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Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 30, 20234 min read
Astronomical anniversaries in the month of July
Fascinating anniversaries selected by Elizabeth Cocking. 6th July 1938 Lysithea, a moon of Jupiter, is discovered by Seth Barnes...
Dirk Goës
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Member's presentation night: Mon 3 July
6:30pm, held via Zoom, the link is sent via our secretary to all members. This is our annual Members presentation night where we feature...
Janette Brenan
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Astronomers' Bulletin: October to December 2022
In this issue: Juno's Europa AR13014: Saga of a quiet giant by Harry Roberts Solar Observations by Monty Leventhal OAM Taurus-Littrow...
Andrew Wood
Oct 12, 20206 min read
A Day in My Life of The Solar System
"I set out to observe as many Solar System objects as I could..."
Elizabeth Cocking
Nov 30, 20193 min read
In this month: December
11th December 1972 Apollo 17, the last of the Apollo missions, lands on the Moon. Eugene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, still holds the...
Elizabeth Cocking
May 1, 20181 min read
Did you know? - the planets
The Earth is not a sphere ! It is an oblate spheroid. Due to its rotation it bulges out at the equator about 43 km more than at the...
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