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Eric Emms

@EmmsStarGaze

co-organiser of the Baker Street Irregular Astronomers and organiser of #CLondonSUNday & #MoOnday observing events

 London NW1 (and Canaries)
Joined September 2012
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Next @BakerStAstro Irregulars astro meeting is Sep 15 to view #Mercury & #Venus. For details see BSIA website bakerstreetastro.org/meeting…
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#PerseidMeteorShower: @BakerStAstro Irregulars will meet for our second Perseids event, again at 9pm Wednesday, at the gate on Prince Albert Rd, next to Ormonde Terrace before walking to the Irregulars field on Primrose Hill. facebook.com/events/19142464…
Perseids Meteor Observing Part 2.

Perseids Meteor Observing Part 2.

Event by Eric Emms on Wednesday, August 11 20215 posts in the discussion.

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But no #spiralarms ? Is it worth attending Cwmdu without suffering the abuse heaped upon me and the best quiz team?
Chris Greenfield. (@chris_greenf) profile pictureChris Greenfield.@chris_greenf8 Aug 2021
Replying to @TheAstroCamp
What scope to bring though? My @Tring_Astro supplied #BFS @altair_astro 125ED which has never been to Cwmdu, or the Astro-Physics Stowaway? What are you bringing to ‘frac alley @Alpha_lyrae_uk @EmmsStarGaze ?
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If you think you have found any #meteorite fragments in the #Cheltenham area from last nights #fireball please do get in touch. Also take a picture of it on the ground and a GPS coordinate, pick it up with Al foil and do not put a magnet anywhere near it.
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Any @BakerStAstro Irregulars saw this fireball streaking through Orion last night?
Guardian Science (@guardianscience) profile pictureGuardian Science
@guardianscience1 Mar 2021
Large meteor 'fireball' blazes cross the UK, lighting up skies – video theguardian.com/science/vide…
Large meteor 'fireball' blazes across the UK, lighting up skies – video

Large meteor 'fireball' blazes across the UK, lighting up skies – video

A very bright meteor, known as a fireball, has been captured on doorbell cameras across the country

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2021 January Update for Baker Street Irregulars now on our website bakerstreetastro.org/meeting… and emailed via our Newsletter.
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Thanks David. Loving your planet images
David Arditti (@StagLaneObsy) profile pictureDavid Arditti@StagLaneObsy20 Aug 2020
A good front page for the Standard’s Lifestyle section. Well-done @_LauraHampson @EmmsStarGaze
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Jim Geach@jgeach12 Jun 2020
Wow - New Horizons is far from home
Tod R. Lauer (@TodLauer) profile pictureTod R. Lauer@TodLauer11 Jun 2020
As seen from New Horizons, Proxima Centauri shifts by 32 arcsec from where we see it. Here we blink between an Earth-based and NH image taken at the same time. The stars are shifting!
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So bored today I arranged books in my bookcases into subject of order Diamonds Gemmology Astronomy London History Other First time in 25 years the bookcases are tidy... 😂
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Astro talk this lunchtime with @agmvecchio at friends of @RoyalAstroSoc
Image from Eric Emms (@EmmsStarGaze)
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Good luck to @spacegovuk looking to build new partnerships and grow international investment in our space industry for the future- look forward to working with any potential interested parties to highlight and encourage more support for our brilliant space sector
UK Space Agency (@spacegovuk) profile pictureUK Space Agency
@spacegovuk3 Feb 2020
UK space industry, universities and government are in Singapore to explore new partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region. 🌏 Supported by the UK Space Agency, the mission will develop and strengthen global partnerships to boost the growing UK space sector. gov.uk/government/news/uk-sp…
[Withdrawn] UK space sector lands in Singapore

[Withdrawn] UK space sector lands in Singapore

A large UK space sector delegation touches down in Singapore this week to explore new partnerships and seek valuable opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region, supported by the UK Space Agency.

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Wörner’s talk at #astrofest2020 : Informative, inspirational and full of humour. n.b. UK has not left #ESA
Jan Wörner (@janwoerner) profile pictureJan Wörner@janwoerner2 Feb 2020
Blogged: Brexit and a Bridge over Troubled Water blogs.esa.int/janwoerner/202…
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Happy #PalindromeDay – 02/02/2020 is the same forwards/backwards and upside down (on a 7-segment display screen anyway). When will we next have such an aesthetically pleasing date?
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Amazing views of Earthshine, Venus & Neptune in my 10x50 bins from my open window in Marylebone. Go look!
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Venus and the Crescent Moon as seen from Euston station, showing astronomy is possible even in the busiest parts of the city.
Image from Jon Culshaw (@jonculshaw)
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Happy Lunar New Year! 🐀 🎉 While the Gregorian calendar is solar-based, some cultures base their calendars on both the Sun and the Moon. This new Moon marks a new year for many Asian cultures.
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Sky Notes talk at @BritAstro by @Spicey_Spiney First time by woman astronomer?
Image from Eric Emms (@EmmsStarGaze)
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Fascinating talk at @BritAstro by @julianonions on simulating the evolution of the universe using supercomputers.
Image from Eric Emms (@EmmsStarGaze)
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Our first free stargazing evening of the year (and of the decade? , don't start, we know...) on Wednesday 22 January in Regent's Park London. Usual free, family-friendly fun with the Irregulars. Newcomers always welcome. bakerstreetastro.org/meeting…
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