Orpington Astronomical Society

Astronomical alerts! Did you see that fireball? Where's that comet? Have you seen this asteroid? When is the next eclipse? What was that light in the sky? You get the idea.

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Last post: Aug 17, 2024, 21:06:43 Re: 2024 Perseids starti... by Rick

Telescopes Etcetera....

Seen a shiney telescope on EBay? A new scope you want to show off? An equatorial? A dome? A camera? Want to know how to put it all together? Ask here...

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Last post: Dec 04, 2024, 14:32:37 Re: Help - 2" Spacer Rin... by Carole

Astrophotography

A place to show off your astro-photographs, and tell folks how you took them...

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Technical

Got a neat way to set that 'scope just so? A twiddly camera modification? A fancy image-processing trick? Discuss here...

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In the Media...

Media reports from around the world. This is the place to post links to those astronomy-related stories that have hit the TV and papers...

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Last post: Mar 19, 2025, 14:28:10 Crew-9 splashes down whi... by Rick

Random Rambling Ruminations

Chat

General discussions on random (not particularly astronomical) matters of interest.

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Last post: Jan 16, 2025, 13:59:49 Re: Foggy foggy nights..... by Rick

PC Helpline

Need help with an application or OS that is not directly related to astronomy, ask here. Mac owners need not apply...

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Last post: Aug 10, 2024, 19:25:25 Re: My P drive with all ... by Carole

Back Room

Updates and Upsets

Issues with the website, forum, gallery and stuff...

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Last post: Nov 23, 2024, 14:35:19 New reports for 2024 by Rick