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    As Seen From Our Gardens 2026

    Jupiter (bottom left) and Mars (top right) were even closer together this morning - I could get both in the same frame at maximum zoom:- Again - difficult to photograph Jupiters moons in the early morning twilight and haze - but I got this:- Io, Europa, Ganymede and (just about visible top...
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    Its morturns birthday

    Happy Birthday!!!
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    As Seen From Our Gardens 2026

    This morning - Jupiter and Mars close to each other in the twilight:- Jupiter was a bit "lost in the early morning haze" - but I did get this one of it and its 4 main moons:- From the left - Europa, Io, Ganymede, Callisto
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    Donations

    Well done Warren for staying "on the ball"!
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    Birmingham Inventors and Inventions

    Poor sod who had the calibration run is in the bottom left hand corner.......
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    Bournville Society collection of photos

    Few more:- Yardley TB Sanitorium:- Dissection Microscope Field and Co Bham
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    Bournville Society collection of photos

    Whilst on the brilliant Wellcome Collection site - search the pictures section - loads of stuff there I have never seen before. Here are a few examples:-
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    Happy Birthday to Lyn (Astoness)

    Happy Birthday Lyn!!!!!!!
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    Birmingham butchers retail

    Sad news - Mr Tuckey died last night after a bad fall. But the family still had the shop open today as that is what he would have wished.
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    6 Photo Challenge!!!

    These are on the building on the corner of Hockley St and Spencer St:-
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    6 Photo Challenge!!!

    They are in Spencer St - adjacent to Vyse St.
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    6 Photo Challenge!!!

    Here is a little challenge for everyone going up to Christmas, prompted by the fact I had 15 minutes to spare and a camera in my hand when I went to collect my wife's repaired engagement ring last Friday. You need to take a set of 6 photos in close proximity to each other in 15 minutes maximum -...
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    As Seen From Our Gardens 2026

    Nice sight this morning - Moon and Jupiter close to each other in the morning sky:- Jupiter is top right. Plenty of detail on the moon:- And although Jupiters moons were lost in the early morning light, you could see some ring detail on the planet itself:-
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    As Seen From Our Gardens 2026

    Managed to get a couple of photos of Saturn in between the storms on Thursday evening - at approx. 800M miles away it is at the limit of what my camera kit can resolve, but you can just make out the rings:- Saturn is well placed for viewing at present high in the night sky - its also at its...
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    Birmingham City Hospital officially closed Nov 2024

    Super photos again - well done Zero!
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    Sutton Coldfield

    Sorry - I have checked all my photos - only one I can find with Masons on it is this one from 1950:_ I guess Granada did not exist then? However I will ask my wifes uncle as he lived in Sutton in 1966.
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    ATV History

    Fraid not!!! Just wanted to make people aware of it as I only found their previous mailout project by accident.
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    ATV History

    But remember - you have to order it by October 30th or you will miss out!
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    Birmingham City Hospital officially closed Nov 2024

    Only have another one - this is not quite so good:- However - I have "digitally stretched" the first photo so it is a bit easier to look at:-
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    Birmingham City Hospital officially closed Nov 2024

    HI Vivienne - of course you can post it! I'll check back through the original photos to see if I have a better view - this was took over the top of a fence with a "Daily Mail" lens....
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