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Elizabeth Cocking
Jul 31, 20214 min read
In this month: August 2021
15th August 1977 The Wow! signal is received by the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University. The original record, preserved by...


Garry Dalrymple
Jul 27, 20213 min read
Observations under lockdown: the solar cycle
Garry Dalrymple, Sydney City Skywatchers historian, is an avid TROVE searcher, currently ‘mining’ the 1895 to 1930 articles from the...


Elizabeth Cocking
Jul 26, 20212 min read
Did you know?...the asteroid belt
The disc shaped asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter at a distance ranging from 329-478 million kilometres from the Sun. ...


Dr Toner Stevenson
Jul 20, 20211 min read
1917 'Hoskins' Telescope restoration
In March 2005 I visited Macquarie University with Dr Nick Lomb, who was then Curator of Astronomy and Sydney Observatory. In a large shed...


Dirk Goës
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Cataclysmic Variable Stars: Searching for ripples in the cosmic Niagara Falls
Presented by Dr Ian Kemp Monday 2 August 2021 6:30pm This talk is about “UGSU cataclysmic variables” - one of the most interesting...

Dirk Goës
Jul 9, 20211 min read
The Ancient Discovery that the Moon Shines with Reflected Light
Monday 6th September 2021 6:30 to 8pm Presented by Rick Benitez. Rick Benitez is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of...


Janette Brenan
Jul 8, 20211 min read
Astronomers Bulletin July to Sept 2021
In this issue: Missing Dark matter, Omega Centauri, Solar Observations and NGC2516.


Monty Leventhal OAM
Jul 2, 20211 min read
Solar Observations: June 2021
Monty Leventhal OAM Summing up for the month of June 2021; Sunspot activity at the start of Cycle 25 once again has remained very low...


Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 30, 20212 min read
In this month: July 2021
29th July 1851 The asteroid Eunomia is discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis. It is the 12th largest object in the main...


Dirk Goës
Jun 30, 20211 min read
Unistellar- Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense entails detecting, monitoring, understanding, and mitigating near-Earth objects. They are small objects in our solar...
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