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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?
  2. @BirminghamKav nice one! The Moon phase wasn't ideal for earthshine this month. Some months it's even clearer.
  3. the Moon is making an equilateral triangle with Mars (above left) and Regulus (above right) this evening #bbcstargazing
  4. Fantastic! RT @Avertedvision: Venus May 28th, 2.7% phase #bbcstargazing #bbcskyatnight #TransitofVenus twitpic.com/9q9nol
  5. Nice! MT @james_lennie: 25-05-12 DSLR Moon Canon 500D and 400mm zoom flic.kr/p/c5oned #moonwatch
  6. The horns are stretching around! MT @mickhyde: Venus tonight 250512 #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing flic.kr/p/c5o4Nm
  7. should be good earthshine on the Moon later this evening #moonwatch
  8. AstroBASICS meeting tonight. Hope the usual crowds can make it, despite the weather! readingastro.org.uk/astrobasics-pr…
  9. ah, I can see Venus now it's got a little darker. Low above the NW horizon #venuswatch
  10. Very very hazy skies again this evening, Moon clearly visible, Venus lost in the murk
  11. Good job! MT @Slartybartfast: @ReadingAS Made a new solar filter for my scope. Sun now MUCH clearer!! :-) flickr.com/photos/3097426…
  12. This evening's thin Moon looking great right now in the NW #moonwatch twitter.com/ReadingAS/stat…
  13. very very thin Moon visible in the NW at the moment #moonwatch
  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!