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Sunday 12 June 2011

Only One Picture!

So what did we manage to cover last night? We saw the Moon briefly using binoculars and the Cooke refractor, and we managed to get a glimpse of Arcturus through a gap in the cloud. We also spotted a star in Virgo that I am pretty sure was, well maybe, Vindemiatrix. We also did a nice little experiment to prove that your eyes respond to darkness and sudden lights. I think we covered the laser reflectors left behind on the Moon by the Apollo missions, and we also tried to spot the ISS, but saw some Chinese lanterns instead. And then there was quite a lot of surveillance on Radio York, Dave the Security Man and York Minister.