Issues 1 to 100

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Issue 114 - October 1998

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More Cometary Nebulae    Owen Brazell

The Shakhbazian Catalogue - the next Hickson's    Steve Gottlieb

A Winter Tour of Dying Suns    Martin Griffiths

Obscure Globular Clusters of the Milky Way, Terzan Clusters and the Faintest Globular UKS 1    Barbara Wilson

H75    Ron Morales

Abell 21 through a Small Telescope    Lee T Macdonald

Supernova 1998eg in UGC 12133    Tom Boles

Correspondence

Further Observations of IC 443    Stewart Moore

Some New Planetary Nebulae in Globular Clusters    Owen Brazell

Spectra of Wolf-Rayet Stars    Maurice Gavin

The Guardian of the Bear    Mike Ropelewski

 

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Issue 115 - January 1999

 

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An Introduction to CCDs    Adrian Catterall

Some Members of the Fornax Galaxy Cluster    Jenni Kay

On the Identities of IC 5039, 5041, 5046 and 5047    Malcolm J. Thompson

Book Reviews
        Carl Sagan's Universe, ed. Yervant Terzian & Elizabeth Bilson
        Extrasolar Planets Stuart Clark
        Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems Alan Boss

Nebulae and Clusters Section Report    Steve Hynes

The Webb Society Annual Accounts    prepared by Mike Swan

Contact Information for Webb Society Officers

 

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Issue 116 - April 1999

 

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Letters to the Editor

Active Galactic Nuclei and the Amateur Cluster    Nick Hewitt & Gary Poyner

Colour in Double Stars    Richard Harshaw

Deep Sky Observing: Restoring the Paradigm (In Adobe Acrobat Format)    Yann Pothier

Book Reviews
        Norton's Star Atlas & Reference Handbook Ian Ridpath
        Starware 2nd Edition Philip Harrington

Contact Information for Webb Society Officers

 

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Issue 117 - Summer 1999

 

Contents Page

Letters to the Editor

Galaxy Section Report    Steve Gottlieb

Nebulae & Clusters Section Report    Steve Hynes

Book Reviews
        The Deep Sky: An Introduction Philip S Harrington
        Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objects Stephen James O'Meara
        Sky Atlas 2000.0: 2nd De Luxe Edition Wil Tirion & Roger W Sinnott
Celestial Harvest James Mullaney
Through the Eyes of Hubble Robert Naeye

NGC/IC Star Clusters & Nebulae of the SMC    Jenni Kay FRAS

An Amateur Challenge: A Quasar Redshift (In Adobe Acrobat Format)    Maurice Gavin

The 5th Equinox Sky Camp

Contact Information for Webb Society Officers

 

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Issue 118 - Autumn 1999

 

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Abell 2634    Ron Morales

Double Star Section Report    Bob Argyle

A Scale for Averted Vision    Ron Morales

Annual General Meeting of the Society    Bob Argyle

The Society's Annual Accounts    Mike Swan

Guide 7 - Project Pluto - A Review    Owen Brazell

HBeta and [OIII] Planetaries    Yann Pothier

Contact information for Webb Society Officers

 

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Issue 119 - Winter 1999/2000

 

Contents Page

Letters to the Editor

NGC 1360 in Fornax    Lee McDonald

Getting Started in Double Star Measurement: The Transit Method    Jean-Francois Courtot

Some Faint Galaxies for the Autumn and Winter    Jan Sandstrom

Southern Showpieces    Mike Ropelewski

Dwarves & Spirals in the Desert    Timo Karhula

A re-discovery of the Galaxy IC 4534    Malcolm Thomson F.R.A.S.

Book Reviews
        The Victorian Amateur: Independent Astronomical Research in Britain 1820-1920 Dr. Allan Chapman
        Software & Data for Practical Astronomers David Ratledge
        CCD Images David Briggs et al

Webb Society Annual General Meeting 2000: Full Programme

Contact Information for Webb Society Officers

 

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Issue 123 - Winter 2000/1

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Observing the Hershel 400 - Part 1    Paul Brierley

Images by Doug Clapp    Doug Clapp

All the Best Things are in Pairs    Darren Bushnall

Planetary Nebulae - Deep Sky Objects for Poor Skies    Stewart Moore

The Galaxies of Hydra    Jenni Kay F.R.A.S.

