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Impressive size, detail and setting of the 7m installation. The assistants had been reasonably briefed for answers.
The nave was bustling, especially with families. I was told (without asking) at 10,000 visitors had seen this moon.
I said that was impressive and the lady said that’s just in one day! Typically 8-10k each day!!Heather was already a BAA Past President when I was at uni and venturing to London for national meetings. But she (and Nigel – the combined ‘HenCoup’) sailed over to Cambridge in my first or second year. I forget who was listed as the speaker as they were a double act!
I recall asking Heather about both research and publishing opportunities and she advised to go freelance like them! Neither worked out though it was refreshing to hear about non-standard career thoughts.
There were funny stories about their antics at parties and I invited them to one of the legendary CUAS river expeditions but the HenCoup punt had been decommissioned by that time. However their RSVP was full of fizz, wit and politeness – plus the expected Oxford rivalry!
Sad to read the sad news and condolences to Nigel.
With a moonless and very transparent sky last night, I also didn’t think the ‘arrow’ asterism obvious as a ‘pointer’.
Maybe if you *needed* a direction but then why not stick to the usual end of the Plough?
I wondered if eta Ori might be variable and its eclipsing nature gives an 8-day period from mag 3.26 to 3.48
Useful, thanks Janice. Although more convenient for me for Kent trains from St Pancras, I shall miss the opportunity to pop into Burlington House. Though I hope the new location encourages wider benefits via video links as you say.
Which objects are you observing that need to zigzig round the sky?
(Apart from possibly near horizon at dusk/dawn.)
Why not just set the dome and observe as targets drift past?Been years since I was last in York, Central venue looks handy.
But no train booking right now. No obvious hotel deals.
So can’t confirm till nearer the time.Not radio either, but had my DSLR cameras on as the worst cloud cleared about 2am.
There were the usual W-E planes and the ISS at 06:05am plus a few shorter meteor trails (both sporadic and Quads).
This bright event at 06:18am was the highlight and continued onto the alternating 30s exposure on my second camera.
Good results there. I seem to remember there was a ‘telescopic’ project of the meteor section though using binoculars and a lot of concentration!
Your video answers one question which is field of view being approx 14 x 10 deg. Do you automate the detection of meteors the same way as for wider field sessions? What magnitude meteor do you think you’re detecting? Are you plotting both shower events and sporadics?
I use a JJC timer unit (intervalometer). I think there is a connection available for Canon.
I have two DSLRs set up on 30sec exposures timed so the second camera activates while the first is writing to memory card. This gives me continuous coverage for one direction.
Hadn’t realised the curtains would be caught in the background so I’ll rig up some dark backcloth for the Geminids.
One Draconid at 0035UT and an earlier sporadic from digital camera operating at 50% exposure time for 6h40m on 2018 Oct 08/09
Nice image to obtain both point and elongated images. I’ve been struck by the brightness, visual colour and very low declination of Mars.
There is a link to David Malin’s photo at http://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/senior/astrophysics/photometry_colour.html
Voting reasonably straightforward though I find it tricky to switch back and forth between voting tab and info tab compared to paper options. It’s much harder when there is a large number to choose from.
Well the next one is before dawn on 2019 Jan 21
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/uk/london?iso=20190121
