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    Did you know? The James Webb telescope

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    Did You know?...Equinoxes.

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    Did you know? The Andromeda Galaxy
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Nov 7, 2019
    • 1 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know? The Andromeda Galaxy

    This month ……. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31). On a collision course with the Milky Way it will be visiting us “shortly” The Andromeda Galaxy...
    Did you know? The Southern Cross
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 2 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know? The Southern Cross

    The Southern Cross is an iconic constellation steeped in our nation’s history and culture. The photograph in this post was taken by...
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    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Sep 7, 2019
    • 1 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

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    This month Pluto…. Once our ninth planet Pluto was demoted to “dwarf planet’ in 2006. However, with the New Horizons mission enigmatic...
    Did you know? The Apollo missions
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Jul 18, 2019
    • 2 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know? The Apollo missions

    This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the Moon with a few little known facts of the Apollo missions. Where...
    Did you know? Comets...dirty snowballs
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Jun 3, 2019
    • 1 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know? Comets...dirty snowballs

    The long and short of it….. the orbital period of comets can range from long period comets like Comet McNaught, 92,700 years, to Comet...
    Did you know? Royal Greenwich Observatory
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • May 5, 2019
    • 1 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know? Royal Greenwich Observatory

    This month we feature the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the Prime Meridian – Where East meets West The Prime Meridian is arbitrary and...
    Did you know? Telescopes
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Apr 6, 2019
    • 1 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know? Telescopes

    This month ……. Telescopes. From the Greek “tele” meaning far, and “skopein” meaning to look or see Telescopes aren’t just for...
    Did you know - Stars: the oldest, biggest and hottest of the bunch
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Jan 6, 2019
    • 1 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know - Stars: the oldest, biggest and hottest of the bunch

    Our first club meeting is on Monday 4 February at 6:30pm, with a presentation by Lesa Moore about astrobiology. The Oldest Star: One of...
    Did you know - Space Probes, Crashes, LEGO and the missing hyphen
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Dec 2, 2018
    • 1 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know - Space Probes, Crashes, LEGO and the missing hyphen

    This month we are featuring Space Probes – Crashes, Lego and the missing hyphen The Soviet probe Luna 15 crashed into the surface of the...
    Did you know? The Pleides
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Nov 2, 2018
    • 1 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know? The Pleides

    Often called “The Seven Sisters” this group of stars has a strong connection to Aboriginal Peoples in many parts of Australia and was the...
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