Dr Toner StevensonMay 23, 20171 minWinter Solstice is worth observingThe summer and winter solstices mark a special time in our calendar. When the sun is over the Tropic of Capricorn this is the peak of...
Dr Toner StevensonMay 5, 20171 minOur excellent telescope viewing nightIt was a balmy evening on Monday 1 May and thirty-one attendees, including nineteen members of our astronomy group, had a very successful...
Monty Leventhal OAMMay 2, 20172 minSolar Observations for April 2017SUNSPOTS AND SOLAR FLARES A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with...