Location of members

karl

The location of members would be nice so we could meet up for a star party or chat.
I live in witham essex and never know where to go with my telescope.
I dont really want to join a club as i dont do crowds

Champagnerocker

I thought that the whole point of clubs was so that you could meet "a guy with a £2000+ telescope and gear" and have a look through his stuff!

Anyway, I'm in Greenwich but i've never fancied going anywhere at night further than my back yard.

karl

Not to keen on crowds just yet

Stephen

N. Ireland..... lovely clear skies here.... heh, yea right. about an hour and a half away from the armagh planetarium by car.

karl

Hi Stephen
im from from cloudy essex.

Bob50

I'm fortunate enough to live in a part of East Sussex that gets more hours of sunshine than anywhere else in the UK, which also means more hours of clear night skies than most localities. If it wasn't for the light pollution it would be an ideal place for stargazing.

karl

Hi Bob east sussex is a very nice area posh lol

Tinca

I'm just down the road from you Karl, in light polluted Chelmsford. There are some decent skies around us but need to drive to get to them. The Dengie Peninuslar has our darkest skies in Essex, 25mins from Chelmsford.

christhepuma

Milton Keynes for me :-)

karl

I glad that we are all getting to know where we all live.
Tinca i used to drive a bus round the dengie peninuslar and you are right there is some nice dark skies in essex

jimijames

Hello every-one, I've been away for a very long time and i have just got back to this forum, I live in southampton, I go to the new forest for my viewing and astrophotography, the new forest is a lovely place for astronomy : nice a quiet.
I think it would be good to meet up somewere for some stargazing

djbozz

Guildford Surrey is my domain, lots of light pollution around here, there are a few spots Newlands corner for one, also GAS have a site in Holbry St Mary & Albury, I must join their club.:)

pdw2309

Birmingham....so look's like im miles away from you all!:(

Hazy

I'm in Coventry (worst luck). I've not long moved back here after living over in Waterford, Ireland for the past few years. The skies were great over there. Hardly any light pollution at all. And when you went out into the countryside it was even better. Moving back to Cov has made realise just how much difference light pollution makes.

scott

cheltenham .... miles away :-(

Davieboy

Huudersfield - even further

mark007

i am in hertfordshire

karl

Hertfordshire not far from me mark007

RayGil

Well I'm in Cumbria - Barrow in Furness :-/

shanks1953

so karl, your in witham, im in wickham bishops, near enough?, im a complete novice whos expertise runs to looking thru binocs occasionally, i have just bought a new scope ( not a flash expensive one ) so perhaps when im up & running in the new year we can arrange something,

karl

Shankss1953 sounds like a good idea to me because i should have my new scope in the new year.

ad3370

Hi
We are in Aberdeen.

bealema

Hahaha i lose at top trumps, from Hull East Yorkshire :)

Beibenia

Hi
Sutton coldfield, birmingham.

Scubi

Hi all.
I live in north Wiltshire (UK, for non-UKadians). I have had an interest in astronomy since I was a small boy, which has continued unabated for the last 40 years.
I have a small refractor at present but I am hoping to upgrade to something (much) larger next year now....I have more time on my hands.
:o)

Nelly_Scope

I'm new and have just bought myself a telescope but would love to meet with others for advice but I live up north and you all seem to be south. Anyone in Greater Manchester or Lancashire? Nelly

karl

Hi Nelly_scope

merchandiseman45

Buckingham, and they have recently turned all the non essencial street lights off behind my garden, so I have pretty black skys, although would prefer them even blacker!

kensamay

Hi All,

I live down here in Bodmin,Cornwall..Get some good skies sometimes but also alot of fog & mist of the sea & moors..lol :)

bealema

im from plymouth but moved to Hull when i was younger ... wish i could go on moors one night :)

LIBRA93

Hi Everyone I am in PEVENSEY, EAST SUSSEX, at night when the sky is clear, There is no light pollution, so millions of stars can be seen. PERFECT...............

christhepuma

hey merchandiseman45. drive down to Claydon house - the skys are even darker there :)

johno350

hya all i'm in leeds a few decent areas to do a bit of satr gazing,but the moors nearby would be awsome must go try it out when its a tad warmer.

Kev

Hi all just starting out live in Leeds are they many place's in Leeds with reasonable dark sky's

johno350

ey up m8 i'm in leeds too i think it would be a cool idea for all members to arange a meet up somewhere a bit difficult but do able leeds isnt the best place to scan the sky,but the moors would be perfect shame the weather is always a tad pants.but the experienced chappies here may be able to suggest a meeting point,just a thought hope i'm not weirding anyone out,just want to see the sky's in a better light.and in response to your last,high ground not too much light,bramley,pudsey area isnt bad,but to get the best conditions a bit further afield.

Kev

yeh i live near temple newsam so i reckon top of garforth cliff may be a good start, even tho its not that bad in my back garden

Imtiazk

Hi, just joined. Could anyone please tell me what would be the nearest observatory open to the public near me ? I live in SW London.

karl

Royal Observatory Blackheath Avenue
Greenwich, SE10 8XJ
or
Lower Terrace, near Whitestone Pond in Hampstead (NW3).
just google it.
karl

Pam

Leicester for me

alistair

live and observe in Salisbury . my place of observing in works back garden , I work in the rifles museum in Salisbury , Any one in the local area most welcome for a chat or to arrange a time to meet up , have no transport,so can not transport 12 inch scope anywhere .

Marc_Rosson

East Yorks.

sharon74

Hi all , I'm from halifax west Yorkshire, only just got my telescope and still trying to figure it out

rogstal

Hi Karl, if you want beautiful black skies with little light polution I live in St Just just down the road frim Lands End.

karl

Hi rogstal sounds like a fantastic place

vulcan

become an electricity overhead linesman on night faults and get the best and darkest nights free of any light pollution. the number of sattelites to see is marvelous
Vulca Yorkshire

Oaks

Hi. I live in the centre of the universe, it's a small welsh village called Neath

Be nice to talk with someone as most nights I'm n my own out on the lawn

AstralStroll

Im in the north end of Bristol, lots of light pollution, so looking for out of town dark spots for observing.

catdubbs

I am based up on the wirral, just across the river from liverpool and its blinding lights, the darkest spot I have found within peddling distance is Caldy way overlooking the River Dee past Wirral Country Park.

Moonshadow

Like Pam, I'm also in Leicester.

Jerry

Hi. Jerry here from Bristol :-h

ARF

North Yorkshire - Ripon - Hello

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