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International Space Station Images by Leigh Slomer

18th July 2021

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Images by Leigh Slomer

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 18072021-B-Enlarged-x4-Enhanced The International Space Station. Taken on the 17th of July with a Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian Telescope and a ZWO ASI174MM[/caption]

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 18072021-A-Enlarged-x4-Enhanced The International Space Station. Taken on the 17th of July with a Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian Telescope and a ZWO ASI174MM[/caption]

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ISS transit of the Sun

30th December 2020

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Honor recently took this video of a transit of the Sun by the ISS, something she has been attempting for 10 years.

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="782"] Image by Honor Wheeler This was taken using: Skywatcher ED80 refractor Canon 700D set in movie mode @50fps 2x Barlow EQ3 mount Date 2020.04.20 13:09UTC Transit time was 0.9 sec 16 frames extracted from the original video using PIPP and then the layers merged in Photoshop elements 6. Additional processing also done in Photoshop E6.[/caption]

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Member Observing – not so isolated

25th March 2020

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We have had some lovely clear and moonless nights the last couple of days and on top of this few contrails from planes making the sky ideal for observing, and whilst alone with your telescope or binoculars you can still share your experiences using our WhatsApp groups, just contact committee@crayfordmanorastro.com if you want to be added...

Here is a selection of member observations shared over the last few nights.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"] ISS2020-03-22JA Image by John Archer - 20s no other details provided[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Venus_in_falseColour-2020-03-22_19-24 Image by Simon Dawes It's been 11 years, 1 month and 5 days since I last imaged Venus, now I remember why...[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="615"] WASP-84b Data measured by Martin Crow So my non transit resulted in showing up an error in NASA’s exoplanet archive. The mistake has now been corrected apparently. This is a good result as finding errors once Ariel is up would not be great[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Image by John Archer of the ISS - no details provided[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="765"] Here is a test CCD image of the galaxies M65 (left) and M66, part of the Leo Triplet, which I took last night. My guiding still needs sorting out...[/caption]

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Image by Kurt Appreciate this will be basic stuff to most of you, but here's my first astrophotography effort of the full moon a few weeks back. Nothing too complex, 5inch SCT and snapped with a Pixel 4 phone.[/caption]

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Edited by Martin Just adjusted highlights and shadows mostly. You may already know this but it’s always worth looking from the edge of Mare Crisium to the limb of the moon. Due to libration you will see that this changes and sometimes we can see a little further around the moon.[/caption]

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