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.
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.