Stars Over Surrey
Stars Over Surrey
Stars Over Surrey
Last Friday of the month at 7:20 pm
Repeated the following Monday night at 11.0 pm and available after transmission as a podcast.
The Rosette Nebula (NGC2237) lies 5000 light years away in the constellation of Monoceros.
It's a star forming region, the cluster of stars in the centre having been formed from the gas clouds
of the nebula. This stunning image was captured by Martin Baker, a member of Guildford Astronomical
Society. He used a small (72 mm) refractor telescope, a motorised tracking mount and a specialised astro-imaging camera.
About 30 separate exposures (some of 15 minutes in length) were taken using three different filters in January 2017.
These images were combined using software then processed to give this splendid result.
John Axtell from the Guildford Astronomical Society with a monthly review of astronomical matters including
a review of the past month's discoveries, events and space missions, Constellation of the Month, forthcoming talks
and events and what's up in the night sky to see during the coming month.
You can listen to the shows below, read the PDF of the programme and watch the constellation of the month.
Programmes
Programmes
Programme Date
Presentation Slides
Constellation Slides
Constellation Video
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including China moon rocks, Space X, Cargo Dragon, One Web, Artemis, Dark Sky Reserves,
Gaia, Exoplanet 9,4G on the moon, wooden satellites and more,
constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for January.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including China moon rocks, Crew Dragon takes it first passengers to the ISS,
RAF Space Command, Sentinel, Ariel Exoplanet Surveyor, RocketLab, Vega, Arecibo, Exeoplanets, Red Dwarfs and another asteroid nearly hits the Earth,
constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for December.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Water on the Moon, Crew Dragon, Osiris Rex, Mars in the Evening Sky,
Starlink, Starship, ISS, British Nobel prize, Black Hole Spaghetti,
constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for November.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including life on Venus, briny water found on Mars, Artemis missions to the Moon,
Space X, Starlink, Crew Dragon, One Web, Planet Pi, White Dwarf, Black Hole merger, constellation of the month and
what's up in the night sky for October.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Space X, Starship, Crew Dragon, Virgin Galactic,
Asteroid samples, Ceres, Betelgeuse, Ganymede, Exoplanets, an early galaxy, constellation of the month and
what's up in the night sky for September.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Neowise, Crew Dragon, Space X, Virgin Galactic,
Perseverance, Venus, Solar Orbiter, Exoplanets,
constellation of the month and what to look for in the night sky in August.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Crew Dragon, Space Loos, One Web, Alien Civilisations, Gravity Waves,
constellation of the month and what to look for in the night sky in July.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Crew Dragon with astronauts, new Chinese spacecraft,
Virgin Orbit, Tom Cruise, Sagittarius galaxy, constellation of the month and what to look for in the night sky in June.
Coronavirus, Space X Crew Dragon, Starlink, Comet Borisov, asteroid Flybys, Centaurs, constellation of the month and what to look for in the night sky in May.
Corona Virus, Space X and One Web constellations, Space X Dragon and Starship, space tourism, Mars, new mini moon, iron rain,
constellation of the month and what to see in the night sky for the coming month.
Heather Couper, The Solar Telescope, Solar Orbiter, Betelgeuse, Christina Koch, Parker, Star Link and One Web, Virgin Galactic and Space X, Insight, New Horizons
and Arrakoth, constellation of the month, meetings at local astronomy societies and what to see in the
night sky for the coming month.
Special News
Special News
4th May 2020 -
John Axtell in the Woking News and Mail proudly shows off his 9 footer.(click to enlarge)
John Axtell in the Woking News and Mail proudly shows off his 9 footer.(click to enlarge)2nd October 2020 - John talks with Dr. Chantal Nobs of the Insttitute of Physics about Space Week in Guidlford.
27th March 2020 - An easy to spot transit of the International Space Station tonight as it passes near to the crescent moon and then Venus.
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