Heath Robinson Threaded BarHeath Robinson Threaded Bar
<p>I decided that drilling a 13+ mm hole through the 10mm thickness of the lower pier plate would be just too much work, so I took the over-long threaded bar
Month: August 2009
Jupiter Moon MovieJupiter Moon Movie
<p>Four hundred years ago when <a href="http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/observations/jupiter_satellites.html" target="_blanK">Galileo discovered</a> the moons of Jupiter, the satellites appeared in his primitive telescope as tiny, almost infinitesimal specks of light pirouetting around the
AAVSO Alert Notice 402: Nova in OphiuchusAAVSO Alert Notice 402: Nova in Ophiuchus
AAVSO Alert Notice 402:<br /> Nova in Ophiuchus<br /> August 17, 2009 <p><strong>Discovered By:</strong> K. Itagaki (Teppo-Cho, Yamagata, Japan)</p> <p><strong>Discovery Date: </strong>2009 August 16.515</p> <p><strong>Position:</strong> RA = 17h 38m 19.72s , Dec = -26d 44m
EQ6 Adaptor Goes Onto PierEQ6 Adaptor Goes Onto Pier
<p>I finally got some time to play with the EQ6 adapter and see if it fitted onto the pier out in the observatory. I’m happy to report that it was
AAVSO Alert Notice 401: Monitoring of EX Hya and DQ HerAAVSO Alert Notice 401: Monitoring of EX Hya and DQ Her
AAVSO Alert Notice 401:<br /> Monitoring of EX Hya and DQ Her<br /> August 13, 2009 <p>Kunegunda Belle, Don Hoard and Steve Howell are observing two cataclysmic variables with Spitzer during the next
Perseid Meteor Shower, 2009Perseid Meteor Shower, 2009
<p>The annual Perseid meteor shower is about to peak. The show begins after sunset on Tuesday, August 11th, and continues until the sun rises on Wednesday, August 12th. </p> <p>A time
AAVSO Alert Notice 400: Nova Sagittarii 2009 Number 3AAVSO Alert Notice 400: Nova Sagittarii 2009 Number 3
AAVSO Alert Notice 400:<br /> Nova Sagittarii 2009 Number 3<br /> August 8, 2009 <p><strong>Discovered Independently By:</strong><br /> a. – Koichi Nishiyama, Kurume, Fukuoka-ken, Japan, and Fujio Kabashima, Miyaki-cho, Saga-ken, Japan<br /> b. – Grzegorz
EQ6 Adapter ArrivesEQ6 Adapter Arrives
<p>The EQ6 Adapter I had Beacon Hill Telescopes make up for me has arrived. It comprises an adapter to take the EQ6 mount head and a plate to allow me
Possible Perseid Meteor OutburstPossible Perseid Meteor Outburst
<p>This year’s Perseid meteor shower could be even better than usual. According to NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office, a filament of comet dust has drifted across Earth’s path and