Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) taken with my Seestar at LRO 16/9/2024
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First Light with my new Seestar S50 telescope at LRO: Andromeda Galaxy M31
This is a wonderful little device! Portable, fully automatic but I have found benefits from a little post-processing – in
Read morePhotos from the International Astronomy Show 2024
This show was held in Coventry, England, on 14/9/2024 – the show was excellent, both in terms of talks and
Read moreAndrew speaking at International Astronomy Show 14/9/2024 in Coventry, United Kingdom on how to radio hydrogen mapping of the Milky Way, weighing the Milky Way and demonstrating Dark Matter in our galaxy, at home in your own back yard.
Note I am NOT the chap with the red hair on the right next to the screen! To view the
Read moreAdvice from James Rowley-Hill on hunting and photographing aurorae in UK at IAS 14/9/2024
Advice from James Rowley-Hill on hunting and photographing aurorae in UK. Aurorae look MUCH better on camera and may not
Read moreSARA Scope in Box Package, and ezRA Software Suite used for hydrogen radio mapping experiments at LRO and list of hardware components accessible in UK 14/9/2024.
The hydrogen radio mapping project was produced by the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomy (SARA), based in the USA (https://www.radio-astronomy.org/node/366).
Read moreObserving Log @ LRO 11/9/2024@ 21:53-22:10 (British Summer Time)
[11/09, 21:53] Andrew Thornett: For 1st time in long time I am outsode with my telescope! Tonight the Dobo for
Read moreTalk given to Rosliston Astronomy Group’s Spectroscopy Special Interest Group 13 September 2024 on processing spectra
Click on link below to download talk: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RAG-Spectroscopy-Talk-Sept-2024-DRAFT-010924@1830-1.pptx Handout given to participants at session 13/9/2024: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Handout-RAG-Spectroscopy-Talk-Sept-2024.pdf Full download pack for
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