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Hehe actually I've been wondering with the advent of "goto" scopes, whether a VLI was possible using amatuer scopes. Is there a starting point somewhere software wise? Would be nice to be able to write the software to distribute viewing tasks as client/server to start with. I'm all set for the Pleiades - and for those that don't know - if you go out on the 12th, get all wrapped up and maybe take a flask of coffee and a few friends to huddle up with, find a nice dark site and sit facing NE, you'll be treated to a nice meteor shower :D The peak will be at around 2-3am, and providing the weather <crosses fingers> is clear should be very pretty. Even if you're not into astronomy, a natural display like this is something special. On 09/08/07, Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thursday 09 August 2007 01:22, Terry Hill wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > My apols for not posting for ages, and then when I do it's off-topic... > > > > I just wondered if there were any other astronomers in the LUG? > > Having recently got my grubby hands on a nice Celestron "goto" > > Newtonian, I'm thinking about organising a small star party, as I have > > access to a nice dark-sky site with basic facilities. Either way, it > > would be nice to expand my circle of astro-nuts (sounds painful!). > My grandad was an honorary member of the RAS and when my dad kicks it I should > be getting the same 6" f12 newtonian reflector with silver altazimuth rings > that he used - very fine telescope but I'm wondering about getting something > large with a decent ccd. > Anyone up for building a visible light interferometer across Devon and > Cornwall ? > As for dark skies up here even the white bits are black! > Dont forget the pleiades this weekend folks. > Tom te tom te tom > > > > > Hmm how to get back on-topic...ahh yes, XEphem from the clear sky > > institute is a breeze to compile under Ubuntu - highly recommend it > > too. Great for tracking objects like satellites and comets. > > > > It lives here: http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/ > > > > For a straightforward map of the night sky, stellarium can't be beaten > > for ease of use and looks very professionally built: > > http://www.stellarium.org/ - again, runs under Ubuntu nicely and is > > easy to get up and running. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Tel. > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html