[BAA Comets] Istimirant Stella

[denis buczynski]

Thanks Roger, The content of these older Comet Section publications are fascinating with some excellent articles from experienced comet observers. I am enjoying them thoroughly. Thanks to Nick for scaning them and placing them on line.Denis Buczynski


      From: Roger Dymock <roger.dymock at ntlworld.com>
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Good afternoon all,

For those like me who didn't know who or what the title referred to, see its origins here http://hastings1066.com/bayhi3a.shtml

An alternative is Isti mirant stella which translates as 'These men wonder at the star' - the star referring to Halley's comet. 

Regards
Roger Dymock
www.britastro.org/projectalcock
Skype; rogerdymock67
Tel; 023 92647986

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From: Comets-disc [mailto:comets-disc-bounces at lists.britastro.org] On Behalf Of Nick James
Sent: 21 July 2017 19:38
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Subject: [BAA Comets] Istimirant Stella

Between 1973 February and 1987 February the Comet Section produced 26 issues of a Newsletter called Istimirant Stella. These were edited by Mike Henrie, Andy Stephens and Stan Milbourn. I have now taken posession of most of the Comet Section archive from Jonathan Shanklin and have been slowly working through the boxes. I've now scanned these and 16 of the first 17 issues of this publication are now online here:

https://britastro.org/node/10769

I am currently missing No. 2. This may be lurking elsewhere in the archive but if anyone has a copy I'd appricate notification. I hope to post the remaining issues soon once they have been scanned.

It is an interesting read and shows how different things were 40 years ago. Look our for John Bortle's guide to comet hunting and descriptions of Comet West from 1975 along with many other interesting notes and observations. There are quite a few famililar names in these issues, some of whom are still active.

Nick.
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