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Into the Zooniverse: An interview with Prof Chris Lintott
From exoplanet detections to images of the early Universe, an overwhelming flood of astronomical data since the mid-2000s has produced
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Rosetta’s comets – amateur & schools’ campaigns
I attended a Royal Astronomical Society specialist discussion meeting on 2019 Dec 13 entitled ‘Cometary science with Rosetta: striking, timely
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Presentation of Edinburgh’s Lorimer Medal to Ron Livesey
On 2019 Sep 14, the Lorimer Medal of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh was awarded to Ronald J. Livesey at
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Asteroid (4) Vesta occults a bright star
On 2020 Feb 11 at 22:02 UT, observers in Newfoundland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the north of England, the Isle of
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Sky Notes: 2019 December & 2020 January
Brian says take the opportunity to observe or image old favourites such as the Great Orion Nebula (M42), as well as the Flame (NGC 2024) and Horsehead (Barnard 33) for his last Sky Notes
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