Deep Sky Camp – 24th to 26th February 2006
This Winter Deep Sky Camps was memorable mainly for non-astronomical reasons. The rain of the previous two weeks had left the field very muddy. Cars …
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This Winter Deep Sky Camps was memorable mainly for non-astronomical reasons. The rain of the previous two weeks had left the field very muddy. Cars …
The Annual Society Dinner was held at The George in Hayes. A great many people turned up, and the restaurant was almost (but not quite) …
Again the weather favoured a Greenwich evening observing session, with a break in the mist allowing those who’d made their way to the old observatory …
The weather did not look promising as we gathered at High Elms for a public observing session, so Greg stepped in to keep us amused …
Despite some extremely wet weather, twenty six members and friends camped in Penny’s Field near Headcorn, and enjoyed a very successful Deep Sky Camp.
The Society’s outing to see “Magnificent Desolation” on Sunday afternoon was a success, and a fine way to round off the Society’s 25th anniversary weekend.
By contrast with Deep Sky Camp, the clouds gathered, and the skies remained obscured for the whole evening. Nevertheless a couple of dozen gathered at …