- Dark Skies:
- Commission for Dark Skies
Weymouth Astronomy Club
New members are always welcome at Weymouth Astronomy Club regardless of experience. The only pre-requisite required is a keen interest in the night sky. Meetings are held on a monthly basis at Room 5 of St. Aldhelm's Church Centre Spa Road, Weymouth DT3 5EW
A Samways Evening - 'Cataclysmic Variables,X-ray Binaries & Stellar Cannibals' by Nick Higginbottom
Friday 13th March (19:30)
Weymouth Astronomy welcomes Nick Higginbottom who will be giving a talk titled 'Cataclysmic Variables,X-ray Binaries & Stellar Cannibals'. Meeting will also include regular features 'Object of the Month' and 'What's up in the Sky' for March.
Transit of Mercury
Image of the Transit of Mercury, taken by Simon Edwins at Fordhingbridge with a Canon 450D at prime focus on an Orion ST8 (80mm refractor) and solar film over the objective.
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Simon also compiled a short video clip from all the images that weren't obscured by clouds. This can be downloaded (avi format) via Simon's website website