Author Archives: David Galvin

Report: Croxteth Park Star Party, Saturday/Sunday, February 16th/17th 2002

Despite poor weather, with cloud cover, and rain showers, a total of 350 members of the general public attended the Liverpool AS weekend Star Party at Croxteth Hall & Park. Continue Reading »

Pex Hill Observatory Telescope Tests, April/May 1999

Two reports, one from David Galvin and one from Rob Johnson, written in April/May 1999 when the Observatory at Pex Hill (now the Leighton Observatory) was suffering from strong vibrations. These reports cover some of the details of how the problem was resolved, and the first successful CCD imaging trial at the site. Continue Reading »