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Dirk Goës
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Assoc Prof Milena Radnovic: The beauty of geometry in astronomy, Monday 4 November, 6:30pm.
In this illustrated talk mathematician, Milena Radnovic, will explore how astronomy and geometry developed together by ingenious human minds
Elizabeth Cocking and Toner Stevenson
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Astronomical happenings in December
IN THIS MONTH 23 December 1672 Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes Rhea, one of Saturn's Moons. Cassini discovered four...
Andrew Wood
Feb 4, 20235 min read
Stars of the Orion Constellation
How to find and key features of the Orion Constellation
Elizabeth Cocking
Aug 31, 20213 min read
In this month: September
9th September 1892 Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter, is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard using the 36 inch (91 cm) refractor telescope at...
Elizabeth Cocking
Mar 31, 20213 min read
In this month: April
21st April 1702 Maria Kirch discovers a previously unknown comet becoming the first woman to make such a discovery. Dubbed the "Comet...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jul 17, 20203 min read
Did you know? Naming planets
This month . . . . Naming the three planets in our solar system discovered in “modern” times was not a straightforward process. There...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 7, 20202 min read
Did you know? Orion
This month . . . . Orion Named after the mythological Greek hunter, the constellation Orion is one of the most famous, and...
Elizabeth Cocking
Nov 7, 20191 min read
Did you know? The Andromeda Galaxy
This month ……. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31). On a collision course with the Milky Way it will be visiting us “shortly” The Andromeda Galaxy...
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