23rd November 2022: Astrophotography and how it is done
Presenters: Carole Pope and Roberto Botero (OAS members and imagers) Carole and Roberto gave a joint talk on Astrophotography, what sort of equipment is needed, …
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Presenters: Carole Pope and Roberto Botero (OAS members and imagers) Carole and Roberto gave a joint talk on Astrophotography, what sort of equipment is needed, …
Barry Kellett works at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) which carries out world class science research and technology development. RAL Space has been involved in …
With over 5000 Exoplanets already identified, it is possible to see patterns in the data and to begin to speculate on whether our solar system …
Once simply a source of awe and wonder for the ancients, terrestrial aurorae are also indications of the level of emissions from the sun – …
Are we unique in the universe? Our speaker on Wednesday 27 July, Dr Radmila Topalović, posed the question during her fascinating review of how our …
Our own Tony Sizer presented the lecture, which had been rescheduled due to the indisposition of the advertised speaker. Tony opened by explaining that the …
Synopsis of lecture entitled The Sun and Climate Change given by Dr Robin Catchpole at the April 2022 meeting of the Orpington Astronomical Society Robin …