This photo was taken by Jean Dean in Guernsey, and is reproduced by kind permission.
Photos are copyright (c) Jean M Dean
Photos are copyright (c) Jean M Dean
This photo was taken by Jean Dean in Guernsey, and is reproduced by kind permission.
Photos are copyright (c) Jean M Dean
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Orion's belt - three stars close together - can be seen on the right hand side of this photo by Paul Franklin taken when moonlight fishing at Greve de Lecq in January 2015. Photo (c) copyright Paul Franklin.
Paul is a local amateur astronomer and posted these photos of the moon on our Facebook page.
Move the cursor over the photo to see the caption. Not perhaps the best picture, but Jupiter and four of its moons seen using the telescope when the dome was opened on Friday 17 January 2015. We are hoping to have more openings at times when the sky is clear in addition to the monthly meetings. Watch our Facebook page for messages.
https://www.facebook.com/JerseyAstronomyClub On the 12 January meeting, Tony Bellows did a brief powerpoint presentation on history of telescopes, Simon Griffiths gave a presentation on the actual scopes present in the club, and the different types, and Neil Mahrer talked us through stunning photos he had taken of the night sky, and showed us one of the scopes used, and explained how it was done.
Afterwards, people who had brought scopes were able to have a 1-1 to help them, and although alas it was cloudy, those present could still have a look at the large scope in the dome outside, and be told about it. Here is a gallery of some of Neil's photos. Hover the cursor over the image for a caption. Photos copyright (c) Neil Mahrer. This stunning photo of the full moon was taken by Sark astronomer, Mike Fawson, and is reproduced here with kind permission of Mr Fawson. Do you live in Jersey, Guernsey, Sark and have you any photos of the night sky? Please contact Tony Bellows with details. We'd love to showcase your photos. Email us at: [email protected] Mike said: "I just used a simple compact camera Canon SX600 HS and a tripod (used a shutter delay of 10 seconds to avoid the inevitable wobble after pressing the shutter button"
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