https://www.tringastro.co.uk/baader-30mm-skysurfer-iii-red-dot-finder-1433-p.asp Good quality red-dot finder, works well. £35 https://www.tringastro.co.uk/celestron-finderscope-star-pointer-989-p.asp

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the ouastro@groups.io group. /Sky Notes/2023/23-06.pdf By: Sheridan Williams <sheridan@...> Description: Sky notes for June 2023

Hi All. Please find attached my "Sky-Notes" for June. Cheers. Peter.

The next meeting, and final one for this season, will take place on Tuesday 6th June. No speaker has been arranged, unfortunately, but we can look forward to our usual excellent presentations for Pete

A supernova has appeared in the galaxy M101. If you want to see it, you can probably see it with an amateur sized telescope. I imaged M101 last night and was able to identify the supernova today as th

HI All. The late evening sky provides the interest for the next couple of weeks. Use "Stellarium" or similar software to simulate events. 21st. (Last night) Thin crescent Moon between Venus and the Ho

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the ouastro@groups.io group. /ISS.pdf By: Sheridan Williams <sheridan@...> Description: ISS passes 20-30 May 2023 Really good on

Take a look at the link below, amazing. Best wishes Sheridan Email: sheridan@... Dear Colleague, Three and a half years after starting the RAS bicentennial quilt project led by Annie Hogan, we're deli

Dear All, I'm due to have my other knee replaced on 2nd June so I will not be able to attend meetings again until September, sorry. I shall have to do the eclipse talk then or later. Perhaps Adrian co

Hi All. In my "Sky-Notes" at yesterday's Clubnight I mentioned that Solar Max may arrive earlier than predicted. I didn't have the relevant information with me but it can be found on the "spaceweather

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the ouastro@groups.io group. /BAA Lunar Section/2023/2023-05-lsc.pdf By: Sheridan Williams <sheridan@...> Description: BAA Lunar

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the ouastro@groups.io group. /Sky Notes/2023/23-05.pdf By: Sheridan Williams <sheridan@...> Description: Peter's Sky Notes for M

The OU Geology Society is putting on the meeting on Thursday 4th. All OU Astro members are welcome to attend. Adrian == Dear All, A reminder of our OUGS Branch Meeting at the OU This coming Thursday,

As per request from Sheridan please find attached my "Sky-Notes" for May. Cheers. Peter.

The next meeting of the Open University will take place in the Robert Hooke seminar room, 7:30pm, Tuesday 2nd May. No speaker has been arranged, but we look forward to hearing the reports from Peter a

Hi All. Currently Venus is passing a few degrees below the Pleiades star cluster and may just be in the same field of view in binoculars. If you have never seen the planet Mercury now is one of the be

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the ouastro@groups.io group. /Space news/AstroNews2023/OUAstroNews;23-04.ppt By: Michael Held <michael@...> Description: What ha

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the ouastro@groups.io group. /BAA Lunar Section/2023/2023-04-lsc.pdf By: Sheridan Williams <sheridan@...> Description: Lunar Sec

The next meeting of the Open University will take place in the Robert Hooke seminar room, 7:30pm, Tuesday 4th April. No speaker has been arranged, but we look forward to hearing the reports from Peter

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the ouastro@groups.io group. /Sky Notes/2023/23-04.pdf By: Sheridan Williams <sheridan@...> Description: Sky Notes for April 202