Category Archives: News and Blog

Image of the Orion Nebula by Charles Thody Photography

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Reviewer

This superb image of the Orion Nebula (M42) was taken by Charles Thody. 16x 90 second images taken with a self modified Canon 450D, through a Celestron C8, with f6.5 focal reducer and CLS clip in light pollution filter. Processed … Continue reading →

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North Lincs Astro joins the Federation of Astronomical Societies

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Reviewer

As from April 2013, the North Lincolnshire astronomy club became the North Lincolnshire astronomy society after becoming a member of the Federation of Astronomical Societies. The North lincs astro society is a friendly place to meet other astronomers in North … Continue reading →

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North Lincolnshire Astronomy Society. New website

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Reviewer

The North Lincs Astro society now has a new website HERE . The new look website gives to up to date news on the latest meeting dates and location. Also on the website are sections for member photographs and contact details … Continue reading →

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North Lincs Astronomy Society. Meeting, 8th April 2013

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Reviewer

Despite the cloudy skies ending any hope of getting some viewing done, there was a good turn out at the North Lincs Astro society meeting at The Far Ings nature reserve on Monday 8th April 2013. The opportunity was taken to … Continue reading →

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North Lincs Astro meeting. 4th March 2013

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Reviewer

A crisp evening with clear skies was waiting for us at the North Lincs Astro club on Monday 4th March 2013. Was nice to see a couple of first timers. Lets hope they come back for more. Damian gave us a … Continue reading →

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North Lincs Astro meeting. 4th February 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Reviewer

The poor weather did not deter the regular members of the North Lincolnshire astronomy group from visiting the venue at far ings on 4th Feb 2013. It was great to see 6 new faces coming along. Lets hope they enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Waters Edge visitors centre, Barton. Bird sightings 12th January 2013

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Reviewer

Bird sightings Location – Waters edge country park (main lake) Barton Upon Humber Date – 12th January 2013 Mallard Coot Moorhen Canada Geese Greylag Geese Pochard Common Gull

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What is a Catadioptric telescope

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Reviewer

A Catadioptric telescope has an optical tube assembly that uses a combination of mirrors and lenses. A common configuration is the Maksutov Cassegrain (Mak). This has a corrector plate (lens) at the front of the tube, in addition to the … Continue reading →

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Skywatcher Planetary UWA 1.25″ eyepieces. New for 2013

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Reviewer

New for 2013 is the Skywatcher UWA Planetary eyepieces (1.25″). Available in 2.5mm, 4mm and 5mm. 6mm , 7mm and 9mm available at a later date to be announced. At just £39.99 they are within most budgets. Optical system is … Continue reading →

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New T-rings for Sony NEX, Samsung NX, Nikon-1

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Reviewer

Optical Hardware now have T-rings (t-mounts) to fit Sony NEX, Samsung NX and Nikon-1 A t-ring will allow you to fit any of the cameras to T-adapters and other devices that have T-42 x 0.75mm thread. Ideal for digiscoping and … Continue reading →

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