Theo Fountoulakis
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Autumn 2024 September 21 – Telescope Clinic Members are invited to bring their telescopes along for the club experts to advise on how to use or get better use of. Also for members thinking of buying a new scope. October 19 – New Members MorningYour opportunity as a new member to come along and learn about the club in… “read more”
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On 11th May 2024 the sun erupted with its biggest solar flare for many years.According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the dynamic solar flare occurred late Saturday (May 10) from an active sunspot region called AR3664. It peaked at 9:23 p.m. EDT (0123 May 11 GMT), registering as a massive X5.8 classflare, SWPC officials said. As a result,… “read more”
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I still remember the chills I was getting, watching the launch of that Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport near Kourou in French Guyana, in between the preparations for the Christmas dinner. A $10 billion telescope had to endure intense shakes and structural pressures during the rocket launch, then embark on a long journey spanning 1.5 million km (930,000 mi)… “read more”
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Our Club organizes a series of workshops for the club members around astrophotography. Sara Harvey and Theo Fountoulakis, aim to present a basic understanding on what is needed for astrophotography, minimum requirements, equipment, describe the overall processes involved and answer questions raised by the members. AP High Level Process Session 3 Topics : Prep work – target, FOV, (resources) In… “read more”
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Our Club organizes a series of workshops for the club members around astrophotography. Sara Harvey and Theo Fountoulakis, aim to present a basic understanding on what is needed for astrophotography, minimum requirements, equipment, describe the overall processes involved and answer questions raised by the members. AP High Level Process Session 2 Topics : Imaging train requirements refractors types Back focus… “read more”
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Our Club organizes a series of workshops for the club members around astrophotography. Sara Harvey and Theo Fountoulakis, aim to present a basic understanding on what is needed for astrophotography, minimum requirements and equipment and describe the overall processes involved and answer questions raised by the members. AP High Level Process Session 1 Topics : Introduction to AP Types… “read more”
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Not all science is done by scientists. Amateur astronomers have made significant contributions to measuring light pollution and identifying best and worst localities, yielding results that sometimes contradict satellite data. The science of Jupiter’s atmosphere has advanced as far as it has in large part by professional scientists having access to images uploaded by amateur observers to special websites. Outreach… “read more”