
James
It arrived today (well two copies as I got a copy for the Society for the History of Astronomy Library). It is much thinner than previous editions but still over 130 pages long; I like to initial look of it – very professional and nicely bound. Some interesting articles as well as the month by month guide. I think I’ll enjoy reading it.
James
Peter, what a great thing to stumble on and what an interesting concept of someone promoting the Copernican theory here in England.
James
For this kind of money, if you don’t have to lug it up a mountain, what about a tracking equatorial mount like an HEQ5?
James
Yes, click on the three full stops at the end of the abbreviated list and all the names should appear. You’ve uploaded some cracking images; well done. Hopefully you’ve also submitted some of these to the relevant sections.
James
Ah, there is also a full copy of the index on the JBAA DVDs.
Again let me know if there is something specific you want to look up.
James
Bill,
In “The British Astronomical Association: The Second Fifty Years” publication (BAA Memoirs Volume 42 Part 2, 1990 December) on page 24, it says:
“… The Index to volumes 1-50 of the Journal was published in June [1963]. It had been compiled in 1940 by Mrs Reade who was then Librarian. Part of the Merlin bequest was used to finance its publication…”
Looking at the SHAs catalogue it looks like it is a separate publication, and not a memoir. The catalogue suggests there is a copy in the SHA library. I am going on Tuesday if there is something specific you want me to look up.
James
Thanks both.
Nottingham has a number of projects but these preferentially go to students between 3rd and 4th year it seems. So he is exploring other options too.
I’ve emailed him the Leiden link, thank you.
James
Uranus now has two images on the member pages (https://britastro.org/recent-images-by-category/157). Only Neptune, Pluto and Exoplanets have no members images.
James
Might there be hope for the yearbook?
http://www.starlight-nights.co.uk/subscriber-2017-yearbook-astronomy
James
Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It felt more like a circular from the historical section but that suited me down to the ground.
James
Looking at all the categories there is an excellent mix of images, with most categories containing plenty of examples of peoples work. The only categories without any observations yet are Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Exoplanets.
I once attempted to image both Uranus and Neptune one very still night, but they were so low and I think my SCT hadn’t cooled down sufficiently and so the resulting images were awful; Uranus was a yellow-green flared blob, and Neptune just looked like a swollen star with a blue hue. I am always amazed [and envious] when I see the images Damian Peach and others capture of these outer solar system giants. As for Pluto, it is on my bucket list of targets to try – again I love to see the time lapse images people take which shows a faint white object moving amongst the stars over the course of a few nights… I imagine how Clyde Tombaugh must have felt when he saw something similar on his blink comparator!
As for exoplanets, they are far beyond me.
James
Gary, I’ve just seen a photo featuring Miss Caroline Herschel in the History of The Royal Astronomical Society Volume 2, 1920-1980, page 229:
Regards
James
David,
As someone who is next to useless with Photoshop (I do all my image adjustments in Microsoft Paint (!), Faststone or Microsoft Powerpoint), I found your instructions most helpful, thank you. It still took me about an hour to get to grips with layers, but once I got the hang of it I was well away. Many thanks for this guide.
James
