Happy New Year to all members and especially Hugo Kalus with best wishes for his speedy recovery. Thanks very much to Kaye for taking up the Astro Flier publication chores and also to Frank for volunteering to do the same. Well, as usual the Christmas period (when we rest and recuperate) was busier than any other time of the year. During December I managed to get in quite a lot of solar observing but [...]
Jupiter is very large at the moment and worthy of regular scrutiny with observers able to see the three cloud bands and the four Galilean Moons like a beautiful string of pearls. With some steady seeing you may be able to split the ? Centauri double even though it was low to the horizon. This month’s report will carry over into December as the Full Moon is arriving on the 11th (along with a [...]
Some of you may believe that werewolves come out when there is a full moon…..and we’ve all heard about how people do crazy things during a full moon! Whatever that myth or truth is associated with full moons, to me the week of the full moon from Friday 11 November up to 19 November means that I will be busy putting in root vegetables in my garden. Moon planting is old… I am [...]
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