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Hi Edward, I think you have your answer :-)
I was just going to add that the larger aperture will get you fainter galaxies and will resolve closer stars (doubles, globular clusters etc). If you decide to do a bit of lunar or planetary then you will see finer detail.
 

Just make sure that you bring some clear skies next time Phil.
Nice to meet you.

Hi Phil, I will need to have a another look at the list but recall seeing a wide variety of objects that were to be viewed. If you are really stuck and need help then come along to the obs on a Wednesday evening (bring clear skies with you) and perhaps we can help you catch a couple of the objects.

Goodness how embarrassing for Jeremiah, I will forward this on to our secretary who may be able to help out!

P.S Ken, are you happy for your e-mail details to be public or would you like me to blank it out. Let me know please.

The polar cap (Northen) nicely visible too.

Lovely image Paul, I like the way the shadow of the Crater wall is cast on to the floor of Plato. It gives you an idea how that 'wall' would look if you were looking onto it from the lunar surface. Have you noticed the mountain just below the crater, looks like a giant sundial :-)

It was a good programme, repeated on Thursday at 19:30 BBC4 If I remember and should be the 1 hour extended version.

Hi Geoff,
I have just checked the link at:
http://www.liverpoolas.org/content/section/11/61/
and it says the event was (as you have typed) last Thursday.
Sorry, it looks like it has passed you by.   :-(

Good image Paul, don't forget to keep the avi time down to approx. 1min 30 secs otherwise Jupiter's rotaion will 'blur' the detail. Mars is a little more forgiven, 2 to 3 mins if I remember correctly.

Did you use registax to stack the avi's?

Good images Paul, nice polar cap on Mars and looks like you have the Great Red Spot on Jupiter too.

I have checked its postion from midnight tonight (under Leo and lying in Sextans) and it has the same same (more or less) declination as the Orion Nebula but does not get due south until 0200 U.T when it is at its highest, positions are below for each hour.

 Date__(UT)__HR:MN     R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC  APmag 

 2012-Feb-01 00:00     10 32 14.54 -05 52 26.6   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 01:00     10 32 11.78 -05 55 05.7   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 02:00     10 32 09.01 -05 57 44.7   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 03:00     10 32 06.24 -06 00 23.6   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 04:00     10 32 03.46 -06 03 02.5   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 05:00     10 32 00.68 -06 05 41.2   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 06:00     10 31 57.89 -06 08 19.9   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 07:00     10 31 55.09 -06 10 58.4   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 08:00     10 31 52.29 -06 13 36.9   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 09:00     10 31 49.48 -06 16 15.3   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 10:00     10 31 46.67 -06 18 53.5   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 11:00     10 31 43.85 -06 21 31.7   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 12:00     10 31 41.03 -06 24 09.8   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 13:00     10 31 38.20 -06 26 47.8   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 14:00     10 31 35.37 -06 29 25.7   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 15:00     10 31 32.53 -06 32 03.5   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 16:00     10 31 29.68 -06 34 41.3   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 17:00     10 31 26.83 -06 37 18.9   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 18:00     10 31 23.97 -06 39 56.4   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 19:00     10 31 21.11 -06 42 33.8   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 20:00     10 31 18.24 -06 45 11.2   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 21:00     10 31 15.36 -06 47 48.4   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 22:00     10 31 12.48 -06 50 25.5   8.55   
 2012-Feb-01 23:00     10 31 09.60 -06 53 02.6   8.55   
 2012-Feb-02 00:00     10 31 06.71 -06 55 39.5   8.55   

We will need very up to date positions for the asteroid if we attempt to go for it as it will move pretty fast. The last one was broadcast live (after midnight) on the internet and telescopes had to be constantly nudged to keep up with it.
I will check and see if it is being broadcast anywhere live and get back to you, you never know we might get a clear sky on Wednesday :-)

You've been staying up late or getting up early to get a glimpse of Saturn (depends on how you look at it I suppose ) :- )

You can upload your image by looking below 'additional options' when replying. It tells you what format the image can be in, such as .jpg, gif etc The maximum size allowed is 128 kb so you may need to reduce it with an image editor.
Give it a try and we can see if it has uploaded.
Regards from Dave Galvin.

Hi David, yes it was a good night, around 200 people came along to view the sky and listen to the lectures. I had fun with our new Watec 120n video camera atached to Chris Bank's 8 inch reflector giving us some good views of the Moon, Jupiter and the Orion nebula.
The Sky at Night programme goes out in March and covers the work done by our supernova search team:
http://datscope.wikispaces.com/ and by other amateurs throughout the U.K
I will put an annoucement on the front page of this website
when I have the transmision date confirmed.
Who said astronomy was boring?   :-)