Observation Session 13th March 2018
By Richard Harvey After what seemed like years of cloudy skies, we were finally able to hold another society observing session at Trysull on the 13th March. Despite a slight […]
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Farewell to David Towers
Last week we had to say goodbye to one of our long term members, David Towers, who is moving away from the area. David has been a dedicated member of
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Quadrantids 6th Jan 2018
By Trevor Clifton Equipment 3 element Yagi, Horizontally polarised, orientated due south Funcube donglepro plus Location Telford, Shropshire
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Observation Session 28th November 2017
By Richard Harvey It was a case of ‘third time lucky’ for our new Trysull Observation Sessions. Two consecutive Tuesdays were postponed due to 100% cloud cover, but at last,
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Winter 2017-8 Night Sky Guide
This PDF guide, produced by Simon Barnett, gives details of what you can see in the night sky over Wolverhampton this winter. 2017-8 WINTER – WOLVAS NIGHT SKY Simon has
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The Great American Eclipse
By Richard Harvey The solar eclipse on the 21st August 2017 was the first eclipse on mainland America since 1979, and the first eclipse since 1918 to travel completely across the
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Summer 2017 Night Sky Guide
By Simon Barnett This PDF guide, produced by Simon, gives details of what’s visible in the Wolverhampton night sky this summer, along with details of the moon, the planets, and
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A Promising Start To The Year? Some 2017 Observations
By Richard Harvey After a very cloudy 2016 winter, we’ve at last been afforded a handful of clear skies for the first few months of 2017. For some reason, Wednesdays seem to
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Summer Observations Part Two
By Richard Harvey Deep sky observing in the summer can be quite a challenge. When we talk about ‘deep sky objects’, we’re generally referring to things like Nebula, star clusters,
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Summer Observations Part One
By Richard Harvey As the summer equinox approaches, it brings with it the onset of long daylight hours, and short, hazy, night-time summer skies. Many amateur astronomers screw their lens