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Category Archives: News and Blog
North Lincs astro meeting 8th May 2017
20 members were in attendance for the North Lincs astro meeting at Far Ings nature reserve visitor centre for the May 2017 meeting. We had 3 separate speakers, starting with the welcome return of Damian giving us his constellation of … Continue reading
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North Lincs astro meeting 3rd April 2017
A slightly depleted attendance of 20 people came to the April 2017 meeting of the North Lincs astro society. The speakers were John, who gave his monthly updates on the latest astro news, followed by Chris Roche giving an excellent talk … Continue reading
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Minox DTC 550 digital stealth camera February 2017
The MINOX DTC 550 is fitted with a new 5 megapixel sensor which provides outstanding imaging quality and pin-sharp definition in both day-light and night use; the camera captures single images and video recordings in full HD resolution and also … Continue reading
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Lincoln astronomy society meeting 4th April 2017
Paul Cotton shall be giving a talk “Finding colour in the night sky” at the Lincoln astronomy society on 4th April 2017. Paul has already give this talk at the North Lincs astro society, so I can confirm it will be … Continue reading
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How to get auto exposure with a camera on manual setting
Sounds daft or impossible. That,s what I thought when I heard you can get auto exposure on a DSLR with it set on manual. So how does it work. So lets say you need to use a specific shutter speed … Continue reading
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North Lincs astro meeting 6th March 2017 Talk by Paul Money
It was nice to see a few new faces for the March 2017 meeting at the North Lincs astro society. This meant we had a very good attendance of 25 people filling the room. On this occasion we were given … Continue reading
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Optics weekend at the Waters` Edge country park, Lincolnshire
Northern Optics are having Optics weekends every weekend (**see notes below ) at the Waters` edge visitor centre , Barton Upon Humber, North Lincolnshire. Unlike many dealers who are on-line only, you get a chance to try before you buy from … Continue reading
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North Lincs Astro meeting 6th February 2017
Around 20 members attended the North Lincs astro meeting on the 6th Feb 2017..We started proceedings with John Suffill giving a brief talk about the latest astro news. This was followed by Chris Roche giving an excellent talk about the … Continue reading
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North Lincs astro meeting December 2016
Paul Money was the speaker at the North Lincs astro society for December 2016. As always in his own entertaining way, he gave an brilliant and enthusiastic talk on the Voyager 1 and ll missions to Jupiter and Saturn. We … Continue reading
North Lincs astro meeting. 7th November 2016
Around 25 attended the North Lincs astro meeting at Far ings on November 2016. Sadly the speaker was unable to attend, but we were rescued by Chris Roche filling the gap with an excellent 30 minute talk on Exo Planets. … Continue reading
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