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This Month …. The Astronomical Unit or AU. Used for measuring distances within our Solar System. The Astronomical Unit (AU) is an...
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Elizabeth Cocking
- Oct 16
- 1 min
Did You know?...Lucy, the Diamond Star
This month, when Paul McCartney is in town, Elizabeth Cocking turns her gaze towards BPM 37093 otherwise known as “Lucy, the Diamond...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Sep 23
- 1 min
Did you know? Phobos and Deimos
This Month Elizabeth Cocking features Phobos and Deimos. The moons of Mars. Not your average moon. Phobos and Deimos are not your...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Aug 13
- 1 min
Did You know? All about Helium.
This month is the 155th anniversary of the discovery of Helium, the second most abundant element in the universe. Helium was first...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jul 16
- 1 min
Did you know? Alpha Centauri
This month . . . Meet the neighbours! Alpha Centauri - the closest star system to our solar system. The Alpha Centauri system consists...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Did you know? Orion's Belt
Located in the constellation of Orion the Hunter, his belt is unmistakeable in the night sky. Orion’s belt consists of three evenly...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Feb 26
- 1 min
Did you know? All things Zwicky!
We look at Comet ZTF Comet ZTF, or to give it its full name C2022/E3 ZTF, is named for the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) where the...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Did you know? Lunar Eclipses
A total Lunar Eclipse is due on Tuesday 8 November, 2022. It will be visible from Sydney and most of Australia and New Zealand. Lunar...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know? Asteroids
This month we feature…. Asteroids Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, from the almost spherical to irregular like Eros which is...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Sep 11, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know? Sundials
This Month . . . . Sundials. The earliest type of timekeeping device when people relied on the passage of the Sun through the sky to tell...
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