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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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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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Lincoln astronomy society meetings. Speakers February – April 2017

Below is a list of speakers for the Lincoln astronomy society from February – April 2017. Location is west street Lincoln LN1 3TZ. Meetings normally take place on the first Tuesday of each month. See the main website  http://www.lincolnastronomy.org/index.html for … 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

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North Lincs astro meeting 7th September 2015

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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North Lincolnshire Astronomy society meeting. 2nd February 2015

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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East Midlands Stargazers forum

The East Midlands Stargazers is a friendly forum for astronomers. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pro , there will be a section for you. It is not just for astronomy. There are sections where you can discuss off … Continue reading

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North Lincs astro meeting . 3rd January 2014

The North Lincs astronomy society met at Ness End reserve near Barton Upon Humber on the 3rd January 2013. The highlight of the night was a talk by Paul Cotton on astro photography. This was aimed at all members from … Continue reading

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Visionary HD 20×80 binoculars. Perfect for astronomy

A couple visited the Northern Optics weekend outlet looking for a pair of binoculars suitable for astronomy that would compliment their 5″ refractor.  The set he went for was the Visionary HD 20×80. The plus points from the customers angle was the … Continue reading

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What is a DSO

A DSO stands for Deep Space Oject. A DSO can come in many forms, such as Galaxies, Nebulea and Star clusters. Some targets such as M31 (The Andromeda galaxy) and M42 ( The Orion nebula) can be seen with the naked eye. Most … Continue reading

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