The Liverpool Astronomical Society

Hi all,
Just thought I'd let you know that ebuyer.com are currently doing the Celestron Powerseeker 40AZ for £32.99 inc. VAT, down from £50.
I don't know if this is a good price or if the 'scope is decent, but thought I'd post it here in case anyone's looking for that model and has been quoted higher.
According to the bumf it's a 40mm refractor.

http://www.ebuyer.com/320490-celestron-powerseeker-40az-telescope-powerseeker40az

I'm not a meteorologist but I'd suspect it may be to do with the way the land and sea re-emit the heat (what little there currently is of it!) that they absorb during the day.
I know that the sea is generally warmer than the land at night, as the land cools down quite quickly once the sunlight stops heating it whereas the sea cools more slowly.
Being near the coast is probably also a big factor. My guess is it'd be something to do with the moist air coming in from above the sea combined with the relative temperature difference 

Hi Kenny & Paul, I've fixed your names now so you will have the correct ones against your posts.

Regards,
Mark

Hi Brian,
With regards to the specific interests, the forums already have sections for discussion of these (though it's not very clear until you actually click in. Have a gander at the Solar System board on the main forum index and you should see it has "child boards" with specific interest groups)
If there're areas missing (e.g. asteroid photography) then we can add those if desired.

The idea about courses is a good one too.



Hi Ian,
I see Dave's already replied re: the Astrophotography section.
I'll try and rally the relevant people to see if we can come up with some articles such as best practice, pitfalls, etc.
For actual images there's the gallery here: http://www.liverpoolas.org/gallery/
although it's still a little bare itself at the moment.
Astrophotography from people on the site is welcome too

Hi Alex,
Excellent idea :-)

Nice images!

Hi all,
Now that the new site has been up and running for a while, what sort of things would you be interested in seeing on the LAS website?
Are there any areas where you find it lacking, or think could be done better?

The team and I would be interested to hear your thoughts. At this stage this is only information-gathering, but if key areas are identified we can look at addressing these to make your experience on here better (I sound like a manager don't I? Too many meetings at work! )

Regards
Mark,
LAS Website Admin Team

Thanks for the feedback Henry Glad you enjoyed the evening

An evening of astronomy is presented by Liverpool Astronomical Society and Edge Hill University.

There will be telescopes to view through with assistance from astronomers (weather permitting) plus several talks.

Please see the following link for more info:
http://www.liverpoolas.org/content/view/32/51/

“National Science and Engineering Week (formerly National Science Week) is an opportunity for people of all ages to take part in science, engineering and technology activities.”

See their site for more information at:
http://www.the-ba.net/the-ba/Events/NSEW/

Also, there is an evening for Young Astronomers being held at Edge Hill University's Ormskirk campus. The evening will be March 15th 2007. Please see the following link for more information:
http://www.liverpoolas.org/content/view/32/51/

No probs! Glad you found what you were looking for

Edit: Just edited the post titles for a typo

Hi Frank, welcome to the site.
Have you any more info to narrow things down? e.g. was it particularly bright, or did it have a colour to it?
It's possible there would have been several bright meteors in that time period

Just out of curiosity, I've put a poll up for people to indicate how light pollution affects them.
You can see the results so far by clicking here.