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Elizabeth Cocking
Apr 17, 20221 min read
Did you know?...Dwarf planets
So, what is a dwarf planet …… Dwarf planets share many of the same characteristics as planets with one significant difference … a planet...
andrew14613
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Selected Solar Observations
Monty Leventhal OAM March 2022 Due to very bad weather the 9th March was the first opportunity to get an observation of the Sun. A new...
Elizabeth Cocking
Apr 1, 20224 min read
In this month: April 2022
24th April 1957 The first edition of The Sky at Night a monthly documentary television programme on astronomy is shown on British...
Elizabeth Cocking
Feb 28, 20223 min read
In this month: March 2022
5th March 1616 On this day in 1616 the Roman Catholic Church adds "" (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) by Nicolaus...
Dirk Goës
Feb 17, 20222 min read
When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie its ...Valentines night!
Valentines night is a time to look up into the evening sky, catch a falling star, and fly me to the Moon, or so go the many songs that...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jan 31, 20224 min read
In this month: February 2022
Astronomical happenings from the past and the birthdays of astronomers past and present. 19th February 1787 The first observation is...
andrew14613
Jan 31, 20223 min read
22:00 February 2022
Summer in the Sydney region is not renowned for lots of cloudless nights. The current La Nina weather pattern is making conditions even...
Dirk Goës
Jan 30, 20222 min read
7 Feb: Computing the Universe
Presented by Paul Hancock Monday 7th February 2022, 6:30 to 8pm Dr Paul Hancock will explain how radio telescopes collect information ...
Dirk Goës
Jan 30, 20221 min read
Why are we sending research about ageing into Space?
Presented by Prof Malcolm Jackson, Monday 6 June 2022, 6:30pm. The University of Liverpool has a new collaboration with the UK Space...
Dirk Goës
Jan 30, 20222 min read
The James Webb Space Telescope and Beyond
Presented by Glen Nagle from the NASA’s Deep Space Network station in Canberra, Monday 4th July, 6:30pm - on Zoom Glen Nagle will share...
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