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Iraklis F.C. · 31 May 2013 at 22:35

looking for the asteroid tonight, couldnt get it. But by goly have i got an excellent view of Saturn !!!! he is magnificent

Spook187 · 31 May 2013 at 22:40

Saturn is awesome mate, can't wait to try a bigger mirror on it.

Tibbz2 · 31 May 2013 at 22:46

Yeah I think the asteroid is a bit of a way out, even the one in Feb that was about 25x closer was a spec in a telescope!

Cosimo · 1 Jun 2013 at 08:11

http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/

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Cosimo · 5 Jun 2013 at 10:49

10th anniversary of Mars Express....

Cosimo · 5 Jun 2013 at 16:15

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Cosimo · 7 Jun 2013 at 17:01

Tibbz2 · 7 Jun 2013 at 17:30

Looking pretty clear tonight :cool:

Spook187 · 7 Jun 2013 at 17:32

Tibbz2 said:
Looking pretty clear tonight

Been great up here, but now typical i have been put onto perm nights for a year

so only the winter will do me now to get a chance to go out

Tibbz2 · 7 Jun 2013 at 17:52

That sucks!

At least in Winter it is dark far earlier and far longer though...

Have the new 12mm Celestron to try tonight, and the Baader MkIII Zoom that I've been lent!

NickK · 11 Jun 2013 at 18:38

Just asked for a quote (finally) for a bespoke adaptor for attaching the Borg Helical focuser to the Pentax as the pentax is cursed with a single speed R&P.. so time for sime micron goodness

Iraklis F.C. · 11 Jun 2013 at 20:34

been raining every single night here for the last 5 days, argh!!!

I have been thinking the other day, if our solar system travels at X speed in the universe, can we travel (using a spacecraft for example) in the opposite direction?

Cosimo · 12 Jun 2013 at 19:22

Tibbz2 · 12 Jun 2013 at 19:32

Iraklis F.C. said:
been raining every single night here for the last 5 days, argh!!!

I have been thinking the other day, if our solar system travels at X speed in the universe, can we travel (using a spacecraft for example) in the opposite direction?

What do you mean by the 'opposite direction'? We can travel any direction, but the speed of our system through space is irrelevant as we cannot travel the distances to escape the solar system yet (even though the Voyager craft will leave at some point in the future)

Iraklis F.C. · 12 Jun 2013 at 19:53

I mean that velocity is linear, solar system is moving from point A to B what if we were moving from point B to C, wouldnt that be travelling towards a point at twice the speed?? or is the speed at which the space is expanding non linear? i hope you understand what i mean

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