Observations of Some High-Surface Brightness Planetaries Using a Small Telescope    Myron E. Wasiuta

Visual Observations of Hickson's Galaxy Groups    Ronald J. Morales

Book Reviews

        Night Has a Thousand Eyes Arthur Upgren

        Unfolding Our Universe Iain Nicholson

 

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Issue 124 - Spring 2001

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Letters to the Editor

Observing at the Parador de las Cañadas, Tenerife    Martin Lewis

Southern Sky Report    Jenni Kay FRAS

Who was That Masked Double Star?    Richard Harshaw

Two Astronomical Mysteries in the Southern Skies    Malcolm J Thomson FRAS

Galaxy Rambling - Canes Venatici et environs    Jan Sandström

The NGC 383 Galaxy Group    Ronald J Morales

The Planetary Nebulae of Cygnus: A Brief Survey with a Small Telescope    Lee Macdonald

Book Reviews

        Unfolding our Universe Iain Nicholson

 

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Issue 125 - Summer 2001

 

Contents Page

Editorial

The Dream Period - Part IV:  A Grand Tour of the Hercules Supercluster    Ronald Buta

Some Galaxies for the Late Spring & Early Autumn    Jan Sandstrom

CCD Images    Gordon Rogers

Ghostly Giants of the Summer Skies - A Tour of the Summer Skies Largest Planetary Nebulae    Richard Jakiel

CCD Images    Gordon Rogers

Challenging Deep Sky Astronomy with Binoculars    Darren Summerfield

Why Not Green Hot?  Why there are no Green Stars    Graham L Boots

Superthin Galaxies, Objects Sharp Like a Razor Blade    Wolfgang Steinicke

 

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Issue 126 - Autumn 2001

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Letters to the Editor

An observing site in Colorado    John Hudler

Steve Hynes: An Appreciation    Bob Argyle

A Night at the Bedford 30-inch    Jenni Kay

Double Star Section Report    Bob Argyle

Exploring the Herbo-Haro Objects    Owen Brazell

Annual Meeting of the Society    Bob Argyle

Observing Proto-Planetary Nebulae    Owen Brazell & Steve Gottleib

Book Reviews    

        Astronomy with a Small Telescope    Steve Tonkin

        Observing the Caldwell Objects    David Ratledge

 

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Issue 127 - 2002

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Letters to the Editor

Annual Meeting Programme

NGC 6582: A Galaxy with an Identity Crisis Ronald J Morales

Webb Society Member's Comet Discovery

Southern Sky Section Report Jenni Kay

Things to do on a Rainy Night...Experiments in Amatuer Radio Astronomy Rob Carver

Wolfgang Steinicke joins the Committee

Photographs from Mount Pinos Martin Germano

Annual Accounts of the Society Mike Swann

 

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Issue 128 - 2002

 

Contents Page

Editorial

How Good is the Celestron Microguide for Measuring Double Stars Richard Harshaw

NGC 2024 CCD Image David Briggs

Jones 1: A Possible Visual Halo Owen Brazell

Horse Head Nebula CCD Image David Briggs

Atlas of Compact Galaxt Trios: Southern Supplement Miles Paul

Jones The Planetary Stewart Moore

Book Reviews

        Turn Right at Orion Mitchell Begelman

        Choosing & Using a Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope.  A Guide toCommercial SCTs and Maksutovs Rod Mollise

        Cosmic Butterflies: The Colourful Mysteries of Planetary Nebulae Sun Kwok

        Light Pollution:  Responses and Remedies Bob Mizon

        Our Universe Ed S. Alan Stern

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Issue 129 - 2002

 

Contents Page

Editorial

An Investigation Into Discrepancies in the Washington Double Star Catalog Richard Harshaw

A Great Square of Galaxies Darran Summerfield

A Safari Under African Skies Timo Karhula

Sa 156 - a Difficult Dark Nebula in Chameleon Colin Henshaw

Book Review

        Handbook of CCD Astronomy Steve B Howell

Webb Society Notes

Errata for Issue 128

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Issue 130 - 2003

 

