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This month . . . The Light Year. A unit of distance, not time. A light year is an astronomical measurement of the distance light travels...
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andrew14613
- May 5
- 3 min
Selected Solar Observations April 2022
By Monty Leventhal OAM The first observation for the month of April was made on the 2nd due to cloud cover on the 1st. Sunspot activity...
Janette Brenan
- May 3
- 1 min
The Astronomers Bulletin: April-June 2022
In this Issue: ORCS in Space Triffid Nebula Cosmic Encounters Solar Observations Damoiseau Crater Jupiter's Atmospher
Elizabeth Cocking
- Apr 30
- 4 min
In this month: May 2022
Historical astronomical events, and people who were born this month and have influenced our understanding of the cosmos. 18th May 1991...
Toner Stevenson
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Dust: wipe it or keep it, it's ubiquitous
Presented by Dr Tayyabar Zafar on Monday 2 May, 6:30pm. One percent of the material in interstellar space is in the form of tiny dust...
andrew14613
- Apr 23
- 1 min
Formation of large Sunspot Group
A prominent group of sunspots is currently observable using safe solar viewing methods. [See the following article:...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Apr 17
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 3 min
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...