Aurora
Hope you managed to spot the aurora on the night of Fri 10th May 2024 … think we should call it The Great Aurora of 2024! Here are a couple of Smartphone photos from Uckfield by one of our committee members. Credit: Roy Marriott
News
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
This looks more like the green comet than The Green Comet! Image: Alan Tidey – 10 minutes of 20 sec subs from Beachy Head – 24 Mar 2024
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) – The Green Comet
This has been in the news a lot – however it hasn’t brightened quite as much as was forecast – so hasn’t really been a naked-eye object. Maybe next time it comes to visit … in 50,000 years! This image shows it with star trails – so you get some […]
Live Astronomy YouTube Channel
As mentioned to members, we have adopted some novel approaches in these challenging times. One new way to keep some kind of connection with EAS members, is with a new YouTube Channel Terry has set up a for his Willingdon Observatory. The idea is to Live Stream some astronomy sessions […]
Lunar X Marks the Spot – David Gates
Lunar X Marks the Spot – David Gates Well actually the Lunar X doesn’t mark any particular spot – just a natural phenomenon of ridges that with the right shadows looks like a big X. Not easy to image because the phase of the Moon has to be just right […]
C/2014 Lovejoy X2 – John Hawkes
Image of C/2014 Lovejoy X2 taken by John Hawkes
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