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Sammy_boy
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Um... I'd best be gentlemanly and not say!  
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whizkidd
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We are miles away from what this thread was intended to be! Its time we get serious folks! Sam, looks like only two of us are interested in astronomy!
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Sammy_boy
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And possibly axxxr - sounds like he wants to get into astronomy more as well!
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whizkidd
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So.... Did you star gaze last night? Btw whats the time there? Its 7:30 am here and i am sitting in a train.
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jontyf
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I am a proffesional astromaner thingimagig, I have a poster of something in space on my wall 
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Sammy_boy
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@whizzkid - it was probably about 2.30am when you posted, and it's now 10.15am. Sadly still no stargazing recently, it's still cloudy and rainy here in the UK, despite it being the height of summer....
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buluayam
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I just noticed this thread - good one!
I've never really done astronomy before...though would really like to get started, I've always been fascinated with the heavens above and have spent many a night staring up at the night sky (and subsequently walking into lamp posts  )
I just spent the other night watching the Perseid meteor shower - sat outside for 2 hours, luckily although I stay in the city, my place is sufficiently dark enough that I managed to catch some of it. I think I missed loads of meteorites, but did manage to have a count of 11-12 meteors over that 2 hour period:D
I'm thinking of making my own telescope, found some really nifty instructions on the web about how to make one, and I've read a few other sites about what I need to know about making one. All I need now is a little bit of time to actually spend on making one!
Any enthusiasts out there who have done the same? Any advice as to where I can get mirrors cheaply - I'm thinking of making a Newtonian one:)
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Sammy_boy
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I haven't had experience of making telescopes, but I have recently joined a very active astronomy forum. It's predominately got US members, but they are a friendly bunch, very helpful, and located here .
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whizkidd
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Ah one more member! Welcome to the Astro thread m8!
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axxxr
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Came across this interesting article..................
‘Super Earth’ found circling nearby star
It’s thought to be 14 times as massive as our planet
An artist's impression shows a "super Earth" orbiting a sunlike star. Scientists say the planet is probably rocky, rather than being made of ice and gas, and it likely has a thin atmosphere. But they can't say anything else about its appearance or composition.
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switchbitch
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I hope you all have Solun' The Pocket Planetarium on your p900s, its a fantastic app.
Down here in upsidedown land the sky looks very different. The milky way for example, dominates the sky like a huge glittering wispy ribbon. Its quite stunning.
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whizkidd
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Finally! Some clear skies! Would be fun tonight. Monsoon sucks. :-D
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gelfen
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i used to have a mate at uni who was really into stargazing and stellar photography. he used to bring his shots in for us to "ooh" and "ahh" over. i was really keen on getting a telescope for my 21st, until i realised i have nowhere to keep it. hopefully once my house is finished i can do something about that.
here are some shots of Cassiopeia A which was in the news earlier this week:
The colours in this image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A represent different energies of X-rays seen by the Chandra telescope. Red, green, and blue represent low, medium, and higher X-ray energies respectively.
The bright green outer ring marks the outer edge of the shock wave generated by the supernova explosion. The red jet extending towards the upper left of the picture is rich in silicon (highlighted in more detail in the next picture). The bright blue fingers located near the shock wave on the lower left are composed almost entirely of iron gas, ejected from the core of the star in a direction perpendicular to the jets.
Credit: NASA/CXC/GSFC/U.Hwang et al
This false-colour image highlights the jet and counterjet of silicon atoms around the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, detected from their X-ray emissions by the Chandra space telescope.
Credit: NASA/CXC/GSFC/U.Hwang et al
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buluayam
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@Bitch,
Where can we find more info about that program you mentioned?
Edit : Actually I just found it, http://my-symbian.com/9210/ap[....]cations.php?faq=33&fldAuto=229
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axxxr
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Astronomy picture of the day - Lunation - full lunar cycle.
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