Holy Guacamole! Observing report for Tuesday 13th February.

Added by David Davidson on 15 February 2024

" Holy Guacamole ! " We are all used to hearing the exclamation " WOW! " ring out of the darkness when visiting the Observatory on a starry night. It is almost universal in the lexicon of astronomical terms and, to be honest, describes perfectly, the surprise that accompanies ...

Galaxy Season

Added by David Davidson on 09 February 2024

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galaxy Season Observing night of February 7th 2024 February and March is 'galaxy season'. These are the months when the constellations of Leo the lion, Coma Berenices, Canes Venatici an...

Lovers of Sophia. Jan29th Observing report.

Added by David Davidson on 31 January 2024

Amateurs are lovers by definition and Sophia is wisdom and knowledge (Σοφία) so it must follow that we are lovers of Sophia. Not so much in the Gnostic sense but rather following a tradition of seeing for ourselves, and with our own eyes and instruments, what is laid out i...

Allegory of the cave - Jan 5th & Jan24th

Added by David Davidson on 27 January 2024

Guy Consolmagno, co-author of 'Turn left at Orion', once said that truth is a moving target and of course he is right; we think that we see it and then it is hidden again; kind of like looking for the 'Horse's Head' nebula with a telescope which we tried to do on the 5th of Ja...

HAS Monthly Club Meeting - 16th January 2024

Added by Eric Walker at 17:38 on 17 January 2024

Here's the YouTube link to the slides presented at last night's HAS Monthly Club Meeting (Club News, Constellation of the Month, Astropics, and HAS Members' Messier Challenge) 16th January 2024 https://youtu.be/PCfkdPyOp_w HAS Monthly Club Meeting Open to HAS Members, Affiliated Club M...

" Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits "

Added by David Davidson on 03 January 2024

" Rabbits rabbits rabbits " ... ... is a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person repeats the word 'rabbits' aloud three times upon waking on the first day of the month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it. I always do this and yes, it works! I opened ...

ARCADIAN NIGHTS

Added by David Davidson on 08 December 2023

Arcadian nights Fri 1st Dec & Sat 2nd Dec Plato, in the dialogue of Cratylus, describes the five ages of man: golden, silver, bronze, heroic and iron. ( We are in the iron age. ) The golden age was a time of peace, harmony and prosperity for people everywhere, and a close connection to nat...

HAS Monthly Club Meeting - 5th December 2023

Added by Eric Walker at 17:35 on 06 December 2023

Here's the YouTube link to the slides presented at last night's HAS Monthly Club Meeting (Club News, Constellation of the Month, Astropics, and HAS Members' Messier Challenge) 5th December 2023 https://youtu.be/YKultJuCowI HAS Monthly Club Meeting Open to HAS Members, Affiliated Club M...