Collingwood Astronomy Club
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The Collingwood Astronomy Club is an informal group of people with telescopes who drink in the Edwardian Bar of the Collingwood Hotel, Ilfracombe, Devon, UK. We have occasional observing sessions if there is something interesting going on.
Any comments:
gk.sherman@which.net
What to see?
Today's
weather for the South West
Heavens-Above Main Page
BBC - What's in the sky tonight?
Sky & Telescope - Observing Guide
Solar System Simulator
Tonight's Astronomy Forecast for ILFRACOMBE, ENGLAND
Undriven Astrophotography
Sun
. Transit of Mercury 7/5/03. Transit of Venus 8/6/04. Sunpsots 13-14/9/05
Mercury
. Transit of Mercury 7/5/03. Conjunction of Venus and Mercury 27/6/05
Venus
. Occultation of Venus by the Moon 21/5/04. Transit of Venus 8/6/04. Conjunction of Venus and Mercury 27/6/05
Earth
Moon
. Composite picture of the moon 28/2/04. Occultation of Venus by the Moon 21/5/04. Earthshine.
Mars
Jupiter
Images from 11th and 17th May 2005
Saturn
Uranus
Double Stars
33 images 22/8/05
Deep Sky
No images
MARS 2005
23/10/05 1h51 UT
First with the new set-up. By strange co-incidence, Syrtis Major and Hellas are on this image as well.
(640x480 best 500 frames of 1000. Comparison image from JPL's
Solar System Simulator
)
10/8/05 0h00 UT
My first picture of Mars, Syrtis Major and Hellas visible
(640x480 234 frames. Comparison image from JPL's
Solar System Simulator
)
Extrasolar Planets
Constellations
Lyra
Leo
Hercules
Corona Borealis
Scorpius
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Canes Venatici
Cygnus
Capricornus
Bootes
Pegasus
Draco
Delphinus
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Serpens
Cassini-Huygens
ESA Cassini-Huygens
. Includes the first pictures from Titan's surface.
NASA Cassini-Huygens
. Beautiful pictures of Saturn with rings and moons.
Links to other sites...
Books
The Astronomy Encyclopedia
Hi Jules, this is the book that I recommend for you. Gx
Space observatories
Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan
Includes the first pictures of the surface of Titan
Space Telescope Science Institute Home Page
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars Global Surveyor - Welcome to Mars!
MSSS MGS MOC Image Release Directory
NEAR Eros Images
Directories
Open Directory - Science: Astronomy
Yahoo! Science>Astronomy
Magazines
Sky and Telescope Magazine -- Home Page
BBC Online - The Sky at Night
Astronomy Now | Home
Societies
North Devon Astronomical Society
Telescopes
SCS Astro Ltd - Telescopes, Binoculars, CCD Cameras & Weather Stations
Oldham Optical for all astronomical and optical flats optics mirrors astronomical lenses
Telescope House
Other sites...
Nine Planets - Titan
Astronomy by Distance Learning
The Astrobiology Web | Your Online Guide to the Living Universe
Planetary Photojournal: NASA's Image Access Home Page
Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
The STScI Digitized Sky Survey
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Created 9/6/04
Last Modified 21/3/06