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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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Alex reminds us it’s that time of year again to spot a leonid meteor
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See Mars get up close to the Moon
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Sitting at my computer, writing this article, I would appear to be fairly stationary, hardly moving at all. Nothing could
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While Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula, is probably one of the most favourite Messier objects to observe and image, it’s
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Damian Peach encourages us to get out there and observe Uranus and Neptune
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IntroductionUranus is a planet which has long been neglected by amateur astronomers. This is not unreasonable from the northern hemisphere
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See Mars and Venus less than half a degree apart
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Paul easks how stable is the atmosphere of the earth?
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chi Cygni will reach maximum brightness during October
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