The Motion of the Planets
Paul explains Kepler’s three laws.
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Mira a ‘Wonderful’ Maximum
Fantastic opportunity to observer Mira at its maximum brightness
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QUICKMAP – Latest Version Now Live
Given the British climate and the few opportunities we have to view the Moon telescopically, you will all be delighted
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A January Mars Jupiter conjunction in the morning sky
See Mars and Jupiter a few arcmin apart on 2018 January 7
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Light pollution – penetrating the veil
Bob discusses the threat of light pollution and what can be done to counter it.
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Hunting Outbursting Young Stars with the Centre of Astrophysics and Planetary Science
A pro-am collaboration on research into young stars
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Patterns in the sky
David discusses the constellations, their origins, asterisms and the naming of stars.
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A Great Year for the Geminids!
The Geminids meteor shower may be the best of the year
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Upcoming Opportunity to Video Lunar Impact Flashes from the Geminid Meteor Shower
On Dec 12-15 there is the opportunity for astronomers to capture video of the 35 km/s Geminid meteoroids striking the lunar surface on the eastern night side.
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Observer’s Challenge – The Leonid meteor shower
Alex reminds us it’s that time of year again to spot a leonid meteor
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