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  1. This is fantastic & beautiful! MT @Slartybartfast: @ReadingAS here's another picture of Venus flickr.com/photos/3097426… Last before the transit? 1:56 PM May 29th via Osfoora for Mac
  2. @BirminghamKav nice one! The Moon phase wasn't ideal for earthshine this month. Some months it's even clearer. 2:59 PM May 28th via Osfoora for Mac in reply to BirminghamKav
  3. the Moon is making an equilateral triangle with Mars (above left) and Regulus (above right) this evening #bbcstargazing 2:33 PM May 28th via Osfoora for Mac
  4. Fantastic! RT @Avertedvision: Venus May 28th, 2.7% phase #bbcstargazing #bbcskyatnight #TransitofVenus twitpic.com/9q9nol 6:37 AM May 28th via Saezuri
  5. Nice! MT @james_lennie: 25-05-12 DSLR Moon Canon 500D and 400mm zoom flic.kr/p/c5oned #moonwatch 1:26 PM May 25th via Osfoora for Mac
  6. The horns are stretching around! MT @mickhyde: Venus tonight 250512 #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing flic.kr/p/c5o4Nm 1:21 PM May 25th via Osfoora for Mac
  7. should be good earthshine on the Moon later this evening #moonwatch 12:16 PM May 25th via Osfoora for Mac
  8. AstroBASICS meeting tonight. Hope the usual crowds can make it, despite the weather! readingastro.org.uk/astrobasics-pr… 8:15 AM May 25th via Saezuri
  9. ah, I can see Venus now it's got a little darker. Low above the NW horizon #venuswatch 1:42 PM May 24th via Osfoora for Mac
  10. Very very hazy skies again this evening, Moon clearly visible, Venus lost in the murk 1:33 PM May 24th via Osfoora for Mac
  11. Good job! MT @Slartybartfast: @ReadingAS Made a new solar filter for my scope. Sun now MUCH clearer!! :-) flickr.com/photos/3097426… 1:33 PM May 24th via Osfoora for Mac
  12. This evening's thin Moon looking great right now in the NW #moonwatch twitter.com/ReadingAS/stat… 1:51 PM May 23rd via web
  13. very very thin Moon visible in the NW at the moment #moonwatch 1:29 PM May 23rd via Osfoora for Mac
  14. big thanks to @dewbow for an awesome talk on 50 Years In Space on Saturday. It's astonishing how much we've achieved in such a short time! 2:41 PM May 21st via Osfoora for Mac
  • Name Reading Astronomy
  • Location Reading, UK
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  • Bio We are an amateur astronomical society in Reading, Berkshire catering for all ages and abilities with monthly meetings, public events, star parties and more.
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