Archive for March, 2009
April Meeting Reminder
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Sunday 29th March 2009
A brief reminder that the next meeting of the Papworth Astronomy Club is on Wednesday 1st April. Gary Poyner will present a talk called ‘Variable Stars, How and why they vary’. Gary is a distinguished member of the BAA’s Variable Star section and has been a significant amateur observer of variable stars for many years.
As usual the meeting will be held at 7.30pm in the Vinter Room, Vinter Close, Papworth Everard. Check out the Meetings page for a map.
Thanks to Ed Zanders for the picture of M51 (above) – great shot, and more to come from Ed!
Observing Session
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Winter may be making an unwelcome comeback in early March, but this wasn’t a problem for club members at their observing session next to the Vinter Room.
A number of portable telescopes were set up in an area that is relatively free of light pollution from the street-lamps of Papworth, and Lee Sproats from Green-Witch in Dry Drayton brought along a 6-inch Celestron Nextar for us to try out.
The cold evening meant clear skies, with a number of interesting celestial objects on view. The Nextar gave superb views of the moon and Comet Lulin, and even the M86 galaxy was visible despite the moonlit sky. Thanks Lee!
This was a highly successful meeting that encouraged friendly exchanges of information and observing experiences between club members.