Basingstoke Astro

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” - Carl Sagan

We are excited to announce our next speaker. @skyponderer will be talking to us about Time in Einstein's Universe! We hope to see you all there. see link below for details. basingstokeas.org.uk/contact-us £3 for non members. tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

anvilarts.org.uk/whats-on/event… Several of our members are heading to @AnvilArts tonight to watch @ProfBrianCox give his Horizons: A 21st century space odyssey. All very much looking forward to the evening. Hope everyone who is going has a great time

Saturn imaged by Mark Radice

Signus-Wall (part of NGC7000). Usual RASA8" ZWO533 IDAZ NZB, 307x30s (2.5hours). Imaged by Jason from BAS

10 minutes on andromeda the other night, Imaged by Pramod

Brian from BAs enjoyed his evening listening to @chrislintott at Gresham College. Looking forward to hearing some feedback later tonight when we meet for the 1st session of the season

do have fun, do it safely, have fun, Enjoy your exploration.

Jupiter will rise at 22:29. Tomorrow morning (if youre an early riser), you will catch Saturn at 05:13 (48 mins before sunrise. With small telescopes and binoculars you should be able to see Asteroids and comets throughout the night. IF you get the chance to go out tonight,

theskylive.com/guide?geoid=26… With the nights starting to draw in, sunset much earlier than a month ago, its time to start looking at the night sky again. Tonight over #basingstoke with your Naked Eye, you can find, Saturn rising from 20:22 and setting at 06:05 tomorrow morning,

NGC 5033 the Octopus Galaxy, an inclined galaxy in Canes Venatici 96x 60s PI WBP> NSG> BXT> NXT

M13 Image 100 x 30seconds

NGC6992/5 - Eastern Veil nebula in Cygnus Scope: Celestron Astromaster 130EQ (130mm/650mm), 30mm guidescopeMount: SW HEQ5 ProCamera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro, ZWO 120MM mini guiderFilters: ZWO UV/IR CutSoftware: Kstars/EkosCapture info: 60 x 30s lights, gain 240 offset 70 (no cooling)

A Solar flare viewed and recorded by Mark Radice #solarsystem #Astrophotography

This is 90 minutes at 10m/s of AR 3326 and AR 3329 as they near the limb. Note the energy lines in the sunspots and the prom on the limb. All imaged by Mark Radice. #Space #Solarsystem

Just stepping out of a business meeting? No excuse not to grab your phone. This is an image of the moon and @EmpireStateBldg by Dave Shave Wall on his last trip to #newyorkcity Theres no excuse to grab your phone and not take a quick image of the night sky.

For directions follow our link basingstokeas.org.uk/contact-us We hope to see you there.

Our next meeting is our Solar observing meeting. Due to the lighter meetings we will observe the sun using appropriate equipment providing the sky is clear. Visitors welcome for a £3.00 entrance fee. Under 18's are free of charge and must be accompanied by a fee paying adult.

I managed to get a few Sun images in the gaps this morning. It's now clouded over. star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/images…