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Sky Notes: 2019 February & March
Brian suggests observing a Ghost and a Heart for these sky notes
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BAA Weekend Meeting, Christchurch, Dorset: 2018 September 7–9
The 2018 Autumn weekend meeting was held on September 7−9 at Christchurch Junior School, Christchurch, Dorset. The Wessex Astronomical Society
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Eridanus: winter nights on the river
Overlooked in favour of the brilliant hunter Orion and his retinue of winter constellations – so choc-a-bloc of deep sky
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Amateur discovery of a nova in the Andromeda Galaxy
The weather forecast for 2018 Nov 26 was atrocious, with cloud and rain expected non-stop. I was therfore surprised when
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A lunar cryptomare dome near Cavalerius A and Hevelius A
In this study we examine a lunar dome, identified using CCD terrestrial imagery, LROC WAC images, Clementine multispectral data and the LROC WAC-based GLD100 DTM. The dome lies near Cavalerius A and Hevelius A, in a complex region known as Hevelius Formation, showing evidence of ancient (pre-Orientale) mare volcanism and cryptomare deposits.
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