Alex Pratt

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  • in reply to: Ceres and Vesta in 2014 #576607
    Alex Pratt
    Participant

    This rare event occurred at a difficult time for mid-northern latitude observers, with the asteroids very low down in the SW in the summer twilight.

    Local obstructions blocked the view from my observatory, although I managed to record them by setting up a portable mount in another part of the garden. July 5/6 was bright and sunny, then as the twilight darkened the forecast ‘clear sky’ turned into thick cloud.

     The night of July 6/7 was better, which produced the attached pic.

     Clear skies,

          Alex.

    in reply to: BAA Summer meeting on July 12 #576604
    Alex Pratt
    Participant

    Hi Nick,

    Thanks to your efforts we will have a valuable audio and visual record of this key meeting.

    Re the slides – my preference from PowerPoint is ‘Save as PDF’ so that I can read any accompanying text, but as an alternative the JPGs are fine.

    Yes, just before I had to dash I caught Allan’s comment that Patrick was an accomplished raconteur, placing him in good company along with Galileo and Newton.   🙂

    Clear skies,

         Alex.

    in reply to: BAA Summer meeting on July 12 #576601
    Alex Pratt
    Participant

    I agree – congratulations to the organisers and speakers for a most enjoyable day.

    I look forward to the recording of the meeting, because I had to leave at 5:35 for my train, whilst Allan was still in full flow!

    Clear skies,

         Alex.

    in reply to: The 2014 Camelopardalid meteor shower #576563
    Alex Pratt
    Participant

    Hi Nick,

    Yes, I read Rob’s summary that was posted on the TA website.

    It will be interesting to see if any CAMs are observed worldwide by visual, DSLR, video or radio techniques, and if the comet produced a trickle or a storm of meteors.

    Cheers,

        Alex.

    in reply to: eta Aquarids 2014 #576558
    Alex Pratt
    Participant

    HI Bill,

    That’s a spectacular image from Tenerife.

    Was it taken in the Mt Teide caldera near the Parador?

    Cheers,

         Alex.

    in reply to: Fake astronomical images #576539
    Alex Pratt
    Participant

    Hi,

    I can’t find the ‘Writing for the Journal’ guidance notes on the new website.

    Is the link staring at me and I can’t see it, or are the notes being rewritten and will be made available in the near future?

    Clear skies,

         Alex.

    in reply to: New BAA comet image archive #576505
    Alex Pratt
    Participant

    Congratulations to Denis and Nick on building the Comet Image Archive.

    Very easy to use.

    Clear skies,

         Alex.

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