This meeting is one week earler than normal because of the Winchester weekend.
Beginners Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Time:
19:00
Location:
St. Mary's Church Hall, Greenham
Observing Session
An Evening Under the Stars
Date:
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time:
19:30
Location:
Wilcot, nr. Pewsey, Wiltshire
Note:
This observing session will be held at Wilcot Village Hall, in Wilcot village near Pewsey. The postcode is SN9 5NN. Please contact Richard Fleet if you would like more information.
Special Meeting
Newbury AS trip to the Science Museum, London
Date:
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Time:
08:30
Location:
Newbury Railway Station
Note:
By coach from Newbury railway at 8.30am, Returning from London at 4.30pm
Adults £15.00 Children 16 and under £10.00
Cheques payable to Newbury Astronomical Society.
Contact Ann Davies . Phone 01635 30598
Meteor watch is coming...
December 12th - 14th, 2009
The Geminid Meteor shower will be the target of MeteorWatch on Twitter and Facebook.
If you capture a Geminid on camera or film, share it with us either on twitter or facebook. If you send the me (the webmaster) a message, I will add your image or movie to this page for all to see.
(Twitter: @PaulGT1 Facebook User ID paulgt1, emai: info@newburyas.org.uk)
Title: Geminid Meteor heading for Orion
Description: Lovely composition with Orion hanging in the sky being admired by Dr. Lucy Rogers and Encke the dog. A Geminid Meteor flashes across the sky through Monoceros.
Title: Geminid Meteor heading for Orion
Taken by: S J Griffiths
Location: Isle of Wight, UK
Link to original image.
Title: Geminid Meteor in Orion
Description: A Geminid meteor streaks a beautiful image of Orion.
Title: Geminid Meteor in Orion
Taken by: Bill Pinnell
Location: Kingston-upon_Thames, UK
Link to original image.
Title: Geminid Meteor from timelapse film
Description: A Geminid meteor still from a time lapse video image.
Title: Geminid Meteor from timelapse film
Taken by: Meteorwatch December 2009 (Newbury AS)
Link to original image.
Title: Geminid Meteor in Hydra
Description: The Geminids appear pretty active tonight (December 12/13). Here's one caught on camera close to the star Alphard in Hydra.
Title: Geminid Meteor in Hydra
Taken by: Pete Lawrence
Location: Selsey, West Sussex, UK
Link to original image.
Title: Geminid in star trails
Description: A Geminid Meteor streaks through star trails arounf the North pole star.