The meeting began with the AGM which had been moved from September to its new month of January. Subscriptions remain at £20 and it was reported that lockdown had brought along 10 new members which is great news . The new committee is shown below and we welcome Michael Hobbs as our new President. The […]
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Jupiter & Saturn Conjunction
This photograph was taken on Sunday 20th December, one day before the closest approach of Jupiter and Saturn. They were so close that you could see them both in the field of view in my 7″ refractor telescope. Unfortunately they were very low and the sky conditions were not great. An absolutely amazing site
December Meeting Report
Our December meeting was a bit different to the usual get together with a video, raffle and Xmas treats. Instead Lilian treated us to a recap of astronomical and space events during 2020
New Sunspot Group
A very active sunspot group has appeared on the sun, this is the second group so hopefully the sun is going to be a bit more active. Please remember to only observe the sun with special equipment Taken by Dr Lilian Hobbs, Skywatcher 80 refractor, Altair Astro Herschel Wedge and ASI 174 mm video camera. […]