Monthly Archives: January 2012
Stargazing Live. The last Session
Well it had to happen, after three glorious clear nights out of three, our final effort for the BBC Stargazing Live on Saturday 21st was a complete weather washout. Cloudy skies and gale force winds made it impossible to do … Continue reading
Stargazing Live.
Monday 16th January was our second session in conjunction with the BBC2 event. Another perfectly clear night attracted around 100 visitors on this occasion. Our experience of the first session the previous Saturday showed that a change of presentation would … Continue reading
Stargazing Live 2012
Saturday Jan 14th was our first open evening linked to the BBC 2 Stargazing Live event. A perfectly clear sky attracted around 50 visitors of all ages. Andy manned the 16″ SCT which being computer controlled was able to show … Continue reading
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all Members. We begin the year with our contribution to the BBC’s “Stargazing Live” event, details on the Astronomy Centre website. The wet and windy weather of late has meant that we have been unable to … Continue reading