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Herstmonceux Observatory Astronomy Festival 2008
I went to Herstmonceux yesterday and had a great time at their annual Astronomy Festival. This is a picture of the site. And lots of people were there on the day, even though this picture suggests...
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Alan Young Telescope Restoration, Reaches Final Stages
Work continues at Cranbrook Astronomy Society, to restore the historic Alan Young telescope. This 22.5 inch reflector carried out important work on supernovae in the 1970′s and 80′s, operated at...
View ArticleDeclination Axis Problem – Alan Young Telescope
Well.. I was too hasty. In my previous post here, I said the restoration of the Alan Telescope was nearly finished. We had a meeting on Monday night and there is a problem with the Declination axis...
View ArticleFeatured Astronomy Society – Hants Astro
A few days ago, I was fortunate to meet the dynamic David Woods and his team from Hants Astro. David founded this new astronomy group, just about six months ago. But already, it’s well established and...
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Fabulous "Spring Moonwatch" Week!
Well, what fun this week… It’s been designated ”Spring Moonwatch” week, as part of the IYA 2009 and we have been blessed with wonderful clear skies here in South-East England. I have helped run two...
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SPA Greenwich Planetarium Event, Plus Trip To The Southern Hemisphere
Very much enjoyed my first visit last Saturday, to the new Peter Harrison planetarium at the old Royal Greenwich Observatory. Top of 35 Ton Bronze Dome of Harrison Planetarium It was for the...
View ArticleHerstmonceux Astronomy Festival 2009 (Plus Making AstroSoc Promo YouTube Video)
My local astronomy society, based at Cranbrook School in Kent, decided for the first time to book a stand at a large public astronomy event (Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival 2009 – it’s just happened...
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