Category Archives: News and Blog

North Lincs astro meeting . Monday 7th March 2016

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Reviewer

The North Lincolnshire astronomy society was greeted by clear skies in the first time in what seemed an eternity. Around 24 turned up which included 2 first timers. Our scheduled speaker Chris was unable to be in attendance, so Steve … Continue reading →

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North Lincs astro meeting. 7th December 2015

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Reviewer

A record turnout of around 30 people met at the North Lincolnshire astronomy society on Monday 7 th December 2015 for the regular monthly meeting. We were given a fantastic talk by guest speaker Paul Money about Meteors and their … Continue reading →

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North Lincs Astro meeting. Monday 2nd November 2015

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Reviewer

The North Lincolnshire astronomy society met at the Far Ings nature reserve on Monday 2nd November 2015 , where Paul Cotton gave an excellent talk called “seeing colours in the Night sky”..Excuse the pun, but this shed a light on the inner … Continue reading →

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North Lincs astro meeting. Monday 5th October 2015

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Reviewer

The North Lincolnshire astronomy society gathered at the usual venue at Far ings nature reserve at Barton Upon Humber for the yearly AGM. Around 18 members attended. The North Lincs astro website can be found HERE This was followed by … Continue reading →

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North Lincs astro meeting 7th September 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Reviewer

Despite the prospect of cloudy skies later in the evening, a good turn out of 21 people turned up for the North Lincolnshire astronomy society on Monday 7th september 2015. Once we eventually got in side the building at Far Ings nature … Continue reading →

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Ostara #56 green filter. Perfect for viewing polar ice caps on Mars

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Reviewer

Colour filters are something that many astronomers will agree to disagree on with regards their effectiveness on bringing out certain features on Planets. So I can only go on what I have seen myself through my own telescope and not … Continue reading →

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Visionary M-10 10×50 monocular. Bright image at an affordable price

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Reviewer

A customer visited the Northern Optics retail outlet at the Waters` edge visitors centre looking for a quality monocular that he could keep in his pocket. After looking at some smaller 25mm versions, he chose the Visionary M-10 10×50..A major … Continue reading →

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North Lincolnshire astronomy society meeting. July 2015

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Reviewer

The North Lincs astronomy society met at Far ings nature reserve on Monday 7th July..We had a very interesting talk by Chris Roche on how to use a planisphere. We were all amazed at how much information such a simple … Continue reading →

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North Lincolnshire Astronomy society meeting. 2nd February 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Reviewer

Despite the cold weather and risk of snow, around 17 hardy souls came to the North Lincs astro meeting on the 2nd February 2015. The talks this month were by Chris Roche and Steve Berry talking about their observatories. It … Continue reading →

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Image of the Sun taken with a Skywatcher 150p

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Reviewer

This amazing image of the Sun was taken by Paul Cotton from the North Lincolnshire astronomy society. Equipment and software used SW150p with baader solar film, philips webcam, 600 frames captured in Sharpcap processed Registax6 Useful links North Lincs Astronomy … Continue reading →

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