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Stars Over Surrey

John Axtell

Stars Over Surrey


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The Rosette

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

Programme Date
Presentation Slides
Constellation Slides
Constellation Video
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Perseverance and Curoisity on Mars and the Mount Sharp panorama, Gaia, James Webb meteors, SLS, Space X and Super Heavy, plus 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 constellation of the month and what to look for in the night sky in June.
Axiom private ISS mission, Crew-4, Dream Chaser, Amazon and SpaceX Internet satellites, Mars/Phobos eclipse, Perseverance photos, Ingenuity, Blue Origin, China's cosmonauts, NASA SLS, James Webb, Osiris Rex, constellation of the month and what to look for in the night sky in May.
Ukraine and the ISS, Exomars,One Web, James Webb, Space X, Solar Orbiter and Hubble's interacting galaxies, plus constellation of the month, meetings at local astronomy societies and what to see in the night sky for the coming month.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including the impact on spaceflight of the war in Ukraine, ExoMars, One Web, Russian rocket engines, James Webb, Hubble's interacting galaxies, Solar Orbiter, Space X and much more, plus constellation of the month, meetings at local astronomy societies and what to see in the night sky for the coming month.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including the James Webb telescope, Virgin Orbit, Earth’s new asteroid companion and new radio telescope results and more, constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for February.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including The James Webb telescope, Perseverance and Curiosity on Mars, the Parker solar probe, Japanese billionaire at the ISS, New Shephard, giant exo-planet and Space X sets more records and more plus constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for January.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including DART asteroid mission, Russian ASAT test, Hubble, Shepherd's daughter, De Vries, private launcher ASTRA, more delayed launches, constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for December.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including exoplanets in another galaxy, Lucy and the Trojan asteroids, SaxaVord Spaceport, Captain Kirk, Tiangong, Bepi Columbo, plus constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for November.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Inspiration4, Ingenuity and Perseverance on Mars, quakes on Mars, VIPER, Blue Origin, 3 Dragons in space, the James Webb and Landsat9, constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for October.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Artemis, Starliner, ISS, Space X Super Heavy, Space tourism, Ingenuity, Perseverance, constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for September.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Branson and Bezos, Space X Super Heavy, ISS, Boeing Starliner, Mars Ingenuity and Perseverance, Mars Insight, Hubble, 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 NASA goes to Venus, ESA, China on Mars, Ingenuity, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Axiom Sapce, Hubble, the ISS and Cosmic Dawn, plus 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 SSTL at the Moon, Ingenuity, China on Mars and new space station, Space X Crew Dragon and Starship, Bezos and Branson, private trips to the ISS, asteroid missions, sun spots and a Nova in Cassiopeia. constellation of the month and what to look for in the night sky in June.
Perseverance and Ingenuity, ISS Crews, Space X, Gargarin, One Web, Boeing Starliner, Blue Origin New Shepherd, Proxima Centauri, constellation of the month and what to look for in the night sky in May.
Perseverance and Ingenuity, Space X Starship, Falcon 9 and Starlink, Space X Japan Moon trip, NASA, SLS Engine test, ISS, the Cotswold meteor, Nova in Cassiopeia, constellation of the month and what to see in the night sky for the coming month.
Mars missions, Space X Starship, Falcon 9, Crew Dragon, Private Space X mission, ISS, Neanderthals, FarFarOut, Sextuplet star system and much more, plus constellation of the month, meetings at local astronomy societies and what to see in the night sky for the coming month.
Everything astronomy and space flight with John and Dave, including Virgin Orbit, SLS Engine test, Starlink, Space X Oil Rigs, Blue Origin, Boeing, NASA Insight probe, NASA Juno, UK kit on ISS, Axiom and more, constellation of the month and what's up in the night sky for February.
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.


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