Guest floppygoose Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Just a quick intro, my name's Phil and I live in Northampton. I have recently joined the Northamptonshire Natural History Society which has a healthy astronomy section and which meets regularly. Like many areas there have been stargazing live events locally over the past couple of weeks where the attendances have been phenomenal, although clouds tonight put a bit of a dampener on things. I would be interested to learn what else is available in the area, whether any decent dark sky sites are within fairly easy reach, and to keep in touch with local events. All the best Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harper. Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Phil, welcome to EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brantuk Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Phil and a warm welcome to EMS Our dark site is half way between Notts and Leics - not totally dark but the village lights are very low, we're part shielded from them, and we have a good 270 degs level panorama. We do have another site in Belper serving the northern area of EMS which is darker but probably a bit far for you. But you'd be welcome to trip along to either for a recce. Hope you enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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catman161 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fondofchips Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Phil & welcome to EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Welcome to EMS Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Phil, a warm welcome to EMS. Have a look on this dark sky map to see if there are any places that are local to you that could be useful. http://www.avex-asso.org/dossiers/wordpress/?page_id=127 In the meantime, enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbz2 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Phil, welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hello from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hello and welcome. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi phil, welcome to EMS. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hello and welcome to EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest floppygoose Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Phil, a warm welcome to EMS. Have a look on this dark sky map to see if there are any places that are local to you that could be useful. http://www.avex-asso.org/dossiers/wordpress/?page_id=127 In the meantime, enjoy the forum. Cheers Baz, that's really useful, but it's also depressing as it puts into perspective the almost complete lack of truly dark sky sites, and things can only get worse Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest floppygoose Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Phil and a warm welcome to EMS Our dark site is half way between Notts and Leics - not totally dark but the village lights are very low, we're part shielded from them, and we have a good 270 degs level panorama. We do have another site in Belper serving the northern area of EMS which is darker but probably a bit far for you. But you'd be welcome to trip along to either for a recce. Hope you enjoy the forum. Thanks, I will keep that in mind. We do spend the occasional weekend up in Tibshelf, which is not far from Belper. Next time I'm up that way maybe I'll take my scope along and check it out - thanks Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 HI Phil welcome to the EMS Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wayne Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hi Phil, welcome to EMS :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hi Phil, Warm welcome to EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest floppygoose Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thanks for the warm welcome guys, clear skies to all Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wraith01mg Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hello and welcome Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hi Phil and welcome to the EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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