Contents Page

Editorial

A New Look at NGC 40 Maurice Gavin

Star Spectra with only a Prism Nick Martin

Abell 1314 Ronald J Morales

Observing Galaxy Chains A.I. Lamperti & Steve Gottlieb

Annual General Meeting 2002 : A Report

Webb Society Annual Accounts 2002 Mike Swan

The KLW Planetaries Kent Wallace

Book Reviews

        Introduction to the Science of Cosmology D.J. Raine & E.G. Thomas

        Bad Astronomy Philip Plait

        The Hundred Greatest Stars James B. Kaler

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Issue 131 - 2003

 

Contents Page

Editorial

The Dream Period V - The Spiral Menagerie Ron Buta

Using Astronomical Archives to Study Neglected Double Stars Martin Nicholson

Richard Jakiel - A Profile

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Issue 132 - 2003

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Eta Carinae, The Keel and the Keyhole - Rob Carver & Jenni Kay

Using Astroomical Archives to Study Neglected Double Stars - Martin Nicholson

Binoculars & Bananas - Obserations from La Gomera - Stewart Moore

Large PN Re-visited - Stewart Moore

Book Reviews

        Observing the Caldwell Objects - David Ratledge

        Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Astronomy - Chris Kitchin

        Using the ETX 100. Objects you can really see with the Mighty ETX100 - Mike Weasner

        The Practical Astronomer's Deep-Sky Companion - Jess K Gilmore

        The Big Bang Theory - Karen C Fox

Stellar Spectra (corrigenda) - Maurice Gavin

Webb Society Annual Accounts to year ending March 31, 2003 (Enc)

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Issue 133 - 2004

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Abell 194 - A Guided Tour Ronald J Morales

The Major Galaxies of Leo Minor Darran Summerfield

Observations of the Galaxy Cluster AGC 1367 & the Galaxy Group NGC 4005 in Leo Jan Sandström

Image Stabilizer Binoculars Mike Ropelewski

Deep Sky Report from South Australia Jenni Kay

Book Reviews

    Observer's Guide to Stellar Evolution - Mike Inglis

    Observing Variable Stars - Gerry A Good

    Practical Amateur Spectroscopy - Steve Tomkin (ed.) 

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Issue 134 - 2004

 

Contents Page

Editorial

On Double Identities, Recovered Pairs, and Optical Imposters Richard Harshaw

Observing some Galaxy Trios Al Lamperti

A Question of Identity Malcolm J Thomson

Observing Abell Planetaries Stewart Moore

Visual Observations of the Galaxy Cluster Pegasus 1 Jan Sandström

The Annual Meeting 2003 Bob Argyle

Book Reviews

    Solar Observing Techniques - Chris Kitchen

    Visual Astronomy in the Suberbs - Antony Cooke

The Caldwell Objects Sally Beaumont

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Issue 135 - 2004

 

Contents Page

Editorial

New Observations with Webb's Telescope Sally Beaumont

Spectra of Stars of the Summer & Winter Triangles Jack Martin

Observing Project 'Caudwell' David J Reynolds

Lupus - a Mix of Deep Sky Splendours Jenni Kay FRAS

An Investigation into OIII Filters Owen Brazell

Visual Observations of the NGC 6543 Halo Yann Pothier

What to Look for? - Open Clusters Halo Mikkel Steine

Book Reviews

    Observing Comets - Nick James & Gerald North

    Objects in the Heavens Deep Sky Viewing List and Field Book for Small Scopes and Binoculars - Peter Birren

The Gravitational Lens - A Visual & CCD Challenge Owen Brazell

Officers of the Society

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Issue 136 - 2004

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Deep Sy Notes Owen Brazell

Observing Abell 2247 Ronald J Morales

Aquila Jenni Kay FRAS

Galaxy Section - Observing Challenges Richard Jakiel

Tables of Selected (Archetype) Galaxies Richard Jakiel

The True Identity of IC897 Malcolm J Thomson

A Modern Look at NGC 1 & NGC 2 Ronald Buta

Observing Southern Planetary Nebulae (part 1) Rainer Töpler

Trumpler and his Classification of Open Clusters Al Lamperti & Barry Johnson

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Issue 137 - 2005

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Deep Sky News Owen Brazell

Observing Southern Planetary Nebulae (Part 2) Rainer Töpler

Double Star Section Report Bob Argyle

Globular Cluster Classification Owen Brazell

Reticulum Jenni Kay FRAS

The Dream Period VI: The Grandest of Nebulae Ron Buta

NGC 128 and its Companions Ron Morales

Book Reviews

    Astronomy of the Milky Way Mike Inglis

    England's Leonardo - Robert Hooke and the 17th Century Scientific Revolution Allan Chapman

Officers of the Society

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Issue 138 - 2005

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Deep Sky News

At the top of the Winter's Starbow Rob Carver and Jenni Kay

Object of the Season Jenni Kay & Wolfgang Steinicke

Observations of the Dolidze and Dolidze-Dzimselejsvili Open Clusters Al Lamperti

Extragalactic Globular Clusters Al Lamperti

Book Reviews

    Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars edited by H.J.Habing & H. Olofsson

    Philip's Deep Sky observers Guide Neil Bone

Officers of the Society

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Issue 139 - 2005

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Deep Sky Observing from Bunbury Observatory Jeremy Shears

The Society Annual Meeting 2004: A Report Bob Argyle

Object of the Season Jenni Kay FRAS & Wolfgang Steinicke

Observing with a Small Telescope Faith Jordan

Book Reviews

    Astronomy with a Home Computer Neale Monks

    Astronomy Hacks (Tips & Tools for Observing the Night Sky) Robert Bruce Thompson & Barbara Fritchmann Thompson

    Care of Astronomical Telescopes & Accessories M. Barlow Pepin

Deep Sky News Owen Brazell

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Issue 140 - 2006

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Double Stars in Circinus Magda Streicher

Cassiopeia's Clusters  Mark Allison

A Visual Atlas of Double Stars - One User's  Approach L J Smith

Object of the Season Wolfgang Steinicke

A Night's Observing Yann Pothier

Webb Volume 2 Re-visited Owen Brazell

Deep Sky Objects Next to Bright Stars Owen Brazell

Observing Galaxies in the North-West Virgo-Coma Cluster Jan Sandstrom

Book Reviews

    Observing Variable Stars, Novae & Supernova  Gerald North & Nick James

    Astronomy with a Home Computer Neale Monks  

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Issue 141 - 2006

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Stars & Lava - Observing from Tenerife Owen Brazell

The Companion of θ Scorpii Michael Kerr, David Frew and Richard Jaworski

Thomas William Webb Rob Carver

NGC 891 Wolfgang Steinicke

The Tarantula Nebula Jenni Kay

New Features of the Rubric Wolfgang Steinicke

Book Reviews

    The Astronomer of Rousdon Barbara Slater

    Star Clusters and How to Observe Them Mark Allison

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Issue 142 - 2006

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Double Stars in Apus Magda Streicher

Annual Meeting of The Webb Society, 2005 Bob Argyle

The Dream Period Part VII - The Nebular Menagerie Ron Buta

Book Reviews

    The Stargazer of Hardwicke Ed. Janet & Mark Robinson

    Stargazer - The Life & Times of The Telescope Fred Watson

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Issue 143 - 2007

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Deep Sky Observing with Small Binoculars Rainer Töpler

BinoPlatform Santiago Coca

Southern Sky Section Report - Hogg Open Clusters Jenni Kay

Spring Galaxies for Small Scopes Mark Allison

Webb's Clusters Michael Fritz

Webb Society Notes - Back Numbers Don Miles

The Spectra of Double Stars Jack Martin

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Issue 144 - 2007

 

Contents Page

Editorial

Deep Sky Observing Tips Ronald J. Morales

A New Binary System in Equuleus Martin Nicholson

Southern Object of the Season, NGC5139 Jenni Kay

On the Indentities of IC997, IC998 & IC4401 Malcolm J Thomson FRAS

A 'Triple Trapezium' in Cluster KPR2005 1034 Thomas L Gandet

Book Reviews

The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies Jeff Kanipe & Dennis Webb

Nebulae and How To Observe Them Steven R Coe

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Issue 145 - 2008

 

Contents Page

Editorial

AGM 2006 Meeting Report

Eye on Telescope Martin Lewis

Educating Thomas Mark & Janet Robinson

Webb Today & Yesterday Peter Hingley

Webb's Deep Sky Discoveries Wolfgang Steinicke

17 Year Evolution of the CCD Camera Dr Adrian Catterall

Observation of Double Stars in Pavo & Octans Magda Streicher

Observations of Quasars Al Lamperti & Dick Steinberg